So, last night I (JW) tried to install Windows 7… that didn’t work out so well, so I’m back on Vista and it’ll have to do. Kind of sucks, though, because I had the OS installed and it just Blue Screened as it was expanding the files.

• Burnout Paradise Party Pack, The Ultimate Box drops in February – Destructoid
• Eidos stocks skyrocket after buyout talk announcement – Joystiq
• PC Game Sales dropped 14% in 2008 – GameDaily
• Resident Evil 5 Collector’s Edition… DO WANT! DO WANT! – PS3 Fanboy
• Not subscribed to Qore? You’ll have to wait until January 22nd for your F.E.A.R. 2 demo – Shacknews
• If Final Fantasy XIII is released in 2009, it’ll be in Japan and Japan ONLY – EuroGamer
• Everquest, Pirates of the Burning Sea headed to Steam – Shacknews
• Seaman creator gets his iPhone game DENIED by Apple – The Feed
• Harmonix wants to make iPhone games – Destructoid

Kotaku Press Release Count: Six

Do you wonder how you can get an easy 27 page views on your website? Simple: Do the GameDaily. What is “Doing the GameDaily”, you ask? Why, it’s making a top 25 list and making each entry it’s own God damn page.

Oh, and by the way — #1 was Quake.

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