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Updated Oct 15, 2008 3:39 pm PT

Top Story Gears 2 preorders top original's

Xbox 360 shooter on pace to shatter predecessor's sales figures; Microsoft expects 20,000 stores to have midnight launches for sequel. continue »
- Posted Oct 15, 2008 12:35 pm PT

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Video Q&A: Gears 2 golden, Epic console-focused

Cliff Bleszinski discusses the Gears film, why the factory-bound sequel will never come to the PC, and his belief that Dead Space will be the year's sleeper hit. Full Story
- Posted Oct 10, 2008 1:20 pm PT
Game analysts sound off on market crisis

Sebastian: "Investors are shooting first and asking questions later"; Pachter: "Worst I've seen," publishers have long road ahead to regain 2007-level share value. Full Story
- Posted Oct 10, 2008 6:32 pm PT

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Activision TMs 'Guitar Hero Modern Hits'

Guitar Hero maker files new application trademark with USPTO for contemporary-music rhythm game. Full Story
- Posted Oct 15, 2008 3:19 pm PT
Police union martyrs Saints Row 2

New York cops decry THQ game for encouraging depravity and immorality, desensitizing children to violence. Full Story
- Posted Oct 15, 2008 3:39 pm PT
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Atari sliming Ghostbusters?

Online reports have Dan Akyroyd telling Dallas AM Radio that the French publisher has adopted the Activision-dropped adaptation of the classic 1984 film. Full Story
- Posted Oct 15, 2008 2:10 pm PT
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Take-Two slapped with $50M suit

Seeking damages, ex-Jack of All Games head claims breach of oral contract by former CEO Richard Roedel and president Paul Eibler. Full Story
- Posted Oct 15, 2008 12:53 pm PT
MK vs. DC Universe enters ring November 16

Midway's first all-new Mortal Kombat installment on the Xbox 360 and PS3 throws down against comic foes next month. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2008 4:19 pm PT
Nintendo teases Wii Music tunes

"Grandfather's Clock," "Ode to Joy," "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik," Zelda, Animal Crossing themes named as songs appearing in open-ended rhythm game. Full Story
- Posted Oct 15, 2008 10:50 am PT
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PlayStation tunes in to YouTube

SCEA establishes trailer subsection of popular video-sharing site, promises to showcase user-generated content on it in the future. Full Story
- Posted Oct 15, 2008 11:15 am PT
Far Cry 2, Red Alert 3 golden

Ubisoft's open-world 360, PS3, PC shooter and EA's over-the-top PC, 360 RTS both enter mass production for respective launches later this month. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2008 5:55 pm PT
Shippin' Out Oct. 12-18: Dead Space, Saints Row 2, FIFA 09

The jam-packed week also offers Golden Axe: Beast Rider, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, Blitz: The League II, Rock Revolution, and Age of Booty. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2008 3:32 pm PT
Champions Online puts out beta-tester call

Cryptic Studios now recruiting sidekicks for its newest superhero MMOG; trial period begins mid-November. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2008 4:31 pm PT
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Valve teases Half-Life 2: Episode Three

Marketing director Doug Lombardi says announcement may arrive later this year, though game is still more than a year off. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2008 12:30 pm PT
Microsoft offering NXE memory upgrades for HDD-less 360s

CONFIRMED: Online portal now offering free 512MB memory card or $20 20GB HDD to allow 360 core buyers to download Xbox Live update; NXE video-sharing postponed. Full Story
- Posted Oct 13, 2008 3:59 pm PT
Report: Brash cofounder bolts

Variety reports that the Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull has resigned from the board of the upstart publisher after spate of duds, including Alvin and the Chipmunks. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2008 6:06 pm PT
Obama campaigns in Burnout: Paradise, 17 other games

[UPDATE 3] Burnout players in 10 states will be racing past in-game ads for the presidential candidate from Illinois all month long; AP reports spots also appearing in Madden, NASCAR, NBA, NHL, and Skate; Obama staff tells NPR it has buys in 18 games. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2008 11:44 am PT