SemiSolidMedia RockBand Jam Session
by
Mvern78
Posted February 23rd, 2010 at 8:45 pm
SemiSolidMedia is at is again and RockBand Jam Session Live is coming back... Since March 2008 Rockie Raccoons has been hosting this melding of karaoke and the world's most popular music video game.
Track listings are passed around. Request slips are filled-out. Beer is consumed. And when your name is called you and your friends take the stage to rock out on guitar, bass, drums and vocals in front of way more people that you could ever cram into your living room.
All equipment is provide...
The Bobby Kotick You Don’t Know
by
Andrew
Posted February 18th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
The gaming internet loves having a good target to funnel its hate and Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision has been at the barrel of the gun for some time. Kotick has taken the chance to speak about himself and Activision in his DICE 2010 keynote and he showed us his geeky gamer inside that has been locked away in the cold shell of a very expensive suit for years. Please take this with a grain of salt as it is coming from the man himself, but you should know that his gaming cred runs deep.
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PlayStation Holiday Event
by
Mvern78
Posted November 17th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
EDITORS NOTE: As we were getting ready to move to our new host I found this post in drafts that should have gone live Oct 8th - two days after the event. So here it is now - better late them never - sorry for the delay.Sony did it up this year providing a very cool space for their Holiday event downtown Toronto.Showcasing the hottest of titles, many PS Exclusives, for the upcoming season including*;Army of Two: 40th day (EA)Lego Rock Band (WB/MTV)Tekken 6, and Katamari Forever (Namco Bandai)Assa...
Xbox Birthday Party
by
Mvern78
Posted November 16th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Over the weekend GeneralGames hosted a Toronto Xbox Community Birthday party and fundraiser, for Child's Play. Tasha75 and I showed up to find the group in full swing with representation from tehflakes.ca, thebruce, 360sync and Xbox Canada and a full DJ hero, two player, session rocking the joint . Looking around we saw games of all kinds being played - Pool, table games, and Modern Warfare 2, four player Multiplayer showed its head as the night progressed.The Event started to wrap up with ...
Xbox Canada Community Birthday Party
by
Mvern78
Posted November 11th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Our good friends over at GeneralGames.ca are hosting a birthday party for the Xbox Community on November 14th and your all invited! Details:The Strathcona Hotel (60 York St, Toronto, ON, Canada)Click Here for MapNovember 14th 20097:30 PM EST – 2:00 AM ESTRooms are available for $130 (taxes included)Option A: One Queen Size BedOption B: Two Double BedsTo book e-mail Justin with your detailsWhat's a party without a raffle, prizes and of course some good old fashion fundraising for a great cause....
Forza 3 Launch
by
tehflakes
Posted October 28th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
On Thursday October 22nd 2009 car enthusiasts, press and select community members were treated to an evening of on hands on time with Forza 3, a presentation from Korey Krauskopf lead producer and a question and answer period.Korey’s presentation consisted of talking about some the new features of the game and he said the inspiration for Forza 3 was to turn car lovers into gamers and gamers into car lovers. This was a key phrase we heard a lot that evening. Key Features:Over 400 CarsOver 100 t...
Xbox Canada Forza 3 Drive your Dream Event
by
Mvern78
Posted October 15th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
This sounds like a great event - Microsoft Canada just sent this across the wire - Race fan get your engines warmed up and ready to go: Be one of the first to experience the thrill of the world’s most exotic and exquisite cars as you take the wheel of more than 400 automobiles on over 100 renowned real-world tracks and exotic road courses from around the globe.You’ll play right next to the most beloved cars featured in the game, watch car artists bring design to life before your very eyes, c...
X’09 Videos
by
Mvern78
Posted October 6th, 2009 at 6:28 am
Microsoft Xbox Canada recently posted a number of videos on YouTube showcasing the games demoed at X'09. Since these are much higher quality then the videos I was planning on sharing I'll pass these along instead ;)X'09 walk through - Games shown; Lips, South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!, NHL 2010, Left 4 Dead 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, and Halo 3: ODST.X09 Canada Beatles Rock Band & Limited Edition console - Upclose and personalX09 Canada DJ Hero - Quick showcase of the controller ...
