Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer.
Today, updated on the fly:
Gaming:
- MGS4 80GB PS3 bundle sells out in seven minutes, KOs Amazon.com (PS3 Fanboy via Gaming Today)
- GTA IV exclusive Xbox 360 DLC delayed until Q1 2009, says Take-Two… (ShackNews)
- …but Microsoft reminds us that Q1 begins November 2008, and says GTA DLC on track for Fall release (CVG)
- Soulcalibur IV to have lightsaber duels after all, as Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice joins the fray (GameSpot, Kotaku)
- Capcom responds to kiddie game backlash, argues Spyborgs is new Zack & Wiki (Capcom BBS via GoNintendo)
Industry:
- Layoffs at LucasArts, up to 100 employees reportedly let go, with outsourcing plans likely (Kotaku, Gamasutra)
- Disney merging game group, internet group (AllThingsD)
Trendwatch:
- IndentiFiction promises TV-like weekly doses of episodic content this October (GamesIndustry.biz)
- Social gaming poised to dominate, says admittedly invested guest author at (TechCrunch)
- PSP continues to top Japanese hardware sales, surpassing Wii and DS Lite (Media Create via Next-Gen)
Education: Sony to sell PS2/PSP dev kits to academic institutions (PlayStation.Blog)
Interview: Mirror’s Edge inspired by Firefly, Serenity; DICE dev discusses creative process (Gamasutra)
Watch: Jace Hall play Duke Nukem Forever — it exists (Crackle via ShackNews)
Listen: Video game concert tour Video Games Live announces 50 new shows (Video Games Live)
Sport: Celtics’ Kevin Garnett to grace cover of NBA 2K9 (BusinessWire)
Tech: MGS4 Bluetooth Headset reviewed, found wanting (GadgetMadness via PS3 Fanboy)
Reflexive Horn Toot: Age of Conan — one million served (BusinessWire)
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