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Looking to treat the gamer in your life this Christmas but not sure what’s hot at the moment? Here’s a run down of the season’s hottest titles to help you out:

1. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360)/Lego Rock Band(Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, DS)/Band Hero (Wii, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, DS)

2 recently released variations on the popular Rock Band virtual music franchise, one a great gift for any Fab Four fanatics, the other a more family-friendly title that could make for lots of Christmas day fun as granny discovers a new talent for grinding the axe. Band Hero is the latest offering from Rock Band’s Guitar Hero rival, offering a redesigned drum kit and new multiplayer modes.

The Beatles: Rock Band including guitar, drums and microphone is available from £80.

Lego Rock Band (instrument controllers must be purchased seperately) is available from £28 (£19 for Nintendo DS version).

Band Hero game & instrument bundles are available from £125.

2. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)

The updated version of the 2nd best selling videogame in history, this contains all the original Wii Fit games and more, is available with or without the famous Balance Board accessory and is an ideal way to start burning off those extra Christmas pounds on Boxing day.

Cheapest Wii Fit Plus price is £16 for the game on it’s own, £69 with Balance Board (which you’ll need if you don’t have the original Wii Fit).

3. We Sing (Wii)/Singstar: Take That (PS3)/Lips: Number One Hits (Xbox 360)

Lots out for karaoke fans this Christmas, with titles available for all 3 major consoles. You may want to have earplugs on standby for any less enthusiastic family members on Christmas day.

Best karaoke game prices (with/without microphones): We Sing - £24/£18, Singstar: Take That - microphones sold separately, Lips: Number Ones Hits - £35/£30.

4. EyePet (PS3)

Good compromise for wannabe pet owners who may prove reluctant to clean up after a new friend; the EyePet uses the PlayStation Eye camera to create a virtual creature who can interact with people and objects in the real world. One to keep smaller children amused whilst the grown-ups take a post-Christmas dinner siesta.

Current best prices for EyePet are £30 including the camera or £15 on its own (if you’ve already purchased a PlayStation Eye).

5. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

Military fanatics will be in heaven with this, which will let them travel around the world shooting at things, driving snowmobiles & inflitrating terrorist groups. As with previous entries in the series, things get pretty violent, so one for grown-up gamers only (as per the BBFC’s 18 rating).

Current best deal on Modern Warfare 2 is £29.

6. Ghostbusters (Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii, PC, DS)

Looking for the ideal gaming Christmas present for a child of the ’80s? This game offers the chance to join the original cast of the classic comedy-horror film on their spectre-fighting missions.

Prices from £14.

7. DJ Hero (Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3)

Standing in front of the telly playing a plastic fake guitar not your thing? The makers of Guitar Hero are offering an alternative with their new plastic fake turnable, so wannabe DJs can have a go too. The game features over 80 different remixes by a wide selection of artists; and if you’ve already got a Guitar Hero guitar, someone can play alongside you whilst you scratch.

The game comes with the turntable and the current best price is £80.

8. Tony Hawk Ride (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3)

The ever popular Tony Hawk skating series gets physical, including a “skateboard” that players stand on to control their movements in their game.

Skateboard and game are available from £90.

9. Scribblenauts (DS)

Scribblenauts is fun new take on the platform game; instead of finding tools to help you through levels you write the name of the object you want with your stylus and it’ll pop up on the screen- a good incentive to improve your vocabulary and spelling.

Scribblenauts prices start from £18.

10. Dragon Age: Origins (Xbox 360, PC, PS3)

A great gift for a fantasy fan, an epic new RPG adventure game from the creators of classics like Baldur’s Gate & Fallout promising enough hours of sword & sorcery action to last until spring!

Best price is £25.

(All prices accurate as of time of publication.)

Just a quickie on what we might be fighting in shops for this Christmas - The old, familiar Wii Christmas shortage is back. US games retailer GameStop predicts the shortage unless Nintendo has a massive increase in supply in the next couple of weeks. It’s unknown as to whether this will lead to shortages here in the UK but we can use wii-consoles.co.uk to stay up-to-date on the situation.

But if you don’t fancy a Wii, both the Xbox and PS3 seem to be in plentiful supply…Check out the games console reviews to find out what people think about them all.

It’s official. Women may like to spend money on expensive handbags and shoes but when it comes to the living room, boys shell out the most cash.

According to the latest research from Reevoo, kitting out a bachelor pad with huge plasma TVs, top of the range laptops, games consoles, high-end stereos and other gadgets puts the bill up to £4,678.97.

Reevoo looked at the highest rated products with over 30 reviews to compile the research. According to shoppers, the best wide screen plasma HD ready TV is the Panasonic TH50PZ70B which can be nicely accompanied by the top DVD recorder, the Sony RDR-HX510. Just these two cost over £1,500.

Every man’s need and desire to put as little effort into living as possible has been accounted for. There’s the Proline TTR 65 P mini beer fridge which can be plugged in right next to your sofa so that cold beer is only a short stretch away, the Hewlett Packard Pavilion DV9605 laptop, so you can check up on your stocks and shares while you’re watching the footie and an Xbox 360 Elite for when you run out of DVDs.

Other items to complete the perfect bachelor pad include the Philips HD7810/60 coffee machine, the Blackberry Curve 8310, and the Miele G1222SC
dishwasher, so that you don’t have to get involved in any of that mucky washing up.

So girls, next time you get an earful off him indoors, direct him to this handy bit of research before you head for the shops.

Here’s a full list for those who want to create the perfect pad:

Panasonic
TH50PZ70B 50 inch HD ready plasma screen TV £1,351.00

Xbox 360 Elite
games console £250.00

Panasonic FZ50 digital
camera £306.00

Sony DCR-SR 32E handycam
camcorder with 30GB hard drive £259.00

Blackberry Curve
8310 mobile phone £274.99

Denon D-m 35 DAB hi-fi
mini system £150.00

Apple iPod touch 16GB black
£229.00

Wharfedale
Diamond 9.1 bookshelf speakers £129.00

Hewlett Packard Pavilion
DV9605 laptop £699.99

Pure Talksport DAB
radio £40.00

Proline TTR 65 P mini
fridge £69.99

Philips HD7810/60
Coffee Machine £50

Miele G1222SC
dishwasher £493.00

Philips HQ8150 electric
shaver £78.00

Sony RDR-HX510 DVD
Recorder £299.00

This week’s gadget watch should be re-named ‘copy-cat watch’. If rumors are true, Microsoft, rather than admitting they missed a trick with the Nintendo Wii remotes have decided to just reproduce some of their own instead. Last week we reported that Microsoft faired pretty poorly in the 2008 Brandjunkie awards but with mixed reactions, it’s not certain whether this move will help or hinder their cause. One comment on MTV news states “This should be an indicator that Microsoft has run out of innovative ideas”. However, there are lots of positive comments too…”I’m glad Microsoft sees that and puts up some real competition for
Nintendo. I’ve held out getting a 360 but I might have to buy one now,
if this new controller gets good support”

The rumors indicate that the remote for the Xbox 360 is being developed by Rare, the Microsoft-owned studio, and will supposedly be released by the end of the year. What does everybody else think?