In the face of Steamworks, will Games for Windows - LIVE ever become a valuable part of the PC gaming experience?

Fact-checking has to be one of the most important jobs a journalist must do, which is why it’s so sad to see what actually passes for “journalism” these days — especially of the variety that comes from Fox News. Of course, mistakes happen. In extreme cases, the facts might never be known, but to report facts that aren’t merely incorrect but are, in fact, bald-faced lies, is going to quite the extreme. In a particularly defamatory segment, Fox News couldn’t have produced a more libelous statement than what they had to report about the game “Mass Effect”.

14 million. That’s the number of Wiis that have been sold in the 12 months since the console, formerly known as The Revolution, launched in November 2006. It became the fastest selling console in history and even managed to put a decent margin between itself and the Xbox 360, which already had a year’s head start. Nintendo couldn’t be happier with its success; the console which inspired countless jokes about its name and had been panned by critics for being underpowered has blown through all expectations placed on it. While the games have been less than stellar with a slew third-party titles of questionable quality, the first-party games — games released by Nintendo itself — have been monstrous hits. Games like “Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess” and the recently-released “Super Mario Galaxy” have been among the highest rated, most anticipated games of all time. But is the Wii running out of steam or is it just getting started?