2011 is looking to be a banner year for gaming, and, for the most part, this year’s E3 only confirmed that. The press conferences, the highlight of any entertainment expo, were quite strong, with each of the headliners — Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo — catering to their core fan bases by highlighting that which we care about most: the games.

Harmonix is back with another iteration of Rock Band. Sequels to rhythm games tend to be little more than glorified track packs, but that’s not the case with Rock Band 3. This installment revolutionizes the franchise and also introduces enough new elements to possibly sway the future of the overall genre.

This week we talk about the new Alice in Wonderland movie, the recent video game controversies, the week in TV, and more!

BioWare has officially hooked me with this one. Since I bought my copy in November, I’ve not only spent 60+ hours on my first run-through of the game, I think I’ve bought one of every piece of merch BioWare has for this game (including the Collector’s Edition 360 version).

We’re back from Thanksgiving with a shorter episode this week, in which we talk about Google Wave, a little gaming, and the newest episodes of Dexter and V.

Old Navy and Harmonix are collaborating this Thanksgiving weekend to offer some great promotions and deals for Rock Band!

It’s an eclectic week for Rock Band, with downloadable content ranging from Janis Joplin to The Gorillaz. Here’s what’s available for download beginning today on the Xbox 360 (and on Thursday on the Playstation 3)!

This week’s new Rock Band songs come from some bands who’ve had Rock Band hits in the past: Blink 182, KISS, and Weezer!

Four bands get the spotlight this week from Rock Band’s newest downloadable content. Here’s the full track list, with videos of each song.

This week brings a second song pack from the Warped Tour to Rock Band, along with tracks from Foreigner and the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.