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The Koalition x Kotaku

Owen Good of Kotaku.com just wrote an article on minority gamers and the experience they have with gaming. Gary, Fergus and me AB were quoted throughout the whole piece. If you happened to be one of those readers from Kotaku and you disagree with something we may have said. Lets have an adult conversation about it right here. But for those who have...

Posted: September 14, 2009 at 11:47 am | 11 Comments Read More
The Beatles: Rock Band Review

In the 1960's, the world was experiencing Beatlemania. The four member band from Liverpool, The Beatles, went on to become one of the most iconic and successful bands in music history. Its been almost 50 years since The Beatles started their iconic status in the music industry and their music and legacy continues to this day with The Beatles: Rock ...

Posted: September 14, 2009 at 1:15 am | 3 Comments Read More
Interview: Quincy Jones III, Scratch Has "The Most Authentic Controller On The Planet"

I had the good pleasure on Friday to speak to Quincy Jones III also known to the hiphop and multimedia world as QD3. Mostly famous for his dvd's and video productions, but Quincy got his start on the music side which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. With the endless knowledge of the media and music industry he helped shape the Scratch Ultimate DJ...

Posted: September 13, 2009 at 10:40 am | 1 Comment Read More
The Co-Op Episode 204: The Showdown

So our good friend Andre Tipton wanted to come on the show to debate with some of Haipa Sonikku's previous statements, so of course we let him be on the panel this week. This is a very special jam packed episode, it would be foolish to miss a minute of it. A lot of facts got passed around in this one. On this weeks show we discuss the new sonic...

Posted: September 12, 2009 at 11:51 am | 10 Comments Read More
Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II (Album Review)

Before Jay-Z vividly painted Mafioso murals on Reasonable Doubt, before The Notorious B.I.G. rose to prominence as a kingpin on Life After Death, the Chef from Staten Island cooked up some his hardest white.... the gritty cinematic masterpiece, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Similar to Nas, few hip hop heads will say that Raekwon has ever topped the impo...

Posted: September 11, 2009 at 5:35 pm | 3 Comments Read More

More goodies from the Dj Hero/Jay Z event. I want to play a game. Remember the "Wheres Waldo" book series? Well, lets play "Wheres HiphopGamer?" See if you can spot him among these pictures below. Activision had backstage looking like a mini E3. Major props to Steve Gebhardt of COED Magazine for sending these over. He wrote a great review of the co...

Posted: September 10, 2009 at 6:59 pm | Leave A Comment Read More
The Office 10th Sept - The Numbers Dont Lie

We're back again with our random banter. Me and H-town we're having an interesting discussion about the NPD numbers, so we figured it was time to hit that record button (After Kaps Kid Cudi fest, and yes I pronounced his name wrong, so what?). We also discuss District 9, 50's new single and the kid Kid CUDI album. Enjoy ...

Posted: September 10, 2009 at 6:57 pm | 11 Comments Read More
Feeling Stressed? Get your game on.

These days I stress out a lot, we all do. Whether its from our job, or relationships or pressure from education. Well don't worry, The Koalition is here to recommend a selection of stress relieving video games for those times when the stress gets too much to handle. So take a break and turn on your console for a little while. Little Big Planet ...

Posted: September 9, 2009 at 12:02 pm | Leave A Comment Read More
iPod Touch: Gaming's Forgotten Handheld

Ask a typical gamer to name the 3 handhelds that’s currently on the market and chances are they'll say the DS and PSP before going awkwardly silent then looking at you like you're a fool. To be fair its not its not entirely their fault, Apple themselves have done a terrible job at promoting the iPod Touch as a games platform. Now I know what you'...

Posted: September 8, 2009 at 10:23 am | 1 Comment Read More
The Cop or Flop Weekly 9/7/09

Happy Labor Day people. There is a lot of good eating to be done today so keep your appetites in check. Playing a good game will help you do just that. Game releases are about to pick up nicely from this point forward. I will do my best to continue to recommend what games are worth spending your paychecks and gas money on. Let's see what the deal i...

Posted: September 7, 2009 at 5:50 pm | 6 Comments Read More
The Co-Op Podcast Episode 203: The Award Winning Bloggers

The Koalition just won a Black Web blog award, so we're on an all time high right now. Expect us to step our game up even further from now on, including the Co-Op. So here we are with episode 203, and shout outs to our special guest this week, none other than IxxIconxxI who is just a cool ass gamer. This week we discuss the recent Playstation Fi...

Posted: September 5, 2009 at 7:53 pm | 16 Comments Read More
Jay-Z: The Blueprint III (Album Review)

It must be hard being Shawn Corey Carter. A beautiful wife in singer/actress Beyonce. Millions of dollars sitting in various bank accounts. His own brand new label in Roc Nation, which was achieved through a multi-million dollar deal with Live Nation. What else does he have left to prove? Even after the release of the maligned Kingdom Come and the ...

Posted: September 3, 2009 at 8:11 pm | 8 Comments Read More

My reaction to Sony's 3.0 Firmware update for the ps3, in my opinion there were two impressive things about the whole update. But watch the video to see what I think about the rest of it. Also I let on about why we may not see the cross game voice chat anytime soon....

Posted: September 1, 2009 at 9:01 pm | 3 Comments Read More
The Cop or Flop Weekly 8/31/09

What it do people. Welcome back to the Cop or Flop Weekly. The beginning of September is about to jump off and with that we can expect another month of sub par video game releases until the holiday season kicks off. I may be wrong, but you should know by now that I am quick to flop something that does not justify its value. Let's see what games sha...

Posted: August 31, 2009 at 6:16 pm | Leave A Comment Read More
The Office 30th August - The Sports Report

I had to hit the record button on this one: as we had damn near our full cast, including the 7 Dawg who's been kind of a missing person lately (you can put away them milk cartons now). I just hope you guys like sports out there. ...

Posted: August 30, 2009 at 4:30 pm | 3 Comments Read More
Trey Songz: Ready (Album Review)

If there is one thing musicians have learned, it is that controversy sells in the music business. Despite "song covers" over numerous artists' hit records and issuing standout mixtapes to his fans in Genesis and Anticipation, it was Trey Songz' "freestyle" over Jay-Z's "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" that caused the biggest firestorm. Calling out the...

Posted: August 29, 2009 at 11:12 pm | 5 Comments Read More