Am I the only person who thinks Cyber Monday is not the most appropriate name for marketing? It has certain connotations associated with it for some time now.

Fear 2 went with some viral marketing this weekend. I have to admit its pretty interesting and has sparked a lot of interest in the game out of nowhere.

Skate 2 devs say they have a concrete release date of Jan 21st for North America. Pre ordering will get you some code that gives you retro clothing and gestures. Meh. So far the biggest selling points are the web based graphic editor and moveable objects. The devs are going crazy with the media for this game with about 2 videos a week. Its all over their official blog and they even flew out many prominent community members to Vancouver for a sneak peek last month. There was a NDA signed but the little they could say about the game was nothing but praise.

NHL 09 has solidified its rules for the EASHL championship which will end with top teams flying out to Vancouver (surprise) to participate in cross console finals. Home ice gets to play 4 games on thier console. They recently released a patch to stop the cheese goaling and in general improve upon an already fantastic game. Sadly they still haven’t addressed many of the matchmaking problems that are no doubt going to be an issue with whatever in game playoff structure they decide to use to pick the top teams that get to fly out.