Contra + band = Contraband. Two guys, no codes, near flawless play -- and they've got a backing band to play all the music. If you're in the area of Athens, Georgia, they are playing at the Georgia Theatre tomorrow night and this writer, in a Joystiq t-shirt, will be there to enjoy the awesomeness (image credit). So come by and say hi if you see me, and check out the highlights for today:
Joystiquery
A Joystiq firmware update: new comment logins and site search
Japanese release day highlights: 01.25.07
Joystiq hands-on: The Godfather (PS3/Wii)
Off the Grid: Set and un-fun gaming
Today's most revealing video: Crush gameplay footage
News
Gears of War does the business in Japan
Halo 3 Beta invite guaranteed in every 'initial' copy of Crackdown
Xbox Live threat provokes high school lockdown
Guitar Hero kills desire to start a crappy band
Square Enix licenses Unreal Engine 3
Wii Transfer for Mac OS turns your Wii into a media center, but not really
Wii developer: publishers wary of creating for Nintendo
Wii News Channel to debut this Saturday
Lord of the Rings Online rewards earlier adopters
Sony site confuses GT:HD with PGR3
Not-so-secret projects probed
Westinghouse and the blinking PS3: HDCP gone awry?
Micropayments look small, but are stacking up
Nintendo shipped 4 million Wiis, boosts profits by 43%
Konami ain't afraid of no ghosts in Beatmania
Phil Harrison to give GDC keynote on Game 3.0
Nintendo DS tops 10 million in Western Hemisphere
Unreal Tournament 2007 renamed, confirmed for 360
Sony makes Xbox 360 Ghostbusters game disappear
Call of Duty 3 Valor Map Pack, take two
Too Human emerging from a "very cold place"
Peep Double Dragon's XBLA makeover
Microsoft profits down, Xbox 360 revenues up
New PSone games hit Japanese PlayStation Store
New Havok release supports PS3
Rumors & Speculation
Soft PS3 sales spell trouble for EA, others
Culture
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Obsession
Notable franchises that no longer have game
