Reviews

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First look: Rock Band reviewed

Blast Magazine's Bradley Ouellette spent a day with Harmonix near Boston, making him one of the first reporters to get to know this hot new game. Read his review and stay tuned for his full report from Harmonix HQ!
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Video conversion via dongle

I took a look at the ADSTech Instant Video To Go (PC) and Elgato Turbo H.264 (Mac). Both are H.264 USB Hardware encoders. Users can plug one of these little devices into your USB port and then instead of using ...
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Nyko Playstation 3 Dual Charger AC

When you turn a PS3 off, it also disconnects the power to the USB ports. This makes me wonder why Sony built the controllers to charge over USB if you can't charge them with the PS3 off. Personally I alway...
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Halo 3 is awesome.

Bungie delivers with the third and final installment of the Halo trilogy Halo 3 epitomizes what a great first person shooter should be. A great storyline meets great graphics and online play. You will not be disappointed at all.
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Nyko Playstation 3 Blu-ray remote

Sony also didn't put a Infrared Port on the PS3, so to watch BluRay movies it needs to either be controlled by the PS3 controllers, or by the official BlueTooth Controller. There are a few reasons someone m...
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Retro: Virus the Game

This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com and Sharewarejunkies.com in 1998 during the Golden Age of shareware gaming. The game (and manufacturer's website) remain the same today as they were back then...
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Retro: Hangsim review

This review appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 2000 during the heyday of PC flight simulation games, including a glut of combat games from Janes/Electronic Arts. Hangsim is a highly realistic flight simulation ...
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Retro: Nam game review

This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 1998. By John Guilfoil Nam is a 3D action game that sets you in the middle of the Vietnam War. Your war machine arsenal consists of the M60 machine g...
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Sony Sound Forge

Sound Forge is Sony's professional digital audio production suite. Long considered one of the frontrunners in its class, SF has garnered much attention and has won the hearts of many with a well-polished user interface and lots of attention to detail.
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Roxio Popcorn 3

Roxio Popcorn is an all-in-one multimedia ripping tool. Of course, they don't like to use the word ripping -- Roxio prefer's "popping." Hence the name. But Popcorn is a versatile conversion tool that work...
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Lair

Sigh. This might prove to be one of the hardest reviews I've ever had to write. I was optimistic for Factor 5's Dragon flight-sim, Lair. For months, when people would bash the PS3's lineup, I would show t...
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Jeanne D’Arc

The story of Jeanne D'Arc, based loosely on Joan of Arc, starts with the background information that five magical armlets were created in the past to defeat a horde of demons. In the Hundred Year War between Fr...
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Infernal review

The latest PC eye candy from Eidos, "Infernal" pits you as Ryan Lennox, a "renegade angel recruited by Hell to restore the balance between good and evil." The game is getting mediocre reviews at best, mostly...
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iSee for iPhone

After getting the iPhone, the hottest new gadget on the block, I needed to find some way to protect it. It wouldn't be good to get a brand new iPhone scratched up after a week, so I tried iSee from Contour ...
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NCAA Football 2008

Game franchises that have been around for a long time seem to have the habit of falling into a rut. This is especially true for those franchises that year after year, continue to sell regardless of the conte...