Apple Corps and MTV/Harmonix are set to collaborate on a videogame based on The Beatles. And from what various online reports of a teleconference are suggesting, the game is not set to simply be either a download pack or expansion for the Rock Band series, but an “experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles” – in other words, an all new game.

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Running out of ideas for your Halloween party? Why not borrow some ideas from videogames. And please… don’t go as Link from Zelda/Mario – it’s not scary. Here are some genuinely terrifying ideas for videogame cosplay from the grown-up dressing up box…

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It may well be a blogger’s new best friend, but a new survey of Japanese gamers has found that less that four per cent of them were planning to buy Nintendo’s new DSi handheld console redesign any time soon. Over 40 per cent said they were not going to buy the DSi at any time.

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There’s still no sign of it appearing on the Xbox 360 (it was due before Christmas, remember Rockstar?). But Grand Theft Auto IV’s downloadable content (DLC) will be coming to the PS3 eventually. As will other supposedly “exclusive” content DLC for the 360, like that for Fallout 3 and Tomb Raider: Underworld. According to Ray Maguire, Sony Computer Entertainment UK’s Managing Director.

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The lead designer of Fallout 3 has spoken about why the game series no longer allows you to shoot small children. But has failed to deal with why you can still do the same to plenty of other characters in the game.

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Always fancied having a GameBoy that worked as a phone? Still drawn to the handheld wonder-gizmo of your childhood? Or just fancy the perverse idea of turning a 21st century gadget into something from the 80s? Then look no further – Rob Sheridan has come up with two iPhone springboard themes that turn your iPhone into a GameBoy.

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If this, and this, and even this haven’t whetted your appetite for all things BlackBerry then how about being able to broadcast live video from your handset to a website using Qik.

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Activision is aware of and is responding to issues that have been raised by purchasers of Guitar Hero: World Tour’s new drumkit in the US. Forum posters have raised concerns over drum pads not registering both hard and soft hits. Meanwhile, PS3 gamers are complaining that, despite promises to the contrary, it appears the new Guitar Hero and Rock Band peripherals are not fully cross-compatible for their console (while apparently working on the Xbox 360).

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