I'm older today. This is how I celebrate. Don't envy me too much.

- We need a 2000AD MMORPG. Think what they're doing with APB, except one side is comprised of Judges, the other the worst scum Cursed Earth has to offer. Excuse me, I'm salivating.

- Garth Ennis (Preacher) wrote the script for a limited edition comic for the PS1 game Loaded.[ Apparently, he also helped to design some of the character stuff. I need to find this comic.

- Wolfenstein looks like it's going to fall victim to the same disappointment that Return To Castle Wolfenstein did; it's not going to be crazy enough. Sure, you have nazi scientist and occult magic, but it's so goddamn serious. We need mecha-Hitler, we need Hans Grosse, we need dog food to be a health power up. I pray to god that Doom 4 realizes the foolishness of forcing sincerity out of what should be the ultimate popcorn games, because I really don't want another bump-scare bullshit fest. That is like trying to make Tango & Cash a gritty police drama like The Wire. There's a goddamn rocket-launcher monster truck in the movie; that is what it is, and what it always will be, and it's what makes it awesome. Keep it simple.

- Pattern: Summer Popcorn Flick starts shooting in fall of previous year to get ready for following summer. Videogame tie-in is budgeted. Game tends to be crap. Wolverine was the rare case where Raven had 2 years to work on it, everything else seems to fall into the rushed, gotta-get-this-out-the-door pile (see: Terminator Salvation). After a couple of months, you see these games drop in price dramatically (I remember seeing Beowulf on sale for twelve bucks about four months after the movie left theaters). Hollywood is going to have to learn that there is a serious cross-pollination of interests between these two mediums, and bad word of mouth is bad word of mouth. Let's see some better planning, guys. It pays off if you spend a little more time and money in the front end.

- I really hope that some form of V.A.T.S is present in the next Elder Scrolls. Sure, you wouldn't be firing an AK-47 at a Dremora, but make the limb-targeting possible in hand-to-hand, and you have something to work with. Also, throw a fuck it to the wind and make the game M from the ground up (instead of having to deal with the ESRB bullshit). Also, the repair function needs to be retained as well. And the injury system. You know what? Let's put some robes and wizard hats into Fallout with future DLC and call it a wash.

- Retro-games are getting a lot of XBLA/PSN remakes that are turning out quite successful. I propose a similar take on Q-Bert, with one additional bit of functionality. If the player has access to a headset/mic, they should be able to record their own curses that would play when Q-Bert loses a life. You raise an eyebrow, but tell me the thought of Q-Bert yelling "BALLS" everytime one of those springs hits him doesn't warm your spirits.

- Speaking of retro-remakes with bad-ass, remixed soundtracks; Marble Madness, people. NAO.