The week ending Jan 6, 2013 in gaming news from a modders perspective brought to you by MODSonline.com.

This show:

Amazon.com Best of 2012 in Video Games, Defiance Beta Weekend, Valve's permission to use GlaDOS' voice in Pacific Rim, Firefly Universe Online reactivates, GarageGames Game Development Kit Kickstarter, Apple to play wearable computer game, GameStick smashes Kickstarter target on second day, FlipSide case for iPhone, Intel’s Cable TV Service And Set Top Box, PS4 Restricting Used Games, Microsoft Reminding Owners Windows 8 Upgrades to End Soon, Windows 8 proving less popular than Vista, Town Holds Violent Videogame Buyback Program...

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Show notes:

- Opener --------------------------------------------------------

- Amazon.com: Best of 2012 in Video Games: Video Games

http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html/?node=6118251011

- Defiance Beta Weekend This Month

http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&boardid=1&threadid=137853

- Del Toro got Valve's permission to use GlaDOS' voice in Pacific Rim

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/05/del-toro-got-valves-permission-to-use-glados-voice-in-pacific/

- Firefly Universe Online reactivates with Fox's 'well wishes'

http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/01/04/firefly-universe-online-reactivates-with-foxs-blessing/

- GarageGames Game Development Kit Kickstarter

http://www.bluesnews.com/s/137867/garagegames-game-development-kit-kickstarter

- Apple to play wearable computer game, says analyst

http://www.zdnet.com/apple-to-play-wearable-computer-game-says-analyst-7000009279/

- GameStick smashes Kickstarter target on second day

http://www.mcvuk.com//news/read/gamestick-smashes-kickstarter-target-on-second-day/0108869

- FlipSide case for iPhone packs stealthy game controls, plays on solar power

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/23/flipside-case-for-iphone-packs-stealthy-game-controls/

- Intel’s Cable TV Service And Set Top Box Will Soon Roll Out City By City

http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/29/intel-set-top-box/

- Rumors of PS4 Restricting Used Games Send GameStop Stock Tumbling

http://kotaku.com/5972954/rumors-of-ps4-restricting-used-games-sends-gamestop-stock-tumbling

- Microsoft Reminding Owners Windows 8 Upgrades to End Soon

http://www.hardocp.com/news/2013/01/05/microsoft_reminding_owners_windows_8_upgrades_to_end_soon/

- Windows 8 proving less popular than Vista

http://www.kitguru.net/software/operating-systems/benjamin/windows-8-proving-less-popular-than-vista/

- Town Holds Violent Videogame Buyback Program

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/121311-Town-Holds-Violent-Videogame-Buyback-Program