Morning all.  Good weekend?

Rock on!   Hendrix comes to Rock Band.  

Jimi Hendrix is recognized by many as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th Century. Hendrix is a member of the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was named by Rolling Stone as the No. 1 guitarist of all time, and was the first inductee to the Native American Hall of Fame.

Harmonix and MTV Games is bringing The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s classic album, Axis: Bold As Love, along with the new Jimi Hendrix single, “Valleys of Neptune” from the new album  to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content this week.

How cool is that?

Hendrix’s music continues to resonate with music fans everywhere as proven by the long-awaited album of previously unavailable Jimi Hendrix studio recordings, Valleys of Neptune, which debuted last week on the Billboard 200 best-selling albums chart at #4. Moreover, four additional Hendrix catalog titles — Are You Experienced (#44), Electric Ladyland (#60), First Rays of the New Rising Sun (#63), and Axis: Bold As Love (#67) — have returned to the Billboard 200 four decades after their original release dates, a testimony to the enduring vitality and importance of the trailblazing artist-guitarist-performer.

According to the April 2010 Stereophile review of Valleys of Neptune, “Today, [Hendrix’s] music appeals as much to musically wise 17-year-olds as to still-spirited baby boomers.”

Whilst we are on the subject of Rock Band, let’s answer a common mailbag question.  How successful is Rock Band.  How many tracks have been downloaded?

Here’s the stats……. 

400 artists

1,100 songs currently available through the Rock Band platform

65 million songs sold through the Rock Band download store alone

EArl

So grab that Guitar and emulate Hendrix……..excuse me while I kiss the sky!

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Dont you just love football….or soccer for our US friends!

As the Premier League hots up, who will win the title?  Chelsea?  Or will they falter?  Man Utd, will they again steal it from under Chelsea’s nose?  Or will Arsenal snatch the Title?  Who knows.  But very exciting.

FIFA 10 is both a critically acclaimed game and is steam rollering through sales records.  So to add extra spice, ‘Ultimate Team’ is coming.

So that got me thinking….who would make up the best team in the world.

Here’s my stab at it…..whats your steer?

An attacking formation: 3-4-3.   (Going all out for goals).

Goal: Edwin Van Der Sar
Defence: Nemanja Vidic, Sergio Ramos, Rio Ferdinand
Midfield: Lionel Messi, Steven Gerrard, Kaka, Christiano Ronaldo
Strikers: Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto’o, Wayne Rooney.
Manager: Jose Mourinho.

Let us know your favourites…or is this team simply the BEST?

So a little more on FIFA Ultimate Team…..

FIFA 10 Ultimate Team is a deeper, more authentic, more dynamic version of the game mode successfully introduced last year and enables fans to customize the way they build their Ultimate Team.

Take on the challenge of building an Ultimate Team of the best football stars in the world, manage one or multiple squads simultaneously, and compete against other gamers in dynamically updated online tournaments. For the record number of football fans playing FIFA 10 online, FIFA 10 Ultimate Team provides a new challenge to put a personally crafted team up against the rest of the world.

“FIFA 10 Ultimate Team adds a lot more authenticity to a unique game that will update with new challenges and content over time,” said Producer Paul Hossack. “We now have over 7,000 players from 27 leagues available, from which gamers will craft one or multiple squads to show their mastery of the revamped, more realistic chemistry system, and compete in tournaments with exciting requirements and rewards. On top of that, we’ll release new tournaments and other updates regularly to keep the experience fresh and exciting.”

FIFA 10 Ultimate Team has more options and players that enable gamers to emulate the way real-world coaches and managers build the truly great football teams. Choose how to manage your team–-focusing on creating one formidable squad, or managing multiple squads to match dynamic requirements for tournaments and competitions. Buy, sell, trade and acquire the biggest stars to build your dream team. Be strategic and tactical in preparing your squads for the various in-game competitions. A completely redesigned chemistry system built around player relationships on the pitch, means that managing teams and squads to their full potential is even more critical to success. Take carefully assembled squads into standard tournaments and themed competitions against the most formidable teams from around the world – and then out wit and out play them.
 

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Hey Speed Freaks.

I have been away for a while BUT I am back with a bang.  Watch for some radical changes to this site in the coming weeks.  Thanks again for all your feedback.  You guys rock. 

Hope, like me, you still feel the Need for Speed.  Did you notice this week that new DLC is available to download bringing the Prancing Horse to NFS: SHIFT.  Exciting.

So what do you get amongst the new DLC?  Well, in addition to 10 new cars, the Ferrari Racing Series extends SHIFT’s career mode with 46 new Ferrari specific challenges designed for the Ferrari cars to participate in including hot laps, eliminators, endurance races and a world tour. Completing the perfect Ferrari package are an additional 125 gamerpoints as a reward for undertaking various exciting challenges. All Ferrari cars can also be taken online where players can prove who has the skills to master these high-performance Italian racing machines.

The Ferraris available include:

1. 1996 Ferrari F50 GT
2. 2005 Ferrari F430 Spider
3. 2005 Ferrari FXX
4. 2005 Ferrari Superamerica
5. 2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
6. 2006 Ferrari F430 Challenge (Online/Quick event only)
7. 2006 Ferrari F430 GTC (Online/Quick event only)
8. 2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
9. 2008 Ferrari California
10. 2008 Ferrari 16M Scuderia Spider

Meet you online…..pedal to the metal.

EArl

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