US News Wrap, September 10 - What Happened Today

The weekend is finally here, and just think: you won't have to put up with me nor my weird sense of humor for two whole days!

Seriously, I wish people "got" my sense of humor more. Granted, it's a bit hard to feel context on the internet because you are reading a comment and not able to hear the tone in the person's voice, or see what expressions their eyes and face are projecting.

But, that's the way things go, and trust me when I say you will never be able to see my entire face when I am cracking a joke unless you personally, meet up with me.

I am not one who likes to be in front of a camera, nor do I like to see myself in video so I won't allow it. There may be a few out there where you can just see the top of my head, or my feet, but that's really where I draw the line. Wait. That did NOT sound right.

Better that I just move on with my shift wrap up than try to explain myself.

• Diablo III artifacts allow for useful destruction of items

Crafting and getting rid of trash loot.

• The Sims Social bests FarmVille in daily active users

It sounds as though Facebook gamers are going nuts over this.

• Quick Shots: Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD screens released onto Facebook

Some nice action screenshots in there.

• Former Ubisoft and Eidos employees form Tribute Games

Best of luck to them.

• Smuggler progression video released for SWTOR

Han, you had me at "you could use a good kiss".

• Judgement: EA within First Amendment rights to use ex-Rutgers QB image in NCAA Football

Good news for EA, not so much for Hart.

• Frictional dissects Dark Descent figures, announces console future

This news makes me very happy.

• Report – Online retailer in Norway breaks Gears of War 3 street date

Epic was unaware that it even happened, but told me it was pleased MS was on top of the matter.

• iOS updates and source code for Wolfenstein 3D Classic Platinum and DOOM Classic released

Good for the developer crowd.

• CD Projekt: Witcher 2 “the beginning of much larger events,” third-installment possible

Please? Pretty please? With sugar on top?

• Ubisoft: Downloadable Child of Eden not “in the plan at the moment”

Hopefully, the game will indeed catch on now that it is being bundled with Kinect. It is a lovely title.

• Marvelous more concerned with fun than making an HD Harvest Moon

Fun is really more important to be fair.

• Saturday Shorts: Borderlands, Xperia, MineCon, EQ, Mega Man, sales

Shorts! Lots, and lots of shorts!

• Howard confirms that players can become vampires in Skyrim

Hell yes! I loved getting turned into a vampire in previous Elder Scrolls games.

• House of the Dead: Overkill- Extended Cut trailer has more gore, shooting, strippers

Because you can never, ever, have enough strippers.

• Quick Quotes: THQ CFO on recent studio closures

THQ on studio closures.

• Quick Shots: Talon, Nunu and Vayne in League of Legends

Here's some skins for you.

• LOTRO Gap of Rohan dev diary released

Seriously, the video does not do the game justice.