On the verge of the Memorial Day weekend...

    If all the stars have aligned, I'm on my way back home in just a few hours, hurrying home to my Pretty Gal's loving arms!! I'll head straight to the HQ bunker and then to have Dr. Anti-House peruse my stitches and, I hope, take them out. Come what may, after a short nap, I'll be taking my beloved Effie in my arms again!! All roads lead back to her lovely smile and welcoming arms!! Love you, my Honey! I'll be home today!!

      Blogging may be sparse the next few days as my Honey and I celebrate our Memorial Day weekend. The HQ should theoretically auto-post for me, so if there's no post on my 2Old2Play blog, visit Joker961's HQ for the pre-fab gaming news. Moving on...

• First demo: Modern Warfare 3 promises to be another nonstop combat shooter.
• Fourzerotwo's tweet: No 'pay-for-play' on Modern Warfare 3.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 bundle announced.

• [YouTube] Minecraft music videos taken to the next level. 
• 1Up's Battlefield 3 gameplay trailer analysis. 
• [Video] GameTrailer's Witcher 2 review.
• [Video] First Bloodrayne: Betrayal trailer.
• Age of Conan going 'free-to-play'.
• [YouTube] New Space Marine gameplay video.
• [Image] Zelda origami. (Credit: LordvonHelmut on Reddit Gaming)
• Op-ed: Used games not the same as used underwear. No, they aren't. They would chafe.

• Astronomy Picture of the Day: Unexpected Flare from the Crab Nebula.
• Hubble views the star that changed the Universe.
• Cosmic distance record broken by new observation.
• France attempts to dictate e-book prices on Apple, others.
• France attempts to 'civilize' the internet, the internet fights back. Next up, France surrenders to internet.
• Google to show off 'mobile wallet' fort Android phones.
• More than 48 hours of video uploaded to YouTube - every minute. 
• [Image] Before-after bird's eye image of Joplin, MO.
• Hugh Jackman's Wolverine cameo in X-Men: First Class.
• Star Trek 2 premiere could be delayed by six months! Whoa. Beam me up, Scotty!