Apparently people like buying really solid video games for pennies -- who would have guessed?

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Last week's name your price for World of Goo sale can be deemed a success as 57,000 copies of the game sold through 2D Boy's website. Though a significant number of copies sold for one penny, there were big sales at the $1, $5, and $10 range. Did anyone of you take advantage of the sale and want to fess up to being a cheapskate? [Joystiq]

In case you missed the video going over what Halo: Waypoint is all about, it is to be, come November 5th, your source for all things Halo. In addition to keeping track of all your current-gen Halo game achievements, it will also be a distribution center for Halo-related media, including exclusive previews for the upcoming Halo: Legends anime. How long do you suppose until they let you order a Halo-themed pizza through it?

Bellevue, Washington is moving up in the world of gaming cities with the opening of Power Play, a $4 million game room. The facility is to be all ages until 10pm, then 21 and over afterwards, sports 150 arcade games, and even has a lazer dodging room where you can play out all of your spy fantasies. Sounds like $4 million well spent. [Destructoid]

An update to the Nintendo DS music synthesizer program DS Korg 10, appropriately named DS Korg 10 Plus is on the way. Lots of minor tweaks and enhancements are being put in, including the option of two effect layers for DSi owners, taking advantage of the system's extra horsepower. This is all exciting, but where is the T-Pain auto-tune function? [Kotaku]

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