Translation (From Aurora):
Japanese sources have announced a shortage in stock for Pokemon Diamond/Pearl in the majority of retailers. Despite the 2 million copies allocated to shops for today (1 million per game), this was not enough to meet the demands.

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Evil Avatar - Kameo “Design-A-Skin” Pack On Live!:

Rare’s Kameo has some new content up, in the form of a pack of eleven skins designed by fans of the game! In their Design-A-Skin contest, Rare gave gamers the chance to send in drawings of potential skins for Kameo and her various spirit forms, for a chance to have them translated into actual skins in the game. Today the pack was released on Live as part of the Bringing It Home promotion.

Evil Avatar - Gears of War Co-Op Confirmed:

As part of their ongoing X06 coverage, RewiredMind has posted that during a recent interview, CliffyB revealed that Gears of War will feature Co-Op play!

Next Generation - Stardock Questions Copyright Survey:

A digital copyright protection company has conducted a survey that found “only” 28 percent of consumers avoid protected games, but Stardock CEO Brad Wardell tells Next-Gen why he questions the thoroughness of the study.

Saints Row Content Incoming news from 1UP.com:

After a false alarm, THQ and Volition announced today that the first downloadable content for Saints Row has been released onto Xbox Live. You might have expected a mission pack or something similar — but you’d be wrong. Instead, 100 Microsoft points will net you the “Funky Fresh Pack,” an assortment of new clothing and accessories for your in-game gangster to sport.

Legislation to Require ESRB Actually Play Games news from 1UP.com:

“The current video game ratings system needs improvement,” says Senator Brownback “because reviewers do not see the full content of games and don’t even play the games they are supposed to rate. For video game ratings to be meaningful and worthy of a parent’s trust, the game ratings must be more objective and accurate.”

Blizzard on WoW Expansion’s Closed Beta news from 1UP.com:

Apparently, the goal of the closed beta, which hasn’t actually started, is to ensure a wide variety of players are represented. This includes PTR contest winners, BlizzCon attendees, raiding groups, guilds, and even some specific individuals. Netharea also stressed that players shouldn’t contact Blizzard about getting a spot; it won’t help.

www.GamersReports.com - Peter Moore Talks Wii:

At X06, Peter Moore, the outspoken voice of the Xbox360, was asked if he saw the Wii as competition for the XBox360. Speaking to CVG, he replied: “I’ve gone on record any times in the past as being an admirer of the innovation Nintendo brings and the infamous Wii60 revolution seems to be growing like a trade union. You can buy a 360 and Wii and still have 50 quid spare.”

Take-Two stock up 60% - Joystiq:

Despite its litigation issues and state woes , not to mention earlier reports of stock problems, it looks like publisher Take-Two (Grand Theft Auto series) stock is doing just fine.

Peter Jackson to create Xbox 360 games // GamesIndustry.biz:

Director to collaborate with Microsoft on original projects and Halo spin-off

360 HD DVD add-on coming to US, Europe in mid-November for $200/€200/£130 - Joystiq:

Microsoft has confirmed today that the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive will arrive mid-November for the US and Europe. The price will be $199.99 in the US, €199.99 in Europe and £129.99 in the United Kingdom. The European prices beat Game Industry.biz’s predictions from earlier this month. The HD DVD drive will be bundled with Peter Jackon’s King Kong and the Xbox 360 Universal Remote.

XBLA gets DOOM today, Soccer later - Joystiq:

Id software’s classic first-person shooter DOOM will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade today for 800 MS points ($10 US). The game will include the full, four-chapter single player game. Co-op and deathmatch modes will be available via split screen or online via Xbox Live.

PGR4, Banjo-Kazooie, and Marvel Universe coming to Xbox 360 - Joystiq:

Project Gotham Racing 4 and a new Banjo-Kazooie title are coming to the Xbox 360. In addition, Microsoft Games Studio is releasing Marvel Universe Online for both the 360 and Windows.

MS announces Halo Wars, a new RTS - Joystiq:

A real-time strategy game based in the Halo universe has been announced. The project, entitled Halo Wars, will be designed by Ensemble Studios (Age of Empires) “exclusively for Xbox 360″ (read: no PC).

In the latest part of a series of interviews, members of the Wii development team at Nintendo in Japan have discussed the birthing of the Wii’s Message Board - a unique element that they envision members of the whole family becoming attached to - and they’ve revealed an interesting statistical feature, called ….

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