Controversy has erupted in the sleepy village of Wimstantinoplethrope after the local shop raised the price of Special Brew by seventeen pence per can. "Broken Britain is what it is!" yelled resident George Smythe, 52, flecking our journalistic face with his acrid spittle. The shop's keeper Mavis Marley, 71, sold us a small pack of tissues for £7.46 and explained that the hike is out of kindness for local drunkard Gregory Farnham, 68.

Posted To: MND NewsWire Equity futures are mixed after a steady incline yesterday pushed the Dow and S&P 500 up 1.09% and 1.30%, respectively. 90 minutes before the opening bell, the Dow looks to open 3 points higher at 10,227 while futures on the S&P 500 are down 0.20 points to 1,097.00. Commodities are higher with Crude oil up 18 cents to $77.41 per barrel and Gold up $0.60 to $1,118.60. With equities and commodities on the rise, the US dollar has weakened overnight. Meantime, the euro is modestly higher, trading just below $1.40. Key Events Today: 8:15 ― The ADP Private Employment Survey should be an important look-ahead at what kind of results should be expected in Friday’s official government report. Last month the report posted a loss of 84,000 private jobs, the smallest number March 2008. This...( read more ) Forward this article via email:   Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

2K Games has released the BioShock 2 launch trailer for the benefit of those who for whatever reason didn't catch its debut during Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. Developed by 2K Marin and 2K Australia with multiplayer by Digital Extremes, BioShock 2 hits PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on February 9 and is also available in Special Edition form.

Many aspect of digital distribution platform Steam will be unavailable for "three hours at most" on Thursday due to planned software maintenance, Valve has announced .

EA has given an advance look at the Dante's Inferno television commercial due to be shown during the Super Bowl on Sunday, revealing a somewhat different approach to marketing Visceral Games' blood-soaked adaptation of the revered epic poem.

Star Trek Online developer Cryptic Store has launched its boldy-going PC MMORPG's paid extras store with $3 playable Federation-faction Ferengi and Klingon races.

The New Orleans Saints will defeat the Indianapolis Colts 35-31 at Super Bowl XLIV, according to this year's EA Sports prediction.