For game publishers those 360 hardware sales continue to translate into good sales for their games. Along with the note I made about the margin for both Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 on 360 vs. PS3, Left 4 Dead 2 made a strong showing. Moreover, the ability to get the RPG Dragon Age: Origins into the top ten against a number of strong and heavily marketed holiday titles says a lot about the strength of the 360 as a platform. The next test will be to see how these top ten games fair over December as gift givers hit the shops and few new releases challenge them.

Here's how we fared today:

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Coming in February
• Mass Effect 2 Celebrity Cast Unveiled
• Borderlands DLC 'Underdome Riot' Announced
• Dante's Inferno Demo Impressions and a Glimpse Deeper
• NPD Videogame Sales Show Second-Best November Ever

A failed Russian missile put a great show in the night sky over Norway

After the ill-conceived Frosty TV ads from CBS the other day I guess ABC decided they were not to be outdone and seriously chopped up the classic Charlie Brown Christmas in the name of the almighty dollar.

And up in Sheboygan an intoxicated driver who urinated on the arresting officer learned he'll be spending a year in jail.