Well, it seems that right before the game launched that letters and reports have flown around about references to the Qur’an references in the soundtrack.  Sony has pulled the game off the shelves to get the situation resolved but what was once a European delay has turned worldwide.  Some reports put the delay at three weeks, but that is not an official date.

It also seems that a patch was ready for a day one release (like Fable 2’s co-op, except that one is more conspicuous), but Sony wanted to do the right thing for people unfortunate enough to to have the online services.  The patch will still release the same day as the game.  Plus one for Sony doing the right thing, but I am just curious as to the nature of the reference that warranted all this.

Some people got their hands on the first copy before the recall.  Maybe there’s some extra money on eBay for the pre-recall version even though there’s a patch.

Photo: LBP

Blizzard’s big wigs were dropping some information about the new Blizzard MMO that’s being developed.  In articles on IGN and Gamespot, Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime has stated that a new MMO will not be related to World of Warcraft.  It will be completely different and will not compete with WoW.  Of course they would not do anything to upset their money maker that is WoW.

Also interesting to note is that Diablo III is expected to come out after Starcraft II.  Which part of the trilogy (or after the entire trilogy) that means, but you will get a chance to play it before holing yourself up for endless hours going after Diablo again.

I am very interested to see more details on all three of the games, but since they are from Blizzard, they will pratically print their own money when released.

Sources: via IGN, Gamespot Photo: Blizzard

I have to agree with the IGN top 10 list of reasons the Xbox 360 Arcade SKU sucks.  I mean, I could only imagine the face of some excited kid on Christmas only to open up his present to one of these.  It’s like buying a car, and then realizing it did not come with a way to see out the windshield, the seats were faux leather, and you got none of the accessories that you could have gotten if you paid 60 more dollars.

Anyway, hit up the link to check out their 10 reasons and tell us if you agree that the Arcade SKU is that bad.  If you own one, tell us your experience with it too.

Photo: Xbox

Here’s another daily dose of links to help you get through the day.  Just think, tomorrow’s Friday!

Portal: Still Alive on XBLA next week — Gamerscore Blog

Activision trademarks Guitar Hero: Modern Hits — Gamespot

PS3 version of Bioshock confirms sequel — IGN

Ubisoft unveils Far Cry 2 space in Home beta — IGN

Who knew MSNBC had a gaming staff?  Well, they do, and they like to make lists.  One of their newest is a list of the top 5 video game quotes.  I never dig lists with a so many pages to make their point, I thought this one was interesting.  Some of those I would not consider the most memorable quotes in a game, but a few of them I remember from my childhood.

Check out the article here, and tell us what your top 5 video game quotes are!

Photo: Nintendo