We weren’t in Japan this week, forcing us to smash F5 on the keyboard along with all of you. But that doesn’t mean we weren’t posting like mad:

* Nintendo claims hardcore gamers will flock to the DSi first

* “Lost” creator J.J. Abrams wants to make a “Zork”-like adventure game

* LucasArts reveals the must-do list for “Fracture”

* Blizzard revealed the latest class for “Diablo III”: wizard

* Stephen spoke with Quincy Jones III about DJ music game “Scratch”

* Find out what I like (and don’t like) about the new Xbox 360 dashboard

* Find out what the newly announced “Tomb Raider: Underworld” downloadable content means for PlayStation 3 users

* We premiered a new trailer for “Far Cry 2″

* Microsoft claims “Halo 3: Recon” will have bonuses for “Halo 3″ players. Also, check out the box art!

* We premiered the first look at the Slash figure from “Guitar Hero III”

* I share some of my favorite games that have come out of Tokyo Game Show

* Saturday Night Live mocked “Guitar Hero” during their Thursday special

* Get jealous — Stephen already has “LittleBigPlanet”

* Photo and video sharing could be applications in the new Xbox Live

* Tracey John walked through Blizzard and took tons of pictures

* Watch a professional DS cook with a DS at Nintendo’s fall summit

* We clarified whether all the “Guitar Hero: World Tour” will be a two-week Xbox 360 exclusive later this month

* Microsoft explains why silver XBL users can’t use the Netflix service

* Microsoft talked about the comparisons to Miis

* “Fracture” and this fall’s slate of NBA games are passed on this week

* The director of the original “Street Fighter” movie talked about the frustrations in making the original

* Soulja Boy revealed his gamertag, so we took a look at his playing habits

* Bethesda and Lionhead duke it out (in words) over how to handle informing gamers of good and evil

* Funcom talked about some of the problems with the launch of “Age of Conan”

* Find out what the first day was like for a new Nintendo employee

* WiiWare title “Tetris Party” will let you drop blocks with your…body?

* “Ten Pin Ally 2″ and others get their box art scrutinized

* “Age of Conan” was featured for laughs on CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory”

* I believe “Fallout 3″ could change my mind about open-world games

* Tracey John discovered a company that wants to help gamers make money

* I revealed my five favorite games at the Nintendo conference — “Cave Story,” “Henry Hatsworth,” “Wii Music,” “MadWorld,” and “Tetris Party”

* Some surprising facts about the “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” downloadable content

* A personal demo helped change Stephen’s mind on the prospects of Home