Hey there faithful readers.  I’ve got a treat for you.  You may have seen this video already, you may haven’t, but if you have, I’m sure you’ll agree that after viewing it, you’ll never be the same.

Maybe I’m overstating it a bit…

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The folks at Harmonix might want to change their E3 plans. Instead of debuting Rock Band 2 in Los Angeles, they might want to set up a live feed from their offices and simply confirm, or deny a recent slew of rumors that have lit up Internet blogs and message boards.

These rumors have primarily focused on a handful of leaked song lists provided by a few play testers that supposedly got their hands on the game early. However, today produced some potentially blockbuster news that could set the Internet ablaze.

Check out all of the Rock Band 2 goodness, after the jump! (more…)

As a reader of quality journalism (and since I’m as pretentious as Piers Morgan from America’s Got Talent) I don’t tend to have a flick through the tabloid newspapers of the UK. However, there was one rather intriguing story about the 360, more specifically the good old Red Ring of Death, but even more specifically about the vastly-improved Elite models, in a recent edition of the Daily Mirror.

Some notorious tabloid gossip scandals follow after the jump!

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After the disappointing Spring Update, or lack thereof, you may be expecting some massive overhaul to the 360’s user interface. Alternatively, you might be expecting a restructuring of Xbox Live Marketplace? Either way, the guys over at The Fanboys have come up with some really cool conceptual dashboard redesigns.

Hit the jump to have a look (and hear my rantings) .

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We covered:

• Don’t loan things to Doc
• Halo 4
• New console?
• GCN Promo
• Diablo fanboys
• Sony’s 2.4 Firmware Update
• Where did it go?
• Great customer service
• Doc’s fan club
• Dave’s not involved
• Bad Company single player
• Doc vs Lono
• Doc’s dog tag obsession
• Bad Company is getting fixed
• GCN E3 Update
• Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 gets free upgrade
• The gaming lull
• E3 trip sponsored by sumolounge.com
• Dave hearts Kojima
• Possible big announcement
• Rock Band 2!!!!
• The Ace of Spades!
• Doc’s ipod is hardcore
• Thanks
• Doc goes after Dave
• Dave take us out
• Martini time

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[Update]: Apparently, Harmonix isn’t satisfied with simply making all Rock Band DLC compatible with every game in the franchise. Kotaku has reported, based on statements made by IGN’s Nate Ahearn, that Rock Band 2 owners will essentially be getting two games for the price of one. That’s because every song that shipped with Rock Band will be available to download free of charge.

This is great news for those of us (myself included) that never purchased Rock Band. However, once again, early adopters seem to get screwed. Though, this free DLC will come in handy when you are craving REM’s “Orange Crush,” but don’t want to switch game discs.

This week has been a great for fans of Harmonix’s Rock Band platform.

On Monday, it was revealed that Rock Band 2 would be released in September for the Xbox 360 and later this year for the Playstation 3, Wii and Playstation 2.

Tuesday’s episode of X-Play aired a screenshot that was apparently taken from Rock Band 2’s in-game set list (9 new tracks revealed). A second list of leaked songs hit the Internet Wednesday, when a user on the ScoreHero forums, who claimed to have played the highly-anticipated sequel, posted 11 additional songs.

The full list of songs can be found here.

Alex Rigopulos, the CEO of Harmonix, recently spoke with CNN about the upcoming sequel to one of 2007’s best games.

Hit the jump to find out what he had to say. (more…)

CVG has somewhat validated what our source told us yesterday, that a new Halo game will be announced by Microsoft at E3. They did a bit of digging with their own sources and got the same answer we did, plus assurance that the new game would not include the beloved Master Chief. (Sort of a No-brainer)

Halo is one of the best selling game franchises in history, and it’s no wonder that Microsoft would be quite keen on expediting another installment to market. The reaction to the news is drawing mixed reactions from the gaming community.

Some are calling the notion of another Halo installment so soon after Halo 3 a mistake. Personally I think they’re missing the difference between “an announcement that a game is in development”, and “releasing a game”. They are far from the same thing.

Others, equally loyal to the franchise seem to be pretty excited by the prospect.

Do you think this announcement will be Halo 4? A Prequel? Peter Jackson’s entry into the foray?

Now our source is really sticking her/his/its neck out.

As we told you earlier, our inside woman/man/thing got hold of some pretty exciting news.

News that Bungie was already hard at work developing what will be Halo 4.

Now we’re told that this will be announced officially at E3.

The prior news was probably like a weatherman predicting a hurricane “sometime somewhere.”   This starts the ticking clock for what would end up being a pretty big deal.

Halo 4.  E3.

Stand by.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock was a great game. I played the hell out of it and still pick up my plastic ax every now and then (thanks to some free DLC).

When I read the first previews for the next iteration, Guitar Hero: World Tour, I couldn’t imagine what Harmonix (developers of Rock Band) could do to outshine Activision. Along with a new set list, Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature user-generated content (minus the vocals), new peripherals (doing its best Rock Band impersonation), cameos from some of the biggest names in rock, customizable instruments and characters, and online play for an entire band. Before you ask, the guitars from Guitar Hero III will be compatible with Guitar Hero: World Tour.

I was ready to devote another $60 to the Guitar Hero franchise.

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