Industry and multi-console news:

• A group of Christian organizations is protesting the Left Behind games for promoting religious intolerance. Now if they'd just protest the books and movies too. And maybe Kirk Cameron.
• The newest MediaWise report from the National Institue on Media and the Family shows more retailers keeping kids from buying M rated games than ever before, but derides a continued trend of "parental ignorance" about what their kids are watching and playing.
• Sim City and Spore creator Will Wright will be on the Colbert Report December 4.
• The Onion gives the final word on the PS3 vs. Wii debate.
• Y'know, there were some people who thought maybe Uwe Boll would do better with comedy than his previous, "serious" efforts. This clip doesn't do much for that theory.
• 1up has put up a third installment of the worst game ads of all time.
• 1up also has an interesting feature comparing PS3 and Xbox 360 graphics through screenshots and video.
• A charity event will be held at Brooklyn's Barcade next Wednesday. You can get drunk, play Guitar Hero, win prizes and raise money for sick kids.
• Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore are getting game concerts in December. I have no idea why they're playing mostly game music with a little bit of Disney stuff thrown in.
• LucasArts confirms the KoToR series will continue. But can someone make it not suck?

PC news:

• 3D Realms' Scott Miller wants Steam to break away from Valve as a seperate company. "I’m not a big fan of using Steam, because I’m not a fan of a strong competitor of ours having access to our download stats and revenue totals. I’d rather keep that private. Not only that, but we’re lining their pockets as well."

Nintendo news:

• Outside of its normal Monday schedule, Ecco and Golden Axe have been added to the Virtual Console.
• Reggie says that Nintendo is "exploring all the rights issues" to try to get Goldeneye on the Virtual Console.
• Reggie also expects Mario Galaxy to come out sometime between March and Christmas. That narrows it down.
• An Ubisoft want ad seeks designers for "continuation of the Red Steel project." Not a confirmation of a sequel by any means, but it's hard to imagine what else it would be.
• New party characters and bosses have been discovered in a leaked version of Final Fantasy VI Advance.
• First gameplay details for Suda 51's Wii title Heroes, whose name has been changed to No More Heroes.
• Nintendo's safety page warns about wrist straps breaking. This is possibly the first time the sentence "If you are having so much fun that you start perspiring, take a moment to dry your hands," has appeared in official company information.
• Some Australian retailers are halting Wii pre-orders because they can no longer guarantee stock.
• A new website has opened up, devoted to archiving various Wii accidents.

Sony news:

• Sales of PS2 and PSP hardware are up following the shortage of PS3s. The PSP particularly has seen a spike of 280%. If I can't get a PS3, I'll get something with the Playstation name on it, by God!
• The Magic Box has new screenshots of Dawn of Mana.

Microsoft news:

• Contrary to what the demo would make you think, the final version of Lost Planet will use larger text for people with SD TVs.
• Rare is holding off on developing downloadable content until Viva Pinata proves to be successful.
• And how can it not be, with things like Genji "massive damage" jokes in it. I'm sure the joke was fresh when they coded it.