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If your RSS reader says that this post went up at 9am (Pac)/noon (East), then you may have forgotten to set your clocks back. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve showed up at work early on this day during my high school and college jobs.

Today, I’m using the extra hour to finish up the MoH campaign, which I took a weeklong break from when Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare pack came out. Finished that up last night – it’s a great reason to jump back into John Marston’s boots, especially if you like zombies.

How are you using that extra hour? Sleeping?

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of November 1, 2010)

• Tactics Ogre: Mass Effect on the PSP? – IGN
• Killzone 3 pad lag measured – Eurogamer
• Peter Dille Talks PlayStation Move Success And PSP Plans – Siliconera
• Sony’s PlayStation Network Steps Up Original Content Effort – The Hollywood Reporter
• Interview With Meredith Molinari From The Tester – Mahalo Games
• God of War 3′s Deleted Scenes Video – GameVideos
• My Experience With The PlayStation Move – Platform Nation
• First impressions: ‘Killzone 3′ multiplayer – USATODAY.com
• Sackboys Love A Parade – Kotaku
• The Surprising Ways Japanese Games Are Changed For Americans – Kotaku
• The Kick-Ass Game Is New And Improved – Kotaku
• Average PlayStation Home User Spends 70 Minutes In Sony’s Virtual World – Siliconera
• Adrianne Curry Is Surprised That Contestants On ‘The Tester’ Aren’t Completely Lame – MTV
• Aya Plays Dress Up In These Screens From The 3rd Birthday – Siliconera
• The Tester 2: “Series Premiere” Liveblog: A Brave New Cast – Kotaku
• Sessler’s Soapbox: Sessler at the Supreme Court – G4tv.com
• Take A Peek At God Of War III’s Gorgeous Art Book – Kotaku
• ESA confident on ‘historic’ day of Supreme Court hearing – News at GameSpot
• Insomniac Games’ Ted Price Talks Gaming, Violence, And The Law – G4tv.com
• Our favorite SCOTUS quotes with commentary from the NBA Jam guy – Joystiq
• 3D Patch Coming To NBA 2K11 For PS3 In January – G4tv.com
• PSN director: The Tester is a ‘foundation for something much bigger’ – Joystiq
• PS3 Sales Hot on Xbox 360′s Heels – The Escapist
• Interview for God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP) – UGDB
• Review: Ys: The Oath in Felghana – Destructoid.com
• Third Badman Game Exits Dungeon, Surfaces On PSN This Tuesday – Siliconera

Namco Bandai recently posted its financial results for the first half of FY2011, a period running April - September. The results don't look too hot on paper -- the company's "Content" division (which encapsulates its console games branch) reported total sales of ¥7,145 billion ($879 million), while the company as a whole ended up with a net loss of ¥1.93 billion ($24 million). However, when compared to the ¥6.04 billion ($74 million) in net losses the company suffered during the first half of FY10, these figures are ... well, significantly less terrible.

The company's biggest seller released in the current fiscal year was the licensed adaptation of the animated film Despicable Me, which moved 390,000 copies during the first half. Trailing close behind was Dead to Rights: Retribution at 350,000 copies sold. Imagine what kind of a sales powerhouse Namco would have on its hands if Universal ever did an animated movie about a young boy and his insatiable, murderous dog.