I weep for the future.

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Anyways, here's some more gaming-related tattoo goodness, the one and only Ryu. Maybe he should get Ken on the other arm...

They'll run you $29.99 which let's be honest, that's borderline affordable. But you gotta pay to play.

I had to navigate over to Major Nelson's page to figure it out:

The next time you sign into Xbox Live, you’ll be prompted for a dashboard update. The update contains:

* Improved support for HD video output over VGA, including 1080p resolution

* Improved plug and play performance for wired headsets when being used with wireless controllers

* Changes made to recently played games list to improve accuracy

This update is being rolled out across the world, so you may not get it exactly at this moment, so be patient.

Please Microsoft, start letting us know what you're doing to our $400 machines instead of leaving us in out in the cold.

My first gut reaction is NO NO NO NO NO to in-game advertising, but when you really start to think about it it's really the next natural step in development as costs rise and more people start to notice gaming's popularity.

Read the article and then argue away in the comments.

The first picture pack and theme for Small Arms have surfaced on the Xbox Live Marketplace this afternoon. They're ringing up at 100 points a pop which may seem a little steep, but it seems to be the new default price for picture packs on Xbox Live.

If you haven't taken the time to play Small Arms yet, get off your butt and fire up the 360 already. Small Arms takes the frantic fighting style of Smash Bros, arms you to the teeth, and sets you loose on a host of furry fighters. Any game with a pig/assassin sporting a 3 piece suit and going by the name Mr. Truffles is a-ok in my books.

If you have downloaded Small Arms already, don't forget that you have two free gamerpics that came with it - one of the Small Arms logo and one of the Gastronaut logo - both very cool freebies.

"A Federal District Court Judge has dealt a fatal blow to Louisiana’s video game law.

The statute, drafted by controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson, was ruled unconstitutional earlier today by Judge James Brady.

In August Judge Brady issued a temporary injunction which blocked the law from taking effect. That ban is now permanent.

More to follow…"

Head on over to Gamepolitics.com for more as the story develops.

Earlier this week, 4 color rebellion ran a piece showcasing the Gears of War sketches of 4cr reader NoBullet. I was blown away and couldn't pass up the opportunity to hunt down more of his work.

It turns out that the GoW sketches were just the tip of the iceberg - this guy had talent coming out the wazoo. I was lucky enough to get in touch with NoBullet to discuss his life as an artist and a gamer, and here's what he had to say.

Finally, an announcement this week that I can get excited about. When I was 7 years old, this game was KING at my local arcade. For all of you young whipper snappers out there that haven't experienced a side scrolling beat'em up with co-op play that could rock your grandmothers socks off, the line starts behind me.

Largely forgotten by any Top 100 list you can think of, Double Dragon pretty much gave birth to the beat'em up genre. As the cool kids like to say, give this title mad respect, yo.

No word on a release date or price point, but what else do you expect from a new XBLA announcement?

[via Kotaku]