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Popular bands blink-182, OK Go, Flogging Molly, Motley Crue, The Go-Go's and Night Ranger round out the roster of top acts contributing music to Guitar Hero's music library.

#xbox360 >Here's that promised second batch of Xbox 360 download codes for The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. More »

As if Satoru Iwata's pronouncement of a 2010 release date for -- let's call it -- "New Legend of Zelda" wasn't exciting enough, Nintendo of America's Cammie Dunaway referenced a similar timeline for the upcoming Wii game at the Nintendo Media Summit this week. Speaking to GameLife, Dunaway said, "If you compare the first half of 2010 with the first half of 2009, it's night and day. And from some of the things that Mr. Iwata has talked about, and things that we will talk about at E3, like Zelda, you know that we're going to have a good back half of the year, as well." So then, Zelda in the back half of 2010? Yes, please.

In regards to North American releases of RPGs Xenoblade and The Last Story, Dunaway somewhat baffling said, "It's too early to say whether we're going to bring those here" -- even though Nintendo of America already announced Xenoblade back at E3 2009 when it was called Monado: Beginning of the World. It's possible Dunaway simply misspoke, or she just forgot about Monado -- like everyone else in the world.

#screens Ignition Entertainment is gearing up to release "the definitive JRPG for the Wii" this summer, and eight new screenshots show us how much that looks like a Namco Bandai Tales of Something title. More »

Next week's Rock Band DLC is quite ... eclectic? Yeah, let's go with that. With such variety, there's sure to be something that people will love -- or love to hate, which is typically the case. There's a track pack from chart-topping band Disturbed, with three songs off its 10th anniversary edition of The Sickness album. Meanwhile, Grammy-nominated band Silversun Pickups also contribute a couple more tracks to the DLC pile.

Click past the jump for the full list of new additions!

#davidjaffe Evocative and provocative, a game born of the anxiety about George W. Bush's polices abroad would have included a Chinese invasion of the U.S. and the emotional journey of a soldier struggling over whether to flee military service. More »

Don't hit the panic switch.

Folks who are currently working their way through Valkyria Chronicles' recently released DLC pack, Challenge of the Edy Detachment, have noticed something strange about the content's English-language voice overs: They don't exist. The add-on pack only includes two audio settings: Japanese and silent. Of course, you can still follow the DLC's plot through English subtitles, but hey -- we came here to blow up tanks with other tanks, not to read.

Siliconera suggests that the absence of words we can understand could be attributed to the fact that this DLC is going live six months after the game was released in the U.S., so it's possible the English voice cast couldn't be brought back together for an encore recording. We've contacted Sega for an official explanation and to find out why the English-language omission in the DLC wasn't announced before people, you know, bought it.

Many PC players of NBA 2K10 are reportedly having serious issues with the game's online functionality. While the degree of difficulty appears to vary from player to player, there are some pretty epic threads of woe being sewn on the 2K Sports and Steam forums regarding the game.

As one tipster explains to Joystiq: "Online support has been basically non-existent, despite it being clearly advertised by 2K. To be clear, when I say 'non-existent,' I mean 'non-existent.' This isn't an issue of slightly laggy gameplay, or anything like that. The lobbies in the game are completely non-functional, and it doesn't even seem possible to connect to other players."

When contacted, 2K Sports told Joystiq that a patch is "currently being worked on, and in the testing phase. It will be released as soon as it is ready." That's probably of little consolation to office chair athletes left playing a pick-up game by themselves, as this patch has apparently been in the works for months. On the bright side, considering NBA 2K is an annual franchise, maybe the next installment won't have the same problems?

[Thanks, Sam G]

Exploring the fictions of Red Dead Redemption.

#impressions The Nintendo representative demoing upcoming Wii title FlingSmash, kept describing the game as an "active sidescroller." More »

If you've yet to play one of those rhythm games that exclusively features the work of a single band, but you're dying to temper your expectations for Green Day: Rock Band, you should probably consider picking up the similarly-titled Harmonix opus that focuses on the career of the Beatles. In fact, you should do it right now -- Amazon's offering Beatles: Rock Band for $28.49 on all three major platforms as its Deal of the Day. As an added bonus, the retailer is also selling the Premium Edition bundle, which includes all those sexy instruments, for just $139 (down from MSRP $200).

We recognize that The Beatles are no Green Day, but you should be able to emulate playing the upcoming Billie Jo Armstrong simulator by muting your television while playing Beatles, and just crankin' up the Dookie.

Just as promised, operative, you'll soon get your chance to bone up on your rocket car skills before entering the field, as the Just Cause 2 demo has been set for release next Thursday, March 4. The demo will arrive on Xbox Live, PSN and Steam and will grant access to 35 square miles of the Lautan Lama Desert -- one of the islands making up the game's promised 400 sq. miles of explorable Panau archipelago. So oil up that grappling gun and get your best black ops duds off to the dry cleaners. We want Rico looking mucho suavé out there!

Just Cause 2 is set to dive into retail on March 23 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Games for Windows platforms.

#xbox360 First-person, role-playing shooter Borderlands' latest expansion pack hit the PC, Playstation Network and Xbox 360 this week. More »

#ncsoft NCsoft reveals Aion: The Official Magazine, a monthly online publication that delivers the latest news, player guides, and community tips to Aion players to the tune of $3.99 an issue, with exclusive in-game items lurking in every issue. More »

Something for your weak end.

Something for your weak end.

Something for your weak end.

After a three-week run, we’ve come to our final installment of our MAG Developer Tip series. To close it out Zipper’s training, vehicle and environment designer Ben Jones walks us through the biggest responsibility in the game: being the OIC. As always, we open with a video:

Howdy, Ben Jones here! With all the great tips that have come from other Zippers over the week (particularly all of the leadership-oriented bits that have come out over the last few days), I’m going to impart this small list of tried and true techniques that build upon earlier strategies and maximize your effectiveness as an OIC. Some are obvious, some aren’t, but all are helpful.

Basic Tips:

Your OIC abilities can be accessed by using the TCM through the D-Pad or the CNI by pressing SELECT. These abilities are best used while trying to make a push as either an attacker or defender, so try and time their use with changes in the battle! If attackers have opened up their forward spawns try blockading them to give your team time to regroup. Communicating with the Squad and Platoon leaders below you is essential. Maneuver through the comms channels by using the D-Pad and guide your team to victory.

Advanced Tips:

If most of your platoons have fallen back from their frontline defenses, consider using “Signal Jamming” to keep the enemies from using their own CNI effectively, while also using the “Blockade” ability to decrease their spawn times. Finally, use “Rapid Redeploy” to increase your own spawn time and finish the job. Speaking of Blockade and Rapid Redeploy, if Blockade is used on you, you can use Rapid Redeploy in return to move the timer to normal. “Tactical Strike” is essential for full-on attacks. With it, you can eliminate immediate wait times on any and all cooldown bars for command abilities within your entire army. Team Broadcast is one of your available comms channels on the D-Pad. Use it sparingly to bolster the morale of your troops and praise them for decisive actions!

Thank you very much, Ben. More importantly, though, thank you to each and every one of our fans who has helped make MAG a big success for us. We hope you enjoyed our tip series and invite you check back again with us in the coming weeks for even more news from 2025.

Something for your weak end.

Derby ring road celebrates Tomb Raider icon.

Derby ring road celebrates Tomb Raider icon.

Even without the PlayStation Motion Controller to back it up, Resident Evil 5 has struck gold for a second time. The PS3 version of Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (Alternative Edition in Japan) hit the top of the Media Create sales chart in Japan following its February 18 release, selling 143,339 copies. God Eater continues to gobble up attention, taking the #2 spot with 64,192 copies sold.

Another big PS3 game debuted in the top ten this week: Heavy Rain, which fell in at #6, selling 26,775 units. In a way, the Japanese version is the superior release, because the voice acting doesn't seem to have been performed by French people faking Japanese accents. See the full top ten after the break.

#gallery Not, make that this month's. No, this year's. More »

Hey Everyone – Here’s the weekly PlayStation Video Store Update to get you ready for the weekend. Couples Retreat and Family Guy – Season 8 were the most popular titles downloaded this week. For new arrivals we got in Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, The Informant!, Everybody’s Fine, and finally, the Cameron Diaz and James Marsden thriller The Box. Here’s the trailer for the film:

The Box is available to rent or own now. Next week should be another solid week on the video store as 2012 and Where the Wild Things Are become available on the Video Store Tuesday, March 2. Have a good weekend!

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24 | Season 8 - Day 8: 12:00am-1:00am AAAHH!!! Real Monsters | Season 2 American Dad | Season 5 - Return of the Bling Angry Beavers | Best of, Vol. 2 Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Season 8 - Eggball Bakugan | Season 7 - Avenging Spectra Blade of the Immortal | Season 1 - Wind Bleach | The Bount - Bleach 84 Bleach | The Bount - Bleach 85 Blue Mountain State | Season 1 - LAX CC Premium Stand-Up Specials | 2010 - Tony Rock CC Premium Stand-Up Specials | 2010 - Doug Williams Damages | Season 3 - It’s Not My Birthday Doug | S2 Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood | Season 1 - The First Day GT Bonus Round | Season 4 - The State of the Industry Part 3 Hey Arnold! | Season 2 Justice League | S2 Kell on Earth | Season 1 - Off to London Legend of the Seeker | Season 2 - Hunger Lost | Season 6 - Lighthouse MuscleCar | 2010 - Plan Your Next Project! Naruto Shippuden Uncut | Season 1, Vol. 2 - Three Minutes Between Life and Death Nip/Tuck | Season 7 - Walter & Edith Krieger One Tree Hill | Season 7 - The Last Day of Our Aquaintance Psych | Season 4 - Think Tank Rocko’s Modern Life | Best of, Vol. 2 Rugrats | Best of, Vol. 2 Rugrats | Tommy Pickles: Natural Bald Leader! Steven Spielberg Presents: Pinky and the Brain | S1 The Buried Life | Season 1 - #95 Play Basketball with Obama The Cleveland Show | Season 1 - Curious Case of Jr. Working at the Stool The Crazies Motion Comics | S1 The O.C. | S2 The Simpsons | Season 21 - The Color Yellow The Tester | Season 1 - Communication Breakdown Til Death | Season 4 - Perfect Couple Til Death | Season 4 - The Check-Up Tool Academy | S3 - Episode 2 Tower of Druaga | S2 True Jackson, VP | Season 2 - True Date White Collar | S1 - Bottlenecked Winter Olympics 2010 Alpine Skiing - Encore: Women’s Super G Winter Olympics 2010 Alpine Skiing - Encore: Men’s Super Combined Winter Olympics 2010 Freestyle Skiing - Encore: All Ski Cross Races Winter Olympics 2010 Freestyle Skiing - Encore: Aerials Run 1 Winter Olympics 2010 Freestyle Skiing - Encore: Aerials Run 2

Top Movies

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Top HD TV Episodes

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#pc Riot Games, the game company behind action role-playing game League of Legends, has signed a deal to get the game distributed in Southeast Asia. That's good news, but it's also bad news. Now, it's more bad news than anything else. More »

#starcraftii After several false starts, years-in-development StarCraft II finally began closed beta testing. That probably means the game is still on track for release the first half of this year. Probably! More »