Abstract: In my line of work I'm expected to play a lot of similar games. I've gone through countless first-person shooters, a pile of role-playing games and so many music games that I've worn out four different fake plastic guitars. But if you had told me tha...
Abstract: Okay, so once there was an awesome game for the DS that was this synthesizer. See it wasn't really a game. But it was awesome. Now there's this other awesome game on the PSP where you can sequence music loops and create your own tunes. It's not really ...
Abstract: What do you when you want to make a game console more than just a game console? With Nintendo, it just won’t happen. Microsoft is a bit more open, but not by much. Sony’s oddly the best shot, but even then, why? After a brief stint as an free online ga...
Abstract: Music is an amazing thing. It does something to us, touching the soul in intangible ways that often defy explanation. It can be transcendent and brilliant inciting a passionate response. Unless the music in question is manufactured pop bilge, crappy ha...
Beaterator is a cheaper alternative to the great PC music creation tools, yet it still manages to hang with those offerings in terms of customization and content. Gamers will have to know straight up, Beaterator is a tool as opposed to a “game,” but th...
Abstract: At some point in our lives, the majority of us have flirted with the fantasy of being a rock star or musician, and when our TVs show us the low caliber of contemporary musicians, it only serves to embolden our misplaced delusions (I mean, if this guy c...
Abstract: Rockstar Games has a reputation for creating a lot of different things: violent murder simulators, drug dealing minigames, and car stealing games. So Beaterator comes as a bit of a surprise; the software isn't a game at all, but a full-featured music c...
