1. The Allspark reports on the first glimpse of an upcoming IDW comics TransFormers Spotlight starring none other than that maniacal Emperor of Destruction, Galvatron!But in this new version of the TransFormers G1 universe, how will Megatron’s alter-ego fit in? Will he remain the mighty pawn of the devil who sold his soul for power, or will he be based more on the original toy character, a seperate entity out to rule the Decepticons himself? Keep an eye out for more as it comes.
2. From Atomic Fire, over on Capcom of Japan’s Rockman 20th Anniversary page, they have a neat new pic commemorating 20 years and a messload of characters.Pity it’s not in a higher resolution so everyone can be seen more clearly.

   And I’m glad they stuck with the original Rockman’s design, rather than the new Rockman Rockman (Powered Up) look. It just seems more fitting here.

3. GameSpot has reviewed The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the GameCube, and interestingly, it garnered a higher score than its other version: 8.9 to the Wii’s 8.8.
4. It’s time to crank up the Adam Sandler CD and check out GameDaily’s eight crazy tips for hacking your gaming setups in the spirt of… er, Hanukkah?I’m really not sure where they’re going with this.
5. onNintendo links to a video showing the ultimate outcome of the new-gen wars in a most unexpected way.Sony/Microsoft win. Fatality.
6. Nintendo: Too Much Fun?
7. A note to the ladies (and God help us if the men): don’t play Wii Sports while wearing high heels.
8. If you’re still on the hunt for a Wii or PS3, Tech-Recipes has some suggestions.
9. Go Nintendo has some shakey-cam footage of Ryuusei no Rockman, aka MegaMan Star Force.
10. Euro-Mii fun.
11. A look at the true beneficiary of Sony’s shortened PS3 supplies.
12. GN presents a full list of titles to be available on Konami Arcade Collection DS.Huh, I thought Rush N’ Attack was supposed to be part of it…
13. Wonder what the cost of producing a Wii is?
14. GN reveals that ex-Nintendo Prez Hiroshi Yamauchi was planning our current generation Nintendo systems a while back.Perhaps the judgements that Yamauchi’s best days were behind him were a bit premature…
15. “Ask Slashdot” tackles the question, “do next generation video games have to be in 3-D?Or would, but I don’t see anything to answer but tags for “Yes,” “No,” and “Maybe.”

    And as an amusing aside, I accidently typoed “30-D.” Mull over what that would entail for awhile…

    Joystiq adds a poll into the mix.

16. Slashdot reports a Forbes.com story on the variety of games we play, and includes a Forbes-exclusive Red vs. Blue video.
17. Yay, I made a difference! Go, me.
18. Anagrams and video games, two great tastes that blend together smoothly.Admit it, you want a Super Air Broom.
19. Be sure to cast your vote for the games of 2006 you most loved.
20. …I don’t really care about this. But I bet some people do.Like my wife.

    So for that reason and that reason alone, I present to you “manual” Mario music.

21. In a bit of irony, I’m not really laughing.I guess the internet has spoiled me. I mean, I love the NES ad, but the PS3 part just reeks of pointless hack.
22. Joystiq has a look back at the art and gender issues of Castlevania.
23. A video game starring Jay and Silent Bob? Kevin Smith would love to see someone make it.Yahoo! Games has the full interview.

    For those who didn’t know, Smith is a huge gamer. In fact, he had to tear himself away from his Nintendo DS and the New Super Mario Bros. game to do this phone interview. He already went through the game once as Mario and then returned as Luigi for another go-round.

    “I’m a big fan of scrolling games,” said Smith. “I’m not into first-person games. My theory is you’re a game fan of the games you came up with and I came up in the scrolling world. So I still love to this day scrolling games. That’s why I’m so entranced with that Mario game on Nintendo DS. It’s just a total scrolling game with great graphics.”

    A man after my own heart.

24. Awhile back, a video noting the occurences of Nintendo’s Totaka’s song was making the rounds, putting out the challenge to find more instances of the song’s use. Well, the challenge has been answered.
25. A Mario Adventure 2 hack, with Mouser and Panda Suits? Win.Shame it’s still buggy.
26. Life goes on, and so does video gaming. But what happens when the two converge? That’s what 1UP’s Shawn Struck is out to find out.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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