Video Game News Digest - 05/10/07

Kind of a slow news day in the gaming world today, I'll try to compile it down into a bite-size format. Sorta like Reader's Digest, but with less survival stories of people who were attacked by Kodiak bears.

1. Lorenzo Carcaterra, New York Times best-seller of Sleepers fame, is on board with Atari to write the script for Alone in The Dark. Wait, wait... Lorenzo wrote Sleepers, which was adapted into a film starring Kevin Bacon. Boom. One Degree.

2. Activision announced today that the rumored Guitar Hero 80's pack is on it's way, featuring such hits as:

- I Wanna Rock by Twisted Sister
- I Ran by Flock of Seagulls
- Heat of the Moment by Asia
- Round and Round by Ratt
- I Want Candy by Aaron Car... I mean, Bow Wow Wow
- Metal Health (better known as Bang Your Head) by Quiet Riot
- Holy Diver by Dio

Even more interesting than the tracks themselves was the announcement that these games will be, "available exclusively on the PlayStation^®2 computer entertainment system."

Yeah, right. If these don't show up on Xbox Live Marketplace for 2 bucks a pop, I'll eat my Explorer.

3. Gametap will begin offering episodic content for Uru Live: Myst Online. Apparently they have all kinds of neat stuff on deck, including the addition of a whole new age (or level) and the chance to meet live with the game's creator, Rand Miller. I didn't really talk about it much in yesterday's article, but Uru Live is an interesting experiment. Not the best game I've ever played, but you know me. I don't like games without chainsaws or tiny collectible creatures.

4. Most importantly, I bought a 360. My gamertag is The Pencil Rain. Don't you mind the fact that most of my gamerscore came from Viva Pinata. I let my imaginary little sister play for like, eight hours today.