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It wouldn't be Halloween weekend if Telltale didn't offer a chapter of one of its adventure series for free -- well, we guess it still would be Halloween weekend, since ... that's how time works. Regardless, you can grab Sam and Max: Night of the Raving Dead this weekend for free.

#screens Halloween weekend can only mean one thing—publishers remind us of the horror games on their slate, this time Konami and its mystical horror shooter NeverDead, starring the immortal, limb-tossing Bryce. More »

There’s no denying that Majora’s Mask is quite a creepy game, and it’s not classified as a horror game. Sometimes it’s those titles that end up being the scariest!

Both tommy and i have talked it over many times and agree strongly that sequels tend to tarnish the original. Now there are always exceptions to this, mario for example, zelda and so on. but when you really think about it amazing games like, Tomb Raider, Mario Party, Tony Hawk and dare i say… Mega [...]

“Written and drawn by Mami Itou (Darkstalkers/Red Earth, ROBOT, Pilgrim Jäger), Street Fighter Gaiden spotlights the World Warriors’ adventures outside the tournament scene. The series is made up of short stories each devoted to a classic Street Fighter character. Fan-favorites like Ryu, Ken, Chun-li, and Guile each get their due, as do many other skilled fighters. [...]

#pc You've shown us your gaming laptops. You've shown us your computer gaming rigs. Show us your gaming chairs. More »

The PlayStation blog has posted a featurette on Sackbots, which are little AI versions of LittleBigPlanet 2's Sackboy (or girl). Sackbots allow you to add a lot more movement and intelligence to characters in LBP2's levels -- you can set them up to follow Sackboy around, interact with the environment, or, as the video shows, teach them to dance.

And honestly, we're a little bit more excited about that last option. Yeah, it's nice to set up Lemmings-style puzzles or command an army of cute little blockheaded robots. But sometimes you just need backup for a dance party.

#clips Can you actually activate a nuke in Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer in about half a minute? There's been debate about that and admissions of fakery. But this video, newly re-posted to YouTube shows a purportedly legit 32-second nuke. Look legit? More »

#clips Grand Theft Auto. Zelda. Mario. Which old games don't you see references to in this "soundtrack mixtape" trailer for Retro City Rampage? More »

EA's mobile offerings aren't the only games the publisher is marking down in honor of this most spooky holiday -- the EA Store currently has half-off deals on PC blockbusters like Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Dead Space. Peep all the temporarily low prices below.

#comingsandgoings Ryan Geithman, founder and president of Champions of Norrath and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance developer Snowblind Studios, has left the Seattle-based studio after 13 years with the company and in the midst of developing the studio's current game. More »

#mortalkombat The latest addition to the Mortal Kombat line-up of "kombatants" is an old favorite. Jax, the cybernetically armed special forces operative who always has brain matter under his fingernails, will return. More »

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You know, it's hard to focus on the art of Bulletstorm while watching gameplay footage, as most of your attention probably gravitates to bon mots like "yum-yum, blister juice." Why not soak in some of the game's visuals in a recently released batch of screenshots, posted below?

This particular message pertains to the UK, but this might be something that’s happening all over the world. No indication as to what is being fixed up, but perhaps we’ll find that out later. Thanks to Dr. Dark for the heads up!

In this photograph taken by AP Images for Nintendo of America, Isabella R., 12, of Los Angeles and Amara E., 10 of Woodland Hills enjoy playing DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies at a Halloween slumber party in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. The slumber party gave girls a chance to [...]

#clips Maybe you've already read our Fable III review and seen an unboxing of the nifty secret-compartment Fable III. But have you seen the Fable III bag and controller up close? More »

A portion of a Eurogamer interview with Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg… Eurogamer: Don Mattress has been quoted as saying Kinect will sell three million this Christmas. What do you think it will sell this financial year? Aaron Greenberg: We haven’t given any projections beyond this holiday, but this will be the largest launch we’ve ever had as a [...]

#clips Initially I hated the big-headed graphics of this Evil Dead game, but once you start to see the gore, the chainsaws, the evil dead, it comes together nicely. More »

#pumpkins Happy Saturday everyone and happy Halloween eve as well. By now some of you have probably gutted and carved up a helpless pumpkin to celebrate dressing up and begging for candy. More »

#originals This week? It was enough to make anyone consider throwing in the towel, packed to the gills with even more BlizzCon 2010 coverage, a week's worth of love for PC gaming and a flood of reviews and previews. More »

#ussupremecourt As the U. S. Supreme Court battle for free speech in video games closes in, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is adding his support for video games as art. More »

A year after Let's Tap game's release, Sega has revealed the code to unlock the game's "Free Style" Mode, allowing you to manipulate the Wiimote any way you like instead of setting it down on a flat surface and tapping. Let's ... Shake? Swing? Throw? Wait -- not that last one.