Taking Stock: The Gibson-Goldstein Index

Okay, so this week didn't have the happiest news. But it's all about the angle, so let's try to turn those frowns upside down. Most of them, anyways.

Xbox 360

id's amazing looking Rage to look not-so amazing on Xbox 360 because of compression woes and royalty fees.

Delay Tag

The oft-feared label gets one hell of a workout as it brings us news of numerous game and film delays, all without breaking a sweat.

Game Reviewers

Labeled as "lazy" by AIAS president Joseph Olin, a point that might have been validated as no one has bothered to formally respond.

Bunny Wizards

After years of ignorance, the game industry finally begins to acknowledge that bunnies can indeed be formidable wizards. Congrats Watson!

Activision Blizzard

A "streamlined" portfolio means that anticipated games like Brutal Legend and Ghostbusters are now without a publisher, though they aren't cancelled.

Xbox Live

At long last offering free online play. On a few games. For a limited time.

The Future

Nintendo gets a patent for holographic data storage. The real question: Will this lead to humanity's downfall at the hands of Skynet, or will it be the Cylons?

"I've been able to do some very exciting things in the games business, but nothing of this magnitude...Theoretically, if anything happens to the human race, it could be their DNA that is used to resurrect humanity."

Ultima creator Richard Garriott on the possible uses of gamer DNA that will be stored on a space-bound "digital time capsule."

"It's a rollercoaster ride with Apple always. They make nice when they want me to come make a keynote there."

id Software president John Carmack speaks on making Apple's "shit list."

"I dare say that in two to three years time we will see something [using ray tracing from game developers]."

Intel engineering manager Dr. Michael Vollmer as to when games using real-time ray tracing could appear.