Hello there, long time no see. Just a quick message to everyone who still has me on their friends list.

Giant Bomb totally exploded, and I made an account there.

http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/Shasam/

I will be posting stuff there from now on. I havn't posted here in ages, but I came back to see if anyone was making accounts and such. I have added those of you that I found have made profiles. Those who I havn't added, add me. So yeah, this is nothing more than a needy guy looking for friends post, I feel so dirty... =P

For the longest time I have been looking for a reason to move from GameSpot to 1UP.com, but it just made no sense. My friends were here, I had a laugh with the unions, and I liked to blog (though that has gone downhill recently). After all of this "Gerstman-Gate" fiasco, however, I think it's finally time.

See, I have been listening to the 1UP Network Podcasts for ages, and loving them. They make me laugh, they provide good, honest opinions and above all, I still respect them. The HotSpot is still funny, but not in a way that these podcasts are. In the same way I grew to know the different editors of GS, I have begun to recognise the familiar voices over at 1UP.

As such, this is goodbye. I am cancelling my subscription, and leaving this account here to wallow in the mound of blogs, reviews and forum posts that I have dedicated to it. I am taking my caravan and following the dusty trail over to 1UP.com.

If anyone ever joins me, or is perhaps already there, my username is Shasam (YAY! No 712!). Although I may check this account from time to time to see comments, friends blogs and updates, the majority of my future in online game perusing is going to be done at 1UP.

It's been real, and for that I thank you, but for the last time...

Sam "Shasam712" Earl, Gamerscore - 40048.

See you around, GameSpot ol' buddy.

I am in a half conscious state while writing this, this list has kind of knocked me for six. Without further ado, I present to thee, Rock Band Downloadable Content.

The Police pack:
"Roxanne"
"Synchronicity II"
"Can't Stand Losing You"

Queens of the Stone Age pack:
"3s and 7s"
"Sick Sick Sick"
"Little Sister"

Metallica pack:
Three or six songs, none announced yet

Black Sabbath pack:
"N.I.B." (cover)
"Sweet Leaf" (cover)
"War Pigs" (cover)

David Bowie pack:
"Moonage Dream"
"Heroes"
"Queen B***h"

Punk pack:
"Ever Fallen in Love" by Buzzcocks (cover)
"I Fought the Law" by The Clash
"Rockaway Beach" by The Ramones

Single Songs:
"Fortunate Son" by Credence Clearwater Revival
"Juke Box Hero" by Foreigner
"My Sharona" by The Knack
"Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways
"Bang a Gong" by T-Rex
"Joker and the Thief" by Wolfmother
"Brass in a Pocket" by Pretenders
"My Iron Lung" by Radiohead
"Buddy Holly" by Weezer

I feel like I should be typing something like "Awsome" or "Rad", or whatever buzz words are cool these days, followed by a random combination of !'s, 1's, the words one, eleven and onehundredandeleven, and maybe a two for good measure, but I can't be bothered. I don't dance to your tune internets! Unless you tell me things like this news, then I'm all yours.

PS, no word on pricing or in what order these are going to be released, but I would bet good money that the packs cost the same as the Guitar Hero ones. I just hope they price single songs slightly less.