In the words of the greatest literary mind of our time, don't panic.

My stats were down last night as well, and when I logged into the game just a half hour ago, everything was back to normal. This was an issue that occured on a regular basis with Battlefield 2, and we can probably assume that it will happen on and off with Bad Company as well. The servers go down, and when they come back up it takes time for all of the stats to return. You didn't really think EA DICE would screw up that big, did you?

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• FEATURE
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Obama Monotonously Bangs Game Drum (233 comments), "I Hate Video Games" (222) and GTA4 Hands-On: The World is Yours (169).

72% of Americans play some sort of video games (that's up from 64% last year). Of that 72%, only 42% play games online (that's up from 40% last year). And of that 42% of online players, 90% play online with their PC. Also of note, 50% of online console gaming was on the Xbox 360. And only 2-3% of NPD's respondents reported owning more than one console. How's that for some late afternoon watercooler fodder?

NPD: 72% Of U.S. Plays Games, Only 2-3% Own Multiple Consoles [Gamasutra][image]

• BLIZZARD
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• XBOX 360
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• MAXIMUM RISKY
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• COSPLAY
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• RESPONSE
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• HOLLYWOOD
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Microsoft Fine WIth User-Generated Master Chief on PS3 (284 comments), 15-Year-Old Killed For Not Passing Game (279) and Two Goals For Metal Gear Solid Movie (Two?!) (133).

• RUMOR
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New Soul Calibur IV Character, Has Sharp Nipples (172 comments), 50 Cent Sequel To Feature Bloody Sand (153) and Why the PlayStation Hate (147).

• XBOX LIVE
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• WORLD OF WARCRAFT
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Why The Xbox Hate? (194 comments), American Men Need To...Ooo, Gran Turismo! (130) and Professor De Marco The Curious Cell Phone: Part 2 (121).

• THEFT
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Dear Brain, Rock Band Broken, Please Help (216 comments), Digg Bitch Slaps Kid For 360 Ransom (197) and EA Responds to Bad Company Weapons Charge (133).

• TEAM FORTRESS 2
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• METROID
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PS3 Getting "Blu-ray Disc LIVE" Update ("LIVE"?) (86 comments), Metroid 2 Remake Is Painstakingly Gorgeous (83) and Pokemones Are Not Oral Sexy Obsessed, Just Kissing Crazy (82).

• DS
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• RESEARCH
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Professor De Marco and The Curious Cell Phone (184 comments), Wicked DS Guitar Hero Controller Unveiled (151) and Haze Is PS3 Exclusive "For Now" (Sigh) (114).

• MAXIMUM RISKY
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• FAMITSU
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Like That, I Slipped Another One Past The Goalie (243 comments), No Snaking For Mario Kart Wii (150) and Real Mario Is Real Creepy (125).

• ROUNDUP
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• CLIPS
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• PS3
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Frankenreview, Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) (181 comments), Firmware Briefly Turns Bashcraft's PS3 "Japanese Only" (148) and EA's Take-Two Takeover Goes Hostile [UPDATED] (97).

• BREAKING
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• MARIO KART
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Will GTAIV Hurt The Iron Man Release? (154 comments), Teen Mugs 9yo For PSP (143) and Konami President Thinks People Are Waiting for MGS4 (132).

• ODDITIES
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The Best Reader Created Bugs On The Internet (275 comments), GTA Critic Politician In Prostitution Ring Bust (145) and Analyst: Sony Worried Over 360 Price Cuts (135).

• RUMOR
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• US
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Some Guy Is Blackmailing Me, Delete My Account (184 comments), Super Smash Bros. Brawl Review: Mascot Mashing Mania (177) and Soul Calibur IV Box Art (162).

• SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS
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What Is Happening To The US Dollar? (Someone Make It Stop) (220 comments), Gary Gygax, Co-Creator Of D&D, Dead At 69 (154) and Valve Wants Team Fortress 2 Maps Free On Consoles (135).

• MAXIMUM RISKY
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• METAL GEAR SOLID 4
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Kojima Says Blu-Ray Disc Doesn't Have Enough Space (292 comments), Holy Crap, King of Fighters XII Is 100 Percent Hand Drawn (150) and British MP - Games Let You Rape Women (129).

• ANALYSIS
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• TOYS
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• EA
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Edge Asks If Microsoft Is Losing Their...Edge (143 comments), Mariah Carey Guitar Heroes It Up (130) and Europe Gets Two PS3 Bundles (Neither Of Them For MGS4) (129).

• REVIEW
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• DESIGN
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Chris Taylor - Secure PC Gaming Is The Future (282 comments), Zero Punctuation Takes On Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (241) and Mario Kart Wheel Is Quite Possibly "Absolute Crap" (171).

• DEVIL MAY CRY 4
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Harrison, Molyneux Agree - Controllers Are Too Complicated (270 comments), Metal Gear Solid 4 Finally Has A Release Date (211) and Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Bundle Announced (188).

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"Heroes" Is All Kinds of Dumb (341 comments), PlayStation 3 Super Game Coming in 2009? (233) and Phil Harrison Resigning From Sony (164).

• GDC08
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Tell Us Your Obsolete Gaming Skills (313 comments), Fox News Headline - Video Gamers Leave Baby To Die (184) and Chrono Resurrection - What Could Have Been (166).

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Obama Sees Gamers as Underachievers (589 comments), Liveblogging Microsoft's GDC Presser (271) and PS3 Sold Faster Than Xbox 360 In Same Period (241).

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HD DVD Is Dead, Please Move On With Your Life (215 comments), LaRouche Blames Microsoft For NIU Tragedy (170) and Microsoft Lights Up GDC With Red Ring of Death (158).

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Microsoft Not Worried About HD DVD (290 comments), Racism and Mysterious Americans (159) and Microsoft To Buy Out Epic, Gamepro Says (158).

• MAXIMUM RISKY
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Gaming's Top Five Love Stories (256 comments), Epic (And The Cliffster) Focusing On Consoles Because PC Gaming Is "In Disarray" (148) and Frankenreview: Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360) (146).

• LOST ODYSSEY
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American Lost Odyssey Packaging Is An Exercise In Half Measures (228 comments), Say, Did You Know How Many Wii Games Suck? (215) and Lost Odyssey Impressions (209).

• JAPAN
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Mass Effect Coming to PC (213 comments), Microsoft Announcement Coming Tomorrow? (152) and Snow Is Horrible, I Hate It, The End. (149).

• IMPRESSIONS
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What's More Violent: Mario or THE BIBLE? (226 comments), Lost Odyssey About Emotion, Not Innovation (209) and No Pause Screen For Dead Space? (174).

• DICE08
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What Kind of Gamer Are You? (170 comments), Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sells 820K In Its Debut Week (169) and Kotaku Reader Escapes Tornado, Now Homeless (145).

More neat stats from the ESRB in 2007:

•94% of games were rated for children 13 and younger
•The 'E' (6+) category saw the biggest growth of all
•60% of ratings were 'E'

So it would seem that parents opposed to headshots can find plenty of alternative content for their children in today's video game market. So unless anyone feels like content has been mislabeled, it pretty much negates the bitchfest in my mind.

ESRB Newsletter Winter 2008 [ESRB via GoNintendo]

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• BURNING SENSATION
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• ART
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Mass Effect DLC Brings Batarians to the Mix (188 comments), Confirmed: Duke Nukem Forever Coming in 2008, 3D Hitting XBLA (143) and Xbox 360 HD DVD Price Plummets (136).

• PLAYSTATION 3
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• CITY OF HEROES
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• TEAM FORTRESS 2
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Gamecock Urges You To Cock The Vote (167 comments), Teens Charged in Death Over PSP (164) and Police Fail To Retrieve Stolen Gil (115).

• FEATURE
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• FAMITSU
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• GAMERS AND THE WOMEN WHO HATE THEM
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Child Man Meet Man Teen (255 comments), Pure Energy: A Critical Look At Energy Drinks (211) and DMC4 Takes 20 Minutes To Install, Worth It? (205).

• IMPRESSIONS
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• VIRTUAL CONSOLE
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• HALO 3
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Have a Penis? Play Halo 3? You are Child Man (290 comments), 90% Of United States Is Pirating DS Games? (289) and How Microsoft Created The Biggest Game Launch Of All Time (193).