We’ve been spending a lot of time playing Rock Band here at GamerFront. Thankfully none of our instruments have had any of the issues that other people have been reporting. We’re also all pretty happy that we got a copy of the game for the Xbox 360, rather than the PS3.

No, it’s not that we hate the PS3, it’s that we don’t have to worry about having a spare guitar around. . As any of you with a PS3 likely already know, the Fender Stratocaster is currently the only guitar controller that works with the game. Those rocking out on the Xbox 360 still have the choice of using a Les Paul or X-plorer (or a modified SG, but that’s a story for a different day).

Since your controller options are limited, you’ll have to purchase two bundles (or hit up eBay) if you want to get the whole band together to play. Some of you might think you can beat the system by taking advantage of the warranty replacement program through EA, which will net you a brand new controller. That would be a great idea, but according to a the updated information on the site, failure to return a defective controller will cost you $125.

I’m not one to start a console war, but those of you that have both systems would do well to buy a bundle for the 360.

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While the PSP hasn’t been able to keep up with the Nintendo DS in terms of sales, it still has an install base that you can’t ignore. Unfortunately, the PSP shares the same flaw as all other mobile gadgets: a battery life that’s just never long enough.

If you’ve found that your battery just isn’t up to snuff, you can throw down $45 and get yourself a 2200 mAh battery that will give you double the playtime of the standard battery, and comes with a pair of plastic covers.

The unfortunate thing is that the batteries won’t hit store shelves until mid-December. By that time most people have finished up most of their holiday shopping, so don’t bother putting it on your list this year.

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I grew up playing on my old NES. Games like Zelda, Tetris and Metroid were some of my favorites. What I never played on was a Famicom. Fortunately, I’ll soon have the opportunity to pick up some old cartridges and play them on my DS.

CyberGadget is a Japanese company that has created an attachment for the Nintendo DS that will allow it to play old Famicom games. You also get a TV-out jack that will let you hook it up to your big screen TV.

I can’t say that I know of any Famicom games that I simply must play, so I’ll probably pass on this one. However, those of you that have a collection of games just waiting to be played again, you’ll be able to grab a Cyber Famireta Lite early next month. No word on how much one will set you back.

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Guess who’s back at number one? That’s right, after a few more reviews came in, Super Mario Galaxy fell to the number two slot, once again making The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time the greatest game ever.

When we last looked in on the rankings, the latest Mario title boasted an average score of 97.9%. This has now fallen to 97.4%. All is right again in the universe.

This really makes me wonder, will there ever be a game great enough to beat it?

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When I wander outside, people generally don’t have a hard time figuring out I’m a gamer. Whether I’m wearing my Zelda hoodie, or a Rock Band shirt, I let everyone know I’m a proud geek. So yes, I would definitely wear this hat.

The Beanie of Frost Resistance is cheesy, but well done. It simply gives you +15 to frost resistance. Sure, people will give you a funny look, but they should get a good laugh out of it. If not, just keep on walking, they’ve apparently got no sense of humor.

I’m a man of many hats, as I like having a variety. I’ll likely consider picking one of these up for myself. You can get one for around $15.

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Remember those small issues with Assassin’s Creed on the PS3 that I told you about the other day? You know, the ones that made the game almost unplayable for some people. Well those of you experiencing this issue may finally get to enjoy the game, bug-free.

An Ubisoft UK Community Manager has confirmed that they are indeed working on a game update that should improve the stability of the game. When is it coming? “As soon as possible.”

There’s nothing quite as reassuring as a patch that’s coming “ASAP.” I’m sure there are plenty of reasons why they can’t give us even a vague time frame, so lets just be happy that they’re working on it.

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I don’t know if you ever played the Guitar Hero 80’s expansion for the PS2, but apparently it may end up costing Activision a hefty chunk of change.

No, there’s no class action lawsuit against them for releasing a sub-par game for an outrageous price (wouldn’t it be great if you could do that?). Rather, they are being sued by the Romantics, which had their song ‘What I like About You’ featured in the game. Activision secured the rights to include a cover of the song in that game, what they didn’t realize is their cover band was too good at their job.

The Romantics are now suing Activision because their cover sounds too much like the original, and people might get confused. Really guys, what is there to be confused about? It specifically states that the song was “Made famous by the Romantics.” I doubt this would hurt album sales for the washed-up one-hit wonders, as anyone that liked the song enough to purchase it would still be buying their album.

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I have to say Etsy is the greatest site to find random gaming jewelry and accessories. Any time I have taken the time to look around for it on the site I have never been disappointed. In the same token, no matter how many times I check out the archives there is no way to see it all.

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Feigned and I help run a guild, so when we heard rumors about a guild bank coming to WoW we were stoked. Then the day came when it finally arrived and the guild all chipped in and paid an arm and a leg per each tab. Thus far we have had no issues and have loved the convenience that came with the new bank. However, there are those that are encountering major problems.

Apparently, at the moment the withdrawal limits are not reset when a character joins a new guild. If you’re an officer when you leave a guild, you still have the officer banking rights when you join a new one, even if you’re a lowly recruit. Therefore people are withdrawing things from the guild bank and then leaving the guild. Once they have done so they mail the loot off to another character or just switch servers.

Our guild (Knights of the Winnebago) has about 350 members and even with that amount, a loot like that would leave us hurting pretty badly. We decided to pull all of our gold out of the bank just as an extra precaution till the issue is solved. Right now the only other solution is for the guild master to manually reset a recruits bank rights immediately after they join up. Blizzard is currently working to resolve the issue.

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The site has been up for less than a week and I’m already posting my first rant. By now I’m sure that everyone has heard about the news surrounding Manhunt 2, so I’ll spare you the back story. However, there is a new development that I find particularly disturbing. Apparently four US Senators are calling for a “thorough review” of the ESRB because of it all.

Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Evan Bayh and Sam Brownback are the ones calling for the investigation. Naturally, all four of them have been highly critical of the entire gaming industry for some time now. You’d think that in the years since Hot Coffee that they would have taken some time to understand just how video games, and the ESRB work. It’s quite apparent that they have not.

Essentially, they are upset that the game did not receive an ‘AO’ rating. As anyone that plays video games knows, many stores won’t carry titles that have earned such a rating, and some companies such as Nintendo won’t even allow them to be played on their consoles. Essentially, a game with an ‘AO’ rating would likely be a disaster.

There are two main reasons why they are upset about the game’s rating. First, they believe that the game contains “unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone.” Secondly, due to the nature of the Wii’s controller, it “permits children to act out each of the many graphic torture scenes and murders.”

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