If you’re bored Saturday, stop by the Anaheim Convention Center to be one of the first to play the next-generation Xbox game console from Microsoft. There will be several Xbox 360‘s at IGN Live gaming festival plus music, movies and tons of other games. The Xbox 360 doesn’t go on sale until Nov. 22, although some Wal-Mart stores are setting up kiosks before the big day. (Microsoft tells me that those kiosks only have game samples and trailers and not full versions of games.)

I might stop by IGN Live to play Xbox but I’m curious about 8-bit Weapon, a duo of DJs who make music using Nintendo GameBoys, classic video game consoles and old PCs.

And for all the kids who call me every time I write a story on video gamers, IGN Live includes seminars like “How to get a job in the game industry.”

And while we’re on the topic of a live gaming event, Blizzard Entertainment‘s 2-day BlizzCon starts Friday at the Anaheim Convention Center. If you don’t have tickets, too bad. It’s sold out.

Moving on: More fun with Flash (I had to share these with you)

“A few thousand science fiction covers” by Jim Bumgardner from Krazydad.com. Mouse over and a book cover pops up. See which one you haven’t read. Bumgardner even explains how he did it. Don’t forget to check out his other stuff, like the Flickr Chia Pet.

I discovered this last year and still think it’s a great distraction: “Someone keeps stealing my letters,” where dozens of people are using fridge magnets to spell something or mess up what someone else is doing. I suggest enlisting a group of friends to spell what you want. Developed by FlashcomGuru.

FlashcomGuru has a new version of flash activities for multiple players: ScratchPad. Instead of moving letters, draw something NICE. Remember, this is not censored.

Or, if you’re too lazy to draw, watch someone else draw here.

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