Industry and multi-console news:

• Gamespot has a new feature up directly comparing 360 and PS3 screenshots.
• I submit this image without any further explanation. That guy is just so annoyed.
• Your life is cold and meaningless until the day you own a headcrab hat.
• Hilary Clinton and Joe Lieberman are suddenly buddy-buddy with the ESRB.
• Far Cry and Crysis developer Crytek says they may be forced to leave Germany if the recently drafted bill criminalizing the development of violent video games passes.
• A Washington state representative says retailers in her state are still selling violent video games to children over half the time in secret shopper tests. One retail clerk went as far as to say "Just don't tell anyone. I know your mom will just buy it for you anyway."
• GoGamer is having a sale on certain titles, such as Neverwinter Nights 2 for $29.90. Best one: LA Rush on the Xbox for $2.90. They probably still won't sell them.
• AP Wire: Prototype Glove Controls Video Games. Now why does that sound familiar...
• An independent survey finds that "positive discussions" about HD-DVD were 46% higher than positive discussions about Blu-ray. I don't know how meaningful Internet forum discussions are for tracking consumer interest.

PC news:

• A Crytek developer has posted an explanation on a Crysis fansite as to why the game is delayed.
• What better use for this date that will live in infamy than to announce your Pearl Harbor game.

Nintendo news:

• Bob Ross Inc. has reaffirmed its commitment to a Bob Ross game, saying "by hook or by crook there will be a game." So what happened to those other guys? "I think they were sort of overwhelmed and they don't have the resources and the energy to tend to the huge demand that is needed."
• DarwiinRemote is a small app that allows you to use the Wii remote with your Mac. It doesn't do much right now, but hey, it's only v0.1a.
• Or if cursors aren't your bag, you can use your remote to play air drums.
• Nintendo is investigating Wii strap breakages. Miyamoto: "We are looking into the situation to see if there are additional methods to encourage people to kind of calm down so they would never throw away the controller itself."
• European retailers say people without pre-orders are unlikely to get a Wii until next year.
• Amazon has cut down Children of Mana and Magical Starsign to $14.99 each.
• Even more scans and details on Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings.
• It was a pre-order bonus, so I guess you're out of luck now, but here's a video walkthrough of all the crap that came along with a pre-order of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.
• Some are reporting that retailers in Spain have broken the Wii street date.
• For the artists: A thrown remote and a broken screen, rendered in Etch-a-Sketch.
• This is far from a scientific survey, but a poll at NeoGAF shows, of 716 respondants, Bonk coming out on top as the VC title purchased by the most people. Most likely because everyone has played the Nintendo and Sega games a thousand times whereas the TurboGrafx stuff is comparitively "new." Being $6 doesn't hurt either.
• A blogger at WiiNintendo is going to play WiiSports 30 minutes a day, every day, and chart how much of a benefit the exercise gives him over the course of six weeks.

Sony news:

• 360 RPG Enchanted Arms will be enhanced for the PS3.
• Two security guards in charge of managing a PS3 waiting line allowed seven people to cut in line, two of them being police officers. The cops will be disciplined and the guards have been dismissed.
• How to build your own custom full-sized wireless Guitar Hero controller. A tutorial for nuts.
• The auction for a pair of exclusive Nike PS3 shoes ended at $4,530.

Microsoft news:

• Shadowrun will feature a party based online system similar to Halo 2.
• The X06 trailer for Mass Effect -- yes, the X06 that was three months ago -- will finally be seen by the general public this Friday on Bioware's website and the Xbox Live Marketplace.
• If you're willing to void your warantee, this 360 mod will quiet your system by about 4 or 5 dB.
• A Rainbow Six patch is coming soon. Remember the days when we worried that broken games might be released and patched later, like on the PC? Ah, simpler times.