Unemployed WOW and Peggle addiction, Little Big Planet being super family friendly, games taking a cue from movies for cinematics, Halo Wars keeping its promises as a solid console RTS, comfort Uno, Superman Returns, FEAR, R-Type Dimensions, new love for Resident Evil 5 and Oblivion.

News discussion – Halo ODST shipping with all Halo 3 map packs, Fallout 3 DLC’s delayed, Criterion confirmed cops coming to Burnout Paradise, Valve confirming the Left4Dead Survival Pack, Rare hinting at NXE achievement / Avatar clothing, episodic Wallace and Gromit coming to Xbox Live and PC, Red Dead Revolver sequel coming from Rockstar, top 10 Oblivion DLC and the track listing for Singstar Queen.

The retail round-up – Typical charts, FEAR 2 and Eternal Sonata coming this week along with The Fratellis coming to Rock Band, are you smarter an a Daren and details of the MLG vs S4G championship.

A love and hate relationship with Mirrors Edge, more Left for Dead, Gears of War 1 and 2, Fallout 3 not as fun at level 20, restarting Banjo Kazooie, Funtown Mahjong, the Resident Evil 5 demo and why you should go over to sanctuary4gamers.com

News discussion – UK Gaming market close to eclipsing the Japanese, Gears of War is no longer working on the PC while Microsoft give away the gold Lancer, DLC coming to the The Maw only weeks after release, Banjo Tooie coming to XMLA, Sony spin doctors at work, DJ Hero confirmed for this year, lessons learned after Fallout 3, possible police coming to Burnout Paradise, Pop-cap games head to the PS3, Rock Band diversifying their music and list time with Edges biggest selling 08 games and the top US brands.

The retail round-up – Cooking mamma and Chrono Trigger coming this week and are you smarter than a Matt?

Gears of War 2 post patch thoughts, Farcry 2 has come and gone with good impressions where Kingdom Under Fire has come and gone forever, more love for Skate 2, Dinging in World of Warcraft, more fun with Lips and Peggle, FEAR 2 demo impressions,  the end of Fallout 3 and looking forward to the DLC, Beautiful Katamari and Maw.

News discussion – New Indy game not coming to PS3 or 360, details on the Burnout Paradise DLC, Peggle coming to the iPhones, paying for Skate 2 unlocks, Age of Booty to support Avatars, Puzzle Quest sequel coming soon, a possible 12 further Pokemon titles from Nintendo, Age of Conan still in the works for the 360, GTA4 DLC details and new costumes coming to Little Big Planet.

The retail round-up – Lord of the Rings Conquest hitting respectable sales numbers and Grateful Dead pack 2 for Rock Band.

The end of Prince of Persia, terrible games coming through the post, Left4Dead steps it up a notch and impresses even more, Fable 2 DLC, hidden object games on XBLA and why Fallout works for one and not for the other *SPOILERS*.

News discussion – Rockstar making use of their engine to continue the GTA story, several older MMO’s coming to Steam, Sony not allowing Ericson to use the PS brand, Mad World coming to the UK totally uncut, Zork MMO coming to browser gaming along with Quake, FFXIII hitting westerners in 2010, Hasbro and their Xbox360 channel, PS3 still in its early adoption phase and the Sack Boy knitting pattern now as a PDF. Oh and we forgot that we played Lips!

The retail round-up – Charts far too much like last weeks, Skate 2 and My Fitness Coach this week along with plenty of DLC for your music game of choice

Further thoughts on Prince of Persia and initial love for Left4Dead, EA forcing registration for LOTR Conquest but pleasing us with the demo of Skate 2. Plenty more Fallout 3, hidden object games and Castle Crashers.

News discussion – The demise of EGM and the sale of 1UP, Eidos cutting staff from Crystal Dynamics and the future of Tomb Raider, Redbull space coming to Sony Home along with new clothing brands, EA confirmed no Rock Band 3 in 2009, Gears of War 2 flashback map pack available for purchase and details of the Fallout 3 DLC

The retail round-up – British gamers loving the football as usual and a handful of Rock Band DLC including Lenny Kravitz along with Fable 2’s DLC coming this week.

Seeing in the new year with Rock Band and World of Warcraft, rental action with Prince of Persia and Left 4 Dead, old school fun of Beneath the Steel Sky, Castle Crashers and the almighty Fallout 3.

News discussion – Rave on with new Xbox Avatar clothing, Microsoft cutting 15,000 job cuts, 2K games global president concerned about UK games discounts, Little Big Planet issues with lost data ending with rumours of the next Lego title.

The retail round-up – Spore back in the charts, more Rock Band DLC and a look at the titles coming in early 2009.

Christmas gaming with Metal Gear Solid 4, Fallout 3, Rock Band, Castle Crashers, Peggle, Street Fighter 2 and some old school NES action with Zelda and N64 action with Golden Eye.

News discussion – Free Xbox Arcade game available, more country songs coming to Rock Band, Halo original download price cut, Zavvi going into administration and who’s going to pick up the slack, Hideo Kojima directing 2 new titles, PS3 costing less to manufacture, voice chat mostly back in Home and Steam cutting prices.

Our top games of 2008 and honorable mentions.

The retail round-up – Fifa being the final number one of the year and some extra Rock Band DLC.

Matt gets himself Fallout 3 along with some tasty 360 accessories along with a faster ISP, pornography having its hand and fist in the need for extra bandwidth and further Home frustrations. Daren enjoys some Gears of War 2 gets free Gamer Points with Dash of Destruction, begins the descent into Peggle addiction and continues collecting in Banjo Kazooie

News discussion – Metallica Guitar Hero Trailer and further comparisons to Rock Band, EA titles coming to Steam, DS Pirate nabbed by the police in Cardiff, Top 10 downloaded PSN games of 2008, Metal Gear DLC for Little Big Planet along with more bits for your levels, no price drop for the PS3, worrying job cuts and studio closures while Take 2 and Capcom are flying high on the back of GTA4 and Street Fighter 2 HD, Fable 2 DLC delayed, Metal Gear Solid Touch and Outrun Online Arcade.

The retail round-up – Super amounts of DLC for Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Lips including more festiveness, more Foo Fighters, Jamiroquai, Haddaway and no sign of The Proclaimers

Matt finishes off Uncharted and Dead Space as well as calling Epic out for a poor show with Gears 2 online issues and another fun weekend with World of Warcraft. Daren hits up the latest XBLA games, more old school Banjo Kazooie fun, the good lady trying Uno online and a good few hours on Quantum of Solace.

News discussion – Sony Home is available now!!! What do we think of Home and the future of Sony, free Sackboy Santa outfits, this months “Simply Knitting” magazine with a Sackboy pattern, Echocrome getting 1000 user generated levels, Scrabble on the DS contains swearing, Microsoft planning on showing all at the next E3, cheaper Foo Fighters Rockband pack, Katamari coming to iPhone, Peggle Extreme for free on Steam and thoughts on the upcoming XBLA Peggle.

The retail round-up – RPG’s back in the charts, Rockband country pack coming this week and free bonus content and an early glance at next year with Skate 2 and Lord of the Rings Conquest.

Matt goes back to World of Warcraft as well as falling in love with Uncharted. Gears of War 2 Horde and its glitches. More Uno love from Daren along with Battlefield Bad Company, Banjo Kazooie and HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!!!!!

News discussion – Amazon undercutting Apple with digital music, Activition pimping future guitar hero’s, Tony Hawks and a Bond racing game, the most pirated PC games of 2008, Lips controllers may work with Rock Band and upcoming Country Music DLC, Xbox Live members getting discounts in December, NXE Avatars Winter Pack, PS3 reading 16 layer Blue-ray discs, GTA4 issues on the PC, Fable 2 glitches and patches, possible DJ Hero and Metal Gear coming to the Xbox?

Community Content – Christmas is coming and brings a great excuse to muse over past gaming Christmas experiences

The retail round-up – As our presenters start the loose the plot COD5 still rides high and we get our full list of Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Lips DLC including No Doubt singles pack and too many Christmas songs! Finishing with our first MLG give away.

Very little Gears of War 2, plenty of PS3 love with Dead Space and Pixel Junk Eden, Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2, Uno and Boom Boom Rocket.

News discussion – Xbox 360 “Jasper” chip, Professor Layton shortages in the UK but adding traditional gaming into brain trainers, Capcom’s shares being the highest in 5 years, GTA 4 DLC and Rockstar’s ability to prove DLC can work, Gears of War 2’s Patch, Assassins Creed 2 perhaps being within the French Revolution, Fallout 3 and Fable 2 future DLC, Halo 3 expansion renamed and Skate 2 UK date confirmed.

Community Content – Will we go to hell for buying cheap games for cheap achievements and do PC gamers loose out over cross platform games?

The retail round-up – WOW down in week 2, releases this week include Animal Crossing and Prince of Persia.

A second week of Gears of War 2 and more Horde success, New Xbox Experience, Big Game hunting, Guitar Hero World Tour and World of Goo.

News discussion – Upcoming content for the New Xbox Experience and easter eggs, Bethesda patching Fallout 3, class action against Harmonix over their Rock Band kick pedal, Tabula Rosa shutting down next year and Eidos once again trying to hold off poor reviews.

Spam Polo calls in asking for our opinions on the current selection of Rhythm Action games.

The retail round-up – Little Big Planet and Gears 2 toppled by COD World at War. Killers pack coming for Rock Band along with Madagascar 2, Resistance 2 and Your in the Movies coming this week.

A week of Gears of War 2 and all of its glory, first impressions of Fallout 3, Boom Blox, the life span of the Xbox 360 and Daren gets the New Xbox Experience AND plays with Guitar Hero World Tour.

News discussion – Xbox Live issues over the weekend, Street Fighter 4 release date and the need for the HD Street Fighter 2 along with Second Life marriage and divorce.

Misogyny joins in again to discuss her first few days of Wrath of the Lich King

The retail round-up – As expected Little Big Planet and Gears 2 at No. 1, The Last Remnant, Left4Dead, Lips, Locoroco 2, MK V’s DC and Need for Speed all coming next week.

Fable 2’s ending with its emotional attachment and achievements, Gears of War 2 love-fest and more Dead Space.

News discussion – Activition pulling user songs from Guitar Hero, less chance of a Heroes game, Sonic Ultimate Megadrive Collection and Cliffy B’s next title.

The retail round-up – Fallout 3 storms in at number 1, the biggest release week in gaming history including Call of Duty World at War, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Shawn White Snowboarding, Alone in the Dark, Mirrors Edge, Singstar ABBA, Wrath of the Lich King and Wii Music. Foo Fighters coming to Rock Band

Credit Crunch Gaming – Daren spills the beans on how too keep your gaming budget to the lowest! The realisation of The Trading Post!

Fable 2, Saints Row 2, Dead Space and Mirror’s Edge.

News discussion – What a stand alone Beatles game means to a MidLife Gamer, the Nex Xbox Experience and Guitar Hero World Tour drum kit issues and solutions.

The retail round-up – Little Big Planet, Guitar Hero World Tour, Gears of War 2, Left4Dead and Prince of Persia all coming this week!!

Misogyny sits in for Daren and has a nice chat with Matt – mostly about World of Warcraft and the differences between online and offline games.

Usual retail roundup showing PES 2009 knocking FIFA from the top spot and looking at this weeks new releases.

Age of Booty, Muchos PS3 goodness with Wipeout, Motorstorm 2, Resistance and old school Shadow of the Colossus.

News discussion – Little Big Planet’s recall, Microsoft community promise, Soul Caliber 4 dry fisting fans and will Metal Gear Solid 4 reach the Xbox?

The retail round-up – Halo 3 back with the big boys! Fable 2, Dead Space, Bioshock and Monopoly coming to shelves. Portal Still alive and Nirvana coming to Rock Band (which is best played on stage)

MLG get PS3, Rock Band Pedal Metal, Beat’n Groovy. Shadow Assault Tenchu and Daren the New Romantic.

News discussion – TGS 2008, New Xbox Experience, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Game buying from Sainsbury’s, COD5 beta, PS3 Alone in the Dark and Fallout 3 already leaked.

The retail round-up – Fifa at the top with PES coming next week and the static Wii charts. Saints Row 2 Fun time, Golden Axe Beast Rider, PS3 releases and Motel Crue coming to Rock Band

New Rock Band DLC, Viva Pinata, Weddings in WOW, Peggle on the Xbox, Rock band 2 UK release date, Crazy upcoming release list and Spores space stage

News discussion – Another classic games outlet, Xbox 360 Slim?, Fable 2’s lack of out of the box co-op, Halo 3 major expansion and our Developer of the year goes to…..

The retail round-up – Star Wars straight in at No. 1, can Wii Fit still being played, Warhammer Online – best first week MMO so far. New releases NFL09 and Red Hot Chili Peppers on Rock Band.

Not to mention Daren WILL stand f*cking

Gears of War, Rock Band and Texas Hold’em along with demo impressions of Mercs 2 and Fracture

News discussion – PS3 Video DRM, Guitar Hero 4 v’s Rock Band 2 and Bejewelled 2 coming to World of Warcraft

The retail round-up with Mercs 2 still on top, TNA Impacts first weeks sales, new releases including Pure, Duke Nukem 3D and the Rush album finally coming to Rock Band.

New titles Spore and Eternal Sonata.

News discussion – Spore DRM, Retail stores taking advantage of local offers, Xbox 360 UK price drop, Blueray Lifespan and Wipeout HD.

The retail round-up with our first week without WOW in the top 5 and Mercs 2 straight in there. With The Force Unleashed and Crisis Warhead coming next week.

Usual games Gears of War and GTA4 along with Matt’s full thoughts on Too Human and the older game Ultima Online.

New discussion – Sony’s exclusive Mirror’s Edge DLC?, Mercs 2 petrol give away, supermarket bargains, Jeff Greens departure from 1UP, PS3’s tweaked Alone In The Dark and Xbox 360 DLC price cuts.

Daren predicts Rock Band 2’s UK release will be May 2009 – Will Daren stand f*cking???

New games Castle Crashers and Too Human along with part 2/2 of of our history of gaming and the community GTA night

News discussion – Gears of War 2 achievements, Dead Space coming a week early, USB heated gloves for gaming, new albums announced for Rock Band and a Guitar Hero movie?

Community Gears of War night and dreams of a MLG Rock Band 2 band along with Part 1/2 of our history of gaming

News discussion – Leipzig Games Convention overview with Heavy Rain and Killzone 2, Sony PSP 3000, another PS3 SKU and the PS3 Chat pad.

Community Bomberman and Gears of War. New games Lego Indiana Jones and Bionic Commando Rearmed along with the biggest Mario pervert on the web

News discussion – Star Wars The Force Unleashed demo coming soon, Guitar Hero kid drops out of school, Xbox 360 outselling Wii in Japan and Matt’s recap on his love for Max Payne

New game Braid and why it could change your life! More Rock Band action with added DLC. Geometry Wars 2 scores, community Gears of War and Matt’s inability to communicate with international gamers.

News discussion – Rock Band 2 US release dates, Warhammer Online and GTA 4 pulled from stores in Thailand.

How World of Warcraft changes Daren’s life

Community nights kick off with Gears of War, the epic release of Geometry Wars 2 and its subsequent MLG leaderboard

News discussion – The effect the credit crunch could have on gaming, rumours of GTA4 coming to the PC thanks to the ESRB, new Call of Duty 4 playlists being tested and The Daily Telegraph’s greatest games ever list

Matt’s first play on a PS3 with Super Stardust HD and Daren whores himself to GTA for achievements.

News discussion – Bungie not being at E3 2008, Microsoft making Games For Windows free and the hand held 16 bit Megadrive.