http://www.megatonik.com Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:48:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MEGATONik readers rejoice! We'll be recording the first episode of The Mushroom Cloud tonight around 7 PM EST. Here's what will be up for debate on the first show: Introduction (or why we're awesome) Games We're Playing and Recommend We discuss games that made us want to cry out of frustration. Reviews of Battlefield: ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/07/06/the-mushroom-cloud-episode-1-recording-today/ Remember the old days when first-person shooters were a fairly uncommon occurrence? I'm talking about the early 90's when a game like Doom was able to garner tons of attention and an adoring fan base because of its graphical prowess and innovative gameplay. Sadly, those days are over. Go to ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/07/03/review-battlefield-bad-company-ps3/ Just a quick post, since I'm moderately excited for this. As I've never gotten the chance to play the original, it's good news to hear that the SNES classic is making its way onto the small screens. According to The Earth Times, the DS version will feature a new dungeon ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/07/02/chrono-trigger-coming-to-the-ds-this-holiday-season/ The gaming industry is looking at its very own battle of the bands later this year as Guitar Hero: World Tour vies for your holiday dollars against Harmonix's Rock Band 2. For those of you that haven't traded a paycheck for the original Rock Band already, it's going to be ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/30/rock-band-2-coming-this-september/ Another week, another update to Nintendo's download service. This update brings us two solid options for spending our hard-earned Wii Points, although you might find that they're both just a touch overpriced. On the Virtual Console we get SNK's classic Fatal Fury 2 (900 Wii Points) for the Neo-Geo. This sequel ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/30/virtual-consolewiiware-monday-63008/ A few days ago, Major Nelson gave us word of a new tool that Xbox owners could use to regain licenses for their downloaded content such as Arcade games and add-ons. The Microsoft DRM has been a point of considerable debate, as users can only use their content on one ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/30/microsofts-license-transfer-tool-was-probably-made-by-the-vista-team/ Just a quick post here. As revealed in Thierry Nguyen's Liveblog, the much-anticipated return to the world of Diablo is finally a reality. Good to hear that Blizzard is now working on a new game for all three of its major platforms--let's just hope they can get all these titles ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/28/diablo-iii-officially-announced-im-officially-tired/ The staff has been hard at work preparing to start recording what we like to call "The Mushroom Cloud," MEGATONik's new podcast dedicated to serious and not-so-serious discussion on facts that are important to gamers. We're not talking about the latest sales figures or boring things that people ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/26/introducing-the-mushroom-cloud/ Just a quick little post here to make sure everyone knows that there is a very good chance that Sony will be debuting the next installment in the hit action-adventure series, God of War, at E3 this year, according to Eurogamer. And why wouldn't they? Microsoft has already announced its ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/25/rumor-sony-to-show-god-of-war-3-at-e3/ EA Redwood, refusing to be content with the idea that a head shot can stop your attacker cold, has released new game play footage demonstrating death by total dismemberment. That's right; only total dismemberment can keep these aliens at bay. Hit the jump ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/24/dead-space-footage-headshots-less-effective-these-days/ Speaking at the Paris Game Developers Conference, EA's David McCarthy revealed that within the next year, EA Sports games will be bundled with peripherals. McCarthy said "I think you'll see games using that Rock Band peripheral strategy from EA Sports, even within the next 12 months," so long as the ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/24/ea-plans-to-include-peripherals-with-their-sports-titles/ Valve has finally provided a release date for Left 4 Dead as well as shared some interesting information about the AI systems at work in their upcoming zombie-shooter title. In an interview with Left 4 Dead project lead Mike Booth, Booth discusses the game's "AI Director." ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/24/left-4-dead-release-date-announced/ Another Monday means that Nintendo's added new games to their online store. This week America gets a grand total of 3 new games to wreak havoc on your Wii's internal memory. What will YOU be spending your hard-earned Wii Points on? Find out after the jump! First up is the first ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/23/virtual-consolewiiware-monday-62308/ [Note: This review may reveal a few plot points in the Indiana Jones franchise. If you would prefer not to have any part of the story spoiled, I would recommend not reading this review. Also, you should be ashamed for not having seen the films.] Legos are awesome. If there is ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/23/review-lego-indiana-jones/ Being the huge fans of the Guitar Hero series that most of us here at MEGATONik are, we've managed to stumble, and I do mean stumble, across the complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. I was pretty leary about picking this edition up because I thought it would be ... http://www.megatonik.com/2008/06/23/guitar-hero-aerosmith-full-track-list/