It's very possible there is a theme to this week's top stories, and I'm sure you'll be able to crack the code. Call of Duty: Black Ops is a huge release, and with Activision spending thousands of dollars per reviewer to help everyone feel warm about the game (despite the problems the PC version experienced at launch), there was plenty to write about.
We also reviewed the new Goldeneye title on the Wii, and took a look at a very impressive-seeming iPhone game. Come on in, and we promise to go easier on Call of Duty next week... if we can stop playing online.
Call of Duty: Black Ops PC review: CPU bound, broken online play: Call of Duty: Black Ops goes for broke and makes a huge variety of settings and eras a part of the game's story. It's confusing because your character is confused, you see. It's a grand trick, but it doesn't hide the game's crippling technical problems.
A classic, reborn: Ars reviews Goldeneye 007 on the Wii: A classic console experience gets a... sequel? Reboot? Whatever you want to call it, this is a very worthy addition to the Goldeneye name. Remember, Oddjob is cheating.
Call of Duty: Black Ops, on PC, in 3D. Our first few hours: Our impressions of playing the game in 3D: to sum it up, it feels like I'm in a testosterone-soaked isolation chamber.
Call of Duty: Black Ops review event, press gifts detailed: Will companies pay for good reviews? Not directly, but by plying the press with free trips, gifts and stays at luxorious resorts, they can certainly stack the deck in their favor. Here is how Activision wowed the press before they even played Black Ops.
Epic Games shows off best looking iPhone game EVAR: Infinity Blade: Infinity Blade hopes to raise the bar for graphics on iOS devices, and the newest video showing off actual gameplay is convincing. Have a look, and download Epic Citadel if you haven't already.
Building the future: Microsoft's Kinect a marathon, not a sprint: The Kinect has plenty of problems as a gaming platform, but as a piece of Microsoft technology it's nothing but possibility. The investment Microsoft has placed in the new technology points to one thing: this device isn't going to stop at the 360.
100 copies of new Call of Duty stolen in armed heist of GameStop: The theft of video games is common. With games arriving by the case before big launches to stores staffed by a single teenager many hours a day, GameStop locations are an appealing target. One store in Baltimore lost the money in the register, plus 100 copies of the new Call of Duty release.
Nail'd: fast, insane, spectacularly unrealistic, and fun: Nail'd is one of those games that seems designed purely to show you insane things, and then allow you to explore them. It's simple enough for anyone to pick up, but the airborne gameplay should also keep hardcore gamers happy.
Ravaging villages, pilfering gold: Ars reviews Hoard: The PlayStation Network game Hoard manages to combine some of the best elements of arcade shooters with a board game style structure. It also lets you play as a dragon willing to do anything to get its claws on some gold.
The Kinect effect: how Harmonix mastered Dance Central's menus: Harmonix engineer Ryan Challinor discusses the problems with creating a gesture-controlled menu system when your only point of reference is the movie Minority Report.
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