Dune 2 Online offers a web-based version of Dune II, the seminal real-time strategy game based on the classic science fiction franchise. As noted on Joystiq, this is an authentic port, which makes it considerably less easy or user friendly than a more modern RTS game. Thanks Prosthetic Knowledge/GameInformer.

The following is Valve's accounting of the 10 bestselling games on Steam for this past week:

1. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
3. The Walking Dead
4. Borderlands 2
5. Far Cry 3
6. Arma II: Combined Operation
7. THQ Collection
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
9. Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package
10. Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition

• Ars Technica’s 2012 Games of the Year.
• Eurogamer's Game of the Year 2012.
• The Strategy Game of the Year 2012- XCOM- Enemy Unknown - PC Gamer.
• The Mod of the Year 2012- DayZ - PC Gamer.

• Star Citizen on Roberts Space Industries.

• Xbox Live's Major Nelson » Countdown to 2013 Daily Deal Day 13- XBLA Fighting Games.
• Post-Holiday Xbox 360 Deals.

• Must-have apps for your new Android tablet.
• Top apps to outfit a new iPad or iPad mini.

• Intel’s Cable TV Service And Set Top Box Will Soon Roll Out City By City. Thanks HARDOCP.

Thanks Ant.

• Rumor: AMD to drop Vision branding. Thanks HARDOCP.
• Picade: The Raspberry Pi arcade cabinet kit.
• Upcoming book gives look at early Apple designs. Thanks Slashdot.
• The Year in Tech: 2012 Top Tech Stories - TechSpot.
• The top 10 embarrassing tech flops of 2012. Thanks Slashdot.
• In memoriam- the beloved products we lost in 2012.
• Secure Boot distribution support. Thanks OS news.

• Foursquare To Start Using Full Names, Sharing More Of Your Data. Thanks HARDOCP.
• Microsoft confirms zero-day bug in IE6, IE7 and IE8. Thanks HARDOCP.

• The Most Pirated Films & Shows Of 2012. Thanks Ant.
• ITC judge recommends ban on Samsung devices infringing on Apple patents.

• Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 DS1 Mid-Tower Case on Test Freaks.
• Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Fan on eTeknix.
• Sony Xperia TX on t-break.

• Game Giveaway of the Day - My Life Story. Thanks Ant…
• Claptrap comes to life as a full-sized model…

Happy birthday to Stan Lee, who turned 90 the other day (thanks Ant via Slashdot). I've been carrying on as a true believer and member of the Merry Marvel Marching Society since as long as I can remember, so here's hats off to Stan the man. Excelsior!

R.I.P.: Nobel scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini dies in Rome.

MMMS Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	Arranje That Games. Potty Racers 4.
Stories:	17 Million-Dollar Ideas On Kickstarter. Thanks nin.
Science:	First 'Alien Earth' Will Be Found in 2013. Thanks Slashdot.
Images:	Throne of Games. Retro Arcade Photographs Photos.
Media:	Plane crashes near freeway. Gag Reel - Star Trek "The Next Generation" Season 2. Cajun Goes Looking For His Owner - (Adorable "Pooch Cam"). Fly & slide squirrel. Rodent superhero.
The Funnies:	Ctrl+Alt+Del - Team effort (2012-12-28).
Follow-up:	Apple To Change Earth's Geography To Repair Software Glitch.