Gamertell Review: Polk Audio’s HitMaster gaming stage monitor
Polk Audio wants to help add even more realism to your grand at-home jam illusion with its HitMaster stage monitor (those boxy speakers you see in front of each musician on stage at live performances or being smashed by archive footage of The Who). Does the HitMaster succeed? Click through… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Interview: Polk Audio’s Mark Suskind talks about the HitMaster monitor
Gamertell recently spoke with Mark Suskind, Polk Audio’s Vice President of Product Line Management about the company’s new HitMaster stage style audio monitor. The HitMaster is being marketed as a gaming accessory that will add an extra element of realism to music games including Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Essentially… Continue Reading »
PlayStation Store Update: Heavy Rain in forecast along with price drops (February 14 to 20, 2010)
This week’s PlayStation 3 downloadable game is actually a demo for the upcoming PS3 exclusive thriller Heavy Rain. This demo allows players to play two full chapters of the game through the eyes of Private Investigator Scott Shelby and FBI Agent Norman Jayden and assists them in their investigation of… Continue Reading »
PlayStation Store Update: Games under $10, a bundle of Snakes (January 24 to 30, 2009)
This week’s PlayStation 3 downloadable game is Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment for $14.99. This week’s featured PSP downloadable game is actually several games available in the Metal Gear Solid PSP Bundle for $29.99. There’s also a list of temporarily discounted digital download games as well as a list of… Continue Reading »
PlayStation Store Update: Bundles of joyful gaming and digital comics (January 17 to 23, 2009)
This week’s downloadable game is Magic Orbz available this week as a huge bundle pack for $13.99 for the PlayStation 3. This week’s featured PSP downloadable game is actually a free demo called Lunar: Silver Star Harmony, a must-have for fans of the original Lunar Silver Star series originally made… Continue Reading »
PlayStation Store Update: A new year filled with digital comics and Add-ons (January 10 to 16, 2009)
This week we have digital comics for your PSP, Matt Hazard: Blood, Bath and Beyond for PS3 and Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of the Ancient Arts for PSP. Get your PSN warmed up by checking out the big ol’ list of buyable goodness Sony has to offer… Continue Reading »
Overlooked themes in games
Upon reading this Kotaku piece on gaming’s next “hot destination”, I decided to throw on my thinking cap and come up with a few new ideas for game themes. While the piece in question deals with places - I’m all about historical periods and interesting events. That’s right, kids -… Continue Reading »
CES 2010: Inspired Instruments to show off You Rock Guitar usb string guitar controller
Yeah, you read that headline right. A company is finally releasing a string-based, USB guitar game controller. Named the You Rock Guitar, this is an honest-to-goodness string guitar (OK, a digital string guitar) that plugs into your computer. For $20 more you can get a GameFlex cartridge that adapts the… Continue Reading »
Rock Band adds Paul McCartney live tracks
Popular music game Rock Band is getting a three pack of songs from legendary artist Paul McCartney’s latest album, Good Evening New York City. They’ll be added to the Rock Band Music Store and LEGO Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and Wii, January… Continue Reading »
PlayStation Store Update: More Holiday Bargians For Gamers (December 27 to January 2, 2009)
This week’s feature PS3 download game is Polar Panic for $9.99. In this game players control a polar bear who must push blocks to stop a greedy oil tycoon and his men from destroying his habitat and rescue all the captured polar bears to include his own family. The next… Continue Reading »
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