Viacom withdraws 'Guitar' suit I thought that this was all handled and now here it kind of goes again. I'm talking about the Harmonix vs. Activision thing in case you are actually reading this before clicking the link. It looks like this time around it was Harmonix slapping one down on Activision for not abiding by the contract they all agreed on. It looks like Activision signed off on paying royalties for the GH franchise and is not paying what they said they would be. This of course led to what it always does, Court Time. Read More...

Some good news for you Wii lovers: This Nintendo press release announces that the publisher will release their next major game for the Wii, the highly anticipated racing game Mario Kart Wii, on April 27 in the US. This date is just two days before the release of Rockstar's PS3-Xbox 360 game Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29. Mario Kart Wii will come with the Wii Wheel controller attachment which will also be sold as a separate product. Here is a snip: Mario Kart Wii launches with a new channel added to the Wii Menu to enhance game play: The Mario Kart Wii Channel. Read More...

The 3D Mario Wii Case Ok, I know we got a load of fans for the Nintendo here. Hell I am too, but not as much as this person. I mean, I just went to DecalGirl.com and ordered my Skull Case cover for mine. I just wish that I was half as talented as this person or had half the time. Bravo on this this. Doubt it will fit smoothly anywhere, but it does look friggin' cool. Now, here' something I'm curious about, has any one else here gone this crazy with tricking out their machines? Read More...

As we all have heard Futuremark Game Studios recently requested to have pwnage trademarked and the gaming indusrty was fuming. Recently a petiton came to my attention and I urge all of you who disagree with the trademarking of this typo turned cultural phenomenon. It is an easy process I swear! Read More...

Sandstorm Productions, the team developing Mare Nostrum, the mod for Tripwire Interactive’s Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 released the first open Beta of the mod 1st March 2008 – and has already responded to the player feedback by releasing more updates to the mod!   The mod was released with a whole host of new features for Red Orchestra, including:   The British and Commonwealth infantry in desert gearNew desert gear for the GermansAll-new British voice pack (and this one just HAS to be heard!)New weapons to play with:Lee Enfield No 1 Mk III* rifleThompson 1928-A1Bren Mk IINo36M 'Mills' BombAnd, of course, new maps to play with them on:Tobruk CentralBardiaAkabaFallen Empire   Reacting very fast to the feedback from the good number of people who tried the mod, the team have already brought out an update, which included fixes and tweaks to play balance to all the maps, plus the new Australian voice-pack. So we now have the Brits and the Aussies in Red Orchestra! Read More...

   We just got a awesome press release from Doug from Valve showcasing the 100 "Awards & Counting" The Orange Box is recieving. "March 10, 2008 - The 2007 award season is coming to a close and The Orange Box - the unique multiplatform, multi-game offering from Valve, creators of Half-Life2 & Counter-Strike - has racked up over 100 Firts Place Awards, comprised of more than 50 Game of the Year honors plus over 50 craft awards for special achievements in gaming." For more information about The Orange Box, please visit www.steamgames. Read More...

GarageGames Places InstantAction.com Into Open Beta So I have been puttering around on this since it was in Closed Beta. Now I bet you are wondering,"Hades, what is InstantAction?" Well here's what I got for ya. It is a website that uses a mixture of flash and a new engine that the people at Garage Games have put together to do some pretty cool applications and games on the interwebs. InstantAction.com is the site where it can all be checked out and enjoyed. Read More...

Information on the Zerg from Startcraft II Starcraft is another one of those games that is anticipated in the coming times. I've been looking forward to it ever since I saw it at the blizzard booth at Comic-Con 2007. I know I'm chomping at the bit to get more and more on it. But any ways, this may not be the best thing ever. It also might not be 100% true. But here is what was leaked out onto the net. Read More...

Guitar Hero is being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame This press release announces a deal that Activision will sponsor a guitar exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Guitar Hero franchise. This will include a set-up at the HoF in Cleveland ("All the little kids growing up on the skids are goin' Cleveland rocks, Cleveland rocks!") where the game can be played as well as sponsorship of the Hall's 2008 induction ceremony in New York City this coming Monday. Read More...

PWNED Radio talks about the trademark issues First let me thank Stephen Totilo for reading my recent article that I wrote about the entire situation with a company (Futuremark) thinking they deserve the rights to Trademark the word "PWNAGE". So if you love PWNED.com please hit up the links and read all about it. Onto the other great and amazing news. Our very own Andy Briggs COO/Director of Development and Fun along with me "BlueWolf72" will be on: PWNED RADIO Sunday's 8PM-10PM EST 97. Read More...

Rockstar Apologizes For And Is Working On 360 Bully Now that I've suckered you into the article, time to mess you up. I'll try not to mess you up as bad as Rockstar has made it seem that they have messed up. Apparently their testing and QA department didn't catch all of the bugs in the game before release. Let me list them for you: Serious frame rate issues Audio glitches Freezing At least those are the ones reported thus far. Sam Houser had this to say about the whole things to boot. Read More...

THQ announces All Star Cheer Squad for the Wii and DS Okay get ready to roast me, but I am completely intrigued by THQ's announcement of All Star Cheer Squad for the Wii and DS. As a former cheerleader, I can't help but giggle as I imagine people cheering with Wii-mote in hand in the their living room. Players will enter into the world of competitive cheer leading as seen in Bring it on. "With the explosive growth of the girls gaming market in recent years due to the continued success of Wii and DS, our ongoing goal is to stay at the cutting edge of that success by bringing a brand new property for this segment to these popular systems," said Jim Huntley, director of global brand management, THQ. Read More...

New Halo Figures Out From McFarlane Toys They are action figures. In fact they are action figures of one of the most popular games on the Xbox system. McFarlane is also know for having some of the best figurines ever made. I know I have a slew of them in my pad just cause they are so frigging cool to look at. That being said, you can now pick up the set of figures and play out you Halo fantasies like Darth Helmet in Spaceballs. Here is a list of what is out now, there will be another set come June this year so if you don't see one you like here, just wait until then. Read More...

Guitar Hero III Gets New Pack So you might have heard or been mixed up in the fiasco of the Mono-sound issue with the Wii version of the game. If you signed up for the replacement disc, I'm sorry for you since that doesn't seem to be going to well, at least from what has been reported to me. I hear it is a long turn around time to get your disk shipped back to you. So you might want to pick up another game in the mean time to fill the void of the wait. No More Heroes is a good choice, but I digest. Read More...

Can you really trademark the term Pwned or Pwn As we all know, PWN or PWNED is a slang term (which belongs to gaming the community) that implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent that has just been soundly defeated. Past tense is sometimes spelled pwnt (pronounced with a t sound) or pwned (with the standard d sound). Examples include "distributing the pwnage" or "you just got pwned". It can also be used, especially by non-gamers, in the context of getting "pwned" by The Man. Read More...