1UP has been closely following the ridiculous back-and-forth between Rock Band and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock in achieving true cross-compatibility between the peripherals released for each. Unfortunately, the recent introduction of lawyers into the mix means gamers may not see an easy solution anytime soon, but at CES 2008, Nyko unveiled their own brand of solution that could make life easier for rockers on PlayStation 3.
Orlando Sentinel "Control Freak" blogger Mark Reule has an opinion about the next installment of Guitar Hero.
Anyone who would like their 20th century copy of Guitar Hero III exchanged for a copy of the Pro Logic II one they originally paid for, your time has almost come. If you head on over to Activision's support site, you can pre-register for the replacement disc's mailout campaign, which means you'll be notified as soon as it kicks off. After that, you should be well on your way to enjoying the game in surround sound.
It's been a while since Pocket Gamer last cast their eye over the most popular games on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The Christmas period certainly provided some interesting developments; not least as it marked the first time a Wii game hit the top spot.
These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.
MSNBC video game section has been polling gamers about their favorite games in a number of categories, trying to narrow down the search for the Game of the Year.
Game Informer - by Jeff Cork, 12/20/2007:
Four new downloadable songs for Guitar Hero 3!
Dec. 18, 2007 - A PriceGrabber.com survey of 3,309 online shoppers conducted in early December reports that:
Improve Online Quick Match results and reduce "Failed to Connect to Server" messages.