Over the years, I’ve come to expect a lot from 2K Sports. Their games are always top-notch, ultra-realistic and super-connected to the actual sports the games emulate. So it was no surprise when I strolled into 2K’s offices this morning to find the most realistic looking video game I’ve ever seen: NBA 2K10.  (more…)

Guitar Hero 5 hits stores on September 1st and we at the COED offices can not wait to pick up a copy. The Guitar Hero 5 soundtrack includes 85 incredible songs from 83 artists.

And to celebrate the upcoming release, we are giving away everything you would need to throw a kick ass Guitar Hero 5 release party for yourself and all your music loving friends.

Seriously, this giveaway is so awesomely massive, it’s going to blow your freakin’ mind!

Prize pack includes:

1 – Nintendo Wii video game console.

1 – Guitar Hero 5 Bundle (game and band kit) for Nintendo Wii to get the party started.

5 – copies of Guitar Hero 5 for Nintendo Wii – party favors for your friends!

1 – $200 AmEx pre-paid debit card to buy party supplies.

1 – Flip Ultra digital camcorder to record the fun.

How to win:

1. Follow us on Twitter (@coedmagazine). If you’re already following us, then you’re good.

2. Send us a message with the hash tag #COEDGuitarHero5Giveaway. Once you’ve done that, you’re entered. However…

3. YOU WILL GET AN ADDITIONAL ENTRY anytime one of your friends or followers adds us, and sends us a message with YOUR Twitter ID and #COEDGuitarHero5Giveaway.

So that means the more people you get to follow us, the more chances you have at winning this awesome Guitar Hero 5 prize package!

Your tweet should look like this: @coedmagazine #COEDGuitarHero5Giveaway
Your friend’s/follower’s tweet should look like this: @coedmagazine @yourtwitterid #COEDGuitarHero5Giveaway

You muct be a U.S. resident to enter and your Tweet must be formatted correctly. We will pick the winner out of a hat on Thursday, August 27th and announce it to everyone.

Pre-Order Guitar Hero 5 at GameStop and GameStop.com, and receive a free copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen as well as two free song downloads!

Ready….GO!

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Remember when Nintendo shied away from having any accessory that appeared violent or dangerous? Those days get blown away – literally – when you load a shooting game into your Wii and snatch hold of the Buckshot. Come on, how can you not go all Terminator 2 when you’ve got a pump action shotgun working? And with rubber grips to insure an easy caress and non-slip hold is a perfect cure to sweaty palms. This sure beats shooting at things with a Wii controller or some puny, hollow handgun.

So whether it’s Zombies or ducks or soldiers or civilians (nah, don’t shoot the civvies…), nothing beats the adrenaline rush of blowing them away with a pump action preceding a pull of the trigger.

Tech alert spoiler – it’s got a controller inside that works similar to the Wii’s Nunchuck. But it’s so much more a testosterone adventure having the trigger take care of the “A” button, and using the pump action to reload (accessing the “B” button).

And for those who can’t wrap their heads about the Buckshot coming in fire-engine red, there’s also a classic black edition. But who cares what color it comes in? Just as long as you can wrap your finger around the trigger, is what I say.

Buckshot Wii Shotgun available at Innexinc.com

The other day I saw the commercial for Wii Sports Resort and I was somewhat excited for it. I’ve gotten so used to playing the regular Wii Sport, when I saw some of the new sports, I really wanted it. The athlete in me, really wants to play basketball on the Wii Sport Resort. I want to test out my shooting ability in the virtual world and see how it holds up.

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Despite the fact that I’ve been playing and reviewing video games for years, I seriously, seriously suck at baseball games. Watching me play MLB 2K9 would send any serious sports-game fan into an uncontrollable fit of rage from my complete and total lack of skills. And that’s why I like The BIGS 2.

Building on The BIGS franchise, The BIGS 2’s over-the-top, arcade-style game play can cover-up even the worst player’s half-assed attempt at seeming athletic. In this latest release, 2K has juiced-up the “Become a Legend” mode with a fuller story mode that picks up after the “Rookie Challenge” from The BIGS, allowing you to create your player and follow him through from the Mexican minors all the way through to the Hall of Fame.

On top of that, they’ve added Season Mode, with full MLB schedules, stat tracking and roster management, which allows you to keep your fantasy team and your real team in sync. And the awesomely amped arcade action, like Legendary Moves, Batter’s Wheelhouse and Big Slam will make you feel like A-Rod after a trip to the Dominican Republic.

The BIGS 2 is available now on Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP and Wii

If the Wii Fit wasn’t enough of an incentive for your girlfriend to get in on all your video gaming action, then it sounds like she needs the Shii – the Wii designed specifically for women. Sure, it might be a little sexist, but you knew that going into this already, anyway.

New high-tech research from Nottingham Trent University claims that playing video games has the potential to become part of a beneficial daily physical exercise regime. Which is reassuring, if hardly news for anyone who’s been dabbling in the more vigorous side of video-gaming in recent years. Here’s five of the best that just might make you tone up… (more…)

This morning, I had a chance to get some hands-on time with the latest from 2K Sports: Major League Baseball 2K9. And I have to say, I’m impressed. Like NBA 2K9, the game is a visual powerhouse, with graphics so realistic, out of the corner of your eye, you’d think you were watching a live game. Add in amped-up sound effects, real-time crowd noise a new broadcast team made up of pros Gary Thorne and Steve Phillips, and the illusion’s complete. (more…)

Last night, we had a chance to check out Sega’s 2009 game line-up at their New York preview, and we have to say, things are looking good – enough blood, chainsaws, zombies, ass-kicking witches and all out warfare to keep any dude satisfied for hours. Here’s a quick rundown of our favorite titles due out of camp Sega over the coming year. (more…)

It’s happened to every college guy. You’re out drinking, you meet a nice girl, things are going great, and you decide to head back to her place because she “has Nintendo Wii and wants to beat you in bowling.”

On the way to her apartment you’re thinking that maybe tonight is the night to try that new move you saw on FHM’s Kama Sutra, until you walk in the front door and find yourself staring into the eyes of the anti-Christ herself: the cock-blocking roommate.

Here are a few tips on how to defeat this evil enemy and ultimately get you little pencil wet. (more…)