Videogames to help you stop stressing out? Well, in research that is.

A video game designed by researchers has been shown to reduce the production of the stress-related hormones.

mindhabits.com

30 Days of Night “Advergame”

Kinda playable. Good graphics. Mildly fun. (via Computerlove)

30daysofnight.com

Comparing The PlayStation 3 Models

Most helpful diagram (via DaringFireball)

blog.wired.com

Namco Museum DS has Pac-Man Vs.

The gem that got lost on the GameCube resurfaces with local wireless handheld play.

racketboy.com

Playstation 3: complete failure for casual gaming

Sigh. I've been patient on getting something next-gen (not discounting the Wii)... With xbox360 failure rates and views like the aforelinked, I might as well keep waiting.

a.wholelottanothing.org

An animated rundown of the latest console war

Pretty spot on (via Jeremy)

escapistmagazine.com

Wonderland: More on Bioshock’s terrible DRM

Say hello to root-kit 2.0

wonderlandblog.com

Xbox 360 vs. PS3

Cap'n made a list comparing the two. I've been making one myself because I want. I'm trying not to want so much, but...

capndesign.com

StarCraft Origami

Aside: I think starcraft would be great on the Wii (via wonderland)

zstudios.789mb.com

Statetris

Like Tetris, but with the US map

mapmsg.com

Spore the videogame offcial site

Complete with kickin intro (via trach)

spore.com

WiiWare

Nintendo gives independent developers something to chew on, and distribute. Revolutionary? No. Potentially great? Yes.

press.nintendo.com

Pac Man’s skull

(via yewknee)

legentilgarcon.com

God of War II : Walkthrough

I've only had to consult this guide once. This game ranks as one of the best action titles to grace the still-fun PS2.

faqs.ign.com

More (Wii) Super Paper Mario Video – Kotaku

By the looks of it, this looks like a souped up regular mario, less an RPG. I've pre-ordered.

kotaku.com

Beautiful Katamari

rolling onto the PS3 & XBOX 360 in October, Wii in November ( I want pictures ! via mark)

orangeloungeradio.com

Sony’s Little Big Planet

electro-plankton gives a nice overview of a game that marks innovation on the PS3

tranism.com

Check out the Aquaria Trailer (PC game)

Looks beautiful. Art by Derek Yu, code and music by Alec Holowka

bit-blot.com

My Top Nintendo DS Games

Electro-Plankton sums up some good play. Much I need to check out.

tranism.com

Gallery: Settlers of Catan, XBOX Live screenshots

Looking mighty forward to this. Suppose I should get a 360 maybe, and some friends that have them

kotaku.com

Starcade

I don't remember this game show about video games, but my bud Tom does. He obsesses over it. Thank goodness you can view episodes online. (heavy flash video interface)

starcade.tv

Hidden Gems : Playstation 1 Games

I quite enjoy Retro Gaming with Racketboy. These hidden gem features are always a great read before scouring the used bins at the videogame store.

racketboy.com

Xbox (original) Manufacturing Process Pictures

I miss Mr. Rogers to give me tours of places like this (via linkfilter)

xbox-linux.org

Xbox Live Aracade to get Settlers of Catan & other Euro board games

Old news, but new to me, and something to that could make the XBOX 360 something to ponder (it'd be more fun on a Wii tho)

joystiq.com

PSP Loco Roco strategy guide

Perhaps the best creative art direction of a game this year. Now with an official guide from Sony (via aeropause.com, a videogame site without too much visual noise)

us.playstation.com

SimCity DS

Please come stateside

tranism.com

Buggy Saints Row

The Musical

cabel.name

bit Generations

Not sure if these GameBoy Advance titles are coming to the US, but they are beautiful little games.

nintendo.co.jp

Mission in Snowdriftland

Nintendo's flashgame advent calendar. Largely lame, choppy, platformer. But a fine idea.

mission-in-snowdriftland.com

Donkey Kong, NES Style at BitFlicks

Some odd colored Legos, but what the hey

bitflicks.com

Orisinal.com – Winterbells

Lovely flash game. Orsinal has a great visual style and simple play mechanics (via kellinahandbasket)

ferryhalim.com

US Invaders

Also check out Pac Sweden in the thumb on the right (via growabrain)

flickr.com

wii.yahoo.com

Interesting content portal for Yahoo, blending flickr photos, Yahoo Answers, and news for the console I can't shut up about

wii.yahoo.com

Wii Experience Video Gallery

If you're wondering about all that Nintendo clamor, check out a few of these promotional videos of folks using the video game console. Super. Dooper. Fun.

us.wii.com

Limbo: videogame concept

potential awesome platformer (via stevenf)

limbogame.org

Nullsoft Connect360

If I had an xbox360, I'd prolly like this application

nullriver.com

How the Wii was born

Ars Technica and a few tidbits about Nintendo's upcoming console

arstechnica.com

Pangea Arcade (demo available)

Classic games updated for Mac OS X. Gotta love a set-up preference to set "Bling" factor.

pangeasoft.net

Microsoft XNA

Roll your own XBOX game

microsoft.com

Zelda: The Lost Found beta Wind Waker levels

So I put codes in to get to to these places? Something to try when I'm in front fo the 'Cube...

destructoid.com

The 12 Differences Between Super Mario Bros. 2 and Doki Doki Panic

Wow. I had no idea SMB2 was a translation of another game. It always did feel different. (via populicious)

nintendo.about.com

Super Serif Brothers

collect all £'s to open the exit e -> E (via negatendo)

foon.co.uk

Zidane: the headbutting videogame

If someone said something bad about my people or country, I might headbutt too. (flash game)

widelec.org

The Brain Workout: In praise of videogames

to read later (via sullivan)

opinionjournal.com

Why I Bought an XBOX 360

I have a thirst for next generation games TODAY, and who can sate it?

stevenf.com

Neave Games :: Asteroids

Lots of links to their version of Frogger. Aside: move your cursor over the margins between the whitespace of the page and the light background and shadow. I've not seen flash used for that.

neave.com

The Wizard Coming to DVD

More super mario madness, oh and i beat New SMB this weekend (via if/else)

1up.com

LocoRoco

Upcoming PSP game with flash demo. (via elektroplankton)

locoroco.com

Wired News: New Mario Is Best DS Game Ever

It's true. It really is the most awesome DS game.

wired.com

Comparing old arcade games to 8 bit versions

(via blography)

ataritimes.com

Nintendo commercial

I swear I won't talk about Nintendo that much more this week. But this commercial is quite fine (via populicious)

youtube.com

IGN: Super Mario Galaxy Video

I'm sold (via airbag)

media.revolution.ign.com

WiiNintendo.net

Okay, I take it back, I'm ready to swing a controller in the air. This fansite helps bring together all the goodies.

wiinintendo.net

ReleaseGuide.com

Release Dates of Movies, DVDs, Books, CDs and Video Games (via intensify)

releaseguide.com

Four Second Fury

4 second mini-video-games (flash)

i-am-bored.com

Metroid Cubed

Twisting the classic NES game into an isometric game (Shockwave)

pages.infinit.net