Today we give you two different inside looks at the new tin case included in the FFXII Special Edition exclusive to GameStop/EB. The pictures featured here are actual photographs of the real retail case. The link below them will take you to GameStop.com's artist rendering of the same case.

UPDATED: Added the box art for the U.S. version's regular edition as well (by request)!

Front and back seperate.

Outside opened.

Inside opened.

Regular Edition box art.

Artist rendering (via GameStop): http://www.gamestop.com/gs/ffxii/ffxii_casedetail.html

Even though Forza 2 might be delayed, you can still head to your local GameStop/EB and pre-order the game. Securing a reservation gives you a code for an exclusive in-game car, the Nissan Fairlady Z.

The code is picked up at time of purchase, and even GameStop.com reserves can get in on the action. Head to the link at the bottom of the page to reserve it online, or head to your local GameStop today.

Enjoy!

Source: http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=200187

Recently, we brought you news of the Wii and PS3 kiosk units, and when you can expect to test them in stores. Today, however, we have something much better for all of you. We have an exclusive first look at the units themselves!

At this time, the demo game set to play in each unit over the holiday season has not yet been determined, but this is what the units will look like in your local game store!

As always, we will continue to bring you the hottest news, so stay tund to Rated-M.com for more great stuff!

With two new consoles coming out in just a few more weeks I do want to remind everyone what happened last year around this time.

Think back to September 05 where every Ebgames, Gamestop, Game Crazy, Babbages, and any other place that is taking your money to ensure that you will have an Xbox 360 on launch day. "Wait! There isn’t enough you will have to wait until next shipment" says an employee of Ebgames. Everyone started pointing the finger at Microsoft even though Microsoft had never stated how many each store would get. Why would the game stores screw us over like this? Well I went in and dug deep and spoke to a few Ebgames employees and found out exactly why they will Pre-order items without having the supply to back it up. Every time you preorder an item that money is put on deposit in that store's bank account, so to sum it up we are giving all these stores free money because of the interest that is building up on our preorder $$$. Ok so for games this isn’t a big deal but when we are talking about system consoles it’s another story. Many of these retailers purposely over pre-ordered the 360 to get more money in the bank.

Now with two system launches coming very soon is this sham going to happen again.

HIGHLY LIKELY WITH THE PS3
Sony has stated many times that the console will be shipping in very small quantities and the rumor around the EB mill is that they are going to take as many pre-orders as they can regardless if it will not have a system for the person. I for one find this to be complete and utter BS. It’s all a scam to screw us into making their pockets that much deeper. Sure a few of you will get your system on launch day and this doesn’t apply to you but for the 100k + it is. Do not let the retailers fool you this time. Hopefully this situation is also repeated with Nintendo. I have not heard too much about their expected launch specs but Nintendo in the past has been known not to disappoint.

So I've been sitting at my computer for weeks trying to decide the right approach for doing this review. I was going to go all IGN and professional on it and highlight key points and what not. But then I realized...this isn't IGN. So I'm just going to give you my straight up opinion on the matter. Dead Rising is the kind of game that you are going to either love or hate. Myself, I adore the game with every fiber of my being. The reason for this is simple. The options. There are so many ways to kill zombies in this game, that you will forget how many you've done. Each weapon feels different in my opinion too. For instance when you smash a Zombie with a sledgehammer, the effect is drastically different then if you sliced them in half with a katana, and this is where the game shines. A lot of people complain about the save system in the game. However, I see it as a herald back to old school gaming where you had to make choices carefully, and didnt have Save points every second. That adds a lot of intensity to the game. Another area where this game shines is the storyline. The fact that you can decide to do the case files to uncover bits and pieces to the mystery was an amazing way to play it out, because you are never really sure what's exactly going on until the very end when it all comes together. The only thing that really bugged me, which I'm sure bugged 9/10ths of the people who played this game, was Otis and his walkie talkie. It wouldn't have been so bad if you could attack while on the walkie talkie, but you can't and when you get mauled by a Zombie while listening to him, you have to pick the phone up all over again and listen to his rambling all over again. Other than that, this game is like a golden prize at the bottom of a crappy cereal (the game being the prize, and the summer slump being the crappy cereal). So in conclusion, I believe that EVERYONE who owns a 360 must at least play this game once.
Final Verdict : BUY IMMEDIATELY. STOP READING THIS AND GET UP AND GO GET IT!

We have obtained information about the special edition of Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007 for the XB360. Apparently, the 360 will be the main version of the game, and thus will be the only version getting the SE.

The SE includes an embossed metal case, bonus disk from a WWE box set, and a limited edition of "The Ultimate WWE Trivia Book". Best part is, it's currently listed as the SAME PRICE as the regular! Below are photos of the pre-order marketing package, with a close-up shot of the SE features.

Before you start flying off the handle, and start calling me an insensitive prick, let me first explain why I feel the way I do. I will say first and foremost that I feel bad for all the families involved in this tragedy. That being said, I am sick of the way 9/11 has gone from national tragedy to media circus.

I am sick of the way TV stations and movie studios exploit 9/11 for their own personal gain. I am sick of the way that politicians use 9/11 as a pedestal on which to place themselves higher. You know, 5 years later, we have half a dozen Hollywood films about 9/11, but for all the millions the films cost to produce, there is still no true memorial. 5 years later, ground zero still isn't fully cleaned and restored. 5 years later, moe and more soldiers are dying, and more and more terrorists are trying to kill us. 5 years later and the governemt is still lying about what happened that day.

At what point do we stop treating this tragedy like a free press event? It's a matter of time before we start seeing the official 9/11 pizza, and the twin towers bobblehead. That is the way this is headed. It's 5 years later, and nothing has changed, and that is a greater tragedy and a greater disrespect to the families of those who died.

On this day of national mourning, I recommend checking out the site http://www.letsroll911.org. It is filled with info about the tragedy that our government has kept hidden from us. It lists documentaries which dig into these facts. I also express my condolences for the families involved, and condemn our government for the despicable way in which these events had traspired over the last 5 years.

I said my piece. You don't have to agree, but I thank you for reading.

We have decided to allow unregistered users to post comments to our articles. We have kept it only registered users until now, but decided that perhaps tha twas too strict. However keep in mind, flames, rude comments, and vulgarity are not allowed. I still hold the switch folks, and I will gladly delete any posts I do not find appropriate to the site.

UPDATE: I have called both the local San Diego post office and the national 1-800 number. I was given two totally different answers. This is leading to a lot of confusion. The San Diego branch confirmed this story, saying not to even bother bringing in items marked "Made in China" or "Made in Korea". The guys at the 1-800 number said there is nothing official in the computer about this, and that normally it depends on what the item is, and where it is going...not where it was made. So what's the deal? Continue to send me any reports of this happening in your neck of the woods!

ORIGINAL STORY: Ok. I have some disturbing news to report to all of you today. I am hearing reports from viewers nationwide that the USPS has banned shipments of any item that is marked "Made in China" or "Made in Korea". As you all know, toys, electronics, gaming consoles/games, music CD's, and so much more are mostly all made in China.

One particular incident happened in San Diego, when a viewer was trying to ship a simple Barbie Doll. The USPS opened the package and told her tha tshe couldn't send it because of the ban. they would not explain why, just that they could no send it at all. The package was going out of state, but not out of Country.

This grows even more disturbing, as I continue to get reports from views across the country about this strange ban. So we ask why? Why right at Christmas time do you ban the shipment of items "Made in China"? Is it because of tensions with N. Korea, and China's support of the country?

So we say to the USPS, thanks for ruining Christmas. Many children will not get their toys this year because you all want to be dicks.

We say to you viewers, please continue to tell us of these happenings, and we will try to get to the bottom of this.

We have been following this story since day one, when we broke the news to you guys. We reported that the content for Saints Row wouldn't show to other people online, and we wanted to find out why. Well today, a developer at Volition finally gave me an official statement:

"It will work when it needs to. I'll say it officially, in bold text: You probably shouldn't use the DLC until it's officially released.

It's not available everywhere, for one (for instance, you can't get it in Illinois) - and it's been released prematurely. We're not mad at people for having it- we just want them to understand that it won't function properly until it's officially released, and it's because it wasn't planned to be released at this time."

Thank you to Volition for finally clearing this issue up.

Over at the developer's forums, Saints Row developer "V-HarlequiN" made a revealing post about the upcoming patch and the DLC. many people want to know WHY the DLC is out before the path, and this guy has the perfect answer.

UPDATED: Added the contents of a second statement from the same dev, going further in depth.

"Some DLC can be created partly before the game even hits the shelves - it gives artists something to do while we wait for Microsoft to accept the game and for duplication to be done, neither of which happens overnight.

Patches on the other hand require the game to be out before they can be started, since until peope actually play it and say "Hey, I have a problem", we won't know what needs to be patched, if anything at all. Patching is also an enormously complex process, since while fixing problem A and B you might inadvertantly break something that was working perfectly well before. This is especially likely in a game the size of Saint's Row, so each step of the patch has to be made as carefully as possible.

Patching and DLC are also made by two seperate teams. DLC is predominantly artists, Patching is predominantly programmers. The creation of one does not appreciably delay the creation of the other.

I believe the patch also has to go through Microsoft for approval before release, and that would take an indeterminate amount of time.

So even we don't currently know exactly when the patch will be released, but I can assure you we're working very hard on it indeed (well, I'm not, but the programmers are), we want it out as soon as possible too."

The following is the most recent response from the same dev (from a different thread, also linked below):

"We've covered this ground before, but I'll cover it again (and probably add it to the FAQ).

The game was tested online, thoroughly before release. Not only by Volition's internal team, but also by THQ, other THQ studios, and Microsoft itself. None of the problems you guys have had were discovered during those tests or it would have been fixed before hitting the shelves.

So, how come all these problems were missed? It's all a question of numbers and probability and that sort of thing.

How many people tested it before it came out? Maybe 500 or so total - and it's doubtful more than 100 were testing it at any given time. That's a lot of testing by the way, more than most games probably get.

So how many people, so far, have checked out Saint's Row's multiplayer? Perhaps a few hundred thousand. Maybe a few tens of thousands at any one time (I don't have the accurate figures, given that it's Sunday night).

So the chances of a couple of hundred thousand people finding the exploit for Clothing is far greater than 500 people testing it. It only takes one of those thousands to find it, and it'll spread like wildfire. Likewise we had no way of knowing we would have such apparent lag until we had thousands of people playing all at once. It's just not something that can be tested "in the lab" as it were.

As for how hard the guys are working to get this fixed, well, you don't know what you're talking about. Nothing that is done in under two weeks could be considered even remotely stable and worthy of release, and that is how long these guys have had to work on the patch - since we didn't know it was needed until SR went live at the end of August. Even when it's finished being written it still needs to have additional testing to ensure it doesn't cause something far worse to occur, and that also takes time. Then it has to go through the channels for approval - if it has an issue at any step along that road then it's back to the beginning and you all have to wait even longer.

So be a little patient. When it's ready it will be released. If we rush it, it will actually mean an even longer delay for you guys."

There you have it. A logical answer to the question you have all wanted to ask.

Source: http://developer.saintsrow.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6157
Source: http://developer.saintsrow.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6383

For those of you 360 owners who haven't yet tried the awesome GOTY material Oblivion, Wal-Mart is running an in-store sale on the popular game. You can pik it up right now at your local Wal-Mart for a mere $49.00.

Great value for a great game. I can confirm this because I saw it with my own eyes as of yesterday, and was told that this is a nationwide sale. They did not know how long it would last, so make sure you pick one up right away!

NOTE: The sale is for the in-store locations ONLY. Their website still reflects the full retail price.

So how many of you out ther have had the situation where you are getting into PC Gaming, and you aren't too sure what games you can or can't play? Sometimes the minimum/recommended requirements can be a bit too vague...like can my graphics card support this? Do I have enough ram really? Well I have your solution. http://www.windowsgaming.com . Basically what this site does is check your system to see what exactly you have, then you can search for a particular game and it will let you know if your system meets the minimum or recommended requirements. It's been a godsend for me. I haven't wasted money wondering if my system can support it or not. So there you go have fun!
http://www.windowsgaming.com

There is an awesome new commercial circulating through movie theaters nationwide. I saw it myself last night during "Tony Jaa's The Protector". It is a Coke ad that parodies GTA. That is really all I can say about it. I think you should watch it, because only seeing it first hand can explain what I felt seeing it mixed in the trailers. Enjoy!

It seems our Saints Row DLC story has made it big. At about 58 minutes into the latest 1up.com podcast, they talk about Rated-M and the DLC stuff, pretty much outlining what THQ told them about the DLC.

So the DLC isn't gonna make it to Live on the 15th, but I have a strong feeling that the release date was pushed due to our leak of this info.

Anyways, check out the podcast for yourself, and tell the guys over at 1up.com that Rated-M.com sent ya!

P.S. Thanks to one of our viewers for the heads up!

Source: http://zdmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o1/Podcasts/090806.mp3

There are 5 new costume keys available right now for Dead Rising. below is a list, and how to access them:

Marketplace:
Cold Hearted Snake

In Store Kiosk:
Accountant
Burgandy Wine (larger file size than the MP version?)
Pure White Suit
Stripe

The keys from the Spetember kiosk disk DO NOT WORK as of yet, and Capcom has not responded my queries. The Snake one is available on Live as we speak, and is a neat snake skinned suit.

I'll have more info on the kiosk keys and why they don't work at a later date.

UPDATE: I can confirm that the Dead Rising Kiosk Keys are ONLY available at EBGames/GameStop kiosks. Wal-Mart and other retailers will have a kiosk disk sans content!

We should call Nintendo "the great mind changer". They have told us that Super Paper Mario is now coming to the Wii as opposed to coming to the Gamecube. So in the essence, what Nintendo is telling us is that the Gamecube is dead and gone, and the Wii is going to take over. More on this story as it develops.

Yeah, you read that title right. The BBC is reporting tha there will be no PS3 for you guys across the pond until March of 07. But hey, don't feel bad. The guys here in the states won't be getting them until then. It is no secret that the PS3 is gonna be in a terribly short supply this holiday season. March is the predicted time period when PS3 will actually BE on the shelves to just walk in and buy.

Add to this isse the fact that Sony cuts PS3 production by 75%, and you can kind of see the PS3 turning from viable console to walking dead. GameStop/EB still tells us that the may not even do pre-orders on the PS3 due to the shortage. According to Their corporate offices, Sony is hinting at as few as 5 systems per store. Then a further 5 systems every two weeks through Christmas.

So you guys in the UK, fear not. Us guys here stateside are getting fudged in the rump by Sony too.

Thanks to my good friend Allen Hudson for the heads up on this!

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5319190.stm

According to G4TV's Attack of the Show earlier today, the PS3 will sport unusually long load times. During their "The Feed" segment, they mentioned that this is one of the major complaints developers are talking about. They also expressed their own dissapointment with this. So is extra space on Blu-Ray worth the extra load times? Hell no, especially when Blu-Ray doesn't equal better graphics.

Chalk this up as another nail in the PS3's coffin...

According to the October 2006 issue of EGM (Electroncs Gaming Monthly issue 208), both gears of War and Crackdown get confirmation of their release dates.

Gears of War will launch on 11/12/06. Microsoft took out a two page ad to showcase the final date of "Emergence Day".

Crackdown will definately keep it's 10/16/06 date, despite some sites that show Q1 07 as the date. On page 76, EGM lists Crackdown as one of the "Games of October". In fact, it got more page space than any other game in the same month, overshadowing Mortal Kombat, Killzone: Liberation and Godhand.

These dates have been public for sme time, and have also been in the EB/GameStop computers as well. However, it is nice to see this confirmation in print.

This issue of EGM arrived today for most subscribers, and should hit newstands shortly after.

So you all know by now that the DLC for Saints Row will hit in-store kiosks this month. In fact, many stores have the disk in the kiosks ALREADY! I have had confirmation from about 15 different states that the disk is out.

However, the great site 1up.com has dug deeper into the story and discovered that the same content will not hit Live on September 15th. The insert in the game says 9/15, but perhaps that only meant the kiosk. Below is the insert in question.



So when exactly WILL it hit Live? Will it even hit Live at all? Time will tell. As for the content itself, it is out in most states on the kiosks, and you'll need an MU to get the content. Beware though, the content WILL NOT show up to other people on Live until the patch hits, according to developers.

Source: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3153401

Rated-M breaks yet another story, this time concerning the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PS3. According to GameStop/EB Inc., the two systems will have in store kiosks at the end of October. That would place the PS3 on display a few weeks before launch. We also believe that Nintendo will now choose a November launch, so that would put Wii out there for play testing early as well.

There is still no word as to what game or demo will be running on either system, but in marketing materials, the Wii was running Wii Sports. The PS3 looked to be running a generic mock-up.

You can be sure that as soon as we dig deeper into this, we will bring you the skinny. As always, stay tuned to rated-M for the hottest news!

Volition is finally responding to the issues in Saints Row. The game is great, but has some online issues that need serious attention. The game has been overcome by glitchers and cheaters. Then there is the insufferable laaaaag. Well Volition has responded to these issues by announcing a patch. The patch will fix the lag and the glitches/cheating. However, one extra step has been taken. Those who cheated to get free clothes online will have them deleted when the patch hits.

That's right...if you cheated to get your pimp suit, you are gonna lose it all. A source tells me this patch will hit this week, as early as today. We'll see if the patch TRULY helps.

http://developer.saintsrow.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4375

CNN reports this morning that Steve irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, has died from a fatal Stingray barb that went through his chest. We here at Rated-M express our condolences to his friends and family. He will be missed by the world.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html

It's been reported that an MP3 Player designed specifically for the NDS is being released soon to Euro markets. It's suppose to be 29.99Euros and be released in Oct. In case you were wondering if it would be put out in 2/4/6 gb packages, it will just be one price however you have to supply an SD card. Apparently it will support up to 2GB cards. Not too bad considering you can get a gb card for 20 bucks at some online retailers....so for 70 bucks or so you can have a 1GB MP3 player. No word if this will come to the States, however that's why they invented Importing. =D

UPDATE: 9/17/07 YouTube has pulled down the videos. I had no back-ups, nor any warnings from YouTube. The videos will no longer be available.

It seems my credibility has been challenged, which doesn't happen often. Some skeptics think my photos were the crafty work of photoshop. Well screw you guys. Just kidding.

Anyways, for the skeptics out there, I present these two videos of the DLC in action. One shows each piece of clothing in the online store, then me wearing them in an online match. BTW, I played that match on my DV cam, which has a tiny 2 inch screen, and I still came out 2nd place. Yeah, I'm shit talkin! Anyways, enjoy. I realized after the videos were made that I forgot the bunny slippers, but oh well. this should be proof enough.

So I met up with some of the viewers of the site to show off this gear. Below is a photo I took to show this meeting. They told me that none of these items are appearing on my guy, instead it shows as default clothing. This screen was to show them what I see on my screen.



So what happened? Why is it on my screen and not the others? Well the following is what I was told by a Volition developer:

"I just got some advice some developers here that there are some bugs with the DLC that are getting fixed with the patch -- bugs people weren't really supposed to see.

I'm going to advise you to delete that content- as cool as it is-

Go to your xbox dashboard, system, memory- and you should be able to delete it. Otherwise, you may experience some weird problems with this currently unsupported content."

So this means that every September XBOX kiosk disk is defective, giving bad content. The Dead Rising content I got from the same disk is also not working. However, I will be vindicated if the content is fixed and stays the same, for you will all see it first hand.

In the meantime, please don't transfer this stuff to your game until you are sure the disks are replaced. Otherwise, you'll see the items on yourself, but they don't show up online. These disks hit XBOX in-store kiosks as ealy as the 28th of August. The devs know of this issue now and are addressing it.

News is in that Microsoft has updated the backwards compatility list again with 48 new titles. Unfortuantely, there isn't many GOOD titles in there like Phantom Dust, Psychonauts, JSRF, and Conker...but hey at least they are still paying attention to the BC list ...right? ......right..?

The list is as follows:

Aggressive Inline
Aquaman: Battle of Atlantis
All Star Baseball 2003
All Star Baseball 2005
Burnout 3: Takedown
Catwoman
Crash Bandicoot: Nitro Kart (UPDATED)
Counter Strike
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Dead to Rights
Digimon Rumble Arena 2 (UPDATED)
ESPN Major League Baseball
Fatal Frame 2
Ford vs. Chevy (UPDATED)
Freaky Flyers
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
Tom Clancy´s Ghost Recon - Island Thunder
Half Life 2 (UPDATED)
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer UPDATED
IndyCar Series 2005
Kabuki Warrior (UPDATED)
Lego Star Wars II
Links 2004
Magatama (UPDATED)
Maximum Chase
Mortal Kombat: Deception (UPDATED)
MTX: Mototrax Featuring Travis Pastrana
Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection
MX vs. ATV Unleashed
Outlaw Tennis
Over the Hedge
Sid Meier's Pirates
Richard Burns Rally
Rogue Trooper
Serious Sam
Shincho Mahjong
Smashing Drive
Sneakers (UPDATED)
Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run
The Legend of Spyro: A Beginning
TAZ: Wanted
True Crime Streets of LA
The Suffering
Trigger Man
Torino Winter Olympics 2006
Vietcong
Wrath Unleashed
X-Men II: Wolverine's Revenge

So I wonder when we will start seeing GOOD games...I mean Sega pretty much helped get Xbox off the ground....(that and Halo) when will Microsoft share the love?

Bethesda is adding a wealth of new spells on Thursday for Oblivion. The mod called "Spell Tomes" will be priced at 0.99 cents and will include 100 + new spell books. So put on your dungeon dwelling gear, it's time to find those new spells! The information below was taken directly from Bethesda's website.


Spell Tomes - DLC4

This pack adds “Spell Tomes” to the world’s random treasure. These books grant you wondrous and powerful magic spells, just by reading them! Now Mages will also gain instant benefits by treasure hunting. Friend and foe alike will bow in awe before your power.


Features:

* Hundreds of new spell-giving books

* All the most useful basic spells covered

* Low level and high level spells available

* Many new powerful spells with multiple effects added

* Extremely powerful new spells that are balanced with slightly detrimental effects to lower the cost in Magicka

* Find Spell Tomes in dungeons all over Cyrodiil

* Spend less time and money arming yourself with the spells you want and need




Here are just a few of the new spells obtained from Spell Tomes:

Blink: A low-level invisibility spell to get you out of trouble.

Baltham's Insight: a short duration but long range detect life spell.

Shield Wall: Fortify Heavy Armor and Shield effect.

Night Form: Powerful Invisibility and Fortify Sneak, and take Sun damage, which reduces Magicka cost to cast.

Pride of Hirstaang: Fortify Strength, Resist Frost, and Summon a Bear.

Orum’s Aquatic Escape: Invisibility, Night-Eye, and Water-breathing.

Elemental Blast: A powerful offensive spell with: Fire damage, Frost damage, and Shock damage.

Magicka Vortex: Absorb Magicka, Weakness to Magic 25% and Stunted Magicka.

source: http://obliviondownloads.com/Coming_Soon_DLC4.aspx

The trailer for the new Tony Jaa movie is up today on the Apple trailer site; it's even in high def. The story seems pretty much along the same lines of Jaa's first movie, Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior. Jaa's small village is terrorized by a gang of terrorists that destroy their villages sacred ways, so Jaa is put in charge of making the bad guys pay for what they've done. How does he go about doing it? He brings the fight to the terrorists city and battles them all into oblivion on their very own turf. If you saw Ong Bak you know Jaa puts Mr. Chan to shame in every department, except for the whole slapstick comedy stuff. I don't think Jaa is comedic in any way, he's also not a very good actor. Wooden to say the least. But when he steps up to throw down some martial arts voodoo he throws down bigger and better than anyone else in business right now. Jet Li and Jackie Chan don't have anything on this guy, if you think I'm wrong feel free to leave me an angry email, but I've been doing martial arts for 13 years. So I know what I'm talking about. The Protector hits theaters September 8th.

The Protector

Just in time for the game's launch, we bring you the full soundtrack listing for Saints Row. We have seperated them by genre. Enjoy!

Classical
Beethoven - Sym. No. 7 4th movt
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Beethoven – Für Elise
Beethoven – Sonata No. 14 1st movt
Beethoven – Sonata No. 14 3rd movt
Beethoven – Sonata No. 23 1st movt
Beethoven – Sym. No. 1 – Finale
Beethoven – Sym. No. 5 1st movt
Beethoven – Sym. No. 6 1st movt
Beethoven – Sym. No. 9 4th movt
Chopin – Ballade No. 1
Chopin – Concerto No. 2 1st movt
Chopin – Concerto No. 2 3rd movt
Chopin – Etude No. 11
Chopin – Etude No. 3
Chopin – Impromptu
Chopin – Prelude No. 15
Chopin – Prelude No. 17
Chopin – Prelude No. 3
Chopin – Waltz No. 6
Delibes – Lakme Flower Duet
Handel – Halleluja from Messiah
J. Strauss – Die Fledermaus Overture
J. Strauss – Leichtes Blut Fast
J. Strauss – Tritsch Tristsch
J.S. Bach – Concerto No. 5
J.S. Bach – Fantasy and Fugue
J.S. Bach – Partita No 1. – Gigue
Liszt – Funerailles
Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Liszt – Liebestraum No. 2
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto 3rd movt
Mozart – Concerto No. 21 2nd movt
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 2nd movt
Mozart – Turkish March
Mussorgksy – Bare Mountain
Offenbach – Gaiete Parisienne – Can Can
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Paganini – 24 Caprices
Rossini – The Barber of Seville
Rossini – The Thieving Magpie
Rossini – Wilhelm Tell Overture
S. Joplin – Maple Leaf Rag
S. Joplin – The Entertainer
Tschaikovksy – 1812 overture
Tschaikovksy – The Reed Flutes
Tschaikovksy – The Sugar Plum Fairy
Tschaikovksy – Violin Concerto 1st movt
Tschaikovksy – Violin Concerto 3rd movt
Verdi – La TraviataVerdi – Rigoletto
Vivaldi – Four Seasons No. 1
Vivaldi – Four Seasons No. 2
Vivaldi – Four Seasons No. 4
Wagner – Lohengrin Overture
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Wagner – Rienzi Overture
Wagner – Tannhaesuer Overture
Wagner – Twilight of the Gods

Easy Listening
Clemens Schweikhart & Matthias Wittwer – Groovemob
Dick Walter – Playground of the Stars
Didier Heinrich & Jose Le Gall – Hello Jack
Eric Casper & Janko Nilovic – Bossa New Look
Eric Casper & Janko Nilovic – Super Week-End
Eric Casper & Janko Nilovic – Week-End Pop
Fred Marius & Jurgen Jaenner – Adventure in Speed
Gerhard Narholz – Bossa Cubana
Gerhard Narholz – Holiday Road
Hendric Haydegg – Italian Summer
Jan Schneeberg – Looping
Joey Johnson – Alpenrose Memories
Joey Johnson – Emily’s Happy Hop
Jurgen Jaenner – Quicka Negra
Larz Kurz & H.C. Mylla – Bratwurst Polka
Larz Kurz & H.C. Mylla – I und du B
Marc Durst – Cocktail Bossa
Marc Durst - Holiday Bossa Nova
Marc Durst – Nice Swing
Marc Durst – Shopping Girls
Marc Durst – Tutti Flutti Swing
Nicolas Folmer – Running Swing
Otto Sieben – Curley Shirley
Otto Sieben – Western Post
Per Bluitgen Andreasen & Yannick Kalfayan – Peyi La Douce
Peter Sander – Autumn Sun
Peter Sander – Sweetness
Renato Bui & Martha Wild – Yodel of Joy
Ronald Sekura & Otto Sieben – Pepito From Tampico
Stephane Doukhan, Marc Durst & Edouard Miffre – Glamour Bossa Nova
Stephane Hugeunin, C. Padovan & Yves Sanna – Quando Sei Vicinio A Te
Umberto Pagnini – Slapstick Duck Twist
Werner Eraerds – O leichtman das Jodeln

Electronica
Caro – My Little Pony
Dieselboy and Kaos – Barrier Break
Evil Nine – We have the Energy
Freq Nasty - Amped
ILS – Ill Logic
ILS – Tiny Toy
ILS – West Coast
Koma and Bones – Questo Y Sporco
Koma and Bones – Twisted Streets
PsychatronX – Twisted
Rythym Division – Uzi
Skynet – Catherine Wheel
Skynet - Stingray
Stratus – You Must Follow
Styles of Beyond - Subculture

Metal
Bang Tango – Dancin on’ Coals
Bang Tango – Love Injection
Bang Tango – Someone Like You
Great White – Once Bitten Twice Shy
L.A. Guns – Ballad of Jayne
Ratt – Back Fore More
Ratt – Round and Round
Ratt – Way Cool Jr.
Slaugher – Mad About You
Slaughter – Spend my Life
Slaughter – Up all Night
Winger – Easy Come Easy Go
Winger - Seventeen

Reggae
Afrifcan Roots Act 1 – Addis Adaba Dub
Beat Pharmacy – Slow Down
Eek-A-Mouse – Jamaicanese
Horace Andy – Live in the City
Horace Andy – Stop The Fuss
Jah Batta – Informa
Jah Woosh – Riding Melody
Love Joys – All I Can Say
Prince Douglas – Tongue Shall Tell Dub
Scotty –Draw your Brakes
Sugar Minott – International Herb
Tapper Zukie – Man Ah Warrior
The Pioneers – Time Hard
U-Roy – Way Down South
Wayne Jarett – You and I

Rock
Aberdeen City – God is Going to Get Sick Of Me
Afghan Wings – Conjure Me
Alec Empire – Kiss of Death
Art Brut – Bang Bang Rock And Roll
Bad Brains – Banned in DC
Bear vs. Shark – 5,6 Kids
Codeseven – Roped And Tied
Cruiserweight – To Be Quite Honest
Danko Jones – Home to Hell
Editors - Munich
Fall Out Boy – Of All The Gin Joints…
Hockey Night – For Guys’ Eyes Only
Huge – Happiness Everyday
Husker Du – Could You Be The One
Idelwild – Too Long Awake
If I Were King - Cauterise
Iggy Pop – Wild America
Janes Addiction – Mountain Song
Jet By Day – Meet Me In The Dark
Kinski – Hiding Drugs In The Temple
Local H – Bound for the Floor
Mastodon – Blood And Thunder
Men Woman and Children – Friday Night Fist Night
Motion City Soundtrack – Everything is Allright
My Awesome Compilation – Put Up A Fight
New Years Day – Ready, Aim, Misfire
Orange Park – Make up Your Mind
Paint It Black - Panic
Reggie & The Full Effect – Get Well Soon
Rock-N-Roll Soldiers – Anthem
Seemless - Lay My Burden Down
Shelby – The Golden Boy
Stereophonics - Girl
Tempercalm – I Need A Co-Pilot
The Adored – TV Riot
The Aquabats Look At Me, I’m a Winner
The Fall of Troy – F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.
The Letters Organize – Don’t Move
The Loved Ones – 100K
The Oranges Band – Atmosphere
Vendetta Red – Silhouette Serenade
Young Offenders Institute – We’re the Young Offenders

Hip-Hop
Airborn Audio – Inside the Globe
Aisha – Bounce Like My Checks
Aisha – Leave the Ho
Bathgate – Everything’s A Go
Bisc One - Crumbs
Black Market Militia – Hood Lullabye
Black Market Militia feat. Dead Prez - Audobun Ballroom
Black Milk - Danger
Black Sheep – Flavor of the Month
Camp Lo – Glow
Clipse - Grindin
Copywrite – Beautiful Trainwreck
De La Soul – Rock Co. Kane Flow
Eric B. and Rakim – Paid In Full
Exile feat. Slum Village – Time has Come
Grafh – Get Shot Boy
Jin – Golden
Kenn Starr – What Up
Likwit Junkies – Keep Doin It
Little Brother – Shake it
M.E.D. - Nightlife
Madvillian – Money Folder
Masta Ace – Take a Walk
Masta Ace feat. Jean Grae – Soda Soap
Masta Killa – Digi Warfare
Masta Killa feat. Ghostface and Raekwon – D.T.D.
Masta Killa featuring ODB & RZA – Old Man
Mathematics – Spot Lite ft. Wu Tang Clan
Mathematics – Two Shots of Henny
Mathematics feat. Ghostface and Raekwon – Real Niggaz
Mathematics feat. Method Man – John 3 16
MC Lyte – Paper Thin
MHE Ghostface feat. Trife – Milk ‘Em
Planet Asia feat. Prodigy – Stick and Move
RA the Rugged Man – Black and White
Rich Medina – Holdin’ Up
Sa-Ra feat. Pharoahe Monch – Fish Fillet
The Alchemist feat. Lloyd Banks – Bangers
Three 6 Mafia feat. Trillville & Lil Wyte – Who is I?
Turf Talk – Do The Robot
Twista – Overnight Celebrity
Vordul Mega - Spitamatic
Wordsworth – Gotta Play

Exclusive/Unlockable
Xzhibit featuring Strong Army Steady - Hurry, Hurry
Ghostface Killah And Trife Da God - Man Up
Rhymefest - Shut You Down
David Banner - Saints Row
Daz Dillinger - Git Out My Way
Sy Smith - Leave The Ho
Sy Smith - DFM Like I'm Your Wife
Sy Smith - Bounce Like My Checks

I am a huge Weird Al fan. So I am happy to announce that right now on his official website, you can download his newest singe from his upcoming album "Straight Outta Lynwood" free of charge! The song, called "Don't Download This Song", is a hilarious slap in the face to internet pirates!

For all of you big Weird Al fans, you can also download another song on his site that had to be removed from the ablum. We decided not to host either song on our site, especially since we WANT to send hits in the direction of Weird Al's site. Please visit his site and download the songs at the link below!

http://www.weirdal.com

Normally I am not the type to copy & paste anything, but I feel the article says it all. There is new information on the DLC for the game Crackdown, and we would like to share it with you!

"At the Leipzig Game Convention, Crackdown producer Peter Connelly told 1UP about the downloadable content plans for the Microsoft-published title. According to Connelly, Crackdown will see a demo before the game ships. After the game is released, in the first 30 days (as per Microsoft's preferences -- they talked about it at Gamefest), the first batch of downloadable content will be released. That batch is ten new playable agents. The agents will be playable in both single and online co-op modes and will be part of a single download (not divided up into multiple packs). Currently, there is no female model among them. Connelly explained that creating a female character would take a ton of work because of the redesigning of the animations and bone structure for a female character. Connolly isn't ruling out a female character as downloadable content at some point, though.

The next piece of downloadable content the Crackdown team plans on releasing is what they are tentatively calling a "replay editor." The replay editor will allow players to capture moments from their Crackdown experience. It might be a huge chained explosion they set up, or a recording of them juggling a semi truck with rockets from the game's rocket launcher.

Finally, Connelly expressed the team's desire to add another island to Crackdown's city. See, the game takes place across three islands (think full-fledged cities for these islands) and adding a fourth is something they'd love to do. The problems adding a fully-featured island to the game are numerous, though. Existing code in the game would have to allow for the rerouting and redirecting of traffic, both pedestrian and vehicular onto the new island -- but Connolly said the team coded Crackdown with this in mind. While the replay editor and 10 Agent downloads are very real, for now, adding a fourth island to Crackdown isn't nearly as much of a reality."

Sounds GREAT!

Source: http://xbox360.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3153154

I saw the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre trailer in the previews before Snakes On A Plane. Why are they messing with a classic? What was wrong with the original that they felt they could do better? I know, I know, it's real title is: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. Yeah, yeah it's the story before it all happened. In my world the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is among legendary status. I'm not feeling too good about this one. I'll go see it none the less when it comes out, but considering who they picked for the lead in the last remake, Jessica Biel?!, I'm not too optimistic. I was going to include a link to the very strange trailer, but the filmmakers have done something strange. You can see the trailer on the film's web site but only between the hours of 10PM and 4AM. Perhaps they are trying to create a scarier effect for those who watch the trailer by forcing us to watch in the middle of the night? So, to save lots of confusion about a broken link I opted to leave it out. If the trailer comes up 24 hours a day I'll list it, until then though this little article will have to do.

The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trailer is up, holy crap it's incredible looking! Turtles going digital just might be a good thing. The stuff they do is the stuff the turtles have been dying to do since their comic book days back in '82. Check it out and I think you'll enjoy what you see, come March the heroes in a half shell kick their way into theaters.

TMNT Trailer

And finally the new official SAW III trailer is up running. Pretty ****ing awesome looking. I'm a massive fan of the SAW movies and I know people like to criticize them into the ground but you have to admit that among all things horror they are a very refreshing idea to a lot of stuff that's coming out. SAW III hits theatres this October, the perfect Halloween flick. Probably better than a haunted house.

SAW III Trailer

Our main site, Rated-M.com, is experiencing tchnical difficulties. However, the news blog section is still active, as it is hosted on a different server. I have been assured that the problem is being looked into, and will be fixed as soon as possible.

So please don't freak out when going to rated-m.com takes you to an error page. We apologize again for thie inconvenience. I'll make it up to yall later with some more updates, including a new MP3!