Tales of the Batman

Updating via iPhone

Batman — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:31:46 +0000

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Crysis to get PunkBuster support

Batman — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:36:27 +0000

Even Balance has announced that EA has contracted with Even Balance, Inc. to incorporate PunkBuster into Crytek’s latest offering, Crysis. You can find more information by going to the following URL:

http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=announce.php

Join the Guitar Hero Street Team!

Batman — Wed, 23 May 2007 12:54:18 +0000

For all you Guitar Hero fans out there, here’s your chance to really be part of the team. Join the Guitar Hero Street Team, where you can help promote the game and earn free Guitar Hero stuff.

Well…. why are you still here? Click on the banner and get going!

Guitar Hero II DLC #2 Rumored

Batman — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:37:26 +0000

As posted by HarmonixFans, the second batch of Guitar Hero II songs is close to being released. This is still just a rumor at this point, but according to HarmonixFans, the one who reported this originally stated this information was “courtesy of documents from Microsoft that are passed around for certification.”

Pricing is unknown, as is the distribution and availability, although the information does have these listed in packs.

Content Pack 1:
“Cowboys From Hell” – Pantera
“I Love Rock & Roll” – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
“Cochise” – Audioslave

Content Pack 2:
“Godzilla” – Blue Oyster Cult
“I Wanna Be Sedated” – The Ramones
“Sharp Dressed Man” – ZZ Top

Content Pack 3:
“Iron Man” – Black Sabbath
“Take Me Out” – Franz Ferdinand
“Smoke on the Water” – Deep Purple

Hopefully RedOctane will make the pricing more feasible. To me these songs are much more desirable, and I’d be willing to purchase packs 2 and 3, as I would play all of songs in these two packs as opposed to the first set of DLC, where I’d play one song out of each Pack.

Guitar Hero II DLC has community in uproar

Batman — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:18:26 +0000

As originally posted by Major Nelson and others, downloadable content for Guitar Hero II on the Xbox 360 has been released. The public outcry has been unprecedented, with reactions ranging from full out hatred of Microsoft/Red Octane for price gouging to disappointment in the purchasing model of having to buy songs in packs of three instead of individual song purchases. Reaction from Microsoft and Red Octane has been minimal, with Major Nelson justifying the price by saying “Licensing songs gets pretty expensive, and complicated when you involve other countries. Anyone who knows a little bit about the music industry and publishing can tell you that it’s not a walk in the park to secure content and the proper distribution licenses for songs.”

I for one have no problem paying for downloaded content, but what I do not see as fair to the consumer is to be forced to buy content that I have no intention of using, nor is necessary for the continuation of the game. Paying $2 for a song doesn’t bother me, but having having to pay $6.50 because two other songs that have no intention of playing are included doesn’t seem fair to me, and apparently I’m not alone.

Microsoft/Red Octane… please reconsider your pricing model.