For those of you planning to fill the upcoming long weekend with a little Gears 2, Epic has got a little something planned. From Friday, May 22, at 9 AM EST, through Tuesday, May 26, at 9 AM EST, Public multiplayer matches are going the way of Gears 1 in an “old school” weekend event, featuring four-on-four teams and Smoke Grenades without their concussive blast.

Rev up your chainsaws and get ready for a Gears 1 throwback weekend.

“Everything’s Magic” by Angels & Airwaves
“So What” by P!nk
“Stop and Stare” by OneRepublic

The Pop Rock Track Pack can be downloaded from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 440 Microsoft Points. The songs are also available as singles for 160 Microsoft Points.

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True living legends in the world of Blood Bowl, Star Players are veteran, experienced players of the game. Offering their services only to teams whose treasury is big enough to afford them, their astronomical fees are justified by their astounding efficiency on the field. Able to turn a match upside down all by themselves, they prove to be real assets for the team that hired them… and a real threat for the opposition!

An ultra-violent mix of Warhammer Fantasy and American football, Blood Bowl allows players to create the ultimate “fantasy” sports teams. Coaches can build bone-crushing teams of Orcs, Wood Elves, Humans, Dwarfs and many more fantastic creatures – then throw them into the stadium for the ultimate blood sport! Blood Bowl is strategic, action-packed and violent, requiring coaches to use their best tactics, team design – and a dose of pure ruthless bloodlust always helps too!

The game awaits you in Q2, 2009.

“Being a huge Gears of War fan, I couldn’t pass the opportunity to draw a cover for the series, said Jim Lee. “It’s the most visceral yet elegant game I’ve ever played, and I am thrilled to be able to contribute something new to the ever expanding mythos of Gears!”

Gears of War #9 will be authored by Capps and Joshua Ortega, the lead author of the comic book series and scriptwriter for the Gears of War 2 game, and interior illustrations will be provided by renowned comic book artist Liam Sharp. An alternate cover for Gears of War #9 will be provided by Chris Perna, art director of Epic Games.

Both Gears of War #1 and Gear s of War #2 sold out and went back to press with a special flip book reprinting of both issues combined into one volume. Slated for release this summer is also a Gears of War Sourcebook featuring some of comics’ best and brightest talent, plus amazing pieces by select artists of Epic Games.

About Jim Lee
Acclaimed comic book illustrator Jim Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1964. Today Lee is the creative director of WildStorm Studios (which he founded in 1992) and the penciller for many of DC Comics’ bestselling comic book and graphic novels, including ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER, BATMAN: HUSH, and SUPERMAN: FOR TOMORROW.

Transforming video game consoles into a high-end interactive karaoke machine, Karaoke Revolution’s expanded multiplayer modes allows players to throw karaoke parties with their friends where they can perform as teams or choose to play in the single player career mode. If you just want to hear your favorite songs in succession, create a playlist and whenever you’re ready to perform, pick up the microphone and jump in at anytime! Players can join together on a wide variety of contemporary hits and classic favorites from licensed master recordings. Additionally, those using the Xbox 360 can utilize the co-op Party Mode with multiple game modes for up to 16 players or battle with or against each other in the ultimate competition.

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Also new to this year’s version is the custom venue and custom character creators which allow singers to design and personalize their venues and characters in ways that will be guaranteed to catch the attention of the crowd. Karaoke Revolution also offers singers to almost create a virtual representation of themselves with the abundance of character customization and record themselves with the Xbox LIVE Vision Camera to incorporate themselves right on screen inside their custom venues! Additionally gamers can also select and download licensed master tracks, share exclusive venues and additional clothing and accessories.

Like all versions from this acclaimed franchise, Karaoke Revolution features a proprietary voice recognition technology which accurately recognizes and scores vocal pitch and rhythm. Real-time feedback is offered by the dynamic crowds that fill each virtual venue. The game comes packaged with a microphone for players to be ready to perform.

Karaoke Revolution is due out Q4 of 2009.

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Jigsaw has killed your partner and destroyed your life. Now he has trapped you in an abandoned insane asylum that he alone controls. If you can defeat his brutal traps and survive, you may just discover the truth behind what drives this twisted serial killer.

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced SAW is being developed for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. SAW will invite players to engage in a horrific game inside the treacherous corridors of an abandoned insane asylum that has been transformed into a gauntlet of terrors by Jigsaw, SAW’s maniacal antagonist. SAW will expand the survival horror genre by allowing players, for the first time to experience the terror of SAW on the game console, by pitting them against Jigsaw, his brutal traps and the mind bending puzzles that have become synonymous with the film franchise.

SAW is a third-person perspective, survival horror game based on the SAW film franchise, which has grossed more than $665M worldwide and sold more than 28 million DVDs. The game features many of the deadly mechanical traps seen in the film, as well as terrifying new ones. Players will pit their wits against Jigsaw as they navigate his world in an attempt to evade and escape his gruesome traps, while also struggling against his minions in brutal combat by using weapons found within the environment.

The story centers on Detective David Tapp who awakens in a decrepit, abandoned asylum. He has been captured by his longtime nemesis, Jigsaw. Obsessed with catching this serial killer, Tapp’s mission has consumed him and ruined his family, resulting in divorce, mental imbalance, and abandonment. Worse yet, this frantic hunt destroyed Tapp’s career while he watched his long-time friend and partner get killed by one of Jigsaw’s traps. Now Jigsaw has the upper hand and has captured the detective. Tapp must play a deadly game—the likes of which he has been investigating for years—to escape, and in order to do so he must survive the lethal traps and puzzles that Jigsaw has put in place for him and others. But each victim has a dark connection to Tapp. Will Tapp save them? Can he survive his obsession to find the Jigsaw killer?

Saw is set to be released this Fall. Are you ready?

The tracks are as follows, Panic Switch, It’s Nice To Know You Work Alone, and Well Thought Out Twinkles which was on their breakout album, Carnavas.

The Silversun Pickups Track Pack can be downloaded from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 440 Microsoft Points.

In a far corner of the empire the Ninja Master realizes something has gone terribly wrong, the balance of nature has become disturbed. Unaware that an old nemesis has returned, he knows for sure he must protect the balance of nature due to a sworn oath. After sending his best Ninjas on the journey to discover the source of the storms, only to have them never return. He is then forced to send out the only two Ninjas left in the village, two that he would have never considered on such a quest considering the circumstances. Hiro, the youngest of Ninjas whom has not even completed training, and his best friend Futo the largest (and slowest).

Hiro and Futo are forced to embark on a journey to get to the bottom of this mystery, find their lost friends and perhaps even face the Evil Warlord himself in the fortress of doom.

The latest screens are of Hiro, the hammer wielding Futo, and musical Suzume as they battle in the snowy mountain filled valley.

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While there is no official release date be on the lookout for Mini Ninjas to hit the shelves for your 360 this coming Fall.

We’re excited to present the first Social Club Tournament series for Midnight Club: Los Angeles South Central. To commemorate the event Rockstar Games and Pizza Hut are teaming up to give the ultimate Midnight Club player a chance to win a year’s worth of free pizza! To enter, download the free South Central Map Expansion on Xbox LIVE® or PLAYSTATION®Network and compete in the Midnight Club: Los Angeles – South Central Pizza Hut Showdown. Racers will battle to post the fastest times on the leader boards for their shot at $599 worth of Pizza Hut gift cards equal to a free Pizza Miaâ„¢ every week for a year.

Registrations are open from now until April 13 at 11:59 p.m. ET, with the round kicking off on April 14 at 12:00 a.m ET.

Go to Rockstar Events for official rules and eligibility details.