Another week gone, and another week of gaming destined for the annals of history. Like it or hate it, Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 has shaken the gaming world, and invited the mainstream to take yet another peak inside our beloved industry. With blockbuster release results that put it clearly ahead of all other media, there's no denying its station in gaming history, and will (hopefully) go on to help raise awareness of games as more than just a nerdy pastime - gaming is serious business now and it's high-time it be given the respect it deserves (ergo gamers be given the respect they deserve).

Of course on the other end of the spectrum comes one of the biggest slaps to the face gamers have ever received, in the release of the sundered Left 4 Dead 2 here in Australia - on the one hand we have a huge up, and on the other... well we just have no hand.

In the Headlines
Microsoft released their Facebook, Twitter and Zune update for Xbox 360, a patch was released for Borderlands PC, a PC demo for James Cameron's Avatar >became available, Pandemic Studios called it a day, Modern Warfare 2 broke records, a demo for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising released, Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days was announced, PC hardware consumer gain will rapidly increase in 2010 and a release window for Supreme Commander 2 was revealed.

Videos We Highly Recommend

• World of WarCraft "Mr T - Mohawk Grenade" Trailer
• Assassin's Creed II Launch Trailer
• Command & Conquer 4 Gameplay trailer
• Just Cause 2 "Desert" Developer Diary
• Darksiders "Joe Madureira Interview" Video
• Dante's Inferno "Story" Trailer
• Rabbids Go Home "Twilight Parody" Trailer
• Supreme Commander 2 Developer Diary
• Battlefield Bad Company 2 "Battlefield Moments #2" Trailer
• Bayonetta Developer Diary #2
• Blood Bowl "Dark Elves" Trailer
• BioShock 2 "He's a Killer" Multiplayer Trailer

On the editorial front we had a very busy week with a host of reviews as well as an extensive "Dedicated Server Guide" for developers. Check out these reviews:

• Tekken 6
• NBA 2K10 versus NBA Live 10
• Assassin's Creed 2
• Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Shattered Horizon
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii

As you can see, it was a busy week here at AusGamers, but there's no rest for the wicked(ly awesome), and so stick with us throughout the week for even more of the above as we steadily countdown to the end of the year that was 2009.