Band Hero First-Look Preview

When rumors of Band Hero first surfaced earlier this year, some assumed it would be a rebranding of the Guitar Hero series, which embraced a full band lineup with last year’s Guitar Hero World Tour. Instead, it has ended up being something else entirely — well, almost. Though the core of the game looks very similar to this month’s Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero differentiates itself via a focus on pop and mainstream music, featuring a mix of timeless favorites and recent hits, plus licensed artist avatars and a nod to our current celebrity-crazed culture.

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New PSN Game Cards heading to retail

Sony has released new PSN Game Cards to retailers across the US, which give purchasers a code to download select PSP games through PSN.

This comes as Sony’s solution for retailers who’ve, for obvious reasons, been less than keen on the arrival of PSPgo – a download-only device that cuts out the retail middle man by offering games directly through PSN.

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Connect to Destructoid with Facebook

Just a quick site update: You can now login and comment with your Facebook account. Better late than never, right? Since FB is larger than most countries and 40% of the Internet is always logged in we thought this might shave 5 seconds off your daily web commute.

If you’re a lurker and have never used Dtoid, just click “Connect” and you’re done. We’ll import your avatar from Facebook automatically and the gates of commenting and blogging will open to you. You know the drill: Don’t suck or we’ll lock you in the refrigerator with the other severed heads.

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Nolan North is Drake, Nathan Drake

Gamers around the world know the quick-witted Nathan Drake from Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, and will soon meet him again in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. But the man who brings Drake to life is actor Nolan North, who happens to also have a sharp tongue that can break up a room during a table read-through. North had a lot of input on both his virtual character and the creation of Naughty Dog’s hit game franchise for PlayStation 3. The actor took some time in between performance-captures at the famous Hollywood House of Moves to talk about the new game and what he sees for the future of interactive entertainment.

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iPod Touch Review

It’s been over three weeks since Apple sent me their new iPod Touch for review and in that time, I have never once used it to listen to music. In fact, I haven’t even bothered loading any songs onto it. There are a few reasons for that: one, I’m not a fan of iTunes. Yes, the new flavor of iTunes that was revealed at the recent Apple press event looks great but I’m a far bigger fan of drag and drop functionality. I’d rather not port my entire library over and deal with the hassle; I also buy actual CDs and convert them myself, so I don’t have a massive library of downloaded tunes.