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DJ Hero, one of the most anticipated music games of the year, is now available at retail stores. This all-new interactive music game lets you be the DJ, and with tracks from Rihanna to The Killers; Marvin Gaye to Daft Punk; Queen to the Black Eyed Peas, there is something for everyone.

The DJ Hero Renegade Edition includes a copy of the game, a premium Renegade turntable controller, hardshell turntable carrying case that converts to a performance-ready DJ stand, and an exclusive JAY-Z and EMINEM 2-CD pack featuring "best of" and new, unreleased material.Read more

Five new track packs have just been announced for Guitar Hero 5. Build your music library with new music and classic tracks available for download every Thursday in October. New tracks for Guitar Hero 5 include music from Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Squier, Wolfmother, Peter Frampton and The Misfits.

October 1 - Queens Of The Stone Age Track Pack

• "Mexicola"
• "Avon"
• "How to Handle a Rope"

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Starting today, you can get an Xbox 360 Elite for $250. That is, if you can deal with mailing in the $50 rebate form and waiting for your check to arrive. Of course, one way to look at it is you'll surely have the check in time for holiday shopping. Right? And you have to admit…getting an Xbox 360 Elite for $250 is a pretty amazing deal, considering not too long ago it sold for $399.

But, you better act fast! As the Microsoft Xbox website says, "You can get a $50 rebate on the purchase of a new Xbox 360 Elite Console from September 22 to October 5, 2009."

Kurt Cobain will make his video game debut this September when Guitar Hero 5 hits stores shelves. The former lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana will be a playable character and perform two of the band's hit singles from Nevermind: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and a previously unreleased live recording of "Lithium."

Sure to have something to please everyone, other artists featured in Guitar Hero 5 are Kings of Leon, The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Santana, Vampire Weekend, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, plus more than 25 artists from a variety of music genres.

New features of Guitar Hero 5 are:

• Party Play: players can jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly
• RockFest: a competitive experience with five new head-to-head
• The ability to play the entire set-list from the first time the game is turned on

Guitar Hero 5 will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii on September 1, 2009. For more information on the game, visit www.GH5.GuitarHero.com.

Gamers take notice! TRITTON Technologies just announced that two of their headsets will be available exclusively at Best Buy stores beginning September 1, 2009.

Both the AX 720 and AX 180 gaming headsets are optimized for computer gaming and have a USB connection for both PC and Mac. Adding value to these headsets is their breakaway cables that allow you to connect them to your MP3 player or iPhone.

The AX 180 headset gives you outstanding stereo sound through its performance balanced speakers. This headset also has independent game and chat volume controls. Not only does this headset give you excellent audio from the Xbox360, PS3 and PC, it works with the Wii, thanks to its analog connectivity. Best of all, the AX 180 is a high performance universal stereo headset priced at just $69.99.

For those wanting even more out of their gaming headset, the AX 720 headset takes advantage of the Dolby 5.1 audio found on Xbox360, PS3 and PC games. It replicates individual audio details, so you hear sounds as they were meant to be heard. And the included Dolby Digital decoder gives you an impressive 3D audio environment. You can chat online with your teammates on the XBox, PS3, or PC using the detachable microphone. Its inline audio controller also has independent voice and volume controls. The TRITTON AX 720 sells for $129.99.

The TRITTON AX 180 and AX 720 will be available at Best Buy retail stores and at www.bestbuy.com beginning September 1st.

Microsoft just announced that they are cutting the price of the Xbox 360 Elite by $100. With the price reduction, Microsoft's most expensive Xbox 360 system is now $299. This comes as no surprise, after all, Sony recently announced a price cut of $100 on their PlayStation 3 and unveiled a new, Slim Edition. This puts both units, the PS3 and Xbox 360 Elite, priced the same, $299.

According to the Associated Press, Microsoft will be phasing out the mid-range Pro version. It will be marked down from $299 to $249 (while supplies last). Microsoft will still be offering the cheapest Xbox 360, the Arcade, for $199. The price cuts are said to go into effect on Friday.

System: PS3 (reviewed on), Xbox 360 and PC
MSRP: $59.99
Release Date: June 9th, 2009

The anit-inFamous title, Prototype has finally launched. Boasting a shape-shifting main character, many are excited to see just how malleable the character and gameplay really is.

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New York City is buzzing with many vehicles and pedestrians, but it still feels like something is missing. The city of New York looks decent, but considering what the current gen systems can accomplish, I felt a little let down. Don't get me wrong, Alex Mercer looks excellent and so does his various abilities, but the rest of the game definitely doesn't live up to par. However, with so much going on all at once, I never experienced any slowdown or graphical glitches, which would have pretty much crippled the gameplay.

- 16/20Read more