That’s right, the site is all set up and working, there have been a few tweaks to the site to make life easier for everyone:

> The comments on this site are handled by our forums, to post comments you must be registered for the forums. This is to stop auto accounts being created using an exploit in WordPress and also allows more options when posting replies.

> Search is powered by Google, this is because google has the power to search both the main site and the forums at the same time. The search box at the top and our resutls page will be styled more in the coming days to fit in better with the look of the site. and the search feature will be intergrated into the forums at the same time.

> We’re Multiplatform again! initially this relaunch was going to be a PlayStation only site, but due to popular demand it will return to its multiplatform roots.

We’re still working to improve the site and it’s features in every possible way and work will begin on content from Wednesday today and tomorrow will be used more for those last few tweaks and rebuilding of our contacts database, it’s been a while so i hope they remember us ;)

I would like to say hey to JL and papabear who found their way back to us in record time! JL posted a welcome back comment on the inital “hello world” post created by the wordpress install while i was still getting used to the admin panel the first time i seen it! the new site was not even live 20 mins at that time… and papabear was the first original long time member to find his own way home and get settled in on the forums! Welcome home guys, word is spreading and the others should be here soon ;)

EA have announced that later this month life will get easier and more stylish for those in Dead Space, now the packs to make life easier are more then welcome to some, but why would anyone pay money to have “Hot Rod Flame” paint jobs on their weapons this and other cosmetic only packs are rediculos and add nothing at all to the game experience. Stupid packs aside though, there are some interesting ones offering increased firepower and armor, now these will sell… Full details below. Read the rest of this entry »

Rockband clocks up yet another full album Details below:

MTV Games and Harmonix announced today that Foo Fighters’ best selling album, The Colour and the Shape, will become the seventh complete album to join the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content.

Selling more than 2 million copies in the US alone, The Colour and the Shape is the most successful album from the alternative rock band and includes hit singles “Monkey Wrench,” “Hero” and “Everlong”. With “Everlong” already featured on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack, the DLC album will include the following tracks:

1. “Doll”
2. “Monkey Wrench”
3. “Hey, Johnny Park!”
4. “My Poor Brain”
5. “Wind Up”
6. “Up in Arms”
7. “My Hero”
8. “See You”
9. “Enough Space”
10. “February Stars”
11. “Walking After You”
12. “New Way Home”

The Colour and the Shape will be available for download starting November 11, 2008, for the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and November 13, 2008, for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Pricing will be $19.99 (1600 Microsoft Points) for the album, or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) per track.

With the release of this album Rock Band fans will now have access to 14 solid tracks from the Foo Fighters – “Learn To Fly” was already featured on the original Rock Band soundtrack. All 14 tracks can be played in Rock Band 2’s different modes including Quickplay where the album itself will be called out in its own subheader, and Tour Challenges, where users will be prompted to play through all Foo Fighters tracks in a standalone setlist.

The Colour and the Shape joins the growing list of Rock Band albums in the DLC music catalog, which includes Mötley Crüe’s Dr. Feelgood, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Rush’s Moving Pictures, Megadeth’s Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, Pixies’ Doolittle, Judas Priests’ Screaming For Vengeance and The Cars’ The Cars. With the addition of the Foo Fighters album there are now more than 400 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at http://www.rockband.com/music).

PlayStation 3:
Guitar Hero World Tour (Activision)
Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon (THQ)
Legendary (Atari)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (Atari)
Tom Clancy’s EndWar (Ubisoft)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (THQ)

PlayStation Portable
PES 2009 (Konami)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (THQ)

PlayStation 2
SingStar Singalong With Disney (Sony)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (THQ)

Picked up a copy of the Argos Christmas Catalogue today to see if they had GH: World Tour as most of the time Argos can be that bit cheaper when it comes to the more expensive things in life and at around €200 depending on where you shop GH: World Tour qualifies as expensive. but nothing prepared me for just how expensive it is at my local Argos…

Open the catalogue, and find the items and you’ll see €249.99 beside the now familiar picture of the instruments. This is ridiculous pricing it’s at least €40 more then everywhere else, but wait, it gets worse! after reading the product info there’s a problem… This bundle is just the instruments and the software is a separate buy at €74.99!!! I quickly headed for the counter to see if these were misprints and got a “We haven’t heard anything about that yet so those are the prices till we do”

So at Argos in Ireland Guitar Hero: World Tour will set you back €249.99 for the instruments across all platforms PLUS for the software you’ll have to splash out an extra €74.99 for PS3/360 versions and €59.99 for the Wii version. This is completely stupid pricing and i hope they don’t sell a single copy, but they probably will as everywhere else is sure to sell out and Argos will be the only place with copies…

More pics after the break…

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And to celebrate this they’re giving away 10,000 reward points to everyone who logs on from late November until early December and a further 100,000 points to 30 people selected from a draw that will take place mid December

Full Press Release Below

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Konami’s online action game, “METAL GEAR ONLINE,” has gained over 1 million members worldwide since the launch of the service in June 2008. To commemorate this achievement, Konami will launch a special campaign, “METAL GEAR ONLINE: Commemorative Campaign,” that will officially begin on November 25, 2008, awarding reward points to gamers who access METAL GEAR ONLINE during the promotion. These reward points can be used to purchase new online gear from the in-game reward shop.

During the Commemorative Campaign period of November 25, 2008 from December 9, 2008, all players who own a METAL GEAR ONLINE account (Game IDs) and access METAL GEAR ONLINE will receive 10,000 reward points each. The 10,000 reward points will be updated to account owners on the last day of the campaign, December 9, 2008.

Player characters who access “METAL GEAR ONLINE” during the Commemorative Campaign period will also have a chance to be one of 30 people (10 people from each region, North America, Europe and Japan) to receive an additional 100,000 reward points. The 100,000 reward points drawing will happen after the campaign ends and will be awarded the drawn winners on December 16, 2008.

A special GENE and MEME expansion bundle pack will be made available at a special price of $14.99 this holiday season.

It seems that waiting for the PS3 version of Bioshock may be paying off for those that like Exclusive DLC. 2K Games have just announced the detials for their upcoming DLC for one of the better games of 2007 on the Xbox 360. There are 3 rooms to explore with unique to ps3 locations, artwork and trophies.

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Burnout Paradise is a perfect example of how games should be released! Criterion Games the studio behind the successful Burnout series are doing everything they can to improve their game and interact with their community. Having released a number of free expansions to Paradise City including Bikes, they’re at it again with “The Ultimate Box” all the previous updates including the all new Party DLC. Burnout Paradise Party will be the first non free expansion, but if previous updates to the game are anything to go by it’ll be well worth a few quid. Burnout Paradise Party and The Ultimate Box will be released in Febuary 2009.

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