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Oh Rock Band how you tease us with all of those new tracks and cocky Americans laughing at us because they have had the game since late last year well it’s finally time for us to get a bit of this gorgeous cherry.

The date we have to look out for is as early as May 23rd (yes that early) however we don’t have a price yet but EA might announce that today at a press event they are holding.

Just to make things a little more sweeter we get a few tracks those Americans didn’t get plus all 70 downloadable songs that are available via the US marketplace will also be available from day one with EA also stating that from May 27th all songs will be available on both American and UK marketplace.

So i guess it is now time to go and preorder yourself a copy and take out a bank loan just in-case, plus i also think it’s best if you clear a lot of room as there is enough kit to take up a full spare room.

Update - the price has just been released and cop a hold of this

Instruments (Drums, Guitar and Microphone) = £129.99
Game = £49.99 (everywhere will sell it at £39.99)
Total = £179.98 (£169.98 hopfully)

Grand Total = A shit load of money

Thanks very much EA for bleeding us dry

Update 2 - If you head over to the nice people at Play.com you will be able to get the instruments at £99.99 (saving 23%) and the game at £39.99 (saving 20%).

you will also be able to buy the drums and the guitar on there own with the drums costing you £69.99 and the guitar £59.99.

So thanks to Play.com it is’nt going to be that bad in the end.

As soon as i get pricing information from Game.com and Gamestation i will let you know.

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Now the game has been out a little while so it’s time to tell you what i thought of the game and it isn’t all good news.

To start off with when you play the game for the first time you are in for a little treat as it can be fun to go around with a mate and shot the shit out of the bad guy’s however the cracks begin to show the more you play it.
The games major flaw comes down to the fact that it’s really really short (on the easy difficult setting it can be finished in less that a few hours) and it’s just the same thing over and over again.
The co-op elements just become repetitive and boring as there isn’t any variety to them and this was a very missed opportunity on EA’s part as they could of done so much more to make the game stand out a bit better

I’m not kicking the single player that much as the first play through of this game i enjoyed but i don’t see myself going through it again and again.

Now you might think that the huge saving grace of army of two will come down to the multi player side however this just makes the game worse as there is so much lag most of the time it’s unplayable, the enemy AI is so annoying that they constantly get in the way of you finishing your tasks, your main objectives are the same no matter how many times you play the maps and they stay in the same place and finally the biggest kicker is down to how many multi player maps there are and that’s a huge 4, yes you have read right there are only 4.

So over all the game is a big let down, I’m getting sick of magazines/Internet hyping up a game only for it to be a big let down plus the £40 price tag of it makes it even more hard more me to recommend this game.

Save up your money for either Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 or Condemned 2 Bloodshot.

Overall Score = 6/10

I have a nice special treat for you today with a few new videos from the upcoming EA game Army of Two.
So enjoy.

Well it seems like the next generation movie format award has ended with Toshiba the pioneers of HD DVD decideing to stop make HD DVD players as of this moment and the last shipment of players will reach shops by the end of March.

The news comes after a week of rumors that Toshiba will stop production of the product and it seems that the rumors were true.
There is no news what microsoft will do now with there HD DVD add on but fingers will point at the stopping of the production of it and the rumored Blu-Ray add on getting released sooner that people thought.
It is also a sign that the other two big companies that back HD DVD (Paramount and Universal) will now switch to Blu-Ray.

When there is more news about this story i will lets you know

It finally seems that Activision and Infinity Ward have announced that there will be some new maps for Call of Duty 4 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 released sometime this spring.

On top of the announcement of the new maps they have also told us that there will be some new gameplay elements with fingers pointing to the staple capture the flag scenario that should also feature some new challengers.

Robert Bowling community manage at Infinity Ward said in a statement that “We’re excited about the new maps, and the added gameplay variety, and we can’t wait to wrap things up and get online with everyone.”

As soon as details are announced about the maps i will let you know.

Finally for people who have been waiting to hear when the next GTA game will be out well you have’nt that long to wait.

The game will have a worldwide release on the 29th April on the PS3 and 360.

Sam Hauser founder and executive producer at Rockstar said in a statement that “We are so excited to be releasing Grand Theft Auto IV,” he went on to say that “We’ve pushed ourselves very hard to make something incredible and hope the game sets a new benchmark for interactive entertainment.”

If the game follows in the footsteps of the other GTA games then this should be a huge hit but we will have to wait and see.

Now here is a game that i can’t wait for and we have the new trailer for it.

The game follows Ethan Thomas after all that occured in the first game and his extreme falling descent into madness and darkness with use following his disturbing journey into his nightmares with you solving crimes that normal sain police officers do not dare to touch.

So enjoy the trailer and tell me what you think.

Atari has finally decided to set a release date for there upcoming Alone in the Dark and it’s much closer than thought.

The game is set to scare us sometime in May on the 360, Wii, PS2 and PC however the release date for the PS3 version has’nt been set yet.

The game is set around Central Park and will be split into episode chapters that will see players surviving over each on of the chapters.

It was also rumored that the Wii version would be different however it will still have the same layout as the 360 and PC version but it will not have the same graphics power behind like the 360 and PC versions.

As soon as i get my hands on a copy i’ll post up a review for it so keep a look out for that.

As promised here are the first Vagusnet gaming awards, this year has been one of the best for gaming showing what each console can bring to the floor to make it stand out, yes the poor PS3 hasn’t had a great year but it has to start somewhere and we know that Sony will not quit with there machine.
The biggest surprise of the year has to be the success of Wii, nobody could of predicted that it would people just laughed at it now Nintendo are laughing back them.
The Xbox 360 also a great year showing off what the console can do with a string of fantastic games.

So without further ado here are my winners for the best games of the year.

Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Now this was a hard choice as there were alot of fantastic games out for the 360 including Halo 3, Bioshock, Call of Duty 4 etc but for me there could only be one winner and that is……….. Call of duty 4.
For me Call of Duty 4 had everything and that the multi player mode in my eyes is the best I’ve played on the 360.

Wii Game of the Year
Like with the 360 category this was another hard one as the Wii had a brilliant year with the likes of Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime Corruption, Resident Evil 4 and many more released on the little white console, however there was one game that stood head above the rest and that was…….. Super Mario Galaxy.
I guess there is no surprise there however it was the best game out on the Wii this year and it was a welcome return to form for the little plumber.

PS3 Game of the Year
Unlike with the other two categories this was a bit more easier as the PS3 didn’t have the great year than it thought so there was only one title in the running for this in my eyes and that is……. Uncharted Drakes Fortune.
Finally a game came out this year that showed what the PS3 can do and it could only mean good things if they can follow the template of this game.

DS Game of the Year
The DS came on even more leaps and bounds this year kicking the PSP butt again and again, the little handheld showed Sony how to do a portable gaming system and it broke record after record.
The game that stands out for me however on the DS this year is…… Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass.
Links first outing on the DS was a huge game and it pushed the DS to its limits with some of the best portable gaming that has ever been made.

PSP Game of the Year
Now this is a hard one for me as I’m not a fan of the PSP but there has to be a winner in each of the categories and i have decided to go with…….. Silent Hill Origins.
The game did come out to near the end of the year but i was a big fan of the Silent Hill series and this showed that survival horror can be done on a handheld console, the best thing however was that this wasnt a remake but a whole new story.

Overall Game of the Year
this is the last category, now i know that you are thinking that he didn’t do very many but i did want to go down that same route as ever single videogame award i just wanted to point out the best one each one of the systems.
So now down to business with the overall game of the year and for me this was easy as one game was the biggest shining light at the end of the gaming tunnel and that was……… Super Mario Galaxy.
Now I’m a huge Nintendo fan and i was waiting for this game for ages and to my joy this was every bit that game i was waiting for. Nintendo crafted out a game from pure gaming gold and gave another spin on the Mario formula showing the other companies on how to make and adventure game.

That’s it those are my picks for the game of the year and next year should be even more interesting as each one of the consoles should of found there feet, with the PS3 clawing back at the other two, The 360 having it’s third birthday and onto more impressive game and the Wii pushing even more boundaries with it’s unique selling points.