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.