It’s a sad day for the games industry, as one of the best gaming magazines out there has closed its doors. Electronic Gaming Monthly has been around for almost two decades, and over that time has provided some of the most insightful and entertaining games journalism on the planet. Sadly, the most recent issue will be that last. We here at PSM wish all of the staff member at EGM and 1UP who lost their jobs the best of luck in the future. On to the headlines.

A new, exclusive puzzle game called Cuboid will be coming to the PlayStation Network.
Disgaea …read more

Well, it’s Christmas Eve eve, and the PSM is getting ready to take some time off for the holidays. So this will be the last batch of news until the new year. But stay tuned, because later today I’ll be publishing some of the best PlayStation games of the year.

Buzz! is getting a fresh dose of downloadable questions, this time covering “underwater life.”
Gomibako, a strange tower defense PSN game, will see an English release, though it hasn’t been confirmed for North America yet.
SOCOM: Confrontation will be getting a significant update, unfortunately it won’t be ready until next year.
If you’re jealous …read more

Hopefully all of our American readers enjoyed their big turkey dinners yesterday, and are gearing up for some great deals today. Up here in Canada things are business as usual, so let’s check out todays headlines.

Super Stardust Portable is coming to the PSP next week as a PlayStation Store download, and will run gamers just $9.99.
Good news for Yakuza fans, as Yakuza 3 is expected to be finished by February. Unfortunately, we still don’t know if it’s coming to North America.
The PS3 version of the latest Destroy All Humans! game has been cancelled, though not in Europe.
Speaking of Europe, …read more