Gadgets and Video Games

The one track we were most looking forward to from Green Day: Rock Band was, of course, “Brain Stew/Jaded” from the outfit’s 1995 album. It’s a powerful, triumphant tune — and, apparently, it’s also super hard . The Harmonix crew attempted the song during last night’s “Rock Band Bar Night” event at GDC, and — well, it ended in tears. Or rather, jeers . You can check out some off-screen footage of their tremendous failure above, or footage of them actually playing the game past the jump

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Harmonix gets its ‘Brain Stewed’ by Green Day: Rock Band

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Like, for serious this time! We know the game initially snuck into the App Store, only to evade our attempts to download by vanishing into the night almost as quickly as it came, but now it’s back for good. Ubisoft has announced that iPhone and iPod Touch users can now download Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery for $9.99 — around twice the cost of hiring a pack of 15th-century prostitutes to distract some guards for you. Nowadays, you don’t even want to know how much that costs. Thanks, inflation! Download Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery – $9.99 Gallery: Assassin’s Creed 2: Discovery Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery back on iPhone originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .

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In the run-up to the expansion’s March 16 date with store shelves, BioWare has begun to make formal introductions of the new characters who’ll be joining your Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening quest. First up: Anders, a Chantry mage and … “born troublemaker.” In fact, BioWare makes him sound more like Han Solo than a robed magic user, what with his lust for “freedom, a good meal and a pretty girl on his arm.” We’d like to point out that there is not a single screenshot in the gallery below in which Anders doesn’t have his arms raised to some degree. Gallery: Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (02-02-10) Meet Anders, your new party member in Dragon Age ‘Awakening’ expansion originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds

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Meet Anders, your new party member in Dragon Age ‘Awakening’ expansion

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Though we know the gargantuan, scarlet-coiffured late night host … err, former late night host will soon find new (and hopefully more stable) employment, we’re going to miss him profoundly. Not only did he provide us with regular belly-laughs, he also began frequently poking fun at video games during sketches on The Tonight Show. In that sense, we’ve not only lost a great entertainer — we’ve lost a brother in arms .

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Though we know the gargantuan, scarlet-coiffured late night host … err, former late night host will soon find new (and hopefully more stable) employment, we’re going to miss him profoundly. Not only did he provide us with regular belly-laughs, he also began frequently poking fun at video games during sketches on The Tonight Show. In that sense, we’ve not only lost a great entertainer — we’ve lost a brother in arms .

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Man, if you thought the premise for Nippon Ichi’s upcoming game, a dungeon-crawler titled Zettai Hero Kaizou Keikaku (or Absolute Hero Modding Project ), was bizarre, wait until you see the trailer we’ve posted after the jump. Featured in that four-minute video is footage of the following: The player’s frequent death at the hands of various enemies The game’s beefy character customization system At least three different types of turn-based combat A cameo by Disgaea ’s Prinny Sadly, there’s no reference to a North American port of the game. Don’t stop believin’! [Via Siliconera ] Continue reading The weirdest trailer you’ll see today: Absolute Hero Modding Project The weirdest trailer you’ll see today: Absolute Hero Modding Project originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:00:00 EST.

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