Crecente rocked the Bird Shirt in his new passport photo, which just screams “body cavity search.” He might reconsider dressing like a terror suspect, after Canada confiscated a Wii belonging to one.

Mohamed Zeki Mahjoub is an Egyptian who got political asylum in Canada, then was imprisoned as a terror suspect for his close ties to Osama bin Laden’s business, and other unsavory folks. After six-and-a-half years in “Guantanamo North,” he got his release, but a judge imposed some strict requirements on him, still finding him to be a risk to Canadian national security.

Among them – no Internet access. Since the Wii has a connection and a browser onboard, bye-bye Mario Kart! The authorities confiscated the console (and, I guess, the games, because if you can build Smash Bros. Brawl levels to propose marriage, you can probably use them to send terroristic threats and stuff.)

Mahjoub says that, along with other onerous conditions of his release, have destroyed his family life, so he’s asked to be returned to the prison Canada set up in Ottawa to house terror suspects. Hell, if the gummint pried my Internet and my games from my warm, living hands, I’d probably see no difference between prison and sitting on my arse at home, either.

Oh, in case you’re wondering, Mahjoub can’t be deported because of the potential for being tortured by other governments.

Wanting a Room at Guantanamo North [Toronto Globe and Mail via Nintendo Everything]

I tried my best to avoid ever sharing this epic creation by Chris Dane Owens, but someone at Bethesda thinks it’s a good representation of what Oblivion would look like as a music video.

Mr. Ashcraft passed this video to us a good week and a half ago, and upon watching it the first time I was determined never to watch it again. Then Bethesda had to go and post it on their blog. This is the sort of music video that D&D players used to dream of back before high-definition gaming existed, filled with gorgeous women, random explosions, out-of-place electric lights in the sinking boat stock footage, and plenty of dorks in armour.

This is nothing like Oblivion…though god help me I cannot tell if it is better or worse.

If Oblivion was a music video… [Bethesda Blog]

It is an advertising truism that Sex Sells, but so does fear. Whether it is fear of human odours fuelling deodorant marketing or fear of Terror selling a war, manipulating our darkest fears is a surefire way to get the public to sign on the dotted line.

Full marks then for Gamestop’s latest ad which is all about the terror, with just a hint of sex underneath some TV-friendly pixellation. The horror.. THE HORROR.

The take home message is that you should always tell your relatives what you want for Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa/Festivus although in this case ‘new parents’, ‘a padlock’ and ‘a quantum of dignity’ will doubtless edge out games consoles and gift tokens.