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It’s not like something was lost in the translation…it’s just a very specific translation. I guess that’s better than Engrish!

The gang at 2p Start! decided to stay wtihin the rules of Scribblenauts by producing not one, not two, but three different comic-strip ’solutions’ this week! Check out the first, second and third comics here (thanks GX Echidna!)

If you're playing hooky from work or school today to get in some quality time with Halo 3: ODST, you know that a mandatory system update is putting a pause on your action. Major Nelson reports that the new system update doesn't bring any immediate changes to the Dashboard and only prepares some backend support for the upcoming additions of Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm to Xbox Live later this year.Oh, and if you do decide to link up your Twitter and Facebook accounts to your Xbox 360 when that update launches, be careful about faking sick when the next Halo rolls out. We'd hate for your boss or principal to find out you're all to well "pwning n00bs!"

Yet another enormous corporation is dipping its toes into the advertising-friendly waters of PlayStation Home -- later this year, Audi is releasing a Home space with a whole slew of new features beyond "televisions that show commercials all day long." Well, they have those too (of course), but the space will also grant access to an Audi-driving minigame. Those who perform well in said game can unlock apartments in a massive housing complex in the middle of Audi square. We assume if you lose your ranking, you get evicted. Such is life in the high-stakes, no-mercy Home racing circuit.

Tons of new gameplay illustrates why this battlefield is just starting to heat up.

Overwhelmed and outnumbered: these are the constant odds of a zombie apocalypse.

DLC over here! Valve has announced that, next Tuesday, fans of Left 4 Dead will get a new campaign to play. "Crash Course" will take place between the events of "No Mercy" and "Death Toll," providing a series of survival maps and a streamlined version of Versus mode on top of the new co-op campaign action. The DLC will be free for PC on September 29 ... and 560 ($7) for the Xbox 360 version. Did you hear: a true sequel will be out just 7 weeks later?

It's time to take a Van-tastic voyage. Come in first, but don't let the cops stop you.

We give the PS3 version of FIFA 10 a whirl.

There's only one thing that matters: GOALS!

There's only one thing that matters: GOALS!

Activision has reportedly and voluntarily removed Wolfenstein from German store shelves. Turns out that the German localization team charged with removing the thousands of swastikas found in the latest Nazi frag-fest apparently missed one. Germany's no swastika rule in video games has existed for a long time, and the general guideline on the symbol's use is that it can only be utilized in a historical or artistic context -- yeah, let's ignore the "games as art" conversation. We've followed up with Activision for comment and to find out if the game will be re-released in the region at a later date. [Via Kotaku]

While our mole may not be as prolific or mysterious as some others' we do have an inside man/woman who sent us these alleged images of the rumored Xbox 360 Elite Holiday 2009 Bundle. With the inclusion of Pure and Lego Batman the bundle certainly look legit -- because, really, who's going to lie about a collection like that? We'd confirm with Microsoft first, but this isn't the sort of thing the company will typically talk about. (Yes, we still asked.) Also: "It's More Fun Time on Xbox 360" is a very bad slogan. That is all.

While our mole may not be as prolific or mysterious as some others' we do have an inside man/woman who sent us these alleged images of the rumored Xbox 360 Elite Holiday 2009 Bundle. With the inclusion of Pure and Lego Batman the bundle certainly look legit -- because, really, who's going to lie about a collection like that? We'd confirm with Microsoft first, but this isn't the sort of thing the company will typically talk about. (Yes, we still asked.) Also: "It's More Fun Time on Xbox 360" is a very bad slogan. That is all.

A little bit of a later night than usual! The bad thing is, I need to be up in 4 and a half hours! I best head to bed now, as I really need to make sure that I get up! I’ll see you all in a few, short hours. Direct [...]