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Intrigued bySumma’s reporton the U.K. and Ireland’s biggest gaming retail chain,GAME, not stocking Friday’s PS3 release ofOblivion, I decided to make a stand for my fellow countrymen and look further into the issue. While probably more likely to be a distribution issue of some sort rather than any of the excitably theorised anti-PS3 campaigns, it’s incredibly strange to say the very least that a chain as big as GAME should have any such problems at all....

If you choose to wear aCall of Duty: Black Opslogo that shares similarities with a certain equilateral cross that enjoys a certain bond with a certain group of jackbooted individuals, you better not be doing it on Xbox Live. Microsoft is banning all those who carry a swastika into battle, and it isn’t prepared to engage in a debate about it. “It’s not political correctness, it’s fundamental respect,” says Xbox Live’s gestapo head, Stephen Tolouse....

Gamecock studios have announced thatVelvet Assassinwill not be hitting European or North American stores until “early 2009.” The date change is a fairly significant move, considering that the title was originally supposed to debut this October. According to aEurogamercoversation with a spokesman for the game, the reason for the delay is rather simple. It gives Gamecock some additional time to work out kinks and dodge all the other promising games this Fall....

WithinFAMOUSnow out on store shelves, all eyes are pointing toward Activision’sPrototype, the open-world superhero game that I’ve personally been looking forward to for a long, long time. It’s out next month, and this walthrough video with producer Tim Bennison shows off all you need to know about the game. There’s free-running parkor, there’s stealth, there’s shape-shifting, and there’s helicopter piloting. What more could you want? If anything,inFAMOUShas just made me look forward toPrototypeeven more, and this video seals the deal....

Yes, I myself would have to say I would like my ownJessica Chobot. However, since it’s highly unlikely that I can steal the real thing and hide her away at my house, I may have to settle for the next best thing.Southern Island Toy Companyhas announced a limited edition Jessica Chobot anime-style statues after meeting her at San Diego ComicCon. There will be 500 made of each and they will be sold on the specialty market (at retailers such as Hot Topic and Spencer’s) as well as online....

This is what happens when you turn off the friction physics inGrand Theft Auto IV. More Destructainment continues with aTeam Fortress 2song mash-up. Then two best friends playDead Rising 2. Followed by Prince Peach and Zelda talking about their hard lives. Next, Mega64 has a new series on GameTrailers. Then it’s the return of Random Robot Intermission! Next up, an artist does an amazing painting of Solid Snake. Followed by a song about the retro days....

[Weekend Destructainment is a collection of funny videos brought together from all across the Internet to bring you entertainment on these slow and boring weekends.] Street Fighter, BUT WITH CATS! MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! Weekend Destructainment continues on after the break with a guy doing thePokemontheme by himself. Then it’s a look at a person’s game face. Next is a new song by theMario Kartlove song guy. Followed bySuper Mario Bros....

By now, you have hopefully taken some time out of your schedule to tinker with the more interesting 2010 Independent Games Festival Main Competition entries. If not, it’snever too lateto remedy your gaming sin. Today is the day when weget to look overthe Student Showcase entries, all 193 of them. Holy carp, Batman! That’s a lot of non-commercial interactivity. Like last time, I’ve skimmed through the list, opened a boatload of tabs, and come out with a handful of neat ones:...

Why run a game ofMadden ’07to help you decide who’ll win this year’s Super Bowl when you’re able to get the same answer in a much better and more accurate way from the classicTecmo Super Bowl? Thank the lord baby Jesus thatBBPS stepped upand provided the full answer. Watch and enjoy the pageantry. Jeff George FTW! Now excuse me while I call my bookie.

Unquestionably, setting up Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus peripheral is the easiest part of owning a Wii. It’s a very small dongle with a very obvious output that fits quite nicely onto the bottom of the Wii Remote, home to a very obvious input. If you’ve made it up to this point — connecting your composite/component cables to your television, threading the Sensor Bar’s wire behind your entertainment center, and syncing the Wii Remote to your console — this is the least of your worries....

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again:World of Warcraftpeople are scary. They are like machines. They cannot be reasoned with, they cannot be bargained with, and in extreme cases, they cannot be dragged away from a PC until they are nothing but dust and bones. Such is the case withWoWexpansionWrath of the Lich King, with the latest level cap being reached just 27 hours after launch. The cap was raised to 80 with the launch ofLich King, andWoWplayer “Nymh” has already done the necessary grinding and maximized his character....

[UPDATE: The pricing listed was a mistake, says Target: “Target recently became aware of the mispriced Xbox 360 250GB Kinect Bundle shown on Target.com’s main video game page. The page will be updated shortly to reflect the correct price. We sincerely regret this inconvenience.”] If you’re shopping Target.com you’ll see a normal price of $399 for the Xbox 360 250GB Kinect bundle. The rotating Flash display on theirmain video games pageshows the same bundle for $299....

I will never, ever understand people who cheat at videogames. I’m god awful at first-person shooters in multiplayer, but that doesn’t drive me to go and cheat in order to do whatever it is you do after you’ve won by cheating. Also, chances are that if you cheat your sh*t is going to messed up. Case in point:Bungie just reset the credits on 15,000Halo: Reachcheaters. The studio also implemented a one day credit earning ban on those approximately 15,000 cheaters....