Here is a list of the games that are going to be shut down by EA causing you not to be able to play them online:

March 16, 2010 Online Service Shutdown

• Def Jam for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
• Godfather for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
• Lord of the Rings: Conquest for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames for PC
• Need for Speed: Carbon for PlayStation Portable
• Need for Speed: ProStreet for PlayStation Portable
• Simpsons for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

April 15, 2010 Online Service Shutdown

• Burnout 3: Takedown for PlayStation 2
• Army of Two for PlayStation 3 (Asia only)

On April 15, 2010, with the shutdown of Xbox Live for the original Xbox consoles, these three games will no longer be available for play:

• Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for Xbox
• Burnout 3: Takedown for Xbox
• Madden NFL 09 for Xbox

Which of these titles from this list are you sad about losing?

A list of twenty songs has been floating around and this list is supposedly the list of the songs which will be available on this game. Tomorrow is the expected time of the formal announcement of the upcoming game to be made so keep looking for that. The following list is the supposed twenty songs that will be on this game:

• 30 Seconds to Mars – “Attack”
• AFI – “Girl’s Not Grey”
• All-American Rejects – “Move Along”
• Beastie Boys – “Sabotage”
• Blink-182 – “All the Small Things”
• Blondie – “Hanging on the Telephone”
• Foo Fighters – “Learn to Fly”
• Foo Fighters – “Everlong”
• George Thorogood & the Destroyers – “Bad to the Bone”
• Jethro Tull – “Hymn 43?
• Joan Jett – “Bad Reputation”
• Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Simple Man”
• Motörhead – “Ace of Spades ‘08?
• Pixies – “Debaser”
• Presidents of the United States of America – “Ladybug”
• Rise Against – “Give It All”
• Silversun Pickups – “Lazy Eye”
• Smashing Pumpkins – “Cherub Rock”
• Steve Miller Band – “Take the Money and Run”
• The Go-Go’s – “We Got the Beat”

To have an on-the-go version of Rock Band would be an amazing thing for all the true Rock Band fans.

This rumor will most likely simply remain a claim for quite a long time. However, when the word of Microsoft’s possible deal reached the public, Electronic Arts received a 4 percent boost in sales which suggests that this deal would be very big for Microsoft if it happens. I can’t even start to think about how huge this deal would be. With Microsoft in control, there would be Xbox exclusives for Electronic Arts which would definitely boost the Microsoft sales.

However, until one of these companies, either Microsoft or Electronic Arts, is albe to announce it to be made official, it is not worth even getting worked up about. If this were really to happen, it would probably not be any time in the very near future.

When this rumor was first spread, an Electronic Arts representative was supposedly not available to make any comments. Also, a Microsoft representative declined to comment on the deal. Also, recently an Electronic Arts representative said, ”We do not comment on speculation about our business.”

5. The release date of BioShock is announced (Friday, September 18). This sequel was originally going to released in 2009. However, we now know when it will release next year.

4. Electronic Arts announced SKATE 3 (Tuesday, September 15). The third game in this very popular skateboarding series is announced. Some new features include players being able to make their own skate teams and compete in challenges against their rival crews. In this game, cooperative experiences will be concentrated on more.

3. Price cut for the Wii will be coming soon (Monday, September 14). An accidental leaked Toys R Us ad shows that Nintendo is soon going to be making a fifty dollar price cut off of the current Wii price. This will bring the cost of the Wii console down to $199.

2. A Modern Warfare 2 themed Xbox 360 is announced (Wednesday, September 16). Infinity Ward reported the coming out of a new limited edition Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle. This bundle will include a 250GB hard drive, two wireless controllers and obviously, a copy of the Modern Warfare 2 game.

1. Australia bans the Left 4 Dead 2 title (Wednesday, September 16). This anticipated game has been refused classification which prevents Left 4 Dead 2 from being sold on shelves in Australia.