Archive for March, 2008

Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss

STOP-LOSS Policy – The retention of soldiers in the service beyond their expected term. Using a loophole in soldiers’ military contracts to prohibit servicemen and women from retiring once their required term of service is complete.

Switches - Lay Down The Law

Switches - Lay Down The Law

It’s the third British invasion, and we’re third time lucky, as Switches sound more Beach Boys than Beatles or Blur. They may come from across the water, but the band’s self confessed spiritual home is our own west coast so there’s sunny harmonies amongst that London grime!

Counting Crows - Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings

Counting Crows - Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings

With over 20 million albums sold worldwide, eight Top 5 singles, and three records that have broken the Top 5 on the Billboard 200, COUNTING CROWS are set to release their long awaited new album SATURDAY NIGHTS & SUNDAY MORNINGS.

Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple

Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple

Following the worldwide, unparalleled critical acclaim for 2006’s St. Elsewhere and their record breaking hit “Crazy,” Gnarls Barkley is set to release their sophomore album this April.

R.E.M. - Accelerate

R.E.M. - Accelerate

Accelerate, the first studio album in four years from R.E.M., finds modern rock’s most acclaimed band returning to the stripped-down, guitar-driven power that first enraptured fans.

The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely

The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely

Diversity is the spice of life. Right? When it comes to a full-blown album that ends up sounding different on more than half the songs its not really diversity–it’s more like a lack of cohesion.

Nada Surf - Lucky

Nada Surf - Lucky

Nada Surf is the kind of band you really want to rally around. When a song doesn’t end up being as good as it could have been or you hope it would be there is a let down. It’s just too bad Lucky is so average.

Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath

Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath

As the expansion pack to Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars, this Real-time Strategy game returns to the Tiberium universe with Kane at the center of an epic new single player campaign which allows players to experience a new story that spans 20 years – from the rebirth of the Brotherhood of Nod after the Second Tiberium War through the dramatic events of the Third Tiberium War and beyond.

House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return

House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return

Game: House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
Platform: Wii
Studio: Sega
Rating: 5.5/10

Corporate line:
Two grisly titles from the popular THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD series are being compiled into one action-packed horror shooter for the Wii. Both THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 and III feature the original arcade experience, complete with branching storylines, over six [...]

MLB 08: The Show

MLB 08: The Show

MLB 08 The Show promises to provide fans with the most realistic baseball experience to date with innovations such as a more immersive Road to The Show mode, enabling gamers to play both offense and defense from the created player’s perspective. Providing players with some additional performance incentives, the MLB franchise introduces the new Progressive Batting Performance feature, which both rewards players for superior performance and penalize them for hitting slumps.