If you couldn't be bothered to download and comb through that massive 1000 prototype dump a few days ago, posters at NeoGAF are going through and pointing out some of the more interesting bits.

Industry and multi-console news

• Certain Rock Band DLC songs have been patched to fix a minor error with incorrect genre tags. Re-downloading them isn't required. The patched versions are up on Live now and will be available for the PS3 on the 28th.
• The Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its probe of THQ's stock option practices, and they will not be recommending any action against the company.
• The makers of Project Gotham Racing, MotorStorm, Sega Rally and Dirt have a roundtable discussion on the current state of racing games.
• Yoshinori Ono says that Street Fighter IV could see an expanded roster on home consoles, and that the home systems the game comes to isn't necessarily limited to just the 360 and PS3. "We could make it on Game Boy, for all we know right now. As long as the rules are the same, that can be independent of the visuals. So we're not going to be limited by any hardware specs; we're going to aim as wide as possible."
• GameFly has revealed the winners of its Fifth Annual Q Awards.
• This still isn't over, apparently: Jason Ocampo is leaving Gamespot.
• Atlus' Wii and PS2 RPG Baroque has been delayed.
• Joystiq has attempted to breakdown how 1up's new letter grade system matches up to their old number scores.
• GDC, DICE and E3 could all be invite-only next year.
• They're making a Deadliest Catch video game. I don't know why.
• Dreamworks' Jeffrey Katzenberg said that competition from video games was partly to blame for the lower than expected home video sales of Shrek the Third.

PC and mobile news

New content: Depths of Peril 1.009 patch
New media: Far Cry 2 tree regeneration demo video

• Telltale Games has announced Sam & Max Episode 204 - Chariots of the Dogs.
• Gas Powered Games' Chris Taylor says ""PC gaming as we know it is dead... secure gaming is the future."
• Live Gamer has been signed on to provide real money trading for InstantAction.com.
• Two features with advice for those looking to enter the indie game development world: Gamasutra's Nine Paths to Indie Game Greatness and 1up's So You Want To Make A Game.
• A middle-east expert has scoffed at the idea of terror cells in MMOs. "If the July 7, 2005, bombers of the London underground could so easily be recruited in a gym in Leeds, why go to all the trouble of creating an avatar?"
• Chrysler and SBK Interactive have produced a serious game to teach teens how to drive.
• Japan's erotic game industry is having trouble, primarily caused by the competition between game companies and doujin makers.

Nintendo news

New media: Blast Works trailer

• Disney has unveiled Ultimate Band for the Wii and DS.
• A port of Resident Evil Zero is coming to the Wii.
• N-Sider has uncovered an old article written by Masahiro Sakurai about the first Smash Bros. "When you experience defeat, you should not feel down or remorseful, but rather praise your opponent for putting up a good fight. This is the essence of Smash Bros."
• WiiFit has been priced for Europe: £69.99 in the UK and €89.99 for everybody else.
• Mario Kart Wii will feature text chat before and after races. Only with the people you've exchanged Friend Codes with, of course.
• An updated version of the Flash game Defend Your Castle is coming to WiiWare.
• Insert Credit points out that the XaviXPORT was kind of a predecessor to the Wii -- except for that part about being successful. Part of the problem was that their motion sensing boxing, tennis, golf, etc games were all sold separately.
• You may think there's nothing geekier than a Mario-themed night with Mario-themed drinks. But there is in fact one thing geekier: Doing it at a bar called Scrollbar.

Sony news

New content: LittleBigPlanet screenshots

• The PSP Go!Messenger will launch on Friday in Europe.
• Disgaea 3 is coming to the US in August.
• The Zero Punctuation video review for this week is Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
• Rumor says that the Playstation Store will be getting an overhaul in April.
• Wipeout HD will support customizable soundtracks.
• Just in case you were worried, and I have to say the possibility never even occurred to me, the version of MGS1 contained in the Metal Gear Solid Essentials Collection will be on a PS2 disc, not an original Playstation disc. So you don't need to dig out an old PSX memory card.
• The 80 gig PS3 in the recently announced MGS4 bundle will be partially backwards compatible.
• An update to the story of the kid whose PSP caught his pants on fire: It may be that his after-market charger caused the fire, not the PSP itself.
• The PEGI ratings database has revealed 25 games previously unannounced for the PAL Playstation Store.
• Amazon's deal of the day is Kane and Lynch: Dead Men for $34.99.

Microsoft news

New Live Arcade title: Triggerheart Exelica

• The firm that reported the 16% failure rate for 360s has released more information on their study. The red ring of death accounted for 60% of all failures, with the remaining 40% made up of disc read errors, power issues, etc.
• The first Two Worlds DLC will be coming in March for 600 points.
• Game Developer magazine has an interview with Bungie gameplay designer Francois Boucher-Genesse how they tweaked difficulty for Halo 3.
• You might initially laugh at the headline "Molyneux driven by past failure", but it turns out he's just refering to his failure to draw a larger audience to gaming.
• Amazon's deal of the day is Kane and Lynch: Dead Men for $34.99.