Exclusive: Heroes’ Greg Grunberg Confirms Role in L.A. Noire

In the immortal words of that Spike TV guy, I have a “worldwide exclusive”! Heroes actor Greg Grunberg confirmed his role in Rockstar Games’ upcoming L.A. Noire at EA’s Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launch event. The video above features Grunberg talking about the game and the unique motion capture used by Depth Analysis. Check it … Continue reading “Exclusive: Heroes’ Greg Grunberg Confirms Role in L.A. Noire”

Who Should Buy Harmonix?

In its quarterly report, Viacom revealed that it plans to sell developer Harmonix (Rock Band, Dance Central). My question for you is this: who do you think should buy ’em? A lot of pundits have predicted that EA will pull the trigger, since the move would help the company compete with Activision. Zenimax (Bethesda, id) … Continue reading “Who Should Buy Harmonix?”

Pentagon, FAA, Air Force, and Navy Baffled By LA “Missile”

That random Los Angeles missile is baffling several of the most respected American institutions, including the Pentagon. While some have stated that it’s clearly a jet or missile contrail, nobody knows — or is honestly saying — where it came from. According to CNN: The Pentagon is unable to explain images of what witnesses took … Continue reading “Pentagon, FAA, Air Force, and Navy Baffled By LA “Missile””

Video Games Live: Level 2 Available This Week

Video Games Live: Level 2 comes out this week on Blu-ray and DVD. If you haven’t seen one of these shows — an excellent orchestral and rock performance of numerous popular videogame songs — then I highly recommend picking up this disc. Check out the trailer above for a glimpse of the new disc. I’m … Continue reading “Video Games Live: Level 2 Available This Week”

Coffee Talk #234: My Router’s Name is Scarlett Johansson

Inspired by one of Bill Simmons’ readers, I’ve decided to change my router’s name to Scarlett Johansson. This way I’m always “connecting to”, “connected to”, or “searching for” Scarlett Johansson (this is not too far from reality).

This Week’s Videogame Releases

This is probably 2010’s most important week in gaming since WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 — the early pick to win “best writing” awards from every publication and professional organization in the civilized world — comes out this week. You should all buy this game (I’ll even autograph your box!). You want to hear about … Continue reading “This Week’s Videogame Releases”