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#soundtracks Sure you can download the Red Dead Redemption soundtrack - get it on CD even! But if you want authentic pop, crackle and hiss coming over your wild west soundtrack, only Rockstar has what you need, a double vinyl LP. More »

On November 21st, the Super Famicom will turn 20 years old. Can you believe it’s been that long since the Super Famicom launched? I still remember the day that I got my Super Nintendo for Christmas. I played the hell out of Super Mario World, and continued to play it for all [...]

#stickjockey Somewhere out there is a guy who's spent big money on football cards. He can look at them, but can't touch them. He can use the players - all elite - in a $60 video game, but never does. More »

Treyarch and Activision are apparently big, big fans of quilt-making, as they simply cannot stop sewing new patches into the PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops. Not one, but two new auto-updates are available through the Steam launcher, the combined changes from which are posted just below.

#photoshop The Master System/Mega Drive debuted before the advent of home desktop publishing, so the design choices of its ridiculously minimalist covers seemed somewhat sophisticated at the time. We gave modern games a retrofit in last week's 'Shop Contest. More »

Dirk the Daring has a date with destiny, and also Daphne, and also a Dragon, and ... probably some other things that start with "D," too. Recently, that date was set: Dragon's Lair will be making its way to the PlayStation Network next Tuesday, November 23, with an entry fee of $10.

The game will include a "Visual Move Guide," which should make some of those more perplexing sequences significantly less so, as well as a "Watch Mode," where you can simply view all of Don Bluth's beautiful animations without worrying about being eaten, or stabbed, or crushed, or dissolved, or asphyxiated, or immolated, or drowned, or poisoned, or eviscerated, or ...

#cosmology The current cosmological census is that the universe began 13.7 billion years ago with the Big Bang. But a legendary physicist says he's found the first evidence of an eternal, cyclic cosmos. More »

#clips This cool demonstration by Design I/O, which produces "interactive installations" shows the Kinect being used to project animated hand puppets that respond to the user's movements. Design I/O built it in a day using open-source Kinect drivers. More »

Nintendo UK has opened up an official Facebook page to help you keep tabs on all the Dragon Quest IX upcoming events. It’s nice to have an official spot for Dragon Quest IX fans to talk about upcoming events, downloads, and possibly meet up for some tag mode data! If only North America [...]

The official site for Fluidity is now up and running. There’s really not much content to speak of, other than a trailer that we’ve already shown. Hopefully the site gets a few more screens and videos before the game hits NA this December. I’m really looking forward to this one. Time [...]

Okay, gang. We've seen what the other, non-video game-oriented retailers will have to offer next week during the holiday shopocalypse known as Black Friday -- now let's see what the big dog has to show. GameStop's catalog of doorbusters and all-day deals recently arrived online, detailing the post-Thanksgiving bundles, discounts and freebies being offered by the ludological retailer.

There's a lot to soak in, but here's some highlights. Check out a scan of GameStop's full list of offers in the gallery below!

• Buy any two used games or accessories, get one used game or accessory of equal or lesser value free
• 4GB Xbox 360 console bundle ($199) -- includes a free copy of Madden 11 or Medal of Honor
• Wii console bundle ($199) -- includes Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Just Dance
• Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary Wii bundle ($199) -- includes Wii Sports and New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• 160GB PS3 console bundle ($299) -- includes God of War Collection and God of War III
• Pre-owned Xbox 360 classic model for $99.99
• Pre-owned Wii for $99.99
• PSP-300 Holiday bundle ($129) -- includes LittleBigPlanet and The Karate Kid on UMD
• inFamous, Killzone 2, Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time or Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for $14.99
• Fallout: New Vegas (360), Fable 3 or Halo: Reach for $39.99
• Buy World of Warcraft for $4.99, get a free $5 gift card (wait, what?)

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Show a picture of this to most people that played the NES, and they’ll have no idea what in the hell they’re looking at. You guys are different, though. You know all about the Famicom Disk System…but do you know the full history of the device? You might be surprised at what [...]

#blackfridaydeals It looks like the GameSpot Black Friday ads hit stores today. We've had a number of tipsters sending in lists and scans. Check it out. More »

#gameoftheweek San Francisco's quarterback swap and resulting two game winning streak in real life had one 49er fan jumping into Madden to reboot the season, starting by dumping proven bust Alex Smith. More »