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• A Gamer's Guide to Black Friday The gaming industry's recession jitters are your gain. Delve into these Black Friday deals to see how you can save.
• Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 2 a Record-Breaker Ubisoft reassures investors its PS3 and Xbox 360 action-stealth game and financial holiday lifeline is selling briskly.
• Do Video Games Allow Virtual War Crimes? Swiss groups examine nearly two dozen war-related video games and conclude they entice players to 'violate international law'.
• Super Mario Kart, Bit Trip Void Hit Wii Nintendo's latest WiiWare and Virtual Console booster includes one of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System's all time racing greats.
• Star Trek Online Open Beta Beams You Up Early Cryptic announces Star Trek Online open beta access available to early subscribers, kicks off mid-January two weeks prior to the game's official launch.
• iPhone Expected to Boost Mobile Game Market Most users have played games on their phones, and the trend is likely to keep growing, researchers say.
• The Best iPhone Games We've sifted through the thousands of games currently available in the iTunes App Store, and have settled on these 36 titles to enthusiastically recommend. Some are old, some are new, but all are worth both your time and money.
• Xbox LIVE Gold Free Today Through Monday Microsoft drops its Xbox LIVE Gold cover charge for the weekend to let the masses sample services like online multiplayer, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, and Last.FM.
• Governor of Poker Game Tries to Combine Card-Playing With Strategy Play Texas Hold’em in the Old West and buy property and transportation along the way in Governor of Poker.
• Field of Glory PC Wargame Released Slitherine releases official PC tie-in to Osprey Publishing's popular turn-based ancient and medieval miniatures wargame.
• US PS3 Sales Leap 70% in October Sony celebrates the PS3's three-year anniversary by highlighting substantial year-over-year growth figures, but are they are impressive as they sound?
• Viruses, Malware Creeping into Online Games Maker of online gaming protection software reveals why virus attacks on video games is a problem that has increased over 600 percent in the past year.
• PS3 Firmware 3.10 Released, Adds Facebook Support Sony releases new PS3 firmware version, adds ability to update Facebook news feed with game trophy, event, and purchase information.
• Oddball Gifts for Uber Geeks These holiday gift ideas may surprise even the most hardened geeks in your life.
• 360 Facebook and Twitter Today, PS3 Integration Incoming Microsoft Xbox 360 Facebook and Twitter functionality launches today, while Sony counters with promise of integration in forthcoming PS3 firmware update.
• Why the Wii Needs a High-Def Visual Upgrade Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime claims Xbox 360 and PS3 publishers miss opportunities by skipping major franchise ports to the Wii, but is he ignoring something crucial?
• GameStop to Sell Digital Downloads Boxed retail games aren’t dead yet, but could this be the beginning of the end?
• Russia Threatens Modern Warfare 2 Ban, Game Yanked From Shelves Russian government threatens to ban Modern Warfare 2, causing retailers to pull console versions from store shelves.
• Modern Warfare 2's Misunderstood Terrorist Level Modern Warfare 2's "No Russian" level lets you play as an undercover operative posing as a terrorist, but is its gameplay justified?
• Modded Xbox 360s Jailbroken With 'Un-Ban' Hack? Modded Xbox 360s recently banned from Xbox LIVE by Microsoft may 'get out of jail free' with the help of a new firmware hack.
• Final Fantasy XIII US Release Date Set for March 9 Square Enix confirms Final Fantasy XIII launch date in North America, teases special footage in new trailer.
• October NPD: Game Sales Stumble, PS3 Tops Xbox 360 October US video game sales decline, but major franchise releases and general economic indicators still herald a bumper holiday season.
• Modern Warfare 2 Pulls $310m Day One in US and UK If accurate, Activision's claims that Modern Warfare 2 sold $310m during its initial 24 hours would shatter day-one entertainment sales records across the board.
• Mafia Wars Creator: "We Did Every Horrible Thing in the Book" Earlier this week, we delivered the news that EA purchased the social-networking focused developer Playfish for $300 million.
• Banned Xbox 360s Flooding Craigslist, Ebay Gamers offloading their banned Xbox 360s via auction and classified listings after Microsoft disconnects LIVE accounts for illegal activity.