Awwww, yiss. The Thin White Duke himself, David Bowie, is set to make an in-game Rock Band appearance. All my dreams are coming true!

Although, in this particular situation, we're expecting something more like the "Slightly Oblong Duke", because the title in question is Lego Rock Band. Oh. This I must see - how handy that we have some screenshots. The mega-star appears in his Let's Dance-era yellow-suited guise and will be playable during a rendition of the title track of that breakaway album.


It's the cheekbones that get me.
Although thinking about how many years old David Bowie has become over the course of my lifetime makes me feel slightly horrified, the undisputed legend of a generation is still very much alive and kicking. This should mean we don't see any legal fiascoes over the rocker's image like that surrounding Kurt Cobain's game debut, since Ziggy Stardust is apparently more than willing to be rendered as a blocky little man. Huh.

Another notable inclusion is Iggy Pop; Lego Rock Band is rapidly suggesting itself as my next music game of choice and will likely show up on the shopping list when it releases on DS, Playstation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 next month.