Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is almost here. What more needs to be said?

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Modern Warfare 2 will be on North American store shelves Tuesday, November 10. The rest of this week's retail releases should be available by Wednesday, November 11.

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A new trailer for James Cameron's Avatar: The Game arrived today. It showcases the alien world of Pandora and its colorful, yet aggressive denizens, the Na'vi. Players face them as RDA Corporation Soldiers and giant armored mechs in fights ranging through the jungles. Alien panther-like animals and large red rhinos are thrown into the mix, for good measure.

Players will be able to fight alongside RDA Corp, or side with the indigenous aliens when Avatar arrives on December 1 for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PSP and Wii. You can check out our previous coverage of Avatar: The Game here.

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Relive a classic Raiders of the Last Ark moment in this new LEGO Indiana Jones 2 trailer, splicing footage from the film and its plasticised video game recreation.

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues hits PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, DS and PSP on November 17 with revamped versions of the films recreated in the first LEGO Indiana Jones plus Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and now toting a level editor.

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It's been a long time coming, but BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins is almost upon us. And be sure not to overlook this week's other releases. The inevitable showdown between Imagine: Babyz Fashion and Jurassic: The Hunted should prove interesting.

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Barring any unforseen delays, most of this week's games should hit by Wednesday.

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It's a demo-heavy week for the North American PlayStation Store, as this week's update delivered a variety of downloadable samples: Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Fat Princess, LocoRoco Midnight Carnival PSP, Jak and Daxter PSP, and more.

A number of downloadable titles also arrived, including Inferno Pool and re-releases of Capcom's various PSP offerings, as did a new map for Fat Princess (it's included in the game's free automatic update) and the usual smattering of add-ons... Read more

If you ask me, Salem and Rios are a little old for trick or treating. Then again, were the virtual duo to suddenly apparate in front of me, I doubt I'd have much to say.

In case haven't looked at a calendar lately, Halloween is a mere two days away. Army of Two: The 40th Day, meanwhile, won't hit PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP until January 12.

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Avatar: The Game doesn't have any bad guys, so apparently you spend the game knitting and/or in a lot of awkward conversations.

You can also play Avatar: The Game as a trooper or as an Avatar. Of course, either way you're playing as an avatar. I'll let you ponder that one.

Avatar arrives November 24 on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PSP and Wii.

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Slant Six's squad shooter sequel SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 (PSP), once due this year, is now slated to hit North American shops on January 12, 2010. The developer had revealed a November 24 release date weeks ago, though the announcement was rather quickly removed with no explanation.

On the PlayStation.Blog, producer Mark Rogers explained that though "development is on schedule and we are extremely pleased with all aspects of the title," global marketing issues necessitated a delay to "allow time to get the word out to everyone."

I'm starting to think that Dante may be more of a hero than people realize. I mean, would you want to be trapped in those heels for all eternity? These screens are meant as "a warning of the terrors that await the sinful among us," after all. He's just trying to help. Visceral's hellish beat 'em up hits PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP on February 9.

An entry in the long-running homoerotic shooter series Cho Aniki is coming to PSP owners in North America as a digital download, publisher Aksys has revealed. Packing "five man-rageous levels of brotherly love and muscle-on-muscle madness" plus "heightened experiences of rhythmic action," the "manliest shooter ever" has players fighting Emperor Balzac II (say it out loud) to save the universe's protein supply.

Cho Aniki Zero "will be oiled up and ready to thrust its way onto your PSP" as a PlayStation Store download this spring. More thinly-veiled gags follow... Read more

Hamsters with maracas? Just another week in the crowded holiday season.

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Most of this week's offerings should be available by Wednesday, October 28, with two notable exceptions: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony won't be downloadable until Thursday, the same day that Episodes From Liberty City hits retailers.

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LucasArts has released the official system requirements for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition: The Video Game, and while most of the bullet-points are pretty reasonable, the 24GB install is certainly a little intimidating. The Sith Edition--set to include the previous Tatooine DLC pack and a new, exclusive Hoth level--hits this holiday on PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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Heavily-armed cyborg mutant from the future Cable is latest character announced for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2's upcoming downloadable content pack, joining a lineup of new characters which also includes Carnage and Psylocke.

Several new simulation missions will arrive in the DLC, with "arena-style" boss fights and a mission described as "an homage" to 'the old school X-Men/Avengers 2.5d arcade "brawlers'" revealed so far. Neither a price nor release date has been announced yet.

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Think of Army of Two: The 40th Day's new extraction mode as a mobile version of Horde or Firefight. Up to four players will move through four zones, surviving progressively challenging waves of enemy fighters.

You can also think of it as a preorder bonus, as only those that pre-buy the game will be able to play Extraction in the first month of the game's release. Bummer.

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Electronic Arts' racing franchise Need for Speed has now sold over 100 million units worldwide since the series' debut in 1994, with over $2.7 billion in sales accumulated in those 15 years.

"The main thrust of the sales has actually come in the last six years, where we've averaged over 12 million units per year," said Need for Speed VP of marketing Keith Munro to Gamasutra.

Munro posits that the series' recent trend of featuring more accessible cars is a key reason for its recent success. "Our consumers might actually own these cars, or parents might have one in the garage," he said.

"The older Need For Speed games were more of the exotic supercars on the Italian countryside," he said, pointing to 2003's Need for Speed: Underground as a turning point for the series.

Shooting, sports, strategy, super heroes, wrestling, robotic replacement children, prom and Grand Theft Auto--safe to say, the flood of holiday releases isn't slowing down.

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SCEA's Halloween-themed PSP sequel to the roly-poly LocoRoco franchise hits the PlayStation Network on October 29, according to Sony.

16 stages, competitive and co-op modes, two mini-games and additional bonuses will be included in the $15 game. Sony's promising more details on the multiplayer next week, but in the meantime, check out a few new screenshots of the game below.

Spider-Man villain Carnage is joined by X-Men bad-girl Psylocke in the roster of upcoming DLC characters to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.

No word on a release date for the new supers, but they are expected to be available before the end of the year.

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Just like you imagined while building with LEGO bricks as a kid, LEGO Indiana Jones 2's level creation is driven by a UFO and a motley cast of characters. Though the building at first seems restricted to a small den-sized area, notice the wall-pusher in the early seconds of the below trailer.

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues will be released November 17 on all major platforms.

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Following the release of its downloadable PlayStation 3 strategy game Savage Moon earlier this year, developer FluffyLogic is now bringing the series to PSP.

Dubbed "Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign," the portable incarnation features new enemies, environments and other new content. As with other tower defense titles, the game has players building and upgrading weapons to take down invading foes.

No word yet as to when the title will arrive or how much it will run, but FluffyLogic did provide this fact sheet in conjunction with the game's... Read more