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Hope you like it frosty.

This is pretty exciting to us - it's the first time a game made by someone other than us allows you to find TF2 items by playing it. If you'd asked us, as we slaved away on TF2 back in '63, whether one day you'd be able to get the Heavy's first minigun off him by playing poker, we'd think you were nuts. Then we'd have hired you, because you had a vision for the future.

If you're curious, here's the set of items that you'll be able to collect inside Poker Night at the Inventory:

• The Enthusiast's Timepiece - Tycho's favorite timepiece (equippable by the Spy)
• License to Maim - Max's Badge (equippable by all classes)
• The Lugermorph - A second chance at Max's personal armament (equippable by the Scout and the Engineer)
• The Iron Curtain - The Heavy's first love (equippable by the Heavy, obviously)
• Dangeresque, Too? - Strong Bad's styling glasses (equippable by the Demoman)

Direct feed footage of High Voltage's 2011 release shows why you should be watching this sequel.

All-comers welcome to battle in latest from Aeria Games and Tecmo Koei and compete for prizes, including new gaming notebook computer.

My pets, let me show you them.

Porting powerhouse Aspyr Media has announced the Mac version of Civ 5 will be available through its GameAgent retail portal -- both digital and boxed copies -- on November 23. Confirmation of its exact availability on Steam is pending. Estimated system specs are posted after the break.

Another MMO for Mac.

#clips If you're currently hating on Pokemon Black and White, this man would ask you to reconsider your position. Not only is the newest entry off the goddamn chain, he argues, but Pokemon is straight up "gangsta." More »

Sequel not coming until at least April 2012.

The Amazing Race for Nintendo Wii now available in North America.

Over 100,000 players have joined the free-to-play-game in just a few weeks.

Square Enix announced today that some changes have been made to the Japanese localized version of Call of Duty: Black Ops. All dubbed copies of the PC and console versions will see swastikas replaced with the Iron Cross in zombie mode. Strangely, the subtitled version of the game, which will be released prior to the dubbed version, will retain the swastikas.

1UP notes that Square Enix announced other cuts to all versions of the game last month, namely scenes of dismemberment and scenes of extreme violence during an interrogation. Furthermore, the company issued an apology as part of today's statement, as it previously stated that the zombie mode would not be altered from the US version.

Based on the popular motion picture, downloadable game will introduce several new missions, fights and enemies to its action-packed experience.

Frontier’s David Braben spoke to Eurogamer stating that the series was “far from done and dusted: There are still many more stories to tell from [game world] Mistralis. We’ll keep you updated as we have news. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for more information about one of my favorite WiiWare series’. Soon, we hope!

Neowiz Games offers Closed Beta test for its epic fantasy MMORPG until Nov. 12.

New feature on the way.

#followup Last year, we profiled Kristen, the stay-at-home mom whose 165,000 Gamerscore made her the No. 5 female worldwide. She set 200,000 as a retirement mark. On Monday, she reached it. Will she put down the controller? More »

You might have heard that PlayStation Move has already shipped one million units and given the list of exciting games below, it’s hard to imagine sales slowing down. Next Tuesday marks the launch of gritty brawler, The Fight: Lights Out, party favorite SingStar Dance, and the HD revival of one of PlayStation’s most iconic characters, Sly Cooper, in The Sly Collection. But that’s just the start of the holiday shopping season; we’ve got more great games on their way for every type of gamer – from the casual to the core and everyone in between. Additionally, we’ve got exclusive games coming out in early 2011 including Killzone 3, LittleBigPlanet 2, and SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs.

Not only do we have a wide variety of first-party PlayStation Move titles for this holiday season, but we have some of the best third-party developers supporting the PlayStation 3 Move-ment with compatible games like Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2011, TRON Evolution: The Video Game, and R.U.S.E. We’ve had a great first month and a half, but this is just the beginning. For a complete list of confirmed Move-compatible games available now and coming soon, see below:

Available Now:

• Brunswick Pro Bowling
• EyePet
• Get Fit With Mel B
• Heavy Rain
• High Velocity Bowling
• Hustle Kings
• John Daly’s ProStroke Golf
• Kung Fu Rider
• MAG
• NBA 2K11
• Planet Minigolf
• Racquet Sports
• Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
• Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition
• R.U.S.E
• Sports Champions
• Start The Party!
• The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest
• The Shoot
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2011
• Time Crisis: Razing Storm
• Toy Story 3: The Video Game
• Tumble
• TV Superstars

Available in 2011:

• Beat Sketcher
• Dance Dance Revolution
• Dead Space Extraction (available with Dead Space 2 Limited Edition)
• echochrome ii
• EA Create
• Killzone 3
• LittleBigPlanet 2
• PAIN (PlayStation Move compatibility update)
• PlayStation Move Ape Escape
• PlayStation Move Heroes
• SingStar Dance
• SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs
• The Sly Collection
• The Fight: Lights Out
• Tron Evolution: The Video Game
• Zumba Fitness

Already, there’s a lot for you to try out and if you haven’t experienced PlayStation Move just yet, there’s still some time to visit your local PlayStation Move HQ and try it out for yourself. As always, we look forward to your thoughts, and enjoy!

A test run at war.

#screengrab A day after Minnesota bailed on a four-game experiment with Randy Moss, Tennessee claimed the talented headcase from the waiver wire. The Titans have a bye, but Moss will suit up in Madden NFL 11 when the roster update hits Friday. More »

In Dragon Age 2, the story takes shape as it is passed along from narrator to listener. A short, plump man sits upon a throne and regales his unnamed female counterpart with the tale of our new hero, Hawke. In my preview session with executive producer Mike Darrah, I sampled two different versions of the game's opening: an exaggerated introduction of the powerful Hawke and her crew; followed by what really happened.

#blam A couple weeks ago, the Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 11 trailer pulled into Eugene, Ore., winding up a 56-day nationwide tour. After showing me the game, the crew took me into the country to shoot some antique firearms. As in muzzle-loaders. More »

Hide your kids, hide your wife -- they punchin' everybody out here.

Hi all!

Here’s this week’s PlayStation Store Comics update. There are many new comic series once again!

Marvel’s Iron Man: The Inevitable (2005) starts this week with issues #1 to #5. In this mini-series, concluding next week, Iron Man’s long-time enemies come back to haunt him, including classics villains the Living Laser and the Spymaster.

And there’s more Iron Man-related goodness with War Machine (2008). James Rupert Rhodes is an ex-Marine who befriended the legendary Tony Stark and became his personal pilot before blasting into his own ongoing series! This 2008 incarnation by Greg Pak and Leonardo Mancowith comes with a surprisingly familiar supporting cast and one of the biggest villains in the Marvel Universe!

If you still haven’t got your fill of heavy-armored heroes, check out IDW’s Transformers: Sector 7 #1. The secret history of the Transformers is finally revealed, through the multi generational saga of the clandestine spy group code named SECTOR 7. Fans of the Transformers movies will also be happy to know that this comic links directly to a few familiar storylines.

And to keep the Halloween spirit alive, we bring you an adaptation of Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming grindhouse flick Machete. In issue #0, Rodriguez himself, alongside producer Aaron Kaufman, pens the ultimate “Mexploitation” tale of revenge as we see what drew Machete to first pick up the blades. It’s not for the faint-hearted.

And we also have more Dragon Age, Batman, Wonder Woman, Y: The Last Man, and many many others… Here is the full list:

• 5 Days to Die # 4
• 2000AD Prog #1701 – #1704
• Batman # 681
• Betty and Veronica # 247
• Birds Of Prey #63 & #64
• Boffin Boy #4 – #6
• Dark Man #4 – #6
• Dragon Age # 5
• Dust Wars # 3
• Eternal Descent # 4
• Ex Machina #14 – #16
• Fables # 31
• God of War
• Green Lantern # 13
• Hit Monkey (2010) # 3
• Iron Man: The Inevitable (2005) #1 – #5
• JLA #16 & #17
• Justice League: Generation Lost # 12
• Justice League of America #5, #6, & #8 – #10
• Machete # 0
• Magician (2006) #7 – #12
• Planetary #13 – #15
• Powers (2000) #31 & #32
• Reya # 2
• Sandman # 8
• Superman/Batman # 35
• Transformers: Sector 7 # 1
• War Machine (2008) #1 – #5
• Wonder Woman Vol. 3 # 7
• Y: The Last Man # 14

Please visit playstationcomics.com for prices and to see the whole catalog.

More World War 2 strategery.

Here's a friendly reminder that the Xbox Live Gold Family Pack is now available. The Family Pack offers up extra four Xbox Live Gold accounts -- along with some extra parental controls -- for $99 a year, a substantial savings over four separate accounts. Before you and three buddies splurge on the Family Pack though, know that there are a few caveats.

The most notable restriction is that only the Primary account holder is allowed to make purchases against the Family Pack's billing account. This makes sense for parents looking to regulate what their kids purchase, but it's not terribly convenient for say, your dorm buddies. Thankfully, MS Point cards can be redeemed by any account under the family plan, so it's possible to work around the restriction.

Also, all four accounts must reside on the same Xbox before being transferred to a Family Pack. Once an account is part of the Family Pack, however, users are free to recover them on another console. Finally, all content will be licensed to the console on which it was purchased, as well as to the account that purchased it. In other words, if little Jimmy buys an XBLA game, everyone on that console can play it, but Jimmy can play it on any console so long as he logs into Xbox Live.

$99 is definitely a good deal for four Live accounts, but we suggest reading through the Family Pack FAQ before taking the plunge.

#movies Konami's grisly horror game franchise, Silent Hill, is coming back to movie theaters, this time with a story based on one of its best entries, Silent Hill 3. And like any movie worth its salt, it will be filmed in stereoscopic 3D. More »