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Chuck Norris to fight communism on your phone

By Veronica Sepe on 8:38 AM on July 24, 2008

Think you have what it takes to fight he who can sneeze with his eyes open, kill two stones with one bird, and has legs named Law and Order, respectively?If you answered "yes," you best sleep with one eye open for the rest of your life. Chuck Norris doesn't like to be disrespected.... read more

Last Week on PasteMagazine.com: 7/14-7/18/08

By Austin L. Ray on 10:32 AM on July 21, 2008

I'm going to blame my lateness on this last week's update on The Dark Knight. That's fair, right? I think so, if only because a) it's awesome, b) it's breaking records and c) Heath Ledger's Joker was more terrifying than an Andy Dick mugshot. At any rate, one of this last week's highlights on PasteMagazine.com was our review of the movie (linked above, natch). But oh, there was so much more...... read more

Paste reports highlights from E3 2008

By Julia Askenase on 10:08 AM on July 21, 2008

Paste games editor Jason Killingsworth has embarked on quite the educational field trip. He ditched his desk at Paste HQ last week for the land of RPGs, one-upping game providers, and feels-so-real-you-could-reach-out-and-touch-it graphics. You can check out the deets of his Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) experience on Paste's UpUpDnDn blog, but here is a sampling of his '08 highlights.... read more

Jimi Hendrix to appear in Guitar Hero

By Henry Freedland on 11:27 AM on July 18, 2008

It's not like we're obsessed or anything. It's just, well, air-guitaring only goes so far, and we've got this personal connection to the whole thing, you know?... read more

E3 unveils big news for Netflix, Xbox, PS3 users

By Sean Gandert on 10:43 AM on July 18, 2008

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, basically the largest video game convention in the world, convened earlier this week to give the yearly swath of game announcements. Amidst the big game news of Final Fantasy XIII heading to the Xbox 360 and Nintendo offering motion control+ came some film news that's perhaps more important than anything else announced at the event. At least, it is if you're as interested in movies as you are in games.... read more

E3 2008 (Video games and stuff like that)

By Jason Killingsworth on 11:08 PM on July 16, 2008

If I ever get jaded about video games, somebody please slap me...hard. This year's installment of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles is winding down and there's enough exciting stuff on the way to keep you crossing out calendar days in red Sharpie from now till eternity. When Bethesda Softworks' post-apocalyptic epic Fallout 3 (pictured above) arrives this fall, I will be calling in sick every day until I a) get fired for lying, or 2) get sick for real and still get fired. Or maybe I'll just do what I did with Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: play until... read more

Wii beer pong game gets juicy

By Adam Daniels on 11:31 AM on July 14, 2008

Oh the joys of adolescence… The time you hit the ground-rule double that scored the tying run in the playoffs. The time that bottle finally lined up with her in the circle and you got to kiss Kelly Carmichael for seven sloppy seconds. Those first few moments when your dad let go of your bike and you felt the world riding beneath you. That time at Jimmy’s eighth birthday party when you sunk the last cup in beer pong on a retort and totally owned Rooster and C-Dawg?... read more

This Week on PasteMagazine.com: 7/7-7/11/08

By Austin L. Ray on 5:58 PM on July 11, 2008

Welcome to PasteMagazine.com's new weekly round-up feature. I'm your host, Austin, and I edit and assign the content around these parts. Each week I plan to offer up an overview of the stories, blogs, photos, reviews and etceteras we've presented on the site over the last five days. Should be a good time, if I manage to stay on top of it. As of right now, this is just a baby idea that I imagine will evolve from week to week, but one thing is for certain: Expect a ton of links. Call it service journalism of sorts (service round-upism?)... read more

No Metallica, Beatles for Guitar Hero just yet

By Michael Saba on 2:34 PM on July 9, 2008

If you're looking to ride the lightning down to penny lane on a plastic guitar, you're going to have to wait, according to siblings and RedOctane founders Kai and Charles Huang. Despite the hordes of rumors circulating on the Internet (And watch out; that Internet is crazypants!) stating Metallica will be featured in a standalone game similar to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, the brothers Huang preempted the hearsay, for now: "We're not ready to comment about Metallica yet, but what I will say is that we'd love to work with all of the top rock bands of all time, whether it's... read more

Rock Band 2 set for September release

By Veronica Sepe on 9:59 AM on July 3, 2008

Who hasn't gone to an awesome live show and thought, "I want that! I want to rock that hard!" only to quickly realize that the last instrument you attempted to master was the recorder in third grade. (We're shaking our fists at you, "Frere Jacques.")... read more

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith tracklist leaks

By Sean Gandert on 11:11 AM on July 1, 2008

Everyone knows that regardless of the gameplay tweaks, what really matters for every version of Guitar Hero (or Rock Band) is the music. The first of a series of artist-specific Guitar Hero games, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and its impending tracklist, have been under particular scrutiny because no one knew exactly what its music would entail. Would it be just Aerosmith, or would they let up and offer some Kenny Loggins and Toto to smooth out the set? Either way promised to disappoint many.... read more

Gears of War heading to the big screen

By Sean Gandert on 8:21 AM on June 18, 2008

First, the good news: Variety reports that a Gears of War film is being made by New Line and Temple Hill. Even better, it’s not being thrown together by... read more

Capcom to develop video games into movies

By Elizabeth Hendley on 1:05 PM on June 5, 2008

Taking a cue from Marvel Comics' successful translation of its comic books to the silver screen, video game developer and publisher Capcom has announced plans to develop a series of films based off its video games.... read more

Guitar Hero: World Tour adds instruments, downloads, more

By Adina Fleming on 9:30 AM on May 28, 2008

Don’t expect the Guitar Hero franchise to stop growing any time soon. The latest news regarding the hugely popular game series confirms the earlier information Activision CEO Bobby Kotick discussed in an interview with Portfolio magazine regarding the increased instruments and selection of the new game. According to news confirmed by Activision, the upcoming installment of the game will feature vocals and drums instead of just a guitar, a newly redesigned guitar and wireless instruments. Differing slightly from Rock Band, Guitar Hero: World Tour will have three instead of four drum pads and the addition of two cymbals. But wait,... read more

You Don't Know, Jack

By Justin Cooper on 11:29 AM on May 16, 2008

It’s a good thing anti-gaming attorney Jack Thompson doesn’t give a damn.In 2005, when the “Hot Coffee” scandal broke regarding sexual content (inaccessible to players) left on the extra disc space in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, he was among the first voices of outrage, yelling to all who would listen that the downfall of civilization was nigh, and that we could subvert the catastrophe if we’d just forget about the First Amendment and get on board with governmental legislation of the gaming industry.... read more

James Silva: From Dish-Pit Shame to XBox's Next Hit Game

By Jason Killingsworth on 1:27 PM on May 15, 2008

The most buzzed-about indie game developer of the moment, James Silva, rarely gets to leave his bedroom—only because it doubles as his office and laboratory. The room is packed with computers, a television and two desks... read more

This Title Is Rated "I" For Immature

By Justin Cooper on 5:29 PM on May 14, 2008

What hasn’t shifted is the public perception of games as being just for kids. Whenever violent or sexual content in gaming is brought up in the media, it is universally accompanied by some blowhard espousing the haggard old platitude, “Won’t someone think of the children?” as if it’s still relevant or fresh. read more

Grand Theft Auto IV shatters sales records

By Christina Hansen on 7:10 PM on May 7, 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV has shattered even the most optimistic media watchers’ forecasts by raking in more than $500 million in its first week of sales alone, Reuters reports. GTA IV was released April 29, and sold over 6 million copies in its first week on the shelves. The game’s sales shattered the previous record for opening week video game sales, previously held by the Microsoft Corp.’s Halo 3 which garnered roughly $300 million when it was released last year. The wildly popular (and controversial) Grand Theft Auto series is made by the Rockstar Games studio, which is owned by... read more