• 24Dec 09

  Harmonix's Alex Navarro: How to Get Your Dysfunctional Family Rocking This Chris

  Some things are bound to happen at every family Christmas gathering: Grandma will complain that you don't call her enough; one of your uncles will have too much to drink and tell embarrassing stories about you to the person your dating; somebody's going to break outRock Band. That's when thingsreallyget interesting.

  Old people and Rock Band are an odd mix. They're always curious about what the heck is happening, but because they're old, one of two things always seems to happen: They refuse to play because technology scares the hell out of them, or they decide to give the game a shot and you spend the next hour yelling at people to stop hitting buttons so you can navigate the menus.

  I wanted to find out if there was any way to make the inevitable old people/Rock Band scenario less of a debacle, so I turned to the foremost expert on the subject: Alex Navarro.Alex is a publicist for Harmonix, and one of the primary duties of his job involves going to media events, bars, and even concerts to show off Rock Band to the -- gasp --general public. The man is a wizard; he could go to the Vatican and get them rocking in a matter of minutes.

  Hit up Bitmob.com for Alex's expert advice on how to get your non-gaming, musically-challenged family members rocking:

  http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/harmonixs-alex-navarro-how-to-get-your-dysfunctional-family-rocking-this-christmas.html

  • Posted Dec 24, 2009 11:03 am PT
  • Category: Humor
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• 21Dec 09

  Mobcast 34: Kasavin, Shoemaker, Ocampo, and Thomas

  It's a reunion of former GameSpot editors on this week's Mobcast. Bitmob's Aaron Thomas is joined by 2k Games' Greg Kasavin,Giant Bomb'sBrad Shoemaker, and Jason Ocampo, who may or may-not reveal his new gig during the show.

  The foursome discuss holiday memories, the decade's top-gaming moments, 2009's biggest trends, deadline writing, and the place of social games in the hierarchy of gaming.

  http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/mobcast-episode-34.html

  • Posted Dec 21, 2009 10:57 am PT
  • Category: Games
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• 17Dec 09

  Shanker and Aaron: Voice-Acting Stars

  Have you ever heard wooden voice acting in a game and thought you could do better? Me too. That's why when 2K Sports offered me the chance to record crowd chatter for next year'sMLB 2K10, I jumped on the opportunity like C.C. Sabathia pouncing on the last hot dog at Yankee Stadium. I decided to invite Shanker Srinivasan, along for the trip because...well, I needed a ride from the ferry terminal to 2K's offices inNovato,California.

  Read about, watch, and listen to the whole adventure here:

  http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/my-day-as-a-voice-actor-for-mlb-2k10.html

  • Posted Dec 17, 2009 3:09 pm PT
  • Category: Games
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