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It looks like Borderlands, well-received by critics, is having trouble getting received at all by some potential purchasers, with retail shortages being reported in the US. Canada is also dealing with supply issues, possibly as the result of the game's $40 price tag in the region.Gearbox's Steve Gibson has contacted Joystiq regarding the matter, noting that the shortage is mostly limited to the Xbox 360 version, particularly on the east coast. Gibson states that Gearbox is "working with production and distribution at ramping up to catch up with demand," adding that fresh copies should hit "as early as Thursday or Friday." Meanwhile, the PS3 version has run into supply problems on the west coast, but Gibson says these "are mostly regional and can be addressed by reallocation." Gibson notes that this should happen "quickly." So, how about it? Have you had trouble snagging a copy of Borderlands? View Poll

Reader Eggmond is a junior in high school, and he noticed something odd in his math book. The ‘Cambridge University Press: Essential Advance General Mathematics Third Edition’ to be exact. Seems like a strange reference to put into a math book for a junior in high school!

Can't play with your friends online? Experiencing long wait times?

Can't play with your friends online? Experiencing long wait times?

Yep, EA has announced the Need for Speed series has raced past the 100 million sold mark -- thanks to recent sales of Need for Speed: Shift -- and earned $2.7 billion in life-to-date sales, cementing its status as the best-selling racing brand in gaming. Just because it's sold the most doesn't necessarily mean it's the best franchise in terms of quality, however -- so we cooked up the graph you see above! There are a couple of things to keep in mind as you follow the red line's progress: First of all, we didn't include cell phone entries and tried to focus on the main entries in the franchise The general quality of the series seems to be high, yet starts to dip after the release of Underground 2 in 2004; Shift seems to have brought the series back from the brink of critical mediocrity EA's focus now is on rebooting the franchise -- the first step was to release a new hardcore sim racer in Need for Speed: Shift. The next move is to release Need for Speed Nitro, an arcade racer for the Wii and DS market, and follow that with Need for Speed World Online, a free-to-play PC racer for the casual audience.

Need For Speed celebrates selling 100 million units.

Littlest Pet Shop videogames deliver big fun featuring extensive customization, new pets with unique personalities, adventures, and mini-games.

We already know that Castlevania: The Adventure - ReBirth is going to be shown, but I don’t believe that’s what this teaser is for. I guess we have yet another reason to check out next week’s episode! Thanks to KirbyGCN for the heads up!

Microsoft's Major Nelson has announced that Halo Waypoint -- the upcoming Xbox Live locus of all things Halo -- will be included in the 360 Dashboard update preview program. Those lucky enough to get into the preview should be notified this week, and Major Nelson tells Joystiq that Halo Waypoint should be rolling out on the preview sometime next week. Microsoft recently revealed more details surrounding the service, most notably how the "career system," which will track in-game accomplishments from all the Halo games available on the Xbox 360. The destination's launch is scheduled for November 5, so preview participants should get a significant chunk of time with before it goes public. Don't worry if you don't make it into the preview, we'll be sure to share our hands-on impressions next week.

Artwork by Matt Layzell How cool would it be to have a StarFox game presented in this visual style. I wonder if the Big N is actually paying attention to the franchise. We need a return to form on consoles, damnit! More art by Mr.

Direct link here Do you guys remember the ReBoot series? It was a Saturday morning staple for awhile there, but it seemed like the series met an early demise. Well, Rainmaker Entertainment is behind the franchise revival, and I think they’ll know how to do things right. This is the same company that [...]

No, I have no idea what this game is going to be about. All I know is that PopCap is working on a number of projects, and some of them are heading to the Nintendo side of things. Could Yetitrain end up being one of them?

Namco Bandai's new way of virtual cooking is about to be served up on Wii.

This video depicts the new Ruins of Gianthold adventure pack.

EA's latest experiment with mature Wii games doesn't seem to be going so well. According to numbers given to Edge by the NPD, Dead Space Extraction only managed to sell around 9,000 copies in September -- although it should be noted that the game was out for only five days in the NPD's September sales period (September 29 - October 3). EEDAR's Jesse Divnich, however, cites the sales as the result of a successful not telling anyone about the game experiment. "Electronic Arts didn't market Dead Space Extraction as much as it does with other titles," he told Edge. "And the success or failure of a Wii title usually correlates directly to marketing spend. If Electronic Arts spent little on marketing, I am sure the sell through was no surprise to them." It was, like everything, a complete shock to Dead Space Girl.

Something finally hit the Virtual Console this week that interests me. That is the arcade version of Rygar. I haven’t downloaded it yet, but I have fond memories of the title, even if it isn’t a very good game. While things on the Virtual Console side might have been slow in recent months, that [...]

The Universe wasn't built in a day.

Shortly after forcing two pieces of their technology to violently collide at high speeds, Sony Australia released some surprising sales figures from the Land Down Under. According to the company's calculations, the PS3 Slim has sold "in excess of 60,000 units" since its September 3 launch, outselling both the Xbox 360 and Wii during the same time period. Sure, in overall sales, the PS3 still trails in the region -- but it seems Aussies have been temporarily mesmerized by the system's slightly sleeker frame.

The developer behind Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories has now moved on to creating DSiWare projects, with their first being ‘Kyoudaisei Taishi Higashida ga Kangaeta Puzzle: Hirameki Emusubi’. You can find details on this game below. More screens, art, official site here - based on puzzles by Taishi Higashida - connect like shapes together by drawing lines - [...]

Artist Donna Pike has done some amazing canvas pixel-art paintings that any gamer would be proud to lay claim to. You can actually visit her story and have a crack at purchasing some of her work, but it doesn’t come all that cheap.

Outlawed off-white accessory news now, with CVG relaying manufacturer Datel's unenthusiastic response to the the forthcoming Xbox 360 Dashboard update, which intends to kill support for unauthorized, third-party memory units. Datel has said that it's "disappointed" by Microsoft's decision, one that it feels will limit consumers in "exercising their freedom of choice." Specifically, their freedom of choosing a memory solution that doesn't come from Microsoft.What to do if you're the owner of one of these bad boys? Unless you want to stay offline forever, you'll have to back up your data and transfer it to an official memory unit or hard drive. Failing that, you could just lift anchor in protest and set sail for Redmond, but we wouldn't suggest doing that unless you're English and living in 1983.

Long-running racing series keeps going and going and going.

Long-running racing series keeps going and going and going.