Taking Stock: The Gibson-Goldstein Index

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Oh, hello there. I was just looking over the week's notable stories. It was a very special week, wasn't it? Won't you join me?

Duke Nukem Forever
Two new screenshots prove that the long-coming game is still alive, complete with strippers.

Old Franchises
What's old is new again, with Klonoa, Punch-Out!! and Sin & Punishment 2 now coming to Wii alongside numerous GameCube games.

Would-be Guitar Hero 4 Cover Artists
Dreams of bringing Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" into Guitar Hero World Tour are crushed, as publisher Activision won't let users share covers made in the game's music studio.

MMO Botters
The courts decide that bot makers must pay Blizzard $6 million for trying to make World of Warcraft's experience grind more tolerable.

Fallout 3
Developer Bethesda reveals that Fallout 3 will use the "mildest form [of copy protection] possible" because it's "a pain in the ass."

Used Games
Tired of being excluded from the used games profit loop, EA, Epic and others begin offering exclusive content for buying new.

Nintendo
The latest revision of the ever-popular Nintendo DS brings bigger screens and downloadable games, but loses the Game Boy Advance slot and won't hit the US until next year.

Law Enforcement
Police recover a stolen truck filled with $1.1 million worth of PlayStation 3 games, only to lose it again.


"In video games, you can just run into the wall and run it wide open. That's what I did, but it didn't quite work out the same as the video game."
NASCAR driver Carl Edwards explains his attempt to take first place by running into a wall.

"Listen, I can't keep up with this shit."
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich adds his view on the debate that the band's latest album sounds better in Guitar Hero than on CD.

"Every kid loves dinosaurs."
Gears of War 2 lead designer Cliff Blesinski reveals his inspiration for the game's larger enemies.

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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