Starting off the week with some only slightly old GameSetLinks - headed by the box art for the upcoming, D&D-heavy Futurama straight-to-DVD movie, which I may, just possibly, have been mentioning at every opportunity.

Also wandering around in here - all sorts of Braid ephemera from late last week, of course, as well as some Final Fantasy commentary, Warren Ellis on Dead Space, Jay Leno in Warhammer Online, and a plethora of other strangeness.

Going for silver:

Futurama DVD news: Box Art for Futurama - Bender's Game | TVShowsOnDVD.com
'All-New Feature Length Quest' - all very game-like.

Infovore » Stories built around core mechanics
Comparing Braid to Stephen Moffat's Dr. Who episodes - two rather wonderful things.

ICv2 - PAX Coming to East Coast in 2010
Didn't spot this bit: 'The event will be organized by Reed Exhibitions, the convention organizer behind New York Comic Con, New York Anime Festival, Book Expo America, and over 500 other events in 38 countries.

Back of the Cereal Box: The Tiny Earth
Fun, random ramblings on Final Fantasy VI.

Xbox Live Arcade Sales - First Day & Weekend Preview, 8/07/08 | VGChartz - Top selling hardware and software, industry news, financial reports
'Braid is looking to easily clear 20,000 units sold for its first week on market.'

Warren Ellis » DEAD SPACE
'This is the third game I’ve been employed as writer on: the others were HOSTILE WATERS (known in the US as ANTAEUS RISING, I believe) and COLD WINTER.'

Music Thing: Audio Damage Automaton: 'Game of Life' vs glitch
Blimey, "...a glitch/buffer override effects unit controlled by cellular automata a bit like Conway's Game of Life."

Penny Arcade! - For Your Consideration
Someone asked me if my reasonably high-profile editorial on XBLA games being underpriced might have affected the decision (which I consider correct - I have bought the game) about Braid's price. To which I say - no idea!

YouTube - Warhammer Online - Paul Barnett on Jay Leno Tonight Show
Uh wow.

NCS gets home cart NOS - Neo-Geo Forums
Crazy, a warehouse find of original Neo Geo U.S. home carts, going fairly cheaply ($40 each) - not the best games tho.