Here's what went down today in the world of video games, technology, and pop culture.

• After being blown away by yesterday's Beatles game announcement, here are some assorted thoughts on the title.
• Publishers are interested in acquiring 'Brutal Legend', but Activision is blocking deals.
• Nintendo's president confirms that the Nintendo DSi will hit North America earlier in 2009, rather than later.
• RedOctane issues a fix for 'Guitar Hero World Tour' drums -- PC and midi-USB cable required.
• Ellen gave away an Xbox 360 to everyone in her audience.
• Check out a bunch of gameplay in this new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Conquest.
• 'Second Life' players are holding in-game protests over the Openspace pricing scheme.

• Learn how to make some advanced devices in the LittleBigPlanet level editor in our four instructional videos.
• Scientists have found a crystal cave that can only be explained as the real life Fortress of Solitude.
• Thanks to the customization in 'LittleBigPlanet', one user figured out how to make a Joker Sackboy.
• Electronic Arts' 'Skate It' has gotten a release date for the Wii and DS.
• A Pulitzer winning playwright has been tapped to write the screenplay for Spiderman 4.
• THQ is suing Activision over some very similar box art.
• The Nintendo Wii game 'Mad World' has brought back the debate over California's proposed violent games law.
• A reverend in England put a potato in his bottom.
• Fox cancels long-running show King of the Hill.
• Monday night, X-Play will have a very special 'Gears of War 2' event, with exclusive footage and interviews.
• Popular Garth Ennis title Preacher seems to be set for the big screen.
• Harmonix and MTV will release DLC tracks from The Presidents of the United States next week.
• Microsoft set up camp right outside an Apple Store.
• Activision will release the Quantum of Solace song as DLC in Guitar Hero World Tour.
• Check out 4 newly released battlegrounds for Battlefield: Bad Company.
• Alison Haislip have 5 spooky tech stories in an all-new Tech News Countdown.
• Sony submitted a patent for a game controller that breaks apart and has motion control.
• Meet Polly and Walter who demo the voice command feature in Tom Clancy's EndWar.
• Fresh Ink Online reviews Battlefields, Final Crisis, No Hero, Resurrection Annual and The Sword.
• The developers over at The Sims 3 provide some humorous election coverage.
• Here are some thoughts and impressions on the first batch of downloadable games for the Nintendo DSi.
• First batch of 'LittleBigPlanet' DLC coming.