It’s been another busy week here at Team Teabag and now it’s that time to take a look back at the posts that have brought us much joy over the last 7 days.

We saw the UMID mbook M1, a fully functional netbook with a tiny 4.9″ screen, we discovered that eBay & Amazon are blocking the sales of flash carts for the DS, we chuckled heartily at the tale of little Freddie Goggin beating Joe Calzaghe and we saw Microsoft’s new ZuneHD being fondled in public.

It was a busy week for reviews and previews too, as we got hands on with Batman: Arkham Asylum’s combat system and with Paradox’s Civ-alike East India Company and brought you reviews of Puzzle Quest: Glactrix on the DS along with 2 Dance Party titles and the surprisingly good PDC Darts 2009 for the Wii.

Despite the fact that the E3 conference is taking place this week it seems plenty of developers decided to make some announcements early, ID let us know that the original Wolfenstien 3D will be released this week on XBLA & PSN, Harmonix warned us of the impending Iron Maiden track pack for Rock Band, Ubisoft released the first information on Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage and Telltale announced that Sam & Max will be investigating XBLA soon.  However, by far the biggest announcements last week were from Rockstar who spilled the beans on the next lot of DLC for GTA4 and from Microsoft who announced a partnership with Sky TV in the UK & Ireland.

With many of E3′s conferences being streamed live we will be attempting to bring you the biggest news from the convention as it breaks, so be sure to check regularly to stay up to date or you can follow us via our Twitter feed if that’s what your into.

We are treated to 6 new songs from a total of 3 artists this week in Rock Band, with half of those songs coming from recently defunct industrial legends Ministry.  Mr. Jourgenson and the boys treat us to 2 aural assaults from their 2006 return to form ‘Rio Grande Blood’ and a song from the soundtrack to the horror film Wicked Lake.

In addition to Ministry we get a long overdue return to the 60′s in the form of a pair of tracks from The Zombies, including the timeless ‘She’s Not There’.  This is rounded out with the warbling hit ‘Linger’ from The Cranberries, not a song I’m a fan of but it sparks some hope that one day we will get ‘Zombie‘.

The usual pricing and release structure applies, with the Ministry pack costing 440/$5.50 and all songs being available individually for 160/$2 each when they are released via Xbox Live on Tuesday and PSN on Thursday.

Full tracklisting with video links after the break.

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That’s right folks, that’s another week over (is this year going fast or what?) so it’s time to take a look at the best posts from the previous 7 days!

First up, we decided it’d be a good idea to get in on this Twitter thing. Now you can follow Team Teabag on Twitter even more easily than if you used our normal RSS feed, and even more easily than visiting our homepage every day. Now you have multiple ways to keep up to date with the best gaming, technology, and gadgets site in the world!

We also discovered that Rock Band fans will be getting treated to some Alice Cooper, as well as discovering the complete setlist for Rock Band Unplugged, and that FPS fans also had some good news as Quake Live will be getting some new maps. We found out what Half-Life 2 would look like rendered in LEGO, that Wii Fit is taking over the world, that Fallout 3 fans are getting some new goodies, and we also checked out some cool Tranformers gadgets.

We also reviewed the excellent XBLA re-release of Banjo-Tooie, gave people a chance to win copies of Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, and checked out lots of screenshots (part 1, part 2) from the new upcoming AvP game. We also discovered that Monkey Island is coming to Xbox Live Arcade, that we won’t be seeing Dead Rising 2 at E3 (denied!), and that, thanks to THQ, even the Queen of England herself is getting in on the Wii action – albeit in resplendent golden royal style.

Finally, to wrap the week up, we had a look at the new Shameless and Inbetweeners DVDs, as well as some Blood Bowl Star Player screenshots, we bought Team Fortress 2 for £7, and we discovered that FUEL is actually the biggest game ever made. Finally, we discovered that one of our favourite new game series, Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures, is coming to XBLA soon.

So, what does the coming week have in store? Stay tuned to find out.

That’s right folks, another week over, and it’s time for “The Week In Team Teabag” once more! Unfortunately the games industry didn’t have quite as much high drama going on this week as with last week’s 3D Realms saga, but here goes…

This week, Rock Band fans will be treated to a selection of tracks from Social Distortion, Steely Dan, The Disturbed, and others, we discovered what Halo 3‘s box art would look like if it were hand-drawn in days of yore, and we learned about the new (old) Neo Geo stick making its’ way to the PS3 soon.

We also looked forward to being able to die of dysentery all over again with the DSi release of The Oregon Trail, denied those pesky buggers who brought down the Pirate Bay’s founders their cash, and checked out the totally awesome (and fully functional!) Space Invaders coin bank shown above.

We also got our hands on Crazy Machines Complete for a review, had a look at the new Crackdown dashboard theme for the Xbox 360, discovered that Wolf3D is heading our way, and last but definitely not least, we revealed some details on the hugely-anticipated Guitar Hero 5, including some set list and gameplay information!

…Phew! Another exciting week, I’m sure you’ll agree. Now let’s wait and see what the coming week has in store.

It’s been an exciting week here at TTB, so exciting in fact that you may have missed out on something in all the rush. So here I humbly present The Week In Team Teabag for the week of 03/05/09 – 10/05/09.

We started off the week with news of a TF2 MMO. Not serious of course, just another joke from the guys at Valve, but one that TF2 fans the world over seemed to enjoy. We also indulged in a spot of teabagging with Homer and Marge, discovered just who we’d be beating the crap out of in Fight Night Round 4, and took a look at the second in the series of Wallace and Gromit point-and-click adventure games.

We also discovered the exclusive guitars for Rock Band: The Beatles, eagerly anticipated the XBLA release of ‘Splosion Man with a new trailer, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Mini, and mourned the artificially-induced delay of Ghostbusters on anything but the PS3. We also put out the complete setlist for Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, and checked out the DJ Hero turntable controller.

Finally, in perhaps the biggest news item in the world of gaming this week, we said goodbye to Duke Nukem developer 3D Realms, and checked out some leaked screenshots and video from Duke Nukem Forever. Let’s hope somebody picks this one up, as it’s be such a shame to see it go (here’s looking at you, Microsoft Game Studios).

As you can see, a huge week here. Next week could be even better, so stay tuned for more gaming news, perhaps subscribe to our feed, and if you’re still looking for something to read, why not check out our archive?