Gaming is an industry built on technological evolution. But just because the tech driving today’s games is better, that doesn’t mean that “today” is better.

The week is over, and more people have found themselves out of work. Also, Mass Effect 2 info NOT at GDC, GameFly expanding to Seattle and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Huzzah!

UGO Entertainment president Michael McCracken has explained UGO’s side of the UGO/1UP story. Do you care? …probably not, but you should still hear him out.

After a two week break, we give you what you want, The Bender!

Kotaku published ten press releases. If I knew I could run a video game blog simply by copy/pasting every fucking letter to go into my inbox on a particular day, I’d actually have a social life.

Ziff Davis has sold 1UP to UGO and in the process killed off one of the longest running magazines in the industry.