Theres been some problems with the first batch of guitars, drum pedals, and even microphones that come with Rock Band. Luckily, there is now a way to quickly fix them without sending off for a full repair and replace from EA.

Courtesy of Mega64.

And who better to show us around the new maps than the crew from Red vs Blue?

Bungie has an FAQ about the new maps downloads here. Additonally, they have some notes about a play list update (which isn’t yet live as of this writing) and more right here.

PoweTip: Download the maps from Marketplace so you can do background downloading instead of waiting at the screen. Better to kill time in an XBLA game or watching a video than staring at a progress bar.

There it is from 1UP. A full cover story on the game will appear in EGM’s January issue, which should be in the mail and in stores any day now.

They did reveal the game is 2D six-button fighting with Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, and Dhalsim returning.

Wow, what a mountain of awesome stuff in the Dashboard Update! This video comes from Microsoft’s Game Score Blog. The update should be available very soon, if not by the time you read this.

Couple of things you might want to check out:
Friends Of Friends – here you can set your privacy settings for the new Friends Of Friends feature.
Arcade Hits – some of the pricier Xbox Live Arcade titles now cost less! Marble Blast Ultra and Lumines and more! More arcade titles will drop in price just like the ‘Platnium Hits’ program on disc games.
DivX Playback – At last, watch video you downloaded on you home computer on a TV without converting it all into some other goofy format.

See the full list of updates on Xbox.com

After I finished the last of the stuffing and made myself a turkey sandwich, I decided to also finish opening all the Halo stuff I got back in September when Halo 3 came out.

Products reviewed in this episode include
Xbox 360 Wireless Halo 3 Spartan Controller, Halo 3 Topps Trading Cards Pack, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Today only get Halo 3 Legendary Edition for only $59.99!

Newly independant Halo developers Bungie have been talking a lot about new maps, using code words and vague tempting descriptions, but now they make the trio of multiplayer additions official.

Available December 11, 2007 for 800 MS Points ($10 US) will be the Halo 3 Heroic Map Pack. You’ll be able to download these using your XBox Live account connection. There are 3 maps in all: Standoff, Rat’s Nest, and Foundry.

Standoff is a symetrical map with 2 bases set at dusk and giant satellite dishes in the background. Rat’s Nest is the companion to the campaign mission Crow’s Nest, featuring indoor and outdoor settings. Foundry was designed from the ground up for Forge alterations; apparently almost everything in the map can be moved or deleted.

Those not wishing to buy the maps will get them free in Spring, right when the next map pack goes for sale.

Read all about maps direct from the designers at Bungie.net

THanks to G4TV, we have the first footage of the Ghostbusters game we only found out about 2 days ago.

Also new online is the official website, though it opens with a teaser trailer with no in game footage. It does however have some great screen shots of Slimer, Ray, and Mr Stay Puft.

The site also reveals some of the game’s story. You’ll be playing as a new recruit who will team with the original Ghostbusters team to take on the latest outbreak of the dead, undead, and recently dead.

GameInformer has revealed the cover of their next issue to include the mega-ton announcement of the ultimate untapped 80’s license: Ghostbusters.

Of course this is more than just a game cash-in. Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd are writing the games script and along with Bill Murray will reprise their roles as Dr. Egon Spengler, Dr. Raymond Stantz, and Dr. Peter Venkman. Of course this is no huge surprise since Aykroyd let slip to the Edmonton Sun back in February that Vivendi Universal had secured the rights and he was going to be involved. Around that same time we heard of an All CG Ghostbusters movie, but its hard to say if they were talking about the same thing or if that third movie is still happening.

Now lets get Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, and Ernie Hudson. And lets pull Rick Moranis out of retirement to bring back the brilliance of Louis Tulley.

It goes without saying that a sand box game where you roll around NYC taking calls to bust ghosts would be the ideal game style, but they’re not saying anything just yet. The actual story will have more info, and Game Informer subscribers will be able to access some of this material by logging on to the site this Friday.

UPDATE: Variety reports Ernie Hudson (Winston Zedemore), Annie Potts (Janine Melnitz) and William Atherton (Walter Peck) have all been cast. In addtion, Brian Doyle-Murray will play an unspecified charater.

Variety also specifies some of the developers. Terminal Reality will handle the PC, 360, and PS3 versions. Red Fly Studio will develop the PS2, Wii, and DS versions.