Review: A Kingdom for Keflings

Dear Cousin,

Can you believe it's been 6 months since I moved to the new city? Time flies when you're busy, and boy, have I been busy! A whole kingdom has been built for our city since I last talked to you, and it's all thanks to the local giant! Let me tell you a little about this giant, and what he's done for us.

Review: Metal Slug 7 for the Nintendo DS

Dear Mom,

It's been a lot of work joining the Metal Slug group in their fight against Morden, but I wanted to take a few minutes and catch you up on what's been going on. As you know, this is the seventh Metal Slug campaign. It's been a while since the last one, but this new one really reminds me of the old ones I've read about.

Review: The Incredible Maze

With digital distribution, games can be made available to consumers without the overhead of packaging, manuals, and physical game media. Barriers to entry are lowered, and game publishers that might not be able to finance physical publication can help get great games to market that would otherwise never make it. However, lowering barriers also means that lower-quality titles can be published as well, which is certainly the case with the recent release The Incredible Maze. Read on for the full review.

Review: Mega Man 9

Pew. Pew. Pew. Can it be? Is that a laser? No, it’s Mega Man! After over 10 years, the original Mega Man series continues with another installment in the form of Mega Man 9. If you’re expecting a revamp like Bionic Commando, you’re out of luck. The developers held true to 8-bit graphics and sound to create a Mega Man game that brings back memories of his glory on the NES. It’s a combination of old school flavor with some new enhancements for the modern console, so let’s jump right in to it.

Review: Rock Band 2 for Xbox 360

Harmonix has secured the existence of plastic instruments in dorm rooms and living rooms alike with the release of Rock Band 2, the sequel to the popular 4-player rhythm game. The new version has added a few features, but do they add anything to an already popular game? After you've read our early impressions, read on to hear our (mostly) final impressions of the game.

Early Impressions: Rock Band 2 for Xbox 360

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That's the motto Harmonix has taken with Rock Band 2, the new sequel to the wildly popular 4-person music rhythm game. There may not be a ton of new features, but the tweaks made to the game, and the small additions make it feel like the game they really wanted to make. They've also released new hardware that doesn't reinvent the genre, but makes it all the more enjoyable. Read on for our full mini-review.

Rock Band 2 Live Stream today from 10-4 CST

Since we've gotten an early review copy of Rock Band 2, we'll be putting on a live stream today, September 13, 2008 from 10AM to 4PM Central Standard Time. You can always see the stream by visiting our stream page, but it's also embedded below.

If you have any questions about Rock Band 2, we'll do our best to answer them, or even show you that feature live so that you can see it for yourself!