Review: The Beatles: Rock Band

Paul does not need a fur coat with that beard

I have been surrounded by music lovers my entire life. My father gave me my first guitar, and my uncle, who lives across the street, hung his classic LPs across the walls of his basement. I’ve always had an appreciation for good classic rock because [...]

Review: House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)

New carnival game! Shoot the mutants to win a prize!

I know we haven’t posted around here in a while, but Sean and I are both taking summer classes. Ironically, we’re both taking classes on New Media (such as this thing you’re reading now). I’ve got another breif post on communication in games, giving it [...]

I Find It Kind of Funny, I Find It Kind of Sad

The harbinger of death, now for the whole family!

Earlier this week, the National Institute for Media and the Family chided Nintendo for losing its family friendly image because Sega is publishing the hyper-violent action title MadWorld exclusively for the system. I first read about this over on USAToday’s Game Hunters blog, and I had [...]

I Think “Irked” is the Proper Word to Use Here

Here in the lovely realm of Communication Studies that I call my home, as well as in the world of some other social sciences, we’re pretty big on stereotypes. Stereotypes give us these preconceived notions that tell us how we’re going to act with other people. Yes, stereotypes are often painted in a negative [...]

The Mii Effect – Ripples in a Pond

I originally wanted to just write a short post on how I was pleased to see that Microsoft was using the Avatars as a system of advertising, but not making it horrifically blatant. I’m just glad I was able to get a top hat and dress my guy up like a geeky, white version [...]

I’m Pretty Sure Venn Diagrams are Necessary Here

Nope, not Fable 2. I’ll come back to that. I’ve got another train of thought.

I currently still live at home with my family, and for the holiday, my dad decided to buy Wii Fit as a “family gift”. I’ll admit that I have not touched the Wii since I put down Super Mario Galaxy back [...]