A few days ago Gamercenteronline reported the following (fake) quote from a supposed employee of Infinity Ward:

“Modern Warfare 2 is set to release early this November, and will be on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. The Playstation 3 is our leading platform for Modern Warfare 2. The PS3 version will run smoother and have slightly better visuals than the PC and 360 version. We’ve been working on Modern Warfare 2 ever since we released Call of Duty 4 back in 2007. We would like to thank everyone who is still with the Call of Duty 4 community. We will be releasing more information throughout the coming months, so be patient.”

Are you fucking kidding me? What developer chooses the PS3 as the "lead platform" for cross-platform games? I can't believe that someone would fall for this, let alone publish it on a news site.  They've now posted an update to the story confirming that it was fake.. they were fooled. I feel bad for all the desperate PS3 fan boys who jumped all over this great news thinking their system was finally getting some love. Major fail.

I won't blow sunshine up anyone's ass. My favorite console of this generation is, hands down, the Xbox 360. And this is coming from someone who adored the PS2 and ran out immediately to buy a 60GB PS3 when it launched. 

The 360 ruled 2006, 2007, and 2008. But the more I look at what's coming in 2009, the more I am beginning to realize that there's nothing exclusive to Microsoft's system that appeals to me this year. Now that publishers are finally starting to move away from the whole timed-exclusive deal, is there  a reason to purchase a single-player game on the 360 instead of the PS3? For me, it's a controller preference as much as a social experience. Multi-player games have always been better for me on the Xbox, and the controller just feels better in my hands. 

So, what's there to look forward to this year, Xbox? We can't count Mass Effect 2, since that's been pushed to 2010.  No Too Human 2 (much to my disappointment), and no Fable 3 or anything. So what do we have? Ninja Blade? Barf. Another Halo 3 spinoff? Yawn.  Please, Microsoft, tell me you have something up your sleeve this year!

Poor Bethesda. They just can't seem to get the Pitt DLC for Fallout 3 to work properly. It was released, pulled, re-released, and now revised yet again. Is it so hard? I don't see any other publishers struggling this much. Seriously, get your act together Bethesda, it's making you look bad!

Japan sure gets all the cool stuff. From special edition PSP's to DS's, and now DSi's. 

The special bundle includes the DSi system with special graphics on it (see below), and a copy of the new Phoenix Wright game. The bundle will run roughly $240 and we do hope that eventually it will make it stateside. 

Let's not take things out of context, but what THQ's CEO Brian Farrell recently stated comes across as pretty pompous and cold-hearted. Apparently canning almost 25% of its work force has saved the publisher a lot of money. No shit!  And how about those people's lives, their bills, and their families? I guess they're gonna have to make some cuts too, eh? 

The publisher has managed to save $220 million by giving the little people the axe. We don't see any of the executives taking pay cuts, do you? Mr. Farrell sure is proud of his accomplishments. He recently stated, "Our goal is to return to profitability and generate positive cash flow in fiscal 2010, and to position THQ for long-term sustainable and profitable growth." In other words, he's glad to be rid of the extra weight so that he can blow more sunshine up the asses of his investors? And continue to roll in the dough while his employees struggle and fear a pink slip at every turn? 

You'll get no sympathy from us.  In case you couldn't tell, VGWL isn't a big fan of corporate executives who shit on their subordinates.

Let's get one thing straight. People who create rape simulation games are sick, sick bastards. And the people who buy them?  Possibly just as sick. Get a hobby. One that doesn't involve deviant and harmful behavior.

A mysterious update hit Xbox Live overnight, one that had been previously unannounced. The ultra-secretive patch  fixes gameplay "interruption" issues, which is pretty damn vague if you ask us. No new features, just that one fix. Seems a little odd, no? I'm willing to bet there were a few other things snuck into that update, but you'll never get a straight answer from Microsoft about it.

Excited about the soon-to-be-released 2.70 firmware for your PS3? So are we. We love firmware updates, as long as they don't break anything. New features are always welcomed, as are stability fixes.

According to the PlayStation Blog, you can expect the following when the patch hits later this month:

• Text chat with up to 15 people
• Friends list on the XMB
• Save video files to external storage 

PS3 Firmware (v2.70) Update

Update: It's live now! Go get it :)