This past week was a crazy one, or at least it has been here on the TVGB aircraft carrier. We’ve had plenty of Christmas ham, some fruitcake, and, of course, some eggnog that may or may not have been spiked (we’re betting it was). Despite all that, we’ve still managed to scrounge the bottom of the gaming news barrel and bring you a few choice bits of reading material throughout the week. As per our contract (and court-order), we now bring you the end-of-the-week wrap-up of the most notable stories of the bunch. So grab those leftovers, let the Christmas tree die of thirst, and curl up with your friends at That VideoGame Blog, we’re happy you’re here.

• Braid to come to PC
• Statmungous 2008 for XBLA, 2009 games teased
• First Prince of Persia DLC deets revealed
• Velvet Assassin covers up
• Castle Crashers finally patched — A Christmas miracle!
• Hands-On Preview / The Godfather II
• LocoRoco 2 to decimate North America in 2009
• PC letdowns of 2008
• Free Radical cuts 75% of staff, now officially up for sale
• Resident Evil: Degeneration surprisingly doesn’t gargle balls
• Hideo Kojima working on two new titles