'Zombies Ate My Neighbors' on Wii Virtual Console

Back in the days of the Super Nintendo, LucasArts did more than just make Star Wars games. They made a game that was a joint venture with Konami in 1993 called Zombies Ate My Neighbors.



The game is out today on the Wii Virtual Console. You play a kid whose goal is to rescue the neighbors from the zombie invasion. The game is based on old B-movies and grindhouse horror films. It's an excellent game on both co-op and solo, so it's worth the 800 Wii points.

Netflix on PS3

After a year of streaming for Xbox Live Gold users, Netflix is coming at no extra charge to anybody with a PS3 next month. Of course, you'll have to have a Netflix account.

The streaming works via a special Netflix Blu-ray disc, and in 2010, the system will be disc-free. If you're a PS3 user and want to reserve your Netflix disc for next month, click here. And get ready, because you'll be enjoying this film soon enough:

New this week: Oct. 27

There are a ton of new releases this week, but most of them include the words iCarly or Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, so we'll focus on the big stuff.

DJ Hero (360/Wii/PS3) - The mash-up brother to Guitar Hero is finally out today, complete with the turntable peripheral. It'll set you back $120 for the standard edition, but check out this mash-up. It could certainly be worth the dough.



Tekken 6 (360/PS3) - The classic non-Street Fighter or Soul Calibur fighting game returns. Why should you be interested? You get to fight against a panda bear and a kangaroo. And a robot.



Ratchet & Clank Future: A Clank In Time (PS3) - Yet another game in the Ratchet & Clank series, a platform game that has done very well for Sony over the years.



Hasbro Family Game Night 2 (Wii, DS) - The Wii introduces even more Hasbro games hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, including Bop It, Connect 4x4, Operation, Jenga, and Pictureka.



SpongeBob's Truth Or Square (Wii, DS, PSP) - And why not, another adventure with SpongeBob Squarepants.

New 'Brutal Legend' maps announced

The umlauts are well-known, the game has gotten its fair share of notoriety, and even the game's creator Tim Schafer has made an appearance on late night TV. Now, on Nov. 19, the first piece of downloadable content for Brutal Legend will be available.

The map pack, called Tears of the Hextadon, will feature two new maps. The first is called "Circle of Tears." Here's how the press release describes it: "Vile waters have carved a rough-hewn circular battlefield into a forsaken land that players must circumvent to destroy their opponent."

Saucy. And the second map, "Death's Fjord?" "Players find themselves on an icy mountain pass with a dense cluster of fans that lie below, waiting to be harvested by those brave enough to capture them without cover from enemy attack."

Wow. Also, everybody who purchases the map pack will receive a free in-game axe, the Blade of Ormagöden. That game is so metal. Here's the intro video to the game:

'Tap Tap' to Metallica

The Tap Tap series of apps for the iPhone have dominated, with games featuring music by Lady Gaga, Coldplay and Dave Matthews. Now, it seems the game is taking a completely different direction by releasing Tap Tap Revenge Metallica.

The game is available today here and features these songs:

• Enter Sandman
• Sad But True
• King Nothing
• All Nightmare Long
• Some Kind of Monster
• Master of Puppets
• Seek & Destroy
• Fuel
• One
• For Whom the Bell Tolls

Now go on, Metallica fanatics with iPhones - spend five bucks!

Joystiq's Carve A Pumpkin Contest

Attention those who have a knack for carving pumpkins and want to win a bunch of free video games: You could do the former in order to attain the latter right now. Joystiq is hosting a pumpkin carving competition. Here's a Castle Crashers entry they've received:


The winner of the contest takes home 10 video games, and one runner-up will receive five, all of Joystiq's choosing. This is a great opportunity for everybody: Nerds who want free video games and a silly pumpkin, parents who want to win a bunch of games for their kids, and everybody in between. So get carving!

Lego Rock Band update

In more immediate Rock Band news, there have been a few updates with Lego Rock Band. They've announced a few additional brick rockers to add to Iggy Pop.

They've got David Bowie doing "Let's Dance."



There's also Lego Queen doing "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions."



And finally, there's Lego Blur doing "Song 2."



All very cool, but it begs the question: You want to throw any more Americans in there to level the playing field?

'The Who Rock Band' imminent?

There's a rumor going around about many different Rock Band games in the wake of The Beatles Rock Band's success. There's been talk of U2 Rock Band and Queen Rock Band. Now, there's a rumor going around that The Who Rock Band is going to happen. What gives the rumor some clout? It was started by Roger Daltrey, the lead singer of The Who.

According to Joystiq, Daltrey told The Republican, "The game, yeah, yeah, they're going to be doing a Who one next year. There is one planned."

Very interesting. Can we PLEASE have full downloadable Who albums now?