The past few weeks, Media Molecule has been awarding some of the best creations and talents within the LittleBigPlanet universe over the past year (and more). It started with the “Best Visuals and use of Special Effects in a level”, but now as we near the end, we wanted to recap an recognize the winners. Check out the winners below and click on over to LittleBigPlanet.com to see all the nominees and details – then go online and play, experience these amazing creations yourselves. Oh – and there’s one more award that requires voting from you! The coveted Level of the Year award!!!

Do you like first-person shooters? Do you enjoy hanging out with guys who make video games? Do you consider professionally-catered appetizers “food of the gods?” If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then you don’t want to miss our MAG Community Event in Las Vegas!

All you have to do, besides be 18 years of age or older, is show up at the brand new Aria Hotel at CityCenter on Thursday, January 7 from 4:00 to 7:00pm. Once you’re there, you can sit back and mingle with the developers of MAG, and be among the first groups of people to try out the final PSN beta for MAG – one of the most extensive and ambitious beta programs in PlayStation history.

This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Saboteur.

Host: Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)  
Co-host : lollip0p (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)
Co-Host: Stepto (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter) 

Out of work and need cash in the Philippines? Then post in a U.K. Call of Duty fan forum and get 4 cents per post!

Yep, that what the site forumcash.com is advertising, complete with rules on how to post in the forums. Interesting tidbits from the post:

Examples of QUALITY POSTS that will be accepted:

Introduce yourself FIRST at http://www.codhq.co.uk/introduce-yourself — Just don’t mention that you are getting paid to post

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Money spent on videogames has exceeded that spent on films in the United Kingdom, according to number compiled for an article in the Daily Telegraph.

The videogame numbers, according to GFK Chart-Track, show that more than £1.73 billion was spent on games for the 12 months ending in September 2009. For that same period, the UK Film Council reported that £1 billion was spent at the box office and another £198 million was spent on DVD and Blu-Ray titles. Only music and television had a bigger year than videogames.

Tom Watson, a former cabinet minister and avid gamer, wasn't surprised by the numbers:

Gamers are always hearing about the connection between videogames and violence. Unfortunately, a police report from Los Angeles has shown a direct connection in an odd sort of way.

R&B singer Teddy Riley, a member of the group Blackstreet, has been accused of swinging a Rock Band guitar at his two daughters, according to the celebrity site TMZ. Taja Riley, the 18-year-old daughter, has been granted a temporary restraining order against her father, forcing him to stay 100 yards or more away from her.

TMZ's report adds: