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For $5, you could probably buy a value meal fit for a king -- but you know what you couldn't get? A delightfully charming action platformer starring a purple, omnivorous and gelatinous blob. No, wait! This week -- and this week only -- you can get a delightfully charming action platformer starring a purple, omnivorous and gelatinous blob. The price of Twisted Pixel's The Maw has been slashed from 800 MS Points ($10) to 400 MS Points ($5). And here we thought Christmas was over. Additionally, today's holiday XBLM deal is a Rolling Stones live track pack for Guitar Hero 5. It can be yours for only 360 ($4.50), half the usual 720 ($9) price. Shortcut: Add The Maw to your 360 download queue [Via Xbox.com] Shortcut: The Rolling Stones Live Track Pack [Via Xbox.com]

A dozen worldwide hits from Playrix for one low price.

New items headed your way.

Treat yourself to more holiday goodies.

If killing is an art, then Thane is a master.

Grunt joins Shepard, because Grunt likes to fight.

Nintendo's been on quite the roll recently, providing plenty of content in its weekly offerings -- and today is no different. There are ten new titles to check out, including high-profile downloads such as Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, Oregon Trail and -- finally! -- Pilotwings on the Virtual Console. Head past the break to check out the full list.

Boy, Rocksteady has WAY better bosses than we do. When we say we need two more months to finish a post, our higher-ups open a whole barrel of complaints: "There's no way it could take you that long to write a post," or, "It won't be anywhere near relevant anymore." We've heard them all. But when Rocksteady said it needed two more months for Batman: Arkham Asylum, pushing the release from June to August, it was apparently backed completely by the game's publishers, Eidos and Warner Bros. Speaking with Kotaku, game director Sefton Hill said the secret is to have "confidence in the game" and "be able to show that [added] time is going to be well spent." So, in closing, we'd like to tell AOL that we're confident the extra five months we're spending on that PS3 Slim rumor post you asked about will be well spent. Thank you.

Looks like that was a one-week only deal. Now you’re going to have to cough up the full $50 to get all three games, which is still a ridiculously good price. Thanks to Drew for the heads up!

Watch your head, folks, because prices are falling. Today's Xbox Live holiday deal of the day is targeted directly at DLC for Bethesda's critical and commercial darling, Fallout 3. If you're looking to add more intense VATS-related action to the RPG, each add-on pack is available for 400 ($5) a piece -- a 50% savings of your Microsoft-branded space bucks. New to the Fallout 3 universe? There are five DLC add-on packs for the (already) a lengthy RPG. Arguably the most important -- and one you should tackle first -- is Broken Steel, which increases the game's overall level cap to 30 and allows players to continue playing beyond the game's conclusion. Also, a Game of the Year edition is available in stores, which includes all of Fallout 3's downloadable content -- making it cheaper if you don't already own the game to begin with. Add Fallout 3's Operation Anchorage DLC to your Xbox 360 download queue Add Fallout 3's The Pitt DLC to your Xbox 360 download queue Add Fallout 3's Broken Steel DLC to your Xbox 360 download queue Add Fallout 3's Point Lookout DLC to your Xbox 360 download queue Add Fallout 3's Mothership Zeta DLC to your Xbox 360 download queue [Thanks, Brett]

Sorry, that headline is a bit misleading -- GameStop's not going to give you $20 store credit in exchange for that Family Matters-branded Snuggie. Rather, the retailer has an extensive list of good and terrible games you might have received this holiday season, which your local 'Stop will give you a Jackson's worth of credit for. The offer's running until January 10, so you've still got time to decide whether you can muster up the courage to ask Maw Maw for the gift receipt, or whether you should just cut your losses.

On Christmas day six years ago, one boy had a legitimate dream: To recreate the soundtrack for The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, making it sound like it was recorded by live musicians. Three-fifths of a decade passed, and the boy became a man. More importantly, the Zelda Reorchestrated project produced its first succulent fruits: A 22-track compilation of Ocarina's tunes, as performed by a virtual philharmonic. You can stream some of the tracks off the Zelda Reorchestrated site, or download the entire shebang for free. Or, you can just wait for the group to recreate the timeless music of Wand of Gamelon, which should be just around the corner.

A portion of a WiiLoveIt review… If you’re a person who uses the DSi’s alarm (or even a standard alarm) to wake yourself up during the week and the premise appeals to you, then by all means go for it. If you prefer the Animal Crossing theme instead, just be warned that there’s more bang for [...]

Now this is a fun way to use YouTube! See how many songs you can name right out of the 20 that are represented. Post your score in the comments below! Direct link here (thanks Martin!)

I’m pretty sure the article meant to name the things that changed our lives during this decade, but either way, it’s nice to see the Wii get another nod for breaking down the wall between non-gamers and the industry. Thanks to RawDad for the heads up!

Every so often, I make the rounds on Google News to see what’s going on in the world. I drudge through a few sections, some political, some scientific, and others that are purely entertainment. To my surprise, the entertainment section was flooded with the word Wii. Why such a big deal about [...]

From Software is holding a contest in Japan, and their main prize is a pretty hefty one. What are they giving away? Well, they’re offering up a copy of every game they’ve ever created. I’d say that’s a pretty nice haul! For those of us that can’t enter the contest, we can at least enjoy [...]