Gadgets and Video Games

Sure, you could guess that it was sex, drugs or rock and roll that addled Whitesnake vocalist David Coverdale’s mind so much that he can’t recall with any clarity which music game franchise he recently approved the band’s “Here I Go Again” and “Still of the Night” for. And you’d probably be right — if anyone took too many drugs and rocked a little too hard in the late ’80s, it was probably Coverdale. But don’t jump to conclusions

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Whitesnake songs coming to one music game or another, Coverdale not sure

Reuters reports that music publishing company Primary Wave has struck a deal with Brit rockers Def Leppard to create a cartoon series and video game based on the band. Primary Wave CEO Larry Mestel said the video game project is “unusual,” presumably not just because it features Def Leppard. Though we have it on good authority that neither project will ever see the light of day, we’re pushing for a Wii game. Just think: Simulated drumming without the need for that pesky nunchuk attachment. [Via Kotaku ] Def Leppard: The Game may be in the works originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:30:00 EST

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Def Leppard: The Game may be in the works

In simple terms, Green Day and Rock Band are friends. There have already been several Green Day tracks released for Harmonix’s musically inclined baby and it was announced today that even more are on their way later this month. Starting December 15 on the Wii and Xbox 360 – and December 17 on the Playstation 3 – players will be able to grab three new Green Day tracks from the band’s 21st Century Breakdown album: ” Christian’s Inferno ,” ” Last of the American Girls ,” and ”

Zombie obliterators who’ve managed to survive Left 4 Dead 2 ’s “Dark Carnival” campaign are probably familiar with the Southern rock outfit known as the Midnight Riders. While they’re not exactly an enormous focus in the game’s overarching story, a teaser page featuring the heavily bearded band (and a cryptic “Coming Soon”) is leading some folks to believe that the Riders will soon play a much larger role in the game’s proceedings. Given the number of facial hair-sporting members of the band (see: four), we’re really hoping to get some form of DLC that turns them into playable characters.

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Left 4 Dead 2’s Midnight Riders get a gloriously bearded teaser page

We don’t live in Brazil, but from what we hear, it’s not one of the most gamer-friendly places out there. Piracy runs rampant and whenever any kind of controversial game releases, citizens usually find their government won’t let ‘em play it. But, hey, things are kinda looking up! Reader Renato wrote in to us saying the PS2 has finally officially released in Brazil and that consumers can get it from the Sony Style store now … for the low, low price of 799 BRL (about 461 USD).

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Sony finally launches PS2 in Brazil (or, welcome to 2000!)

The multi-platinum rock band No Doubt has filed a lawsuit against Activision in a L.A. County Superior Court claiming its likeness was “transformed” into a “virtual karaoke circus act” in over sixty songs in the recently released music title, Band Hero .

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No Doubt suing Activision for Band Hero ‘circus act’ appearance

Just in case GameStop’s Left 4 Dead 2 commercial was a little too slow-paced for you, Valve has released a new TV spot that’s nothing but action. Of course, that action is culled entirely from the CG trailer that was leaked last month, so you won’t see anything new here. You will hear something new, however, as the commercial has been injected with a thumping blues-rock soundtrack, making the whole thing feel like a big, sprawling, undead bar fight. Come to think of it, it sounds like Joystiq Publishing just found its next game. No one has the rights to Undead Bar Fight , right

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New Left 4 Dead 2 TV spot, Scavenge mode walkthrough

Blizzard just opened a huge can of worms — or of pandas, in this case. The company announced the opening of an in-game pet store in World of Warcraft , wherein players can purchase their own Pandaren Monk or Lil’ K.T., the Littlest Lich , for ten bucks. Half of the purchase price of the Monk goes to the Make-a-Wish Foundation until the end of the year, but all of the Lil’ K.T. proceeds go to Blizzard’s spare Ferrari fund. Blizzard currently offers for-pay services including realm transfers, race and faction changes, and character appearance edits, but this shop offers the first in-game items for sale — and these items are exclusive to the Pet Store

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Blizzard opens real-money pet store in WoW

Ubisoft has reported financial results for the first half of its fiscal year, ending September 30, 2009. Coming in at €166 million ($246 million), this year’s sales represent a drop of 52% when compared to the first two fiscal quarters of the previous year. Second-quarter sales totaled €83 million ($123 million) — a drop of 53.1%, though one that Ubisoft states falls within previously issued guidance.

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Ubisoft reports first-half sales drop, deems Q4 most important quarter in company history

Next week’s Rock Band DLC could have been a little Dave Grohl fiesta, offering up tracks from his days back in Nirvana and now with Foo Fighters, but it turns out that he wasn’t with the genre defining grunge band until after Bleach , which happens to be part of next week’s DLC. But, we’re pretty sure Grohl was with Foo Fighters during the time they recorded the tracks that make up the band’s third DLC pack for the music game. Completely unrelated to Grohl (maybe there’s a six degrees of separation in there?), there will also be one track from Ms. Joan Jett thrown in the mix. Check out the update after the break, along with what portable players can expect from Rock Band Unplugged ’s DLC.

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Rock Band Weekly: Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Joan Jett