UPDATE: Apparantly the simultaneous EU/US release was not all as it seems. “There was a misunderstanding and there is no confirmed date for Europe,” an unnamed spokesperson from EA told Eurogamer. Im sure the rest of the EU can join us in being 100% Not. Happy.

Just as the dust from the (semi) Europe release of Rock Band 1 has settled, EA and Harmonix have confirmed that Rock Band 2 is due for release in September. Undercutting Guitar Hero World Tour by several months.

Harmonix have confirmed that the EU and US versions will both release in the same month although, not neccessarily on the same day.

Among the confirmed features is the ability to play all DLC from Rock Band 1, from now untill infinity. Harmonix have said that new instruments will be released in a bundle pack featuring several upgrades, although they refuse to comment on what exactly these upgrades are.

We’ll keep you updated.

Games Radar have uncovered a screenshot for the upcoming James Bond title: Quantum of Solace.  OXM Will have an indepth feature in there August issue so keep your eyes peeled! Screenshots here.

Treyarch have announced today that they will be releasing exclusively to the xbox360 marketplace the trailer for Call of Duty 5: World at War including in game footage. But it will only be available from a short period between the 21st and 22nd of June so if you do want a sneak peek then don’t delay as it won’t be there for ever. If you can’t wait till then 9 screenshots have been leaked breaking the embargo that was supposed to last till the 23rd, you can find these screenshots here (link) enjoy.

Midway have now confirmed that Unreal Tournament 3 will be hitting UK stores on 4th July. This will be great news for any Xbox360ers who have been waiting for this and felt let down by the PS3 getting it first.

BUT to console you when you buy the Xbox version you will be receiving a plethora of extra content giving you a new split screen mode, all the DLC so far released and 5 brand new levels.

It seems theres another case of marketing departments dropping the ball, when this week it seems as though some eagle-eyed viewers have spotted what seem to be the new tracks for release in Rock Band.

In an advert airing on MTV in the US promoting Rock Band, there is a quick scroll through the list of songs available for download. If you look carefully then you can see some songs previously unseen which contain the tag “NOT READY TO TEST”.

The four tracks are:

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2 big demos have become available this week free of charge in the European and US markets these are:

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In a blatant attempt to piggy back on the recent success of Rockstar’s GTA IV, THQ have released the latest trailer for their sequel to their game Saints Row. THQ deny attempting to steal the limelight but I’ll leave it for you to decide. GTA IV fans please take a deep breath before saying anything.

Claims Hickey, market watcher for Janco Partners

“The trailer directly attacks Grand Theft Auto IV in-game content, an unusually pompous position in our view, considering GTA IV is estimated to be the highest grossing first-week entertainment release of all time - and is currently the highest quality scored game on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 according to Metacritic.com,”

In a recent interview with UK industry magazine OXM Treyarch announced some new details regarding the next instalment in the Call of Duty series including it’s name, setting and multi-player details. Read on after the jump for more details.

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Just under a week ago I brought you the story about GAME ceasing to sell preowned Xbox original games (link), at the time of writing it I had no official response from GAME but that has now changed. Read the email after the jump.

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Here you go people exactly what you have been looking for!  The full achievement list for Unreal Tournament 3..  This has been taken from 360sync.com so make sure you visit them and say thanks!  Full list after the break..

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After a few weeks of sitting in 2nd place Call of Duty 4 has regained #1 spot on Xbox Live followed by Halo 3 in 2nd place and GTA IV in 3rd place.  To celebrate Inifinity Ward are giving us another Double XP weekend on all game types and have also introducing a new playlist to make all maps even in rotation (So no more Chinatown 50 times in a row)

If like me you are waiting with baited breath for Bethesda’s upcoming offering Fallout 3 then here’s something to get you salivating just that little bit more.

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For anyone who has explored the world of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k may be familiar with another of Games Workshops table top game which went by the name of Bloodbowl.

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In a rather unusual turn of events Ebony Phoenix discovered today that GAME stores have made the choice to no longer stock Xbox origional games.

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Call of Duty 4 developers Infinity Ward announced today that COD 4 has broken the 10 million copies sold mark, this puts it into an elite group of only 10 previous games that have broken this mark since 2000. Unfortunately there seems to be little information as to what the other games were but this is still an impressive feat for any developer.

So congratulations of the day go to Infinity Ward.

Atari have gifted us some more screenshots today for their upcoming title Alone in the Dark. These can be found here and give you another sneakier and slightly more detailed view of the menu structures.

CVG have just posted up some new images from Gears of War 2 including new weapons, characters and Marcus using a shield.  Jump to CVG and see the new images.

Are you ready to rock from this Friday?  Rock Band officially gets released this friday in the UK and Xbox Live has already launched all the tracks that are available in America onto the UK Marketplace.  After the break there is a complete list of tracks and packs including prices. 

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The video below covers a few games coming to Xbox 360 this year but the highlight of the video is about 30 seconds in where Marcus Fenix from Gears of War shows a new punch based execution.  According to several internet sources there will be a whole new execution range based on weapons and one that seems very intriguing is an execution using the bow and its blades.. interesting!.. anyway heres the video:

According to several sources on the internet Universal have bought the rights to make a movie based on the game Bioshock.  Ken Levine is being ‘regularly consulted’ on project although it is not clear if he will have an official role in the making of the Movie.  The director has also been picked - Gore Verbinski - who directed the Pirates of the Caribbean.  With a bit of luck the movie will turn out good but will it beat theGears of War movie? Only time will tell.