SSB Countdown Site

I can do without the hype inducing countdown site. The pay off is so anti-climactic.

*YAWN* 7 days until the launch of the SSB site.

You can read about it here.

Microshaft explains Shadowrun's $10 mark up on the 360

Shadowrun will retail for 49.99 on Windows Vista and 59.99 on the Xbox 360. Someone Newsweek asked why. This is the answer from joystiq.

Nay, this wordsmith saw a canvas on which he could be poetic! "[These] price points are our standard pricing for each platform ... This pricing structure is not uncommon in the multiplayer-only first-person shooter genre, as numerous titles have seen success at this price point and gaming model."

I would rather call him a Poopsmith.