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This week on Xbox Live Arcade a game from Star Wars: Empire at War developer Petroglyph Games will be available to the masses, Panzer General: Allied Assault.

Digital Chocolate has been busy prepping Tower Bloxx Deluxe for its HD release too. Both of these XBLA newcomer titles will be available tomorrow for 800 Microsoft Points each.

The first downloadable content for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is due in "a matter of weeks," and the developers are trying out all sorts for the future. Perfect for expansion.

Codemasters' Sion Lenton confirms there will be "weapons packs, map packs" coming for sure, as a release is now "just the beginning" thanks to DLC. They're "already prototyping" more.

Publisher Warner Bros has dished the full list of tracks available in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band, which will likely take us all by storm. It'll include DLC support of course.

Also featured are exportable tracks to other Rock Band titles, "for a nominal export fee" naturally. How much? Don't know. 45 tracks have been named for LEGO rockers to strum.

This week the Xbox Live Arcade will have three new gems in its vault. Taito's Bust a Move, I-Imagine's Football Genius and Backbone's Military Madness are on their way.

Each of the XBLA titles will be up for 800 Microsoft Points. Military Madness: Nectaris is a remake of the original game back in the day, that day being in 1989 on the TurboGrafx-16.

Project Natal's destiny is murky, officially speaking, only theories exist on the extent of its practical application. RedOctane believes Acti's Guitar Hero will be infusing it eventually.

Kai Huang, boss of RedOctane, says Natal is "very interesting" because of the numerous things "you can do with it". They're "evaluating it" and say the future holds integration.

Sir Paul McCartney has expressed his belief that fellow music legends John Lennon and George Harrison would have been completely on board with The Beatles: Rock Band.

The "bottom line" for them is their music "is getting played" says McCartney. Lennon would have "been excited" about Rock Band's concept, and how The Beatles "were represented."

Viacom have already promised a minimum of $10 million to rights-holders, but if the hyped music game actually explodes as big wigs hope it does, then that's even more.

The royalty rates are "not even comparable" to anything before. A lot of people are getting paid for the likenesses and songs of The Beatles. A standard edition of the game revealed last week.

Microsoft announced today that it's developing a second lips game for the Xbox 360, Lips: Number One Hits.

Combined with the original "Lips" game, "Lips: Number One Hits" sets the stage for the ultimate singing party with a new collection of global chart-topping songs to satisfy even the choosiest of performers. So regardless if your preferred stage is an amphitheatre, or just your living room, everyone will love the latest from Xbox 360's exclusive singing franchise.

In an email from Gamestop to its customers, detailed information on the contents of the Beatles: Rock Band Collector's Edition were uncovered, revealing that the game will contain many instruments along with special content.

Major Nelson lets us know that a demo for Guitar Hero Metallica is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Get ready to thrash with Metallica and other rocking bands. Unleash your inner metal God and showcase your skill on guitar, drums, vocals and bass. Featuring the music of Metallica, Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters, Motörhead and more.