What a weekend! This was really the kick start of the holidays for me. Vancouver was blanketed by snow--I know, BIG DEAL(!!) if you're from anywhere else in Canada or big chunks of the US, but for us folks in the warmest and wettest urban center in the country, getting several inches of snowfall this close to Christmas IS a big deal, trust me! My wife and I also attended our first Christmas get together with friends and that was a great party with a collection of people ranging in ages from 8 months to parents in their 70's. (The Chief and Athena were at the party too, so that was pretty sweet for this BSG fanboy!) And then last night, after a solid snowed-in day of gaming...I've gone back to the final stages of God of War II to finally complete the game--don't ask! I get busy with new stuff to review every week and it's taken me forever but man, I love God of War!!! Anyone that is fully enamored with the new Prince of Persia and its simplified design, should really take another look...

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Have you ever wanted to mount a beast? Well, soon you’ll be able to in Golden Axe: Beast Rider. But to whet our appetites until then, SEGA has released a new trailer for the reimagined classic. Stat tuned for more Golden Axe in the coming weeks.

Tecmo and Square Enix are no longer talking about a merger. However, it does look like Tecmo is talking with another Japanese publisher about combining efforts. KOEI, the publisher of the Dynasty and Samurai Warriors series, hopes to balance their roster with that of Tecmo’s making for a stronger presence around the globe.

Another Peanuts’ legend has passed away. Animator, and also the voice of Snoopy, Bill Melendez died earlier this week at the age of 91. Melendez began his career at Disney where he worked on Bambi and was the only animator that Peanuts’ creator Charles Shultz trusted to bring his characters to life.

Ghost Rider may return to walk the earth, or at least appear on the big screen. Apparently, Nicholas Cage has been talking with the studio about taking Ghost Rider on a motorcycle trip through Europe. Nothing has been confirmed yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

Acclaimed film director Guillermo Del Toro is a busy, busy man. Thanks to long-term deals with Universal, the Hellboy director has projects booked solid until 2017. Del Toro has the option to do remakes of Universal classics Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, and Kurt Vonnegut\'s classic Slaughter House 5. Other potential projects for Del Toro is a film version of H.P. Lovecraft\'s At The Mountains Of Madness. We\'re particularly excited about that one...maybe then someone will finally do a good HP Lovecraft movie. And of course don\'t forget that Guillermo Del Toro is currently at work on The Hobbit, the prequel to The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Can\'t wait for that one. But what about Hellboy 3? Del Toro says that a third film has yet to be confirmed as studio execs wait to see how Hellboy II fares overseas.

How complete is your DVD collection? Do you have all 90,000 of them? That\'s right. Apparently, by the end of the year, there will be 90,000 DVDs available on the market. Though we suspect that at least half of them are the various special editions of Army Of Darkness. As far as Blu-ray is concerned, there are 684 titles in release, with another 191 on the way. But apparently Samsung is predicting the demise of the hi-def format within five years, to be replaced by digital distribution services. We\'ll keep an eye on this one over the next five years and let you know.

Twentieth Century Fox executive is leaving movies for the pages of comic books. It looks like Jeff Katz, one of the key development people behind the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine film, is leaving the studio. Speculation is that Katz will continue his work with comic books. In addition to his film duties, which include last year’ Shoot ‘Em Up starring Clive Owen at New Line, Katz has been co-writing Booster Gold for DC Comics. No word yet on what his new project or projects will be.

Well, it’s official. We’ve talked about The Dark Knight in every singe episode of EP Daily. Well, maybe not quite every episode. But the real news is that the film has grossed over half a billion dollars in North America. It has also, been confirmed by actor Aaron Eckhart that Two-Face is in fact dead and will not return in the next film.

Joss Whedon fans, get ready for some good news and some bad news. Let\\\'s get the bad news over first. Just like the television show, the Firefly MMO has been cancelled. German developer Multiverse has ceased production on the game. But on the positive side, Multiverse will be begin production on another Joss Whedon franchise, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. An MMO based on Buffy will tie into the events of the comic and continue on from where the TV series left off. Man, Firefly was a great show, a great movie, but it just can\\\'t catch a break, can it? Incidentally, if you\\\'re a Whedon fan, you have to check out Dr. Horrible\\\'s Sing-a-Long blog at drhorrible.com. It features a lot of familiar faces.

Just like used car salesmen, Microsoft is slashing prices. Microsoft has slashed the prices of every edition of the Xbox 360. Starting today, you can pick up everything from the hard-driveless Arcade edition for 200 bucks, the regular 360 for 300 dollars, all the way up to the Elite for 400 Canadian. How about that? A price cut just in time for all the games coming out this Christmas.

Pretty soon you\'ll be able to talk to your PlayStation 3 and it might just understand you. Sony has announced a release date for the PS3 Bluetooth Headset. On October 14th, the headset will be offered as part of the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation bundle, and will be available as a stand alone item shortly thereafter. Gamers will be able to use it to chat and trash talk with their friends over the PlayStation Network. And that\'s not all. A PS3 system software update coming this fall will bring out more features for the headset. Future PS3 games will support the ability to direct AI characters using your voice, and even animate your character\'s lips based on what you\'re saying.

The Vaio is acting up again. Sony is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptops after reports of overheating. Apparently there have been 15 cases of overheating machines, including one where a user suffered a minor burn. Too bad, testicide is a horrible thing.

Can’t wait for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed? Well, you can join the ranks of many others who have contented themselves until the release of the game later this month by picking up the novelization. The book has reached number one on The New York Times bestseller list for hardcover fiction. Not bad, for a book based on a videogame.

Even the Man Of Steel needs help in saving his home. The childhood home of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel is in need of repair and an auction is underway. Organizers hope to raise 50,000 dollars to repair the house that continues to serve as a Mecca for Superman faithful. If you wanna bid on Superman items and support the cause, check out www.ordinarypeoplechangetheworld.com.

And now we bring you videogame news from a parallel dimension where everything is reversed and I have a goatee. Grand Theft Auto IV is being credited with inspiring a good deed. No, really. Following a wreck of the family jeep in rural Ilinois, an 11-year old girl helped pull her family clear of the vehicle, which had rolled over. The girl\'s mother told reporters that her daughter had learned from the game that a rolled over car is in danger of exploding, so she helped to get her family free of the overturned vehicle. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured, and the jeep did not explode. The only question remaining, is why is an 11-year old playing GTA?