This is a tough one - not because there's a lot of good looking games coming out but because there are nearly none (hence the pun.) There's a movie tie in that's cashing in a bit late (Balls of Fury), a game that's got a funny title but little promise (NinjaBread Man,) a couple of oddball games and then Crash of the Titans.

I have to admit I'm not totally excited about this game but it does mark the rebirth of a popular franchise.

If you were at all worried about the recent confusion surrounding the Rock Band release rest assured that a firm street date has now been set. This November 23rd Rock Band will be shipping for the PS3 and XBox360 consoles with a PS2 version following December 10th.

The MTV Multiplayer blog is also reporting that the next-gen versions have been set to retail for $169.99 while the PS2 version will be $159.99. If you've missed previous announcements both PlayStation versions will sport a wireless guitar while the 360 version will be tethered (a separate wireless guitar is rumored to be in the works for future release.)

FYI: November 23rd is the day after Thanksgiving and is also known as "Black Friday." If you're dying to get your hands on Rock Band be ready to brave one of the busiest shopping days in the US.

If you've pre-ordered Harmonx's upcoming rythm party game Rock Band you may have gotten an email from Amazon this morning announcing that the game is getting pushed back to 2008.

Well - it's not.

Joystiq is reporting (and this comes straight to them from Harmonix) that the game is still slated for release in November. Harmonix followed up the assertion with the following:

We have asked Amazon to address this and we'll be coming out November of this year. We've requested they update their information. We have no idea where that date came from.

My guess is that if you got one of these delay notifications you should probably be getting an appropriate retraction sometime soon. In the meantime you can ignore the "August 11, 2008" listing on the Amazon product page.

For those wondering the XBox360 listing shows November 20, 2007.

OK - I admit it.

I haven't picked up Metroid Prime 3: Corruption yet. The truth is I've yet to finish Metroid Prime 2 and until I do I won't even consider picking up the newest addition.

Even when I do ... I don't usually use cheat codes so hey.

Anyway, if you're playing Metroid Prime 3 and want to get a head's up then head on over to Kotaku and check out some of the Metroid Prime 3 cheats and tips they've put together.

LucasArts has been teasing Star Wars fans and Wii owners with the promise of a Wii-mote lightsaber mashup for sometime now. As a Star Wars fan AND a Wii owner I've been more than taken by the idea.

Previously LucasArts had hinted that the first Wii-mote lightsaber pairing wouldn't come until after the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed game - but no more.

Yesterday LucasArts confirmed that Star Wars: FU ... wait ... Star Wars: tFU would be hitting the Wii and utilizing the Wii-mote and nunchuck to pair lightsaber work with force powers.

"Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed, because the console's motion-oriented controllers really bring the game to life," said Jim Ward, President of LucasArts. "We've worked hard to make the Wii version of the game unique in order to truly let you unleash the Force."