The past week was a busy one. The science community unleashed some interesting studies and experiemnts involving our favourite pastime. The Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition was launched, and with it, news of plenty of wacky and fantastic gaming achievements. The Nintendo 3DS was officially unveiled, along with pricing info.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is suffering at the hands of PS3 hackers, and a sequel has been confirmed. Activision set their lawyers loose upon a StarCraft 2 modder for using official tools, but Blizzard soon weighed in to set the record straight.
In case you missed anything, below is a roundup of all the interesting and noteworthy stories from the past week.
News
Dead Space 2 trailer makes moms angry, afraid
Analyst: console prices will drop this year
Brain scans reveal video game skill potential
PC Gamer declares Deus Ex best game ever
Call of Duty: Black Ops ‘First Strike’ DLC revealed
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth to be a 10 episode web series
Closing Modern Warfare 2 PS3 servers a “viable solution”
Nintendo 3DS gets release date and price
Peter Molyneux to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at GDC 2011
SA indie dev’s Desktop Dungeons clone quashed
Yes, there will be a Modern Warfare 3 this year
Duke Nukem Forever release date announced
Study: Games don’t make kids fat

Features
Video gaming enters the realm of microbiology
Bethesda unveils Skyrim’s Creation Engine
The Top 5 Most Influential Gamers
LittleBigPlanet 2 review roundup
The Best Video Game Character of All Time
Three in-game secrets you didn’t know

PC
Blizzard weighs in on “World of StarCraft” fiasco
PC exclusive MMORTS Dawn of Fantasy announced
Mod support confirmed for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Activision halts “World of StarCraft” creators

PS3
Killzone 3 “feels more fluid”, “stutters less”, has “fewer points of irritation”
Hackers ruining Modern Warfare 2 on PS3
Gran Turismo 5 remote racing arrives in February

Xbox 360
Crysis 2 multiplayer demo will be Xbox 360 exclusive
Xbox LIVE Marketplace attractions (24 Jan – 2 Feb 2011)
Xbox LIVE free-for-all next weekend
Hey, what’s “Gears of War: Exile”?
Microsoft: The Xbox “isn’t a gaming console”

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Call of Duty: Black Ops – First Strike DLC