Paul Theroux of the Telegraph could not forget the conversation that he had with Michael Jackson. Now that MJ has gone to that big Neverland in the sky, the journalist takes us back to the old interview, which revealed that eccentric as he was, Michael Jackson too was a sucker for video games. Not just any video game too - MJ loved MK.

Talk about taking a price cut to new levels. And when quality games go free, it's always good news. That's what Gameprom did for their arcade-ish pinball game, Wild West Pinball, which is now available in the App Store for the low, low price of US$ 0.00.

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.

It's the US PlayStation Store's turn now to roll the list out, and this week features two new downloadable games, two additional classics, and a whole lot of DLC. Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic is available for download this week for free, so be sure to check that one out as well. Complete list in just a click.

This week on the European PlayStation Store - some good DLCs coming your way. Street Fighter IV gets alternate costumes, and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift gets the Lunar Tec Signature Livery Pack. Bejeweled 2 and Zen Pinball are also now available for download, among others. Plus if you wanna see some behind the scenes for Resistance: Retribution and the making of Killzone 2, they've got vids for that as well. Complete list after the jump.

While violent video games are getting bombarded with criticism and even legislations, an Iowa State research team finds that non-violent games may enhance pro-social behavior in players. The team, called the Insciences Organisation, conducted a study and found that players who play prosocial games behave more prosocially than those who play other forms. More in the full article.

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.

Devs, check this one out. It's called the HOMEbrew Menu Standard Library, developed by Arikado, Pinball Wizard, and WarpedFlash for the Nintendo Wii. This is a simple code library that allows devs to easily incorporate a HOME menu similar to Nintendos and their apps.


Download: The HOMEbrew Standard Library
Download: The HOMEbrew Menu Standard Library (Source)

Most of us are heating up with the impending release of Grand Theft Auto 4, but there's no need to lose your cool. Just like last week, a modest batch of titles will hit shelves as prelude to April's main act. Square Enix is ready to make some noise in The World Ends With You, while Nintendo is letting the Pokemon loose with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Time. The rest are waiting at the full article.

* Article originally posted Apr 21, 2008 at 12:48AM

Major Nelson, on his blog, revealed the Xbox 360 Live activity for the week of March 31, 2008. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360 (also available on PlayStation 3 and PC) is at the top of the list once again. To check out the full list for yourself, head on over to the full article.