Okay so I admit that this showed up a little late today, but that’s okay. So what if it’s my first gaming roundup for the new gaming channel on Icrontic? So what? You’ll read it anyway, right? 

Alright fine. I fail. Here’s the jazz:

• OH HAY. THEY FIXED THE HALF LIFE 1 ENGINE. I mean seriously? But hey, it’s news.
• Sweepstakes of the day! Xbox.com is giving away a million MS points (probably not all to the same person). Just register, do the stuff, and win. You know the drill.
• Europe Wii owners rejoice! Mega Man 3 and Phantasy Star IV are now available on Virtual Console for European gamers.
• Release date for the hotly anticipated Street Fighter IV? February 17, 2009 on PS3 and Xbox 360 according to Capcom.
• We love Left 4 Dead around here, that much is clear. A cool blog post on the tech behind the “filmic” effects.
• Casual of the day is Popcap’s Alchemy. Thank me later.