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As noted in the first link below, fourzerotwo has resumed tweeting after a 5 day absence. No news on the Infinity Ward/Activision lawsuit, but Joystiq has an interesting analysis of the suit, Law of the Game. The featured vid today is Akimbo Slice laying waste to the Timmies with the MG4. Also included is the Michael Barnes "No Russian" machinima tweeted yesterday by fourzerotwo. On to the links:

Featured MW2 YouTube Video
Modern Warfare 2: FFA with MP5k + Crazy MG4 Ownage by TheSandyRavage

• Manhunt called off: Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert "Fourzerotwo" Bowling has resumed tweeting.
• BlendGames: Modern Warfare 2 DLC Details Coming This Week.
• Product Reviews: MW2 vs. BC2: Which is the better game?
• GameInformer: The IW/Activision Lawsuit: What it means and where it's going.
• UGO: Activision responds to West/Zampella suit.
• MajorNelson: Call of Duty: World at War map pack bundle for 1600 Microsoft points.

• The Independent: Current Google Insights trends: 'Bad Company 2', Oscar 2010, 'Alice in Wonderland'.
• AtomicGamer: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Tips.
• MercuryNews: Tech Test Drive: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Xbox 360, PS3).
• Crispy Gamer (Yeah, apparently someone still has a job over there...): Battlefield: Bad Company 2 review.
• Charleston Gazette: 'Bad Company 2' offers fresh take on modern warfare.
• Big Download: Battlefield Bad Company 2 stays in top spot on Steam's weekly list.
• El33tOnline: Bad Company 2 experiences online difficulties, Xbox 360 hit the hardest, should be fixed soon.
• GameSpy: Medal of Honor: War's Hell, and Good Looking?
• Tom's Hardware: Crysis 2 screenshots will blow your mind (and your CPU).
• CVG: Vanquish 'a brand new kind of shooter'.
• Voodoo Extreme: Ubisoft weekend authentication server meltdown.
• Destructoid: Ubisoft lied about DRM servers, admits they were attacked.
• GameSpy: PlayStation 3D: Free Firmware Upgrade, Hugely Expensive New TV Needed.
• Joystick Dvision op-ed: Pretension +1: Games Are Made By People.
• Kotaku: Can Hurt Locker inspire a new generation of "war" games? In a word, no.

The Onion: Modern Warfare 3

• Co-Optimus: Microsoft demos one game on three platforms. You can play the same game, with the same gamesaves, on all three platforms.
• Examiner: Blind gamer beats Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Or maybe his friends just told him he beat the game.

    Non-Gaming Links:

• Tom's Hardware: NewEgg Ships Fake Core i7s to Unlucky Customers.
• MaximumPC: Freeware Files: Five Apps for Perfect Podcast Recording, Listening, and Editing!
• CBSNews: Swiss voters decide not to give animals right to a lawyer. Seriously.