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Left 4 Dead Mac Arrives, Steam Halloween Sale

Now that PSN is back in working order, we're happy to inform you that the patch for the PS3 version of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is online. It would be a really good idea to install it, too, considering that it addresses the random loss of your save data.

According to the Konami's announcement, the patch also institutes some minor changes, including the addition of scrolling text on loading screens in the interest of readability. It also seems the text will now be easier to read without being distracted by the fear for your save file.

Additionally, Konami said that an upcoming patch for the Xbox 360 version of the game would be detailed "shortly."

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Posted by IGN Oct 29 2010 14:53 GMT in Left 4 Dead

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Meet Garry, The Guy Who Re-Made How We Re-Make PC Games

Like a little zombie garden for your OSX.

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 14:40 GMT in Half-Life 2

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#pc Garry Newman has one of PC gaming's better-known first names — and one of its best grassroots success stories. More »

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Dragon Saga Goes Live

Posted by IGN Oct 29 2010 14:38 GMT in Dragon Saga

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Take-Two CEO Feder quitting to travel Asia, Zelnick to become CEO

All your dreams are belong to us.

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Posted by Joystiq Oct 29 2010 15:30 GMT in Gaming News

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Pay What You Want for Tale of Tales

Friday 29 October

New British trainer at the gym tells me I'm 13 stone. That's better than 70-something kilos, but apparently I've put on weight. It's all my soon-to-be ex-CEO Ben Feder's fault.

Food consumed today: Nothing, yet. But I'm sure the Federator is going to drag me out to McDonalds for lunch again (I do admit I love me a pair of McChicken sandwiches). The movie Super Size Me has nothing on him at the moment, he's taking in everything American he can before jetting -- you should see the pile of Jack in the Box Oreo milkshakes by his desk.

Morning. Brisk autumn day in New York.

Woe is me, Diary,

Going to hold back the tears as I write this. My home slice, Ben Feder, is giving up his position as Chief Executive Officer of Take-Two to "travel Asia with his family for an extended period." I shoulda figured something was up, since every time we went out to a Chinese restaurant he would ask, "Do you think Chinese food is the same in China?"

There is one benefit to the Federator leaving ... I'm gonna be CE-mutha-O! Tee-hee, Diary. Not gonna lie, it feels good to imagine myself as Capt. Picard: "Engage" all projects! Being Take-Two's Executive Chairman is great and all, but C-E-O!

Anyway, one of my executive vee-pees, Karl Slatoff, will take on the "newly created role" of Chief Operating Officer. Oh Di, how silly is this "newly created role" business? Truth is, it hurt a little refilling the spot after my former COO Gary "Gar Bear" Dale left last year -- I left the door open for him and always set out an extra plate at dinner, just hoping he'd come back.

Yeah, so, the official transition of all this will take place on New Year's Day 2011. Looking forward to having Feder show me the ropes of his job, but I don't think my body can handle doing it over lunch meetings at Mickey D's, Burger King and Wendy's every afternoon anymore.

xoxo,
ZelNicky

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Posted by IGN Oct 29 2010 14:34 GMT in The Path

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Activision’s Blur Offers Double XP All Halloweekend, Developer Play Session

Tale of Tales celebrate Day of the Dead with 3 games bundle in commemoration of the dearly departed in The Graveyard, The Path and Fatale.

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Posted by PlayStation Blog Oct 29 2010 14:30 GMT in Blur

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I am about to become a legend.

No, really: In Blur, when you hit level 50 in the multiplayer system, you have opened up all the cars (oh, Koenigsegg CCX, how I love thee), activated all the mods (Mastermine – which fragments other people’s mines and gives you the points for it – is my favorite), unlocked all the game modes (including Motor Mash and the fan-driven Community Event playlist), and hopefully have a decent strategy for all the tracks, from the tight turns of Hackney to the one-way trip down Mount Haruna. And when you reach level 50, well, there’s nowhere else to go. Except around the track, of course. Preferably very quickly.

And then, much like Modern Warfare 2, you face a decision: Do you keep playing with all the big toys, or do you challenge yourself by hitting a Legend rank and building up your reputation and garage again, based on pure skill?

As I write this, I’m level 40 or so. I’m going to get some more racing time in this week. And this weekend, the Blur developers at Bizarre Creations are offering a little Halloween treat – double XP from Friday the 29th through Sunday the 31st. (These are the perks when your studio’s logo is a jack-o-lantern.) That means for every race, you get twice as many fans, which means ranking up twice as fast, filling your garage with gorgeous Corvettes and Elises and Vipers in record time.

My mind is made up. I’m not wasting a weekend of double XP to just sit on my level-50 throne – as soon as I can hit Legend status, I’m going for it. Of course, it does not hurt that, by doing so, I will also unlock an exclusive car as well as a Gold Trophy. Plus, I get to use all the cars I earned in the single-player career mode in my online races, too. Armed with that, I’m willing to put my rank on the line.

The double XP goodness flows all weekend, but if you race Saturday, October 30th from 11am to 2pm, you might find yourself trading paint with the Bizarre Creations developers themselves. And of course, look for me too – my PSN ID is OneOfSwords. With any luck, I’ll be at the front of the pack!

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Keiji Inafune leaves Capcom

Posted by Joystiq Oct 29 2010 15:00 GMT in Gaming News

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CEO At BioShock And GTA Publisher Take Two Stepping Down

Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune has left Capcom, one month after revealing his Mega Man Legends 3 Project for 3DS, six months after being promoted to Global Head of Production and 23 years after joining the company. He was also the CEO of Capcom's online games subsidiary Daletto.

According to Andriasang's summary and translation of his blog post announcing the departure, Inafune declared he had no more "stairs" to climb within Capcom. "It would probably be good for me to sit gracefully in this seat and become a leading figure in the industry," he wrote. "However, I cannot do this. Settling down means death for a creator. As long as you are a creator, you cannot settle down." Inafune has been particularly unsettled lately, making frequent, harsh criticisms of the Japanese game industry, and (in what seemed like a frustrated joke at the time) declaring that he hated his job.

We think we know what happened here: It wasn't that Capcom higher-ups, uh, encouraged him out for his critical statements, or that Inafune received a more lucrative offer from one of the Western publishers he has become so fascinated with -- it's just that his Mega Man Legends 3 character design got last place.

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 13:29 GMT in Gaming News

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Duke Nukem Forever interview: An end in sight

#business Ben Feder, CEO of Take Two Interactive since 2007, will be stepping down from his post at the end of the year, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, BioShock and Carnival Games revealed this morning. More »

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Hello Duck Face

Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 13:00 GMT in Gaming News

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#idoru Anime and video game voice actress Aya Hirano continues her move into mainstream Japanese entertainment. Today, she appeared on popular afternoon show Waratte Iitomo! ("It's Okay to Laugh!"). Yes, that's a big deal! More »

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Posted by Joystiq Oct 29 2010 14:00 GMT in Duke Nukem Forever

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What's The Scariest Game You've Ever Played?

Duke Nukem Forever might actually be completed and released -- but like most everyone, I won't be convinced until the final product is in my hands. During a recent press event, I played through the same demo we saw at PAX and spoke with 2K Games senior producer Melissa Miller, who did her best to reassure me that the game might actually, maybe, seriously come out.

"It's really amazing when you think about it, because these guys -- along with everybody else -- thought Duke Nukem was dead," Miller recalled of one of the current developers, Triptych Games, which was founded by nine ex-members of 3D Realms. "And they were a group that just said, 'No, we're not gonna let this stop.'"

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 12:30 GMT in Gaming News

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#tellusdammit Hi! It's Friday. Halloween is soon. So, let's talk. More »

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Teen Brags Of Murder Over World Of Warcraft

Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 12:00 GMT in World of Warcraft

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#crime This past March in British Columbia, two teenage boys — 16 and 18 — raped and killed 18-year-old Kimberly Proctor before mutilating and burning her body under a bridge. When it was over, the 16-year-old told a friend on World of Warcraft what they'd done. More »

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PlayStation Network Video Content Update

Posted by PlayStation Blog Oct 29 2010 12:01 GMT in PlayStation Network

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Hi everyone, get pumped for this week’s video store update!

Halloween is finally here! Visit the video store this weekend to cash in on incredible deals, free movies, and other great Halloween offers. First, enjoy sensational slasher flicks in our Spine-Chilling Slashers collection where you’ll find gruesome gore-fests like the full Nightmare on Elm Street series, The Collector, and Saw. Next, visit Deal of the Week: Spine-Chilling Slashers for amazing deals on even more bloodcurdling slashers like Joy Ride, American Psycho, Cabin Fever, and more. Check out the Halloween TV collection for new additions of spooky TV series and special Halloween episodes from hot TV shows like The Office, Chuck, and Parenthood. Last but not least, get a FREE ‘Midnight’ movie rental of A Nightmare on Elm Street (the original classic!) from 5pm PST to 3am PST this Saturday! Learn more here or Visit Featured Collections > Halloween on the video store to find these incredible steals!

Other exciting PSN offers arrive in store this week! One of the most revered classics from the 1980’s returns in glorious high definition – rent and own the entire Back To The Future trilogy now on the video store! Also, make sure to check out 11/4/08 – a vérité documentary that weaves together footage recorded throughout the world on the historic day Obama was elected President. Next, own The Wolfman (2010) now for just $9.99 and visit the Disney.Pixar collection where you’ll find heartwarming Pixar films like Monsters, Inc., The Incredibles, Toy Story 1 & 2, plus Finding Nemo, available for rent for just $2.99! Last but not least, deck out your PS3 systems with Spartacus: Blood and Sand Dynamic Theme (US Only).

New TV shows and movies arrive every week! Here’s a taste of what’s in store:

Just in TV
US Store: Sons of Anarchy: Season 3, Modern Family: Season 2, Blue Mountain State: Season 2A, Terriers: Season 1, Raising Hope: Season 1, The Event: Season 1, How I Met Your Mother: Season 6, No Ordinary Family: Season 1, Parenthood: Season 2, Glee: Season 2, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It: Season 1, Chuck: Season 4, Disappeared: Season 2, Gossip Girl: Season 4, The Buried Life: Season 2, The Tester: Season 2, Thintervention: Season 1, Two and a Half Men: Season 8, World of Jenks: Season 1, and more.

Canada Store: HDNet Fights: King Of The Cage: Season 1, Naruto Shippuden Uncut: Season 1, The Tester: Season 2, Big Love: Season 3, Ring of Honor Wrestling: Season 1, Svetlana: Season 1, Comedy Central Presents: Stand-Up: Season 1, and more.

New Release Movies
US Store: Sex and the City 2, The Girl Who Played With Fire, Milf, Winter’s Bone, Wild Grass, You Don’t Know Jack, Night Catches Us, UFC 121, The Human Centipede, Far Cry, Lake Placid 3 (Unrated), and more.

Canada Store: How To Train Your Dragon, The Girl Who Played With Fire, A Single Man, The Human Centipede, The Messenger, Winter’s Bone, You Don’t Know Jack, Just Like The Son, Splinterheads, Helen, Casino Jack and the United States of Money, The Greatest, and more.

Before you head to the video store, check out the trailer for Sex and the City 2 starring Sarah Jessica Parker, now available on the US store!

Also, be sure to check out season 2 of Stargate Universe, now available on PlayStation Store!

Top TV Downloads

US:

Canada

Family Guy | Season 8 – The Splendid Source Spartacus: Blood and Sand | Season 1 – Whore Ancient Aliens | Season 1 – Closer Encounters Ancient Aliens | Season 1 – The Evidence Ancient Aliens | Season 1 – The Mission South Park: Uncensored | Season 10 – Hell on Earth 2006 Spartacus: Blood and Sand | Season 1 – Delicate Things Spartacus: Blood and Sand | Season 1 – Great and Unfortunate Things Spartacus: Blood and Sand | Season 1 – Mark of the Brotherhood Spartacus: Blood and Sand | Season 1 – Shadow Games

Top Movie Downloads

US:

Predators Jonah Hex A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Get Him to the Greek (Unrated) Iron Man 2 Splice How To Train Your Dragon Robin Hood (2010) (Unrated) Mirrors 2 (Unrated) Prince Of Persia – The Sands Of Time

Canada

How To Train Your Dragon Nitro Circus 7: Country Fried Paranormal Activity American Psycho Back to the Future Trick ‘r Treat American History X Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant Iron Man 2 Leprechaun

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Your Three-Step Guide To Quitting Civilization

Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 11:30 GMT in Gaming News

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thedailywh.at

#screengrab Wait...damn, that didn't work so well...as seen on The Daily What. More »

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Mega Man's Creator Quits Capcom

Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 11:00 GMT in Gaming News

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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Takes You On A Tour Of Rome

#keijiinafune Guess Capcom legend Keiji Inafune wasn't kidding around when he said he hated his job and wanted to retire: he's quit his various posts at Capcom, and will be leaving the company he's been with for 23 years at the end of the month. More »

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 10:30 GMT in Gaming News

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A Case Study In Xbox 360 Vs. PS3 Sales

#pressplay One of the key draws of the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is that it includes an all-new city for you to explore: Rome, home to the Vatican and a damn fine cup of coffee. More »

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 10:00 GMT in Asura's Wrath

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#naruto In Japan, PS3 games generally do way better than Xbox 360 games. Just look at the disparaging difference for multiplatform title Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2. More »

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PSA: Gears of War 2 multiplayer treating 31 times XP this weekend

Posted by Joystiq Oct 29 2010 11:00 GMT in Gears of War 2

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Football Manager 2011 Review

Want a really nice Halloween treat, Gears of War 2 multiplayer buffs? Epic Games and Microsoft have ratcheted up the XP bonus by 31 times, the only trick being that you must play beginning today (October 29) through Monday, November 1, in order to reap the rewards of their generosity.

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Posted by IGN Oct 29 2010 10:00 GMT in Football Manager 2011

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The Horror Of The Wild West

Backroom drama as Sports Interactive's all-conquering sim returns.

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 09:00 GMT in Red Dead Redemption--Undead Nightmare

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#fieldguide Before Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare launched, Rockstar's Dan Houser compared the zombie add-on to a 70s horror flick. With Halloween right around the corner, get out the popcorn, because here is a field guide to some crazy Westerns. More »

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Spectator Mode: The Polynomial

Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 09:30 GMT in Gaming News

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#pcgamingweek Today's great PC game you've probably never heard of? The Polynomial. Or, as I like to call it, my "just got home from the pub" game. More »

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Rock Band 3 peripherals tested as MIDI instruments

Posted by Joystiq Oct 29 2010 10:13 GMT in Rock Band 3

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Dragon Age II Has A Noteworthy Belt

If you've elected to drop a few wads of cash on acquiring the new keyboard and Mustang guitar peripherals so you can enjoy Rock Band 3's newest features, you've secretly invested in a pair of fully functional MIDI instruments as well. Create Digital Music, a site dedicated to -- well, you can figure it out -- recently reviewed the two devices' capacity for real-life rocking; and surprisingly, they're both very capable in that regard.

The Mustang guitar may not have the authenticity of real strings, but at $150, it's one of the most affordable MIDI guitars on the planet. With Synth and Strum input modes, it could have some interesting applications for those creative types. The keyboard also received high marks for its ergonomic form factor and velocity-sensitive keys. In short, it's not the best keyboard on the planet, but it can (and should) be used as an actual keytar. Why haven't you bought this yet? You're wasting everyone's time.

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 08:30 GMT in Dragon Age 2

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Sega, Namco Bandai drop iOS game prices for Halloween

#clips A trailer for a belt? Sounds ridiculous, but we can let it slide when it's a belt designed (and forged in comic strip form) by Penny Arcade. More »

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Posted by Joystiq Oct 29 2010 09:17 GMT in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I

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Review: Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

Both Sega and Namco Bandai are out to scare up more sales of their iOS games over the Halloween weekend. The former has slashed prices on the likes of Shining Force, Sonic 4: Episode 1 and three others. The latter is offering nearly all of a 24-title batch for $0.99 each. Full lists after the break.

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 08:00 GMT in Red Dead Redemption--Undead Nightmare

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PSP Sales Fall Through The Floor

#review Rockstar Games' Old West tour de force Red Dead Redemption catches zombie fever—as video games now tend to do—with the Undead Nightmare add-on, a meaty, mystical expansion to the comparatively sober original adventure. More »

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Posted by Kotaku Oct 29 2010 07:30 GMT in Gaming News

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Sony sees modest PS3 growth, dramatic decline in PSP sales in Q2 versus last year

#sony Just like Nintendo's handheld games console, Sony's PlayStation Portable is doing it tough these days, sales of the machine down 50% from what they were at this time last year. More »

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Posted by Joystiq Oct 29 2010 08:12 GMT in Gaming News

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