In an effort to keep the number of discs down to a maximum of 3, the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII appears that it will have to make some unpleasant compromises.

I woke up this morning to a nice treat in my email inbox, today. Codes for the ModNation Racers beta are now being sent. The beta is schedules to run from December 18th to January 10th. Stay tuned for our impressions after we get some time with the beta.

If you’re one of the few PS3 owners who have not picked up Uncharted yet, and you’re in need of another controller, this new bundle may be just the thing you’re looking for. Amazon is offering Uncharted and a Dualshock 3 controller for just $60. Shipping December 15th, this could be a perfect gift for someone for the holidays.

Left 4 Dead 2 has seen one of the biggest price drops you’ll see right before the holiday season. The game, which originally sold at $59.99 when it releases just a short time ago, is now available for just $44.00 on the Xbox 360 and PC. If you haven’t bought the game yet, there is no better time to than now.

Halo fans have been waiting a long time to get a glimpse of Reach, but they won’t have to wait much longer. The game will be shown off for the first time on December 12th, at the Video Game Awards on Spike TV.

We’ve already told you why every gamer needs Gamefly, and now there is even more reason to subscribe.  The top online rental store for video games is now selling new titles.  In addition to selling new games, they are also selling peripherals such as guitars, drum sets, and DJ Hero.  The games are full-priced, unlike titles you can keep when you rent them from their service, which usually include a significant discount.

A few days after the release date has been officially announced as March 9th, 2010, the game is now available for pre-order. Better yet, Amazon has already taken 5% off both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions of the game. You can now pre-order it for just $56.99.

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Activision seems to be on quite a roll with pissing off their user base.  Their newest declaration may top the heap: Activision wants to start charging an online fee to play their Call of Duty games, similar to World of Warcraft.
Speaking at BMO Capital Market Conference, the CFO of Activision Blizzard, Thomas Tippl, said, “You should expect us to test and ultimately launch additional online monetization models of some of some of our biggest franchises like Call of Duty.”
While he admits it may be difficult to replicate …