Konami’s DanceDanceRevolution Event Photoblog

Dance Dance Revolution goes back to my heydays in high school but Konami has allowed me to relive those memories through their first ever Dance Dance Revolution community event at the Royal T-Cafe in Culver City yesterday.

To mark the special occasion, DDR creator Naoki Maeda performed a DJ set for his fans. The community event also begins the launch campaign of DanceDanceRevolution for the PS3 as Jonathan (Megaclank) discussed earlier. On display for hands-on demonstration were also DanceDanceRevolution for the Wii and Microsoft Kinect’s Dance Masters which Maeda coined, “Very very exercise!”

We were there in style so check out our photo coverage of the event!

Control Issues: The Worst in Controller Peripherals

Well this is my first post at Monstervine and I’d like to thank Will for the opportunity to write here, however lacking an actually game to review I’m going to have a nice rant concerning the shocking level of controller peripherals that have either been on the market or are even still for sale in these enlightened times. I have a feeling that I’ll earn the ire of some retro gaming fans for one of the items on this list, but that doesn’t change how truly terrible it was. Also I’d like to mention at this point that I have nothing against Nintendo, but they do have a somewhat turbulent history when it comes to this sort of thing.

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What Games Cure a Hangover? Retro Edition

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, there was a man named Craig Ballard who drank way too much one night. The proceeding morning, good ol’ Mother Nature gave this @Darkandroid the mandatory punishment for drinking just one too many. Yes, I am referring to the one ailment that can bring down Solid Snake, Dante, Mario, Sonic, Bowser, Abraham Lincoln, Adolf Hitler, and the Incredible Hulk: the hangover. … Continue Reading

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword–The E3 Aftermath

Now that we know New Zelda Wii’s name, I’ll include it in the title of my reports from earthbounding from here on.

So anyway….

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MonsterVine at E3 2010: Day 2 Photo Gallery

E3 2010: Nintendo Presentation Liveblog

Here we go, another action packed day marking the start of E3. Check back in a few for the Nintendo Presentation liveblog by Sarah at 9am PST, 12pm EST, and 5pm GMT

MonsterVine at E3 2010: Day 1 Photo Gallery

E3 2010: Microsoft Media Briefing Liveblog

We set up the liveblog, catch it shortly at 10am PST, 1pm EST, 6pm BST.