Its that time again folks where Nintendo brings to us a butt load of games for this week download. On the WiiWare side Nintendo wants you to gear up for Excitebike: World Rally, ready to cross the street with Frogger Returns, enter the magical world with Dragon Master Spell Caster. For the DsiWare Bomberman Blitz is ready to blow things up, 5 Electroplankton games are ready for you to download. Virtual Console brings you Wonder Boy III and Cybernoid. Here is the list and their description. Read More...

Last week, Nintendo announced that "for the first time" Link and Zelda will team up to save Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. When I first came across this bit of news, I honestly didn't think much of it. Don't get me wrong -- I'm looking forward to the next adventure with Link on the DS -- but after playing it at E3, I have had modest expectations on new gameplay. The more I thought about this new bit of news, the more excited I got. After 20+ years of waiting to be saved by Link, Zelda is coming to the forefront to assert herself as a dominant character in the series. Read More...

When I looked at the list of downloadable content this week for Nintendo, I was shocked to see eight titles listed for the three "platforms" available. For so long, the Big 'N' was releasing one title a week on each platform: WiiWare, DSiWare and Virtual Console. Many people, including myself, asked why Nintendo was holding back, especially in light of the fact that first party titles haven't exactly been busting down retail doors in a short period of time. Unfortunately, when looking at what the public received, you begin to understand why the big push. Looking at the DSiWare selections this week, your attention is drawn immediately to the first party photo application, Sparkle Snapshots. Read More...

Michael, Brian and Binh are back with an interesting episode, which includes a lot of troublesome issues popping up. We begin with what we've been playing, including Uncharted 2, Torchlight, Borderlands, and more. Binh admits he has fallen off the wagon, and has renewed his WoW account. We have decided to bring in two new segments to the podcast. Brian will be bringing listeners his picks for the best in Digital Downloads during On The DL w/ Brian. Michael will be heading up Netflix Picks, offering up a must see Movie or TV show people can find off Netflix through mail or Instant Watch. Read More...

Are you a fan of the CBS hit show 'Criminal Minds'? I know I am. Ever wonder what it would feel like to work for the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit)? To work along side with JJ? Hell yeah! Well wonder no more as CBS Consumer Products has teamed up with casual games developer, Legacy Interactive, to launch 'Criminal Minds' the video game. Ariella Lehrer, President and CEO of Legacy Interactive has come out to say, “Legacy Interactive is thrilled to be collaborating with CBS Consumer Products to expand our Hollywood Hits. Criminal Minds is an intelligent and sophisticated television series that will translate wonderfully into an interactive gaming experience. Read More...

Borderlands Review: A Cell Shaded Grind Loot. Every role playing game experience has it in abundance. It's the life's blood that drives a player to move forward. For that next precious piece of armor, that dominating piece of weaponry, or that elaborate spell scroll with it's twenty minute animation sequence. It's what the love-hate relationship of most RPGs is based on. Why I had so much fun with Borderlands in spite of this is due to the fact that Borderlands is using the RPG mechanism to compliment the existing FPS experience and not trying to cram it down the player's throats. Read More...

Episode 45 of the Aggrocast is up and ready, but not much going on this episode, as the crew discusses a few games they managed to play like Aion, Halo: ODST and Left4Dead. Along with their bargain bin titles, they also discussed Pwned Game Nights coming back in November and Uncharted 2's twitter integration, and where it may lead. Please be sure to rate and review us on iTunes and the Zune martketplace. Your support is key to spreading the word about Aggrogamer and Pwned. Read More...

Ahhh, the soothing sounds of a hype train pulling into the station. With two weeks remaining until the release of Band Hero, Activision has now finally released the final set list for the game. On top of that, they divulged methods and pricing for importing the tracks from Band Hero to Guitar Hero 5 and vice versa. As far as the song listing goes, you will utter "Sweet Song!" as many times as you say "Huh? Read More...

Nintendo is by far the most kid-friendly system company, but how does is stack up against other things that kids love? A recent study done by Smarty Pants that tested “brand awareness, popularity, and love” of various brands among kids in 2009 puts Nintendo right at the top. Nintendo, which for some reason counts as 2 different brands, takes the top 2 spots: Nintendo Wii Ninendo DS Oreos McDonald's M&M's Doritos Nickelodeon Kraft Macaroni&Cheese Cheetos Disney Other game related brands that make the list:     14. Sony Playstation     31. Sony PSP     42. Read More...

So Lego Rock Band... you really had to make a Lego Rock Band huh? Well as long as the music is cool I guess... Well without further ado, here is the full tracklist to Warner Bros' upcoming "family friendly" Rock Band: Consoles: All American Rejects -- "Swing, Swing" The Automatic -- "Monster" Blink-182 -- "Aliens Exist" Blur -- "Song 2" Bon Jovi -- "You Give Love a Bad Name" Boys like Girls -- "Thunder" Bryan Adams -- "Summer of 69" Carl Douglas -- "Kung Fu Fighting" The Coral -- "Dreaming of You" Counting Crows -- "Accidentally in Love" David Bowie -- "Let's Dance" Elton John -- "Crocodile Rock" Europe -- "The Final Countdown" Everlife -- "Real Wild Child" Foo Fighters -- "Breakout" Good Charlotte -- "Girls&Boys" The Hives -- "Tick Tick Boom!" Iggy Pop -- "The Passenger" Incubus -- "Dig" Jackson 5 -- "I Want You Back" Jimi Hendrix -- "Fire" Kaiser Chiefs -- "Ruby" Katrina&The Waves -- "Walking on Sunshine" The Kooks -- "Naïve" KoRn -- "Word Up!" KT Tunstall -- "Suddenly I See" Lostprophets -- "Rooftops" P! Read More...

Alright class the subject for this week is gravity, and we all know what goes up must come down. This week Nintendo has released 3 more wares for the Nintendo DSi, Virtual Console and Wiiware. First up for the Nintendo DS we have Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon. If you haven't guessed already, it is a pinball game exclusively for the Nintendo DS. Next we have the classic beat 'em up game known as Final Fight 2 for the Virtual Console. And finally for the Wiiware you get to enter the arena to see if you will become the champion in Gravitronix. Read More...

We as gamers are always looking for a way to stand out and be original so we can be identified in our virtual space. Also most of the time in our real world presence as well. Be it clothing, cosmetics, or skinning and modding our PCs, consoles, and the controllers that go along with them. Sometimes as basic as a few stickers and others as extreme as a full metal shop built Alien case for a PC. But sometimes we gamers either lack the tools or capabilities to build something that expresses our inner selves on our gaming gear. That's where companies like Exo-Flex and their artist step in and offer up full case stickers and decals for us to slap on and be original. Read More...

There comes a time when you realize there are certain products are just not for your demographic anymore. Maybe it was when you were hitting puberty and realized that while you may still like Saturday morning cartoons, the commercials annoyed you rather than interested. Or perhaps you tried to watch The Tonight Show before Jay Leno was replaced and realized every joke was for the geriatric crowd. Reading today's press release from Activision really demonstrated to me that while I may enjoy rhythm games, Band Hero is not being marketed to me. Band Hero is the long lost love child of Guitar Hero: World Tour and High School Musical. Read More...

There are times when you are playing a game that you simply say “They got it right.”  It could be during a puzzle or moving through open spaces or fighting enemy AI, but usually it only happens once or twice, or if you’re lucky, several times.  Imagine playing a game that gives you that feeling in almost every one of the 220 puzzles packaged into that tiny Nintendo DS cartridge.  Welcome to Scribblenauts.You play as Maxwell. Read More...

Another week of download releases by Nintendo means another week of low-hanging fruit for criticism on the choices for DSiWare downloads. Also included in this week is another Commodore 64 game for Virtual Console. At this point, I wish there was a defensible position to take on some of these choices for DLC. We have five releases this week across the three platforms. The lone Virtual Console title, Last Ninja 2, is from the Commodore 64. Read More...