The Daily Hotness: Bad haircuts (09/17/08)

Why is it that every time someone envisions the future, people have dumb haircuts?

Jonathan Holmes tells Nintendo how to make it up to their core audience, Nick previews a bunch of Konami games, Peter Moore has been saying a lot of things this week, renting a purse will get you a free DS, and plenty more happened on Wednesday. 

Wednesday Regulars:
Scraps: All revved up and no place to go (9/17/2008)

Originals:
Five easy ways Nintendo of America can start making up with their core audience

Destructoid Review:
Dead Space: Downfall
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise

Previews:
Konami NYC Media Day: Castlevania Judgment is not a fighting game … OK, it is
Konami NYC Media Day: Hands-on with the Xbox 360 version of Rock Revolution
Konami NYC Media Day: Elebits made slaves in The Adventures of Kai and Zero
First Jimpressions: Dead Space
Konami NYC Media Day: Hands-on with the busty nurses of Silent Hill: Homecoming

New:
Guitar Hero DLC subscription fees? Activision is up for ’em
Far Cry 2’s achievements encourage you to make friends
Nintendo holding conference on October 2, might announce something interesting
Moore: ‘ I think the industry had past [sic] Rare by’
Guitar Hero World Tour’s ‘secret instrument’ is a PC
Tatsunoko VS Capcom confirmed for Wii
360 version of Rage will not be ‘altered’ despite having two discs
PS3 gets a CoD4 Double XP Week
Peggle 2: Peggle Nights is out!
Is Marvel teasing a new Punisher videogame?
Homebrew makes the DS a professional photography tool
Age of Conan director leaves Funcom, Anarchy Online director given the reins
LittleBigBeta is coming soon … in Japan
Atlus offers pre-order goodies for Persona 4, Eternal Poison and Luminous Arc 2
Moore: being able to store things locally killed the Xbox
Miles Edgeworth: Perfect Prosecutor scans and fresh information
Wal-Mart memo pretty much confirms AC/DC’s ‘Live at Donington’ for Rock Band

Rumortoid:
Google Overlords looking to buy Valve (Update)
Activision working on Jimi Hendrix-centric Guitar Hero game?

Offbeat:
Nintendo is weird: rent a designer purse and get a DS for 30 days

Galleries:
Rambo to hit Japanese arcades this month
Mines of Moria screenshots show off two new character classes

Videos:
Holy Poo Snakes! Ignition to publish Blue Dragon Plus DS in the US and EU
Geon coming to Wii

Community:
C Blogs of 09/17/08
Feel the Hatred: The Quick Time Event