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A full standalone Green Day themed version of Rock Band will be shipping worldwide June 8th according to a release from Electronic Arts earlier this week, the game will feature 47 exportable tracks, rare access to the Green Day media vault with over 40 minutes of footage, artist likeness and more.

The game will feature the three-part vocal harmony technology Harmonix introduced in The Beatles: Rock Band, an incredible 47 strong list will be playable which spans the career of the band. Tracks include ‘Brain Stew’ , ‘Jaded’, ‘American Idiot’ and ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’. All 47 tracks are fully exportable into Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3. Green Day DLC already available in the Rock Band store will also be playable in the new game.

Green Day: Rock Band will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii everywhere on June 8th and is Rated T for Teen.

This weeks DLC announcement for Rock Band is a little more exciting than usual not only do we have songs by Grammy Award Winning artist Lady Gaga we also have songs by 3 Doors Down, Mute Math, The Subways and South Parks own Eric Cartman.

Oh and if you have never seen the South Park cover of Pokerface here’s a shiny You tube link.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (March 16) and PlayStation 3 system (March 18):

• Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”
• Lady Gaga – “Just Dance”
• Lady Gaga – “Monster”
• Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
• 3 Doors Down – “It’s Not My Time”
• Mute Math – “Control”
• South Park – “Poker Face (Cartman version)”
• The Subways – “Oh Yeah”
• The Subways – “Rock & Roll Queen”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Lady Gaga Pack 01” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with “+” are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.

Price: £.99 UK (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
£3.49 UK (560 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Lady Gaga Pack 01”
(200 Wii Points™) per track

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

It’s Saturday, and let’s face it, there’s probably some point in the day at which you have no idea what to do with yourself. You’ve already gamed, visited family, went out to the store, ate, watched TV and probably even had a nap. What now? Why not support a good cause, like the Halton Autistic Family Support Group, and watch a few friends game until . . . well, they either pass out or finish. It’s kind of like NASCAR. Except you die in NASCAR . . . or your car catches on fire instead of passing out from 72 hours of playing Metroid games. A little less exciting, but these guys are 20 times better than NASCAR.

You can join in on the chat here!

After its announcement only a few days ago and then hearing that this Tomb raider would be a digital only download we have now been treated to some pictures of the game. Apparently the upcoming title will feature co-op and the screens show a fixed camera perspective which should appeal to fans of the old games. Now it may just be that I haven’t had a good tomb raider game in a long while and I cant trust the brand any more but something makes me want this to be like sonic 4 and look good. What do you guys think? Do you want a good Tomb raider again?

Despite Nintendo breaking records here, there and everywhere and committing absolute annihilation on any competitor in sight the industry has never really took a shine to the Wii. Comments from the likes of Sega and Capcom have done even more to not help matters. There comments are apparently echoed throughout the industry even though some Dev’s dare not admit it.

In a recent interview over at Gaming Union former DICE CEO and Co-Founder Fredrik Lillegrin had a few things to say about the Wii:

Gaming Union: Are you surprised with the negativity surrounding the Wii from various groups, even after all this time and its success? Would you develop a Wii game if you were a traditional developer?

Fredrik Liliegrin: If I got paid to develop a Wii game I would do it. I would not put an original IP on the Wii today unless I thought I had an absolute home run.

Gaming Union: Why not?

Fredrik Liliegrin: Because the Wii, to me, I would describe it as a Virus, that doesn’t stick. Everyone comes home, it’s a toy, people have got to realize the Wii is a toy, not an entertainment focused product. People come home, someone, they play Wii for a bit, feel it’s really cool, blah blah blah, they go out and buy one. Ask people how often they play the Wii, that are not the core game consumer that buys one because they have an Xbox 360 and a Wii or a PlayStation 3 and a Wii. The people that only own the Wii, ask that consumer how often they use their machine. They just don’t use it, it was cool, but they’re not gamers, so they put it away. Other than the Wii Fit phenomenon that helped a lot of people get a nice cutie voice telling that they’re fat and need to go work out, they need to find other alternatives. Nintendo is smart in that way in that they realize this is not a video game machine, this is not a games game machine.

[Via Gaming Union]

Rock out to this week’s Rock Band DLC, this week we have a 3 Pack from Disturbed, and singles from The Mother Hips, Silversun Pickups and TRUSTcompany.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (March 2) and PlayStation 3 system (March 4):

Disturbed Meaning of Life
Disturbed The Game
Disturbed Voices
The Mother Hips Third Floor Story
The Mother Hips White Falcon Fuzz
Silversun Pickups Panic Switch
Silversun Pickups Sort Of
TRUSTcompany Downfall

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as Disturbed Pack 02 as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with a “*” will come out in Europe only on March 11.

Price: £.99 UK (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
£2.49 UK (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for Disturbed Pack 02
200 Wii Points per track

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

Remember those games Nintendo unveiled at E3 that you’ve just been waiting for hear about, well stop waiting because today at the Nintendo Media Summit new information is out on Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M. The surprise? They are both coming out before the end of the first half of the year.
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Welcome to another week of Rock Band DLC, as usual Harmonix don’t disappoint, this week’s titles include singles by KSM, Marilyn Manson, One Night only and The Police. As well as 3 tracks by Finish rockers HIM.

Available this week (Feb. 23 onwards) for download from the Rock Band Store:

• HIM – “Heartkiller” +
• HIM – “Ode to Solitude”
• HIM – “Wings of a Butterfly”
• KSM – “Distracted” +
• Marilyn Manson – “The Dope Show”
• One Night Only – “Just For Tonight” +
• The Police – “Walking On the Moon” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “HIM Pack 01” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with “+” are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.

Price: £.99 UK (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
£2.49 UK (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “HIM Pack 01”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Pointsâ„¢) per track

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

Yes it’s that time again, it’s Rockband DLC time and boy have Harmonix got a treat for us this week!

This weeks DLC includes work from ‘King of Soul’ Otis Redding and singles from The Chemical Brothers, All Time Low, Alphabeat and Brian Setzer.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Today – Feb. 16) and PlayStation3 system (Feb. 18):

• Otis Redding – “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” +
• Otis Redding – “Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)” +
• Otis Redding – “I’m Sick Y’all” +
• Otis Redding – “I’ve Got Dreams to Remember” +
• Otis Redding – “Love Man”
• All Time Low – “Weightless”
• Alphabeat –“Fascination” +
• Brian Setzer – “Stray Cat Strut” +
• The Chemical Brothers – “Let Forever Be” +

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Otis Redding Pack 01” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with “+” are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.

Price: £.99 UK (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
£4.39 UK (680 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Otis Redding Pack 01”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Pointsâ„¢) per track

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

Rising Star Games has announced that it will publish No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle for the Wii in Europe at the end of April.

No More Heroes 2 follows Travis Touchdown who finds himself placed at the bottom of the UAA (United Assassins Association) table. He has to fight his way back to the top while seeking revenge for the murder of his best friend.

” The first No More Heroes game fast built a reputation as a benchmark in the Wii’s capabilities, and was brave and bold enough to stand out from the crowd as an antidote to the glut of party games on the market for the console ” – said Martin Defries, managing director, Rising Star Games