Electronic Arts has said their piece on the Australian ban of Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360, PC), and now Valve has acted on the action too. Reports have come in that Valve has indeed appealed to the OFLC on the classification - or total absence thereof - of their zombie sequel as of Wednesday.

It seems that New Zealand has its own game-hating Jack Thompson counterpart. Get a load of New Zealand Chief Censor Bill Hastings, who says parents who purchase violent video games for their children should be prosecuted. More in the full article.

Confirmed, confirmed, confirmed. Injecting the media with an official press release, Microsoft has finally announced the Red Xbox 360 Elite Resident Evil 5 bundle.

*Update* Pre-orders now available on GameStop/EBGames.

We've got here today QuickJump QuickPeek 60 carrying the second installments of our QJ QuickGuide and How-To Series, the continuing impact of the recession on the industry, awards and recognitions to deserving names in the industry, console make-overs, and of course, the run-up week to the biggest title to hit the PS3 as of yet. Let's get this quick rundown of the past week in QJ, via our brave Weekend Warriors, shall we?

We're just about to make your weekend so much more fun with the return of the Weekend Warriors! You're in the Xbox 360 page, and you bet we've got a nifty little roundup for all the big things that happened to your favorite green console.  From getting rid of that darned RRoD problem to branching out to a different shade of red, to DLC wows and boos, we've got it all right here for you! We'll cease the chitchat now so we can go down straight to business. Go on, do click on the full article. You know you missed this.

Originally posted 21 Feb 2009 at 09:38PM

Our source from EBGames/GameStop, Kaizer_911 is back to inform everyone that the Nintendo DSi is now pre-order at all GameStop stores across the US, and only a limited number will be available per store. He also confirmed the Red Xbox 360 console, but only for New Zealand. More details after the link.

And a great big heap of thanks to Kaizer_911 ;)

A Halo Wars press release from Microsoft officially/accidentally mentioned the Red Xbox 360 Elite that's rumored to come with Resident Evil 5. A brilliant marketing ploy, or your average stupid mistake? Either way, looks like the Red Xbox 360 Elite is as good as confirmed.

More details in the full article.

We finally have news of what Atari changed in Silent Hill: Homecoming so that it could be reclassified by the OFLC ratings board and get itself out of "banned" status. Originally, the OFLC refused to give the game a rating because of some disturbing scenes involving a drill, but now, they've managed to curb around that.

We have more details about the AC/DC track pack that Harmonix, MTV Games, and Electronic Arts are releasing for Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PS2) and Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2) via a press release. Hit the full article for more.

An Xbox 360 that's cheaper than the Wii? We never thought it possible, but it's actually come to pass in Australia, as a recent price cut has Microsoft's console AU$ 50 cheaper than Nintendo's Wii. Learn more about this price cut after the jump!