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The Hall of Survivors may end up having a few less survivors in it.

Claim your territory in the Basin!

Take a tour of the beautiful homeland of the elves.

Valve is offering a number of enticing pre-order offers for their upcoming zombicidal action title, Left 4 Dead 2. For the impatient among us, dropping a reservation on the game garners early access to the demo (which is set to drop October 27). For the thrifty among us, pre-ordering the game through Steam (or other participating digital distributors), knocks 10 percent off the total price of the game. However, for the truly patriotic among us, Valve is offering a singularly thrilling bonus: An in-game "American baseball bat." We've contacted Valve to find out exactly what this means -- is pre-ordering the game really the only way to get our hands on this implement of the Great American Pastime? Or is it just a special "American" skin for the bat, which was previously confirmed to be one of the title's brand new melee weapons? We hope it's the latter, if only so we can sing "Courtesy of the Red, White And Blue" during our undead massacres.

This is a Rising Star Games email response from reader Andrew… I’d like to say that at least the game is heading to Europe, but that’s a pretty sucky wait. I wonder what’s taking so long!

The biggest update to PlayStation Home since its public beta debut went live not too long ago. However, the transition hasn't been as smooth as many hoped. There are sporadic reports of system hangs during the initialization screen, post 1.3 update. While EndSights says "many systems" are affected, it seems likely the problem is isolated to a minority of PlayStation Home users.According to Home Manager Locust_Star, a few items in the virtual world may be causing the hiccups. Items like the Namco Bandai Love Seat, Fat Princess Throne and Ghostbusters Bagel are amongst the few suspected to be causing crashes. Until a proper patch is implemented, the PlayStation team recommends deleting and reinstalling PlayStation Home. Erasing Home data from the Save Data Utility may also help PlayStation gamers that are desperate to log into the virtual world.Let us know if you've been affected by the latest Home update, and if these workarounds, um, work.

Winter Sonata is a TV show in Japan, and it’s getting a game adaptation. Let’s take a look at the TV series to see what all the fuss is about!

Direct link here EDISON, N.J., October 2, 2009 - Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL) invites you to meet the charming stars of the upcoming Wii™ title - a boy and his blob. The countdown to the launch date continues as the second week of ‘Blob Month’ shows fans gameplay footage of the touching first meeting between [...]

It's doubtful that this resort will stay this peaceful. Enjoy it while it lasts!

Maybe there is more to life than being really, really good looking.

Say it with us, friends, in a high-pitched, sing-song voice: Queen is coming to Rock Band! A rumor we heard in late August claiming Harmonix is planning to bring a slew of Freddie Mercury-voiced tunes to its rhythm platform is true. In the last week of October, the Music Store will be visited by the following tracks: Another One Bites The Dust Crazy Little Thing Called Love One Vision Fat Bottomed Girls I Want It All I Want to Break Free Killer Queen Somebody to Love Tie Your Mother Down Under Pressure We wonder if they'll be available as a collection called "All The Good Ones Except for Bohemian Rhapsody."

There are 6 games that we’ll cover, but two will only get links. These two are titles that have been detailed in the past. Bomberman Blast - Japanese website Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again - Japanese website “You Can Use the Camera Too: Japanese, English, French, German, Spanshi, Italian — Vocabulary Translation Dictionary”: 500 Nintendo [...]

Details on Shiren DS 4 are becoming a bit more clear now that we’ve had a couple days for the details to sink in. Check out some freshly updated info below, and then click over to the official site for more screens! - when it becomes night, you need tools to light up your environment - [...]

We like PS3 dynamic themes. (We don't like paying so much for them, though.) However, ever since the initial batch of themes for LittleBigPlanet, WipEout HD and PixelJunk Monsters, we haven't seen many interesting themes for purchase. That's about to change with the upcoming Modern Warfare 2. Infinity Ward used Twitter to confirm that, like all games released in 2009, MW2 will feature both rumble and Trophy support. Additionally, they noted "some dynamic themes [are] in the works for the PS3 XMB."Considering the popularity of the Call of Duty franchise, it seems likely that the Modern Warfare 2 dynamic theme will be quite a popular item on the PlayStation Store. We can already see the hordes of people downloading the theme whilst they type up yet more annoying (and incorrect) PSN spam chain letters about how Call of Duty is becoming an Xbox-only franchise.[Via Examiner]

We're only a few scant weeks away from the release of Gearbox Software's Mad Max-inspired FPS Borderlands, but that doesn't mean we're fully sated in the way of gameplay trailers. No sir, we were more than happy to watch the split-screen co-op above, all the while envisioning a future couch being sat on, whiling away hours with a buddy by shooting raiders in the face. Speaking of which, what do future couches look like ...Anyway! We understand that everyone isn't lucky enough to have a roommate or friends to enjoy games with, so we should point out the co-op above can also be played via the internet, as well -- just, you know, not split-screen. You could do that, but then who would you punch for not having your back? Yourself? Come on! Think, people.