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A Preview of Rock Band Downloads Feature OneRepublic, Ace Frehley from 1up:
Developer Harmonix has 10 more tracks ready for next week's Rock Band DLC. They've announced new downloads from L.A. punk pioneers X, former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, modern pop sensations OneRepublic, and more. Be on the lookout for the DLC next Tuesday, March 23 on Xbox 360 and Wii (Thursday, March 25 on PlayStation 3).
The Rock Band devs also listed the 29 songs that have been added to the Rock Band Network store on the Xbox 360 over the las...
A Preview of Heavy Rain's "The Taxidermist" DLC Coming April 1 from 1up:
The first bit of Heavy Rain downloadable content, titled "The Taxidermist," will come out on April 1 according to the PlayStation Blog. The additional episode, which was released for free to those who pre-ordered the game, will cost $4.99. The episode takes place before most of the events of the game, and features Madison investigating a suspicious house while on the trail of the Origami Killer.
Our experience with the DLC was fairly s...
A review of Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon Review from 1up:
I've been keeping my eyes open for Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon ever since its demo at Tokyo Game Show in 2008. Something about this Wii game's beautiful environments and enchanting premise really captured my imagination. You play as Seto, a 15-year-old boy who's all alone in a post-apocalyptic world until he sets off in search for other survivors like himself. The world is quiet and moody, filled with dilapidated ruins, abandoned trash, a...
A review of Bottling Lightning: Recording the Music of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 from 1up:
Bottling Lightning: Recording the Music of Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Bad Company 2's audio team tells us how music can bloom on a Battlefield.
By Alex Van Zelfden
While it may not be too unfair to picture game development as a dreary building full of people hunched in front of computer monitors for months on end, the industry certainly has plenty of appealing aspects as well. Obviously weapon demonstrations are a blast; motion capture sessio...
A review of Wideload's Guilty Party: Showing That Not All Wii Party Games Are Crappy Minigame Collections from 1up:
When you first hear Guilty Party's premise, you'll probably think of the classic board game Clue. It's a turn-based adventure where you piece together clues to figure out who committed some dastardly deed. The cast of selectable characters runs the gamut of pulp mystery clichés: the hard-boiled detective, sassy FBI agent, boy wonder, nosy grandmother, '70s undercover cop, and precocious teen girl. And trying ...
) has been retained and looks great in action. So again, there was little compromise to game quality.