Japan’s exclusive PS3 console sure is pretty. It’s a shame that this is a Japanese exclusive, as it would have finally made me break down and purchase a PS3. Oh well, I’ll still get the system whenGod of War IIIfinally comes out.

Niero looks at UGO’s buyout of 1UP, Microsoft announced a few things at CES,BioShockcould have a lot of sequels, the 2009 Independent Games Festival finalists were announced, and plenty more happened on 01/07/09.

Battlefield 6 aiming RPG at a helicopter

Destructoid Originals:Economics or stupidity: 1UP podcast firings save UGO $2.5 million annually?GameFly loves me, but I’m not ready for another commitmentGames time forgot: Kirby’s Dream Land 3A brief and bloody history of Aliens videogames

Community:Forum of the day:Final Fantasy: What’s your take?C Blogs of 01/07/09Playing With Others: The act of betrayal

BO7 key art

CES 2009:CES 2009: Harmonix’s Rigopoulos talks Rock Band 3CES 2009: Halo Wars release date and demo announcedCES 2009: The Wiimote from Cyberpunk Hell announced by NykoCES 2009: Xbox Live Primetime hits this SpringCES 2009: Microsoft announces Kodu game creator for Community Channel

Reviews:Crayon Physics DeluxeWord Soup

News:Aliens: Colonial Marines is still kicking, has a few detailsRumortoid: Ubisoft to reveal new Clancy and Rainbow titles this yearSony confirmed as Killzone fanboys, thinks game will fare better than MGS4Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop will have faster zombiesDisgaea 3 finally heading to Europe in FebruarySiren: Blood Curse spotted on the cheap at Play-AsiaReggie still listens to Nintendo fans, still tastes great with mustardThe 2009 Independent Games Festival finalists have been announcedSony bigwig wants better episodic contentDirector says The 3rd Birthday will be ‘kind of’ a 3rd person shooterCuboid coming to PSN, totally exclusive and only slightly expensiveSquare-Enix and Ubisoft get chummy, make distribution deal for JapanTurbine working on a microtransaction game, people love paying for thingsGears of War 2 Flashback map pack available for paid downloadLevel 5 confirms White Knight Chronicles for North American releaseSeriously? SanDisk releases 2GB SD Card for Rock Band 2NHL Arcade Q&A answers all your questionsHome’s Red Bull space to go live later this week, also free T-shirtsBioShock could have five sequels

Offbeat:Six-year-old drives family car to school, claims videogames taught him howNeed a dispenser here: Team Fortress 2’s dispenser goes real on usLeft 4 Dead star suspected of robbery, shot by cops

yordles animation still image

Galleries:Japan gets exclusive RE5 bundle, we get exclusive disappointmentAyo Technology: Blood on the Sand trailer shows off the cover mechanicDS-exclusive EA SPORTS Football Academy announced, you are all excited

Videos:Commercial Success: Spyro the Dragon is better than MikeySomehow, adding Ghostbusters music to Advent Children makes it betterPrototype is looking better than ever in this new trailer

Destiny 2 Solstice 2025 armor

Hell is Us gameplay reveal

Black Ops 6 Season 5 Multiplayer Ransack Mode

Tekken Tag Tournament 2: a black and white Jin and Heihachi stand back-to-back.

PEAK Bing Bong plushie

GigabyteMon

A snap of the upcoming MESA update in PEAK