Good news, Rock Band fans! We've got some juicy new details related to the upcoming Rock Band 2. Find out the platforms the game will be headed on, the number of tracks, and the general release date of the game after the jump!

The ever-popular Mama is making a 3D transition and heading to the Wii once again! Majesco has announced a new Cooking Mama game, entitled Cooking Mama World Kitchen, and it's set to cook up a storm on for the holidays. Find out more and see new screenshots of the game after the jump

Konami recently sent out a press release detailing more info regarding their upcoming fighting game Castlevania Judgment. Furthermore, they finally have a release date for the game! Find out more after the jump!

Mega Man 9 has been announced for WiiWare, but did you know that it may just come out for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as well? Find out more about this intriguing bit of information after the jump.

Update: Sorry to say this folks, but Capcom has confirmed that Mega Man 9 will be WiiWare only. Learn more after the jump.

Remember that article we posted about Mega Man 9 being rated by the OFLC? It's real, and it's coming to WiiWare. Learn more about the Blue Bomber's return by visiting the full article after the jump!

For a place that once deemed September 26 as Guitar Hero Day, you'd expect most New Yorkers to be pretty cool about games. We've got news that might startle you though, as the New York State Senate recently voted 61-1 to approve a bill that would make game ratings mandatory in the state of New York. Learn more after the jump!

So, one stunning adventure and quest to find Barbaros' treasure later, what's next for Zack and Wiki? Sadly, it seems the answer to that question is early retirement. We've found reports that say that a sequel to the game is looking rather unlikely in the near future.

The USBGecko team has come out with the first public release of the GeckoOS and WiiRD. Together, these two applications allow users to boot and debug a good number of games, including, it seems, those from the Wii homebrew channel.


Download: WiiRD first public release
Download: GeckoOS first public release

We've picked up word of yet another departure from the Entertainment Software Association. This time, it's Crave Entertainment who's in the spotlight. Learn more about this new departure after the jump.

Over on the hackmii website, marcan has an update regarding Wii Homebrew Channel beta8, saying that it should be safe to use with the Wii's 3.3 system menu update. Of course, you will have to go through some technical stuff to install it. Learn the details after the jump!