We are SO ready for this weekend thing to happen! We don't have any specific plans, apart from a hike with some flaky friends, so who knows whether that will happen at all? How about we get through Friday before we start making plans?

I finally finished watching Drag Me To Hell, and it did not really get much better as it progressed, so I have no idea why people are calling this one of Sam Raimi's best works. I enjoyed Spider-Man and The Grudge, but if DMtH was the better stuff, I shudder to think what his worst is.

I also watched the new Sons of Anarchy, and they are slowly working up to a major confrontation, not only with the local sheriff and Zobel (some white power fanatic) but also between the MC's two top leaders.

Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Qore Ep.18, Military Madness: Nectaris ($9.99), Numblast ($4.99), demos for Trine, Military Madness: Nectaris, MotorStorm Arctic Edge, DLCs for LittleBigPlanet, Dragon Age: Origins, Brutal Legend Tears of the Hextadon Map Pack (free), Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, topatoi, Way of the Samurai 3, song pack for Rock Band (Unplugged); and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (Ben 10, Crimson Room: Reverse, Class of Heroes, Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground, Creature Defense, Dissidia Final Fantasy, Ghostbusters, Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, Star Wars Clone Wars: Republic Heroes).

Encleverment Experiment invites players to join brilliant and eccentric Professor Ivor Question in his funky lab. Gamers
enjoy a variety of fun and fast-paced challenges testing memory, reflexes, and dexterity.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• PT-Boats: Knights of the Sea [PC] - Naval Warfare Trailer
• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles [Wii] - Launch Trailer
• Splinter Cell Conviction [ALL] - Create A Hero Trailer
• Split/Second [PS3/X360/PC] - CG Trailer
• Mass Effect 2 [ALL] - Enemies Trailer
• Bayonetta [ALL - Gameplay Trailer #2
  

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Microsoft has launched Halo Waypoint on Xbox Live, the new virtual home for all things Halo, where players will not only be able to tracks players’ accomplishments across multiple “Halo” games, or be rewarded with a variety of Bungie-created “Halo 3: ODST” Avatar Awardables, but also see full-episode previews of the 7 episode anime series Halo Legends beginning Nov. 7, 2009.

For the first time, players will have the ability to physically play the game using an innovative motion sensing skateboard controller, allowing for unprecedented freedom and movement. Tony Hawk: RIDE focuses on innovation and fun, bringing the action-sports franchise to the forefront with cutting-edge technology for the hardcore fans and accessibility for the mass audience.

Extreme Trucker uses a different perspective than the previous games in the series - putting the player straight into the action, letting him face challenging tasks with growing difficulty.

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, a first-person science fiction RPG for NDS, is a startlingly original entry in the award-winning Shin Megami Tensei universe, Strange Journey takes the heralded RPG franchise to exciting new frontiers.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Creature Defense (PSP)
• Crystal Defenders (PSPgo)
• Military Madness: Nectaris (PSN)
• Press Your Luck 2010 Edition (NDS/Wii/PC)
• Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom (PS2/Wii)
• The Backyardigans (NDS)
• Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Super Game Day (PS2/Wii)
• Dora Puppy (NDS)
• Ni Hao, Kai-lan: New Year’s Celebration (NDS)
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PSP)

We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...