PAX 09 certainly saw lots of action all over the gaming scene, but the boys of South Park aren't about to let the glory go to all those AAA titles. Watch Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Eric set-up their towers and do some damage of their own, and they won't let the battle end without cussing the crap out of the enemy.

It may not sound like much, but anyone who's ever gone through name studies before would find that the simple task of coming up with a name is actually quite a handful. Back at the Comic-Con, South Park Digital's Chris Brion tells his story and how the South Park TD game was named the way we know it now - South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! Article contains language unsuitable for minors.

Kyle, Stan, Cartman, Kenny, and the rest of the South Park cast are crashing into Xbox Live this year via South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!, a new tower defense / action game hybrid. Check out some details as well as a developer diary video after the jump.

Big events are always a good place to announce new projects. For Microsoft, that's exactly what they're gonna do at the Comic-Con on July 23rd, when they announce an "exciting project" that they've been trying to keep hushed as of late. Details after the jump.

As the attorney general of South Australia, Michael Atkinson has been one of the most rabid critics against the introduction of an R18+ classification in Australia. This has made him a frequent target for Aussie gamers. GameSpot recently had a chance to ask Mr. Atkinson why he's so against the R18+ rating. Check out Mr. Atkinson's point of view after the jump.

Microsoft's has unveiled a ton of new stuff making its way for the Xbox Live Arcade for this year over at the E3. Among other things, there's the upcoming arrival of Portal on XBLA and sequels for XBLA's Geometry Wars and Uno. Details are available in the full article.

Okay, so HD DVD is as good as gone, but what does it matter when Microsoft's offering a bunch of hi-def content on Live? A new batch of offerings is coming in for March, with a little something for everyone. The boys of South Park are back for those who like humor delivered in cutout cardboard figures. There's also something for those who like their tissue boxes close at hand, with new seasons for Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Check out the full article to find out what else is coming for Xbox Live this March.

Finally, the Xbox Live Video Marketplace will be coming to Europe next week. While Microsoft has already outlined some of the content that will become available for download once the service launches, the company has yet to confirm if television content will also become available on the European XBLVM.

(Editor's Note: Are your wallets feeling cobwebbed inside lately? Not surprising - it's raining game releases all week like white on rice. And that's across all consoles, across all platforms - just the way we like it!)

Whew! Too many games, too little time! QuickJump QuickPeek 21 is rounding up news from this week - "this week" here, A.K.A. "Assassin's Galaxy Crysis Ops+ week". Ok, that's probably forcing it. Let's just let it slide for now, shall we? From last week's QuickPeek, let's roll out!

South Park has always had a lot of in tune with current events. As most fans might remember, they did an episode of South Park featuring World of Warcraft, and that show won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.

For this week's upcoming episode, the kids from Colorado will be taking on the Legends of Rock. That's right. Gamer Node reports that South Park will be doing an episode focusing on Guitar Hero.

It seems that this week's episode will focus on Stan and Kyle, as their friendship gets strained because of Guitar Hero, as Stan and Kyle are on opposite ends of the Guitar Hero playing spectrum.

See Randy play Guitar Hero in his undies... after the jump!