Now this sure is different from the ones we usually see. Square Enix came up with this TV ad for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers an thought it would be cool if it had Bon Jovi's "We Weren't Born to Follow" in the background. Oddly enough, even with lyrics intersecting with the Japanese voices, it's actually pretty cool.

Kurt Cobain may not have been alive to turn down Activision's offer to appear as a fully playable character on Guitar Hero 5 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii), but Jon Bon Jovi most definitely is! Talking to BBC, the rocker revealed that Activision had also approached him to appear for the game, which he rejected.

Rock Band Unplugged is all set and rarin' to go (is in fact leaked already) as the full track list and DLC are revealed. There are a wide range of music to choose from, spanning five rockin' and rollin' decades, with the first batch of ten DCL tracks coming your way via the in-game music store once the game hits you on June 9, 2009.

A little over three two weeks ago, I showed you guys the Trophy List for Sony's karaoke trip, SingStar. Now we have a date telling us when it's coming out, as well as a few other dates this month when SingStar patches are going live. Check 'em out.

A GameStop listing for Rock Band: Unplugged has revealed a partial list of playable tracks that'll come packaged with the game. The list, along with some game details, was on the back portion of the official box art shown in the GameStop listing.

If jamming on a virtual guitar isn't your thing nor is beating a tune on the drums, don't despair because there still might be hope for you. In a video from IGN, we give musically inclined gamers an insider look at the mechanics of how you can properly belt out a tune on that microphone peripheral in Harmonix Music Systems' Rock Band.

While other games that rely on singing out lyrics in time with the music aren't always all that accurate in terms of the actual words, the same holds true for Rock Band. However, some approximation is still required in terms of pitch and catching up to the words while they flash across the screen.

This can especially become a challenge when you have to follow the lyrics to fast-paced songs from bands like OK Go or from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The game however gives you the option to choose other slower, yet more technical, songs like Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" and Sound Garden's "Black Hole Sun."

One of the biggest perks when taking the role of the singer, though, is playing to the crowd. You can actually motivate the audience during the lyrical breaks in the song to raise your Overdrive meter. Once you gain the audience's support, there's a chance you'll even get to hear them sing along with you. It's times like these that makes you feel like you're a (virtual) rock star.

Rock Band is set to be released this November 23 by MTV Games on the Xbox 360, PS2, and PS3. In the meantime, check out this video of what it's like to jam on a mike and sing your heart out.

Let's go back to the neon-leggings and puffed-up-coif-donning era we've desperately tried to bury at the back of our brains because of our embarrassingly disgusting fashion sense.

Remember the oldies-but-goodies songs from Marvin Gaye, Earth Wind and Fire, Phil Collins, Foreigner (!!!), and Pat Benatar? If you don't, well, let Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories refresh your memory 'coz their partial game tracklist boasts of these artists and other 80's wonders!

No kidding folks, they have released the partial tracklist over at the game's site and the list dons the artists mentioned above, along with other bands and artists who made (new) waves back in the 80's. Even if you're not into the era's famous genres, you can't complain about the selection 'coz the artists featured are the ones we can consider as those who really knew their 80's. But we won't talk up the list even further, you be the judge:

• Philip Bailey - Easy Lover
• Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play
• Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield
• Jonzun Crew - Pack Jam
• Run DMC - It's Like That
• Whodini - Freaks Come Out At Night
• Dio - Holy Diver
• Dokken - Breaking the Chains
• Ratt - Round and Round
• Exodus - Together Forever
• Class Action - Weekend
• Sister Sledge - Lost in Music
• Bobby Valentin - Mi Ritmo Es Bueno
• Hector Lavoe - Mi Gente
• Willie Colon - El Malo
• Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
• Earth Wind & Fire - Fantasy
• Keni Burke - Keep Rising to the Top
• Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
• The Assembly - Never Never
• Pat Benatar - We Belong
• Human League - Love Action
• Japan - Quiet Life
• Yaz - Don't Go

Now we gotta agree with 1up on this: where's Journey, Heart, and a bit of Bon Jovi???

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The American Idol frenzy continues with 10 Samsung D807 from Cingular Wireless being opened for bidding at EBay. But of course, it cannot be just any ordinary D807, it's a jewel encrusted D807, that will catapult you to instant idol status. American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest and famous rockstar, Jon Bon Jovi's signatures will be on on the phone's  special-edition collectos' box. The highest bid so far is $177.50.

Proceeds will benefit Bon Jovi's charity, 2nd Floor Youth Helpline, via 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc. 2nd Floor Youth Helpline is for kids in Monmouth County, Mercer County and parts of Philadelphia. Their mission is to provide children and youth with immediate comfort, guidance and assistance, encourage discussion with parents or trusted adults, provide information and referrals to appropriate service providers.