Dec 11
Previously on MEGATONik: December 2nd - December 9th, 2007
This was a busy week here at MEGATONik, with plenty of news and two new writers to keep things fresh (feel free to flame greet them here and here). The controversy surrounding Gerstmann’s sudden firing from GameSpot has slowed down, and with GameSpot’s official confirmation and response it’s time to accept that we probably won’t ever know the details of how it all went down (or at least not for a while). The week began with plenty of DLC, and then some bad news for any Xbox Live Silver members hoping to get it. Then the reading level of this blog (along with plenty of others) was tested, and the week’s news was rounded out by some legal issues like a ludicrous survey about what gamers think about the government’s interaction with games and an even more ludicrous lawsuit against Bungie. Weekly Retro Review returned with a great SNES review, and I posted my lengthy review of one of the best games this year. We also tackled the casual gaming on Facebook and games parents need keep their kids away from. As for trailers, there were two, one which was awesome and the other which was disappointing. Hit the jump for everything I’ve just rambled on about, along with plenty more too.
News
Handful of games announced by Activision Blizzard; no surprises here
GameSpot officially confirms Jeff Gerstmann’s departure
Shrug your shoulders: Bioshock DLC hits today
Day of the DLC: Rock Band gets Black Sabbath
Night of the DLC: The Wii is getting Guitar Hero content
Assassin’s Creed bug causes you to freeze in midair; It’s just like The Matrix!
Xbox Live Silver Memberships Get Even Less Useful
Takedown! Burnout Paradise demo coming Dec. 13
We’re smart … kind of
10 games parents should avoid for Christmas
GameSpot’s response to “GerstmannGate”
How to stream DivX/XviD from your Mac to your Xbox 360
Bumper stickers suck, but this one sucks less
First Street Fighter 4 Screen Hits the Tubes; No Sprites Involved
Gamers Don’t Like Their Rights
Nyko introduces the fully wireless Wii
Dante or Nero? Devil May Cry 4 demo coming early 2008
VG Cats is Still Alive
Class Action Connect lawsuit against Bungie hopes to heal the damage wrought by Halo 3’s missing pixels
Rumors
Dreamcast 2 coming? Doubt it, but it’s fun to imagine so
Videos
GTA IV will feature more guys in trash cans than ever before
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 trailer is here to disappoint
Reviews
Weekly Retro Review: Kirby’s Avalanche (SNES)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360)
MEGATONik Originals
Brawl Delay Thinning Updates?
MEGATONik’s 10 games parents should avoid getting their children this Christmas
Facebook: Casual gaming’s newest victim
We also added an arcade to the forums, so you can now play games, track scores, play in tournaments, and more from right here at MEGATONik. It can be reached through that link, from the link in the forum’s navigation bar, or by clicking that tiny little arcade machine up next to the consoles in the upper right corner of the blog.
Lastly, I’m sorry this is a day late. I would think of some complicated and entirely fabricated excuse for why it wasn’t posted on Sunday like it usually is, but I don’t think anyone ever actually gets this far (if they even manage to get past the jump) in the Previously on MEGATONik posts so I’ll just admit it: I don’t have any good reasons for yesterday’s absence of this post.
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And before anyone asks, the reason some of the newer posts aren’t included is because I’m trying to stick to the normal dates. They’ll be included next week.