Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)

1    Call of Duty: Black Ops
2    Modern Warfare 2
3    Halo: Reach
4    FIFA Soccer 11

5    Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
6    Madden NFL 11
7    Halo 3
8    Fallout: New Vegas
9    NBA 2K11
10   Fable III
11   Call of Duty: WaW
12   GTA IV
13   Call of Duty 4
14   Gears of War 2
15   Red Dead Redemption
16   Forza Motorsport 3
17   Battlefield: Bad Co. 2
18   Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
19   Kinect Adventures!
20   NHL 11

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Tina and Frank deliver the news on locale in today's show.

We show off a quick battle in Epic's new iPhone game.

The indie developers of Xbox Live are banding together to release this awesome set of games just in time for the holiday season with this new trailer.

The Entertainment Merchants Association plans to hold its second annual GamePlan Summit September 13 - 15, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Illinois. The event allows both game publishers and retailers to meet for one-on-one meetings and to discuss strategic issues both sectors face in the year ahead.

"EMA’s GamePlan Summit’s success is due to our exhibitors’ support and their continued effort to rise and meet the challenges of the growing demand for the compelling experience found in video gaming," said EMA President and CEO Bo Andersen. "EMA is pleased to offer a platform for strategic planning and growth for this dynamic segment of the entertainment industry."

Next year's event will feature a new Executive Forum about the future of the industry and a special charity event benefitting the EMA Scholarship Foundation. Read More

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The U.S. Air Force is set to unveil a $2 million super computer comprised primarily of PlayStation 3's on Wednesday. Called its fastest super computer to date, the new system has been codenamed "the Condor Cluster" by the Department of Defense.

Researchers at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio used off-the-shelf PlayStation 3's and traditional graphical processing computer components to create the system. The Condor Cluster will reportedly be used for radar enhancement and recognition capabilities, according to the Air Force.

The Air Force added that the $2 million price tag is about 10 - 20 times cheaper than what it would normally cost to build such a system.

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Hi Everyone – It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.

PlayStation Plus

Free Games
Vector TD – minis (Free to PlayStation Plus Subscribers, regular price $3.99)

Discounted Games
Dead Nation (20% off) (PlayStation Plus price $11.99, regular price $14.99)
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (50% off) (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)
Twisted Metal 2 (50% off) (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)
Blockids – PSone Import (50% off) (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)
Dezaemon Plus – Psone Import (50% off) (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)

Free Themes
Smoke and Mist (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus Subscribers)
PlayStation 15th Anniversary Dynamic Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus Subscribers, regular price $2.99)

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Check out the upcoming VIP map pack for EA's Bad Company 2 with this trailer.

The R18+ rating in Australia may have support with some attorneys-general, according to this GameSpot Australia report (thanks Ryan O'Meara).

The Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) meeting set for December 10 may be the place for the issue to get some attention; last week ACT Senator Kate Lundy brought up the benefits of the rating system before the senate, and this week Federal Opposition Shadow Attorney-General George Brandis talked to GameSpot AU about the importance of having an R18+. From Brandis:

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Being a champion is more about wearing a belt in EA's upcoming fighter for the Xbox 360 and PS3.