X3F Week in Review: January 11, 2008 - January 17, 2008

As we attempt to wrap our heads around the awesome revelation that is Bionic Commando Rearmed, we find ourselves strapped to a demonic chair, a chair designed by our hedonistic overlords at Joystiq. Said chair occasionally moistens our eyeballs, the lids of which it conveniently stretches taught, keeping us alert. The chair's purpose: to restrain us until the weekly roundup is complete. Thus we present you this collection of powerful and hard-hitting Xbox 360 news whilst pleading with our masters to loose us from this place, that we might again enjoy the comforts of an Xbox 360 and a scholarly game of Carcassonne.

Community Stuff:

• X3F Vs. Tomonobu Itagaki: Ninja Gaiden II difficulty concerns
  One question for the man in shades

• Xbox 360 Fancast 051 -- Use the Force
  Yoda makes his triumphant return

• Ask X3F: yet more questions edition
  Whatever happened to N+?

News:

• Pics of Halo 3 series 2 McFarlane figures unleashed
  Collect 'em all!

• Fable 2 video diary 4 breaks the wall
  You can actually go where you want ... finally

• Master Chief transformer, maximize!
  Optimus Chief?

• Bungie's homegrown Forge tips
  How to get the most out of your maps

• XBLA in brief: Boogie Bunnies
  In short, there are better puzzle games on XBLA

• Video: RSV2 to feature a re-worked reward system
  Vegas 2: rewards system spans campaign and multiplayer

• Halo 3 Spartan Laser suicide for the ages
  Recreate this. We dare you