We have reached the end of our week long giveaway and I think it’s fair to say we have saved the best for last, because today we have 2 complete season passes for all 5 episodes of Tales of Monkey Island for the PC thanks to those great chaps over at Telltale Games.  This means you will not only get ‘Launch of the Screaming Narwhal‘ and ‘The Siege of Spinner Cay‘, but also the remaining 3 episodes as the become available.  In addition to Monkey Island the lucky winners will also pick up copies of East India Company & Hearts of Iron 3 from Paradox and one of the below custom Team Teabag high quality gaming surfaces from Func Industries…  What a haul!

All you have to do to be in with a chance of landing one of these 2 prize bundles is leave us a comment on this post telling us which video game character you would most like to teabag and why.  We will pick 2 winners at 18:00GMT on September 3rd and notify the winners by email, and as always making us laugh can only improve your chances of winning.

Be sure to enter your email address in the box when you leave your entry otherwise we will not be able to contact you if you win.  The email address will not be stored for any other reasons and you will not receive unsolicited mail from Team Teabag.

This competition has now closed, winners will be announced soon.

Congratulations to ‘PlayingMantis’ and ‘Slim’ for his epic Link rant who scoop the final batch of prizes.  Details of how to redeem your prizes will be emailed to you shortly.

Terms & Conditions

Only one entery per person, multiple entries will be removed.

This competition is open to anyone and everyone*, no matter where in the world you live. There are no refunds, cash alternatives  or alternative prizes offered if the games will not work in your region, or are unwanted for any other reason.

The gaming surface will be sent by post, with the remaining prizes delivered by digital download.  In order to redeem East India Company & Hearts of Iron 3 you will need to setup an account on Gamersgate.com.  Winners chosen will be at the discretion of Team Teabag’s editorial staff. Winners will be notified by email by September 5th and an announcement will also be made via this website.

* …except employees of Team Teabag, Paradox Interactive, Telltale Games and their families. Sorry!

It’s a British blowout for this weeks Rock Band DLC as we see tracks from Talking Heads, The Jam and Oasis hit the download store alongside tracks from US stars Rage Against The Machine and Avenged Sevenfold.

We are treated to 5 more songs from Rory Byrne’s legendary group Talking Heads to join the critically acclaimed ‘Psycho Killer’ that was included on the RB2 disc.  Amongst the tracks are two of the songs that brought the band to prominence, their breakthrough single ‘Take Me to the River’ and the classic ‘Once in a Lifetime’, but no ‘Burning Down the House‘ curiously.  I smell a Talking Heads Pack 02 in the distance.

Alongside Talking Heads we are treated to 2 tracks from British ‘mod‘ legends The Jam, who contribute 2 of their biggest hits to the games ever growing track listing, ‘Going Underground’ and ‘A Town Called Malice’, which will hopefully mark the start of a long a fruitful relationship.  Also appearing this week is the band that is accused of ripping The Jam (and The Beatles) off, the recently disbanded Oasis who are contributing a live version of ‘Supersonic’, which originally appeared on the bands debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’.

The Talking Heads pack will be available as a bundle for 680/$8.50, whilst all of the songs will be available individually for the usual 160/$2 when they are released on Tuesday via Xbox Live and Thursday on PSN.

Full tracklisting with video links after the break.

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EVE Online’s largest player-controlled bank, Ebank, has been forced to freeze all accounts after it was discovered that they are 1.2 trillion ISK (Inter Stellar Kredits) in the red, and that debt is growing by 12 billion ISK per month.  This means that until the bank is looking healthier no withdrawals are possible and no interest will be paid, Ebank Chairman Ray McCormack explained that “withdrawals will be allowed once the bank achieves a maintainable equity status of 90% (1.8t currently); they will be stopped again should that fall below 80%.”.

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Rockstar have release the first 4 images from their upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive DLC for GTA4, The Ballad of Gay Tony, and they suggest that there will be plenty of airborne shenanigans to be had and lots of explosions…  And that’s about all we can discern from them.

Thankfully the first trailer for Gay Tony is due on Tuesday which is sure to provide us with more information on what the new DLC will entail.

To tide you over until then you see the full gallery of screenshots after the break.

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As we reach the penultimate day of our week of competitions it’s for an Xbox 360 blowout, as up for grabs today we have 2 bundles containing a copy of Ubisoft’s epic Far Cry 2, redeem codes for Twisted Pixel’s recent smash hit ‘Splosion Man along with a code for Connect 4 and to round it all off a signed ‘Splosion Man poster!  Can you say awesome?

To be in with a chance of claiming one of these excellent prize packages all you need to do is leave a comment on this post telling us what in the world you would most like to ’splode and why.  The 2 that make us laugh the most will walk away with the prizes.  We will choose winners at 18:00 GMT on Wednesday 2nd September and notify you by email.

Be sure to enter your email address in the box when you leave your entry otherwise we will not be able to contact you if you win.  The email address will not be stored for any other reasons and you will not receive unsolicited mail from Team Teabag.

This competition is now closed.  Winners will be notified shortly.

Congratulations to ‘Michelle Homewood’ and ‘Chris Ronson’ who are the lucky winners of this mighty haul.  An email has been sent telling you how to redeem your prizes.

Terms & Conditions

Only one entery per person, multiple entries will be removed.

This competition is open to anyone and everyone*, no matter where in the world you live. There are no refunds, cash alternatives  or alternative prizes offered if the games will not work in your region, or are unwanted for any other reason.

A code valid for one download of ‘Splosion Man and one code for Connect 4 will be delivered by email to the winners along with a copy of Far Cry 2 and a signed Splosion Man poster which will be despatched by post. Winners chosen will be at the discretion of Team Teabag’s editorial staff. Winners will be notified by email by September 4th and an announcement will also be made via this website.

* …except employees of Team Teabag, Ubisoft & Twisted Pixel, and their families. Sorry!

Sega have revealed that the Megadrive classic Sonic & Knuckles will make its way onto Xbox Live arcade on September 9th, complete with full ‘lock-on’ compatibility with the XBLA versions of the 3 original Sonic games.

That means for the first time since their original release you can play through Sonic 2 or Sonic 3 as the lovable Echidna, and in the case of the original Sonic you will get to play the bonus ‘blue sphere’ game that it originally gave you if you had both games on the MD.

Todays prizes come courtesy of indie dev Introversion Software who have kindly donated us 3 copies of their genocide-em up, DEFCON, for the PC to pass on to you. Like all of Introversion’s games, DEFCON is a truly unique experience, allowing you do level half of the planet from the safety of your own home by harnessing the destructive power of ICBM’s, but make sure your defenses ready as your enemies will have you in their sights too. For more information on the game check out the official website here.

All you need to do to win a copy of the game is leave a comment on this post telling what you would do with your last 2 minutes if a nuke was headed straight for your home, and the 3 that entertain us the most will get the prizes.  We will choose winners at 18:00 GMT on Tuesday 1st September and notify you by email.

Be sure to enter your email address in the box when you leave your entry otherwise we will not be able to contact you if you win.  The email address will not be stored for any other reasons and you will not receive unsolicited mail from Team Teabag.

This competition is now closed, winners will be notified shortly by email.

Congratulation to ‘Andy’, ‘Peter Merrett’ and ‘Andrew’ who take the win this time.  Details on how to claim your prize has been emailed to you.

Terms & Conditions

Only one entery per person, multiple entries will be removed.

This competition is open to anyone and everyone*, no matter where in the world you live. There are no refunds, cash alternatives  or alternative prizes offered if the games will not work in your region, or are unwanted for any other reason.

A code valid for one download of DEFCON from the Introversion Store will be delivered by email to the winners. Winners chosen will be at the discretion of Team Teabag’s editorial staff. Winners will be notified by email by September 3rd and an announcement will also be made via this website.

* …except employees of Team Teabag & Introversion Software, and their families. Sorry!

Kurt Cobain was well-known for his hatred of all things commercial, and his utter disgust at the proceeds of his band’s success being used to line fat cat record producers’ pockets. In fact, all that fame and fortune ultimately resulted in his suicide.

So I’m sure you’ll forgive that loud rotating sound coming from the direction of the late, great Mr. Cobain’s grave while watching this video of his resurrection for Guitar Hero 5. I’m sure he’d have appreciated getting his music heard by an all new audience, but using his image to sell a game?

Probably not so much. “Rape Me” indeed.

I remember a time when you needed to physically modify your console to get it to play anything but retail games. Well, with the Wii it seems that this is no longer a necessity, as this guide on Lifehacker* will get your little white console up and running with all the latest homebrew goodies, DVD playback, and, er, anything else, in less than 10 minutes.

It’s simply a case of dragging and dropping some files onto an SD card, popping it in, and running them. You can even install software which will let you rip all of your games to an external HDD – couple it with one of those bus-powered 2.5″ enclosures and you’ve got the ideal “go anywhere” party gaming solution.

Those homebrewers, eh?

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* UPDATE

This guide didn’t work on my Wii running the very latest Wii Menu (version 1.4E). I guess even Lifehacker fail sometimes!

You can install the homebrew channel and use WAD Manager to install all those Wii WAD files you get all over the internet, even on the latest menu, without downgrading or otherwise damaging your Wii using this guide on yafaze.com. Be sure to follow the instructions to the letter and all will be OK.

Dutch retailer InterToys are running ads giving Gran Turismo 5 a November 2nd release date along with what they claim the box art will be.  Of course until Sony break their silence and announce the release date for themselves this is just speculation, but they are leaving it late if November 2nd is true.

See the full online listing here (in dutch).

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