As if the entire world was holding it's breath in anticipation of the news, Microsoft has now officially confirmed that the GTA IV DLC will be releasing in Autumn (Spring here in SA) and will then obviously be ready before Christmas. Microsoft are also happy to boast that the DLC is exclusive to the Xbox 360, just in case any PS3 owners missed it the first time around. Details of the DLC have still not been released and even though Rockstar doesn't have a habit of disappointing us, GTA IV's popularity has died down quite a bit as of late so the DLC will be a great way to get people to put their discs back in. Whether or not those same people are interested enough to jump back into the world of GTA one more time is another story. On a side note, I'm entirely convinced that this DLC will remain an Xbox 306 exclusive, so watch out for announcements about PS3 DLC shortly after. It may never come, but we can only hope. We will post more details when they become available.

It seems like EA is changing it's tone with the Need for Speed series, which in my opinion is a good choice. They have gone with a very "Hollywood" approach, making this almost seem like the trailer for "Gone in Sixty Seconds Part Two". While the cinematics look really cool and the movie sequences are giving me a hope of a mode similar to NFS Porsche's "factory driver". The gameplay is key and as long as the cars drive well and the campaign is well paced and interesting then I will be happy. Please get this one right EA.

This weekend Redoctane posted up the official Guitar Hero: World Tour tracklist on their store blog. The track list is looking might fine if you ask me, with a whole assortment of great tunes old and new. The tracks from Tool are sure to be a hit and with classics like "Hotel California" in there as well, there should be something for everyone. Here is the full tracklist: * 311 - “Beautiful Disaster” * 30 Seconds To Mars - “The Kill” * Airbourne - “Too Much Too Young” * The Allman Brothers Band - “Ramblin' Man” * Anouk - “Good God” * The Answer - “Never Too Late” * At The Drive-In - “One Armed Scissor” * Beastie Boys - “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” * Beatsteaks - “Hail to the Freaks” * Billy Idol - “Rebel Yell” * Black Label Society - “Stillborn” * Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - “Weapon of Choice” * blink-182 - “Dammit” * Blondie - “One Way or Another” * Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - “Hollywood Nights” * Bon Jovi - “Livin’ On A Prayer” * Bullet For My Valentine - “Scream Aim Fire” * Coldplay - “Shiver” * Creedence Clearwater Revival - “Up Around The Bend” * The Cult - “Love Removal Machine” * Dinosaur Jr. - “Feel The Pain” * The Doors - “Love Me Two Times” * Dream Theater - “Pull Me Under” * The Eagles - “Hotel California” * The Enemy - “Aggro” * Filter - “Hey Man, Nice Shot” * Fleetwood Mac - “Go Your Own Way” * Foo Fighters - “Everlong” * The Guess Who - “American Woman” * Hush Puppies - “You're Gonna Say Yeah!” * Interpol - “Obstacle 1” * Jane's Addiction - “Mountain Song” * Jimi Hendrix - “Purple Haze (Live)” * Jimi Hendrix - “The Wind Cries Mary” * Jimmy Eat World - “The Middle” * Joe Satriani - “Satch Boogie” * Kent - “Vinternoll2” * Korn - “Freak On A Leash” * Lacuna Coil - “Our Truth” * Lenny Kravitz - “Are You Gonna Go My Way” * Linkin Park - “What I've Done” * The Living End - “Prisoner of Society” * Los Lobos - “La Bamba” * Lost Prophets - “Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)” * Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Sweet Home Alabama (Live)” * Mars Volta - “L'Via L'Viaquez” * MC5’s Wayne Kramer - “Kick Out The Jams” * Metallica - “Trapped Under Ice” * Michael Jackson - “Beat It” * Modest Mouse - “Float On” * Motörhead - “Overkill” * Muse - “Assassin” * Negramaro - “Nuvole e Lenzuola” * Nirvana - “About a Girl (Unplugged)” * No Doubt - “Spiderwebs” * NOFX - “Soul Doubt” * Oasis - “Some Might Say” * Ozzy Osbourne - “Crazy Train” * Ozzy Osbourne - “Mr. Crowley” * Paramore - “Misery Business” * Pat Benatar - “Heartbreaker” * R.E.M. - “The One I Love” * Radio Futura - “Escuela De Calor” * Rise Against - “Re-Education Through Labor” * Sex Pistols - “Pretty Vacant” * Silversun Pickups - “Lazy Eye” * Smashing Pumpkins - “Today” * Steely Dan - “Do It Again” * Steve Miller Band - “The Joker” * Sting - “Demolition Man (Live)” * The Stone Roses - “Love Spreads” * Stuck In The Sound - “Toy Boy” * Sublime - “Santeria” * Survivor - “Eye of the Tiger” * System of a Down - “B.Y.O.B.”

We interrupt your program to bring you this special news bulletin. Philip, our Chief Reviewer just gave me a call from one of our local Makro stores. Some good prices have come our way in the form of a sale. If you didn't already know, Makro is running a special at the moment and have the PS3 40GB as well as the Xbox 360 Elite on sale for R3999.00. Want one? Need another one? Just dying to burn the money in your pocket?

Hooray! A new controller is on it's way for the Xbox 360 and it's red! Does it make your accuracy better, well... no. It doesn't do anything like that. But it's red! The new package will be coming out at a price of $65 (R531) and if you are wondering why the price is higher than usual its not because red is awesome, it's because the controller comes packaged with a play and charge kit. If you haven't already picked up on my sarcasm, I really don't get the big thing about controllers coming out in different colours. Microsoft seem pretty impressed with it (of course) and had the following to say: "The award-winning Xbox 360 Wireless Controller now comes in red, with newly designed black accents," says Microsoft. "Experience wireless gaming from up to 30 feet and enjoy nonstop play with the included Play and Charge cable and red rechargeable battery." We have yet to see any images of it but we can probably assume that it looks like the usual one, except that it will be red, with black accents.

Microsoft has come out and confirmed that Europe is seeing yet another Xbox 360 price cut this year. As off Friday the Xbox 360 Arcade will retail for €179 (R2034) while the Premium is €239 (R2717) and the Elite at €369 (R4 194) I have heard nothing about a another local price cut and I highly doubt we will be getting one*. It …

So this week we are getting the third DLC pack from Criterion for Burnout Paradise and once again it is completely free. In this trailer we see the first proper footage of gameplay with the bikes as well as being old the features that will come along with them. While some people may argue that Burnout is getting tired and that the updates could include a little more, I realise that I don't care because once again, It's all completely free. I really hope that more developers follow in Criterions footsteps and start giving more value to their games rather than just looking for ways to scam gamers out of more of their hard earned cash with little extras and gimmicks. Go Criterion.

WiNG over at Screwattack has written an open letter to Nintendo explaining why he has given up on the Wii and moved his love over to the Xbox 360. Now I personally feel the Wii is starting to get a bad rep for no good reason but it had to suffer the consequences of being successful sometime along the line. …