Dino D-Day is a Half-Life 2 mod from Digital Ranch Interactive exploding and then oozing and then smothering you with win.  The World War II genre has been just about played out to no end.  Things got so stale they had to throw in zombies to spice it up.  But I believe these dinosaurs are just the cure to an ailing genre.  In case the above video (amazing, in all it's propaganda glory!) didn't explain enough.....THERE ARE FRIGGIN' NAZI DINOSAURS THAT YOU MUST KILL IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM!!!!!  YES!

It's coming to Steam in 2010 with a full single player experience, as well as multiplayer.  Hopefully that multiplayer lets you play as a dino too.  Hell yes.  I'm gonna hunt you down as a raptor!  I can't agree with Topless Robot enough; This is everything I've ever wanted in life.

Nazi.  Dinosaurs.

...and he had fun fun fun til his Daddy took the XBOX away! God I would have loved to have been the phone operator on that 911 call.

"Hello 911? They took my XBOX!"
"Sir, have you been a victim of a robbery?"
"No, they took it! My parents did!"
"OK, they took it...and beat you with it? Smashed it over your head? Strangled and whipped you with one of the cords? What exactly is the emergency here?"
"They just...took it!"
*Click*

Apparently, the Chicago-area youth was upset at being punished, and in a tantrum more befitting someone a third his age, decided to call 911 and ask if his parents had a right to take his XBOX.  Officers later showed up at his residence to confirm that his parental units did indeed have the right and advise him to listen to his parents.

The article goes on to mention that the cops didn't know why the boy was being punished.  Let's hope his parents are clairvoyants and were pre-emptively punishing him for abusing 911.

[Chicago-Tribune]

So I've basically been nerding out on Fallout 3 all day, playing with my new Game Of The Year Edition Collector's Game Guide and gawking at entries in the Fallout 3 LEGO Flickr pool. That's where this beaut was found, made by one KingBrick. All hail KingBrick!

[Flickr]

For those of you brave enough to encounter rabid shoppers and risk being trampled to death in search of a deal, Wal-Mart has quite the selection of games going for cheap next Friday.  It's almost worth it for the $300 PS3 bundle (Infamous, Batman: Arkam Asylum, and The Dark Knight on BluRay.)  Personally, I hit all the deals on the following "Cyber Monday."  Last year, I scored a 500GB external hard drive for $60, while lounging in my pajamas.  I love living in the future.

We've listed some highlights below, but we suggest you visit Gizmodo for the full listings.  They've got more games, and other stuff like HDTVs and the like on sale as well.

Bakugan For Nintendo Wii – $25.00

Big Beach Sports For Nintendo Wii – $10.00

Call Of Duty 4 Modern Warfare For PS3 – $25.00

Command And Conquer Red Alert 3 For Xbox 360 – $7.00

Grand Theft Auto IV For Xbox 360 – $10.00

Lock's Quest (Nintendo DS) – $7.00

Midnight Club Los Angeles (Xbox 360) – $10.00

Need For Speed Undercover (PS3) – $10.00

Nintendo DS Lite – $98.00

Nintendo Wii Value Bundle With Console, Remote, Nunchuck, 2 Games And An Extra Set Of Nyko Controllers (Online Only) – $249.00

Playstation 3 Console w/Infamous & Batman Arkham Asylum Games + Dark Knight Blu-ray – $299.00

Rock Band Special Edition (PS3) – $50.00

Rock Band Special Edition (XBox 360) – $50.00

The Godfather II (PS3) – $10.00

UFC 2009 Undisputed (Xbox 360) – $25.00

WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 For PS3 – $25.00

Xbox 360 Arcade w/Madagascar 2 Game & w/Madagascar & w/Madagascar 2 Movie DVDs – $199.00

Last month, I posted a preview of the PS3 version of Bayonetta, and noted that version suffered in terms of graphics..  This month, I was fortunate enough to receive an early-access code for the 360 version's demo.  So does the 360 version look any better?  Hit the link to find out.

At the risk of sounding like an 8 bit fan girl, I love this concept, even if it does seem super boring in execution.  It just looks and feels like a real old school game, while remaining true to Left 4 Dead.  The final version will include all special infected, and all five maps for all four campaigns.

The playable PC game will be available January 4th, 2010.

[Kotaku]

In my short time here at TheBBPS, I've actually gotten several requests, via email and twitter, from strangers/readers to do more videos.  Either I have some endearing nerd quality, or this is an evil prank to make fun of me more.  Either way, I felt I had to share the giant pack of GameBoy Color accessories I bought this past weekend.  Explaining these peripherals then made a light bulb go off that all the handheld add-ons I had were butt ugly.

I also just got a Magnavox Odyssey 300 and decided to test it out.  I failed miserably.  Hit the jump to see video.

I'm a gamer, always have been. Problem is for a large number of years that's really just consisted of the video variety. That's a huge mistake on my part, to not enjoy the video game's analog brethren... the board game. There’s actually a vibrant and intense board game world out there that’s been pushed to the sidelines by game players such as ourselves for too long. In this column I'll be diving into this world, looking at games that hopefully you'd like to try out for yourself.

It doesn't take long in playing games to start sorting them into different genres and mechanics, so you can at least know from the get go whether or not you're going to be remotely interested. You hear FPS, RTS, RPG, etc. and you at least know what kind of game to expect. Same applies to the analog game universe, the only difference being they don't have all the acronyms and they usually focus on the core mechanic. For instance there are "route-laying" games (Ticket to Ride), abstract games (DVONN & Hive), deck building (Dominion), bluffing, auction, deception, etc etc etc. So I've been trying to find all different types to cover here and today we're going to cover a "press your luck" type game called Incan Gold.

Ready to go in search of untold treasures? Adventure is out there!

Back when the Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages / Seasons games came out for the Game Boy color, I was taken aback upon realizing that the games weren't created by Nintendo, but rather by Capcom and Flagship.  As Hank Hill once said, "That's just not right.  That's like a pretty girl with short hair."  Indeed.  But this type of borrowing from other developer armies is not as atypical as one might think.

Hit the link to see which of your favorite games were made by mercenary developers.

The long anticipated social updates for Xbox 360 came out today, and Xbox Live Gold Members can now connect to their Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM profiles via the console.  There's also a Zune Marketplace addition.  First announced at E3, I was eagerly awaiting the Twitter integration.  I imagined a day where unlocking an achievement would instantly tweet out that I was kicking ass at video games.  But alas, it isn't so.

The Twitter application is solely the basics of Twitter, just on your Xbox.  You can view your profile, followers, tweets and @ mentions on you Xbox, but there's no sort of integration into any games (at least, not yet.)  To that I ask, what's the point?  I'm going to exit a game and go back to the dashboard just to send a tweet.  Most of us probably have a computer nearby our consoles, or a phone with ability to go online or text tweets.

From what I could tell, the Facebook feature works in the same way.  It at least, however, featured the ability to see which of your Facebook friends had Xbox Gamertags and instantly friend request them.  More of that please.

So is anyone using these new abilities?  Are you happy with the update, or disappointed?  Any troubles you've ran into?