While they won't say it publicly, broadband and mobile service providers are kind of ticked off with Verizon for suing the FCC in federal court and winning earlier this year. Sure, Verizon got a lot of the Open Internet Order invalidated, but the Federal court actually gave the FCC guidance it needed to move forward: reclassify broadband (and maybe even mobile) as "common carriers" like the telephone under Title II of the Telecommunications Act and get the legal authority they need to enforce the rules.

NDTV reports that the Election Commission of India has launched a game to educate citizens on the importance and the process of voting and elections. The game is called "Get Set Vote," and offers a straight-forward way for citizens of all ages to learn about democracy and the electoral process in India.

Valve Software has updated it terms and conditions related to Steam Curators, making it a requirement for anyone that is paid for a recommendation to disclose it to customers. Valve launched the Steam Curator system as part of a large-scale update in September.

"If you've accepted money or other compensation for making a product review or for posting a recommendation, you must disclose this fact in your recommendation," reads the updated terms page.

Anti-virus company and security research firm Malwarebytes Labs sent us a note on a report they are currently working on about Twitch bombing tools. In case you've never heard of this questionable practice before, Twitch bombing is when one goes to an active stream to promote another stream - and in the process stealing away viewers. The practice is a violation of Twitch's terms of service and is generally frowned upon amongst streamers. Read more

It's been 10 years since Half-Life 2.  Hell, it's been 7 years since Half-Life 2: Episode 2.

Will we ever get Half-Life 3?

Yep, that's the poll this week.  Happy voting!

Tune in to this week's podcast (streaming live Saturday night at 6p PST) and I'll explain why I don't like the original Half-Life.  Or Fallout.  Or Myst.  Or World of Warcraft.  Or Minecraft.  Or Baldur's Gate.  Or Telltale's The Walking Dead.  Or Sonic the Hedgehog.

A year ago Undead Labs managed to sell through one million copies of its zombie apocalypse simulator game, State of Decay. Today the company announced that it has sold two million copies of the game on PC through Steam and on Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Marketplace. To celebrate this latest milestone, the company will host a month of festivities - to be announced at its web site at a later date.

For the next 12 days gamers can buy ten games for cheap by putting down some cash on the IndieRoyale Mystery Bundle. The bundle isn't a "mystery" because it contains mystery games (though it might, who can tell right now?); instead it's called the mystery bundle because not all of those ten games have been revealed.