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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you’ve no doubt heard that Time Warner is expanding it’s use of bandwidth caps into additional markets as an expanded test for future billing models. Chief Operating Officer of TWC, Landel Hobbs, has released an updated press release outlining specifics on the levels of the tiered bandwidth speeds and prices. READ MORE

The new album by Guns n’ Roses, Chinese Democracy, will be released on the Rock Band Music Store on April 14th. The album will be released in its entirety for all 3 main platforms and will be available as a full album for PS3 and 360 priced at $19.99, but Wii owners will only be able to purchase individual tracks… bringing the total cost of the album to a whopping $26. Hit the jump for a full track listing. READ MORE

Focus Home Interactive has launched the official site for Blood Bowl, the electronic adaptation of the classic unplugged title. The “fantasy football” title lets players pit orcs and elves against dwarves and humans in a bloody competition.

The site is here. The game will release in the coming months.

EA just sent over the official box art for their forthcoming Wii title, Grand Slam Tennis. The playful-by-EA-standards cover features Roger Federer, John McEnroe and Serena Williams.

Grand Slam Tennis, the first game to support Wii MotionPlus, releases in the U.S. on June 15.

Full release after the break. Are you looking to pick this up? READ MORE

Steve Wiebe, the subject of the gaming documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, will be taking on Donkey Kong again, attempting to retake the high score record from arcade legend Billy Mitchell. The attempt, at this year’s E3, will take place June 2 and be broadcast by G4.

Have you seen The King of Kong? Some found it enjoyable, and others found it inaccurate. Let us know what you think in the comments.