The FINAL FANTASY XIV Forums offer an "ongoing community FAQ" covering plans for upcoming changes planned for the MMORPG "as soon as next month." This post explains they are looking to update the game every one-to-three months, but that some changes are being pushed through before their planned December update based on "constructive feedback" (and perhaps shareholder rage, thanks joao) saying: "Nothing is more important to us than seeing to the prompt implementation of the various changes and features players desire to improve playing conditions. In that vein, there are several adjustments and additions which we will be introducing before December's version update." They also announce the 30-day trial subscription included with game purchases is being extended to 60 days to compensate for launch shortcomings, saying: "All users who registered a FINAL FANTASY XIV service account and purchased a character by October 25, 2010 will be eligible." Thanks Ant via Slashdot.

Here's the list of the 10 bestselling titles for the week on Steam according to Valve:

1. Medal of Honor
2. Fallout: New Vegas
3. Sid Meier's Civilization V
4. ArcaniA – Gothic 4
5. Left 4 Dead 2
6. Dead Rising 2
7. Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack
8. Cities XL 2011
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
10. Borderlands: Game of the Year

• BioShock Infinite on PC Gamer.

• Two Worlds II on INSIDE Two Worlds.

Thanks Ant.

• Microsoft warns of Kinect shortages; Playstation Move stutters in the US. Thanks [H]ard-OCP.
• Replay: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee.
• Surprise PS3 Hack.
• Can Video Games Increase Music Sales?

• Tablet Sales Forecast to Top 20 Million This Year. Thanks [H]ard-OCP.
• Is this the new MacBook Air? And if so, what bar was it left in? Thanks Acleacius.
• US, Canada have priciest cell phone plans in the world. Thanks [H]ard-OCP.
• Angry Birds Roost on Android. Thanks [H]ard-OCP.

• From Medal of Honor to Civ 5: 17 Games that already benefit from six cores CPUs.

• Apple's Steve Jobs pings Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg for dinner. Thanks Acleacius.
• Fighting Game Characters Make Their Voices Heard On Twitter.
• Fibre optic cables' data capacity may soon be reached. Thanks [H]ard-OCP.
• YouTube Rolls Out Leanback on Eve of Google TV’s Launch. Thanks [H]ard-OCP.

Thanks Acleacius.

• Facebook, GLAAD Partner to Prevent Anti-Gay Bullying.
• Jim Steyer- Do Not Track Kids -- Privacy Versus Profits.

• Civilization V on TweakTown.
• Dead Rising 2 on Zero Punctuation. NSFW. Thanks Ant.
• Lost Horizon on GameZone.

• SilverStone Strider Plus ST1000-P 1000W PSU on XtremeComputing.
• Steelseries Siberia v2 vs. Razer Carcharias Gaming Headsets on TecCentral. In German.

• Russell to direct Uncharted movie, Fillion rallies for role…
• An Emulated Joystick (and Games!) on the Microsoft Surface. Thanks Ant…
• Make Modern Warfare 2 run faster on your PC…

MrsBlue and I ventured out to a concert last night, and appropriate to our advancing years, it was to see Nick Lowe, who is still putting on great performances in spite of being 61 years young. In an attempt to broaden his appeal, the show also included a dash of youth: 59 year-old Graham Parker, who jokingly pointed out he was not an "opening act," as he was clearly designated "special guest" in the promotional materials for the concert. The pair remain to this day two of my favorite artists, and it was both impressive and inspirational to see how engaged and energetic they each continue to be after all these years.

Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	Apokalyx.
Link:	Contraband Cake. Thanks Boing Boing.
Story:	Illinois Legalizes Naked Voting, and There's a Video.
Science:	Peugeot EX1 EV breaks records. Thanks scorcese.fan. Save the Whales, Save the Poop. Army finds simple blood test to identify mild brain trauma.
Media:	My VCR collection VHS recorder. Thanks Morris. World Record 3200 Rockets Launched. Thanks The Flying Penguin. Spinning a .40cal bullet on ice.
The Funnies:	FoxTrot.
Follow-up:	US reopens vast expanse of Gulf for fishing, but experts stress caution on seafood.