The original Lost Planet, in my opinion, is a hugely underrated game. I truly think that if reviewers took the time to play that game on the hardest difficulty level, the reviews would be singing a different tune. Playing through that game with a friend was some of the best gaming I have had this generation. It was like flashing back to my sleepover filled youth. The only difference is that we supplanted Miller High Life for Pepsi and my wife for my mom. Oedipal much?

Moving on, Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi made a pit stop to Xbox Live to announce Lost Planet 2. From the looks of it, the barren icy tundra of the first game has been replaced with a lush looking jungle. Thanks go to Kotaku for the video. 

I was reading Penny Arcade today during my regular Friday ritual (I suggest you do the same) and came across an interested God sized tidbit posted by Tycho about PAX possible coming to our hometown.

"I suggested on Wednesday that we never get to stay anywhere long enough to get a solid reading, but I didn't need to be in Boston very long before it felt normal.  We toured the Hynes Center yesterday in an effort to imagine PAX filling that space in March of 2010, and I think it will work. "

This is great great news. I truly hope this comes to fruition. I have nothing but respect, admiration and writhing tummy stick for these boys. We will keep you posted. [8bit] Street Team: Hiring 2010.

Haute couture merchant Lanvin's new print campaign is apparently directed at us. Girls with weird make-up in custom dresses surrounded by Pacman and Invaders imagery firing Lego guns. Who else could they be trying to sell their custom wares to but us? See the rest of the shots here.

To promote F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin, the team at Mischief PR are hitting the streets of London with spcially trained black cats in what they say is the first "superstitious ad campaign". Is anyone actually superstitious anymore? I thought all that shit was debunked way back. Anyway, read more about it here. [via NOTCOT]