The FREE Burnout Paradise DLC has arrived on the PSN and Xbox Live Arcade and I have a feeling this is going to be an exceptionally popular download. Most of the people I game with stopped playing Burnout a while back but the chatter about the new DLC has been getting louder and now that it is available I am …

As most of you know, Activision have already announced that they are looking to triple the amount of Guitar Hero titles by 2010. It seems that to reach this goal, Activision is going to be releasing themed games instead of the usual titles with various songs and artists. Last Updated: September 18, 2008

Yesterday some people managed to get hold of Life with Playstation. I sat down and tried for over an hour to get Folding Home to update to Life with Playstation but had no luck. It was later revealed by Sony that it was a mistake and that it shouldn’t have gone up. I wondered if that meant that the official launch of Life with Playstation was just around the corner. Well a day later, it is here and it has been released simultaneously worldwide. For those of you who aren’t familiar with "Life with Playstation", it is a new lifestyle service that gives PS3 owners a new way to access news and information from around the world. The update comes in at 126mb and is slightly slow because everybody is currently downloading it simultaneously. I have sat and played around with it and I must say that it is looking brilliant. News has never fascinated me like this before. The visuals and sounds are amazing and I like that you can play music while browsing the news of the world. It is very quick and smooth and I had no issues with the long load times. Life with Playstation has really turned out well and Sony definitely deserves congratulations on this one.

It's no secret that Rock Band and Guitar Hero, which are two powerful music franchises, are still in a war for market supremacy and will do whatever they can to prove that their product is better than the oppositions'. That is why Activision has triumphantly announced that Guitar Hero is outselling Rock Band by 6 to 1. The reason apparently being that they have access to 30% of the world’s music through Universal and that they have 2000 people working on Guitar Hero titles. That compared to the couple hundred people that work on Rock Band. Both are very valid reasons, but what about the fact that Australia and South Africa have yet to get Rock Band 1 on their shores even though Rock Band 2 has already been released. It wouldn’t change the figures drastically but it would give a better representation of exactly how well Guitar Hero franchise compares to Rock Band. It is still a very impressive statistic to have on your side and I don’t blame them for showing off.

Every now and then a weapon comes along that makes the game it’s in that little bit better. The Lancer (Chainsaw Gun) in Gears of War is the obvious example. Admittedly, Resistance didn’t need a gun like this as it was already a brilliant game and is by far my favourite FPS on the PS3. Now Resistance has the Splicer, …

"Every Gun Has a Story" is a new web documentary from Epic Games which has the developers explaining all the different hardware that we will all be using to bring the "pwnage" when Gears 2 hits shelves in November. Further in, the developers discuss and show off the new executions as well as the all important developments on the gore factor. If you are even only mildly interested in Gears of War 2, don't miss this video. I do warn you though, it is likely to get you very excited.

Second Opinion - Xbox 360 by Nick "I have a bad feeling about this" de Bruyne There are two things I need to state before I give you my final impression of this title.... Secondly, I was fully aware of the negative hype and low review scores that this game was receiving before sitting down to play it for myself.... As a Star Wars fan I was already skeptical about this title, "just another licensed letdown" I thought as I had already tried the demo and wasn't overly impressed.... About three hours hours into the game I had to take a moment and ask myself what in the hell all the critics were on about, because this is one hell of a game.... You will also go back to planets that you have already visited and although they are not the same levels as before, they make use of the same backdrops and themes. This is a bit of a shame because the rest of the package has a wonderful amount of polish and even though their were bugs, they aren't nearly as game-breaking as many critics would have you believe.... My initial concerns of repetitive gameplay washed away as the level-up system had me progressing and powering up my Apprentice throughout the game, always adding better and more powerful ways of disposing of anything that happened to get in my way.... The addition of various unlockable combos can be a little intimidating at first, but once you have them dialed and have a good grasp of your force powers you will find yourself creating new and wonderful ways to teach Stormtroopers that they were created for no other reason than to feel the full extent of your wrath. All in all The Force Unleashed had me donning a massive grin for most of the campaign as I mowed through copious amounts of lesser-beings with my awe-inspiring powers.... Don't think that it's a walk in the park though, I played through on the second difficulty setting (of four) and found it to be a good challenge throughout. A nice surprise at the end of the game was the ability to play through the game again with your uber-apprentice, complete with all of his powers, unlocked costumes and lightsaber upgrades. The real shocker for me at the end of the day is that I went into this review as a skeptic, I mean, all of the hype said that the game was a big disappointment. Tell me then, why is it that I had already started playing through the campaign a second time before I could tear myself away to write this review? Final Score: 8.5/10 [ A great story combined with action-packed gameplay make up a game that I can easily recommend to anyone who is looking for a fun and interesting single player experience. If you are a big Star Wars fan then it's a no-brainer and if you aren't you should still take a look.

When it comes to next-gen gaming, single player campaigns don't seem to cut it anymore. While I still enjoy playing certain titles by myself, there is nothing quite like hooking up with a couple of friends and saving the world together. This new co-operative trailer, although cinematic at heart, is doing all that it can to get us excited about the new co-operative mode in COD 5 and you know what, It's working. The awards system also looks really cool and the pop-up graphics that go with them look awesome as well. This game looks like it will be offering co-op at it's best. Heck, myself and a couple of friend have finished some 4 player games' campaign multiple times even though we didn't really like the game. So from the looks of things, this is going to be a blast.