Distressed Debt Investing tweets about the efforts to settle the affairs of bankrupt THQ, a process that has been called into question by investors. The feed says that five strategic buyers are in due diligence and that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is one of the companies interested in the sale. The judge is reconvening on Monday after denying a Debtor In Possession motion and telling the involved parties to work out the issues presented during yesterday's proceedings. Thanks BeefJack.

The Steam Website now features the promised encore of the Steam 2012 Holiday Sale. They have relisted a bunch of game sales to run for the next 48 hours.

There is an unofficial explanation for the disappearance of James Bond games from Valve's Steam service on Neogamr. According to their "unnamed but reliable sources" Activision's license to publish James Bond games expired at the end of 2012. This is surprising considering 007 Legends was released with just a couple of months to go in the year, though a rush to beat the license deadline could explain the game's poor reception which lead to the closure of developer Eurocom. This is all still unconfirmed, as Activision has yet to comment on the situation.

The Firefly Universe Online Facebook Page has word that this MMOG based on the cult sci-fi series has resumed development with the blessings of Fox Entertainment. They say to expect a Kickstarter campaign to support the project. Thanks Massively.

• About that Microsoft Surface Pro release date. Thanks HARDOCP.

• France to introduce mandatory reporting of nanomaterials in 2013. Thanks Acleacius.
• Nouveau Driver Remains Much Slower Than NVIDIA's Official Driver.
• Catch Up Via Video With World of Commodore 2012. Thanks Ant.
• Microsoft gently reminds us cheap Windows 8 upgrades end soon. Thanks HARDOCP.

Thanks j.c.f.

• Chrome Clickjacking Vulnerability Could Expose User Information on Google, Amazon.
• All Ruby on Rails versions affected by SQL injection flaw.

• Far Cry 3 on Time Doctor Dot Org.
• Miasmata on GameSpot.com.
• Radiant Defense on Gamesplurge.com.
• The Walking Dead: A New Day on Gamesplurge.com.

• AVerMedia RECentral Live Gamer HD Capture Card on eTeknix.
• Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Rage on Custom PC Review.
• Gigabyte Force M7 Thor Mouse on Hardware Secrets.
• HIS CO-CAINE Headphone Sound Clash (Urban Style) on Christ Centered Gamer.
• Kingston SSDNow KC100 240GB SSD Upgrade Kit on Nikk Tech.
• Nyko PlayPad Bluetooth Controller for Android Devices on MEGATechNews.
• Plantronics GameCom Commander Headset 7.1 Dolby Surround Sound on Hardware Heaven.
• Samsung 840 Pro 128GB RAID 0 TRIM SSD on Real World Labs.
• Sennheiser U320 Gaming Headset on t-break.
• Tt eSPORTS Level 10 M Gaming Mouse on Legit Reviews.

• Del Toro got Valve's permission to use GlaDOS' voice in Pacific Rim…

Well, we're on take-two of our car situation after our mechanic replaced the switch that turns the dome light on and off when the driver-side door is opened and closed. He charged the battery and let it sit overnight and says it didn't lose any voltage, and it started fine today when we tried it, so maybe this was fixed that easily. It will be neat if it was, as it cost all of $65.00 (not counting a new battery) after we were concerned that we had developed one of those electrical gremlins that ends up requiring the car being replaced, which doesn't seem implausible for a ten-year-old car.

Cheap Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	Central Alien Agency. Zombie Exterminator - Level Pack.
Links:	Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke. Thanks Cutter.
Stories:	"Doctor Who" Gets 50th Anniversary E-Shorts. Asked for iShorts. Atlanta airport diverted by toothbrush. Thanks Slashdot.
Science:	How My Foolproof Scientific System Got Us Onto The Price Is Right. Thanks nin. Nanoparticles reboot blood flow in brain.
Images:	A very poor Avengers Christmas.
Media:	Video about ESD both shocking and funny. Every Pop Culture Reference from Tarantino Movies. NSFW. Compressorhead Ace of Spades. Thanks HARDOCP.