A great episode of The Bender. We of course get Modern Warfare 2 talk out of the way, but we actually manage to cover the rest of the news too. Braid coming out again, On Demand games (maybe not a bad thing?), and more. listen live/stream through iTunes here or download the mp3 directly here

"So here we are, on the 3rd January 2009, the tenth day of Christmas. Yes, Christmas seems like a long time ago now, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of bargains to be had in those January sales – and that’s exactly what The Twelve Games of Christmas is here for! A feature series running every day of the twelve days of Christmas, in The Twelve Games of Christmas Electronic Theatre runs through the greatest achievers in the videogaming year of 2008, month-by-month. Today being th..."

"In addition to the incredibly well drawn recreation of the traditional game comes Richest Mode. Richest Mode still requires use of the game board, though dispenses with frivolities such as money. Here, players play a Mini-Game at the start of each turn, the winner of which getting first pick of four rolled dice..."

Rini of gamegirl.com has made a more heart felt top list in response to Thanksgiving Day. This list is made of some games to keep you and your family happy during the reunion.

Wario Ware: Smooth Moves topped the list with Wii Sports coming seventh. The Wii and Nintendo in general is finally getting recognised in a positive light for the casual gaming attitude.

"Today, Electronic Arts have announced their UK Christmas 2008 family gaming line-up. While many of these titles will already be familiar to both Casual and Hardcore Gamers, there may also be one or two surprises...

  • Spore
  • Littlest Pet Shop
  • Zubo
  • Monopoly
  • Boogie Superstar
  • Hasbro Family Game Night"