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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Having already made his Rock Band debut in with another band, Jack White returns to Harmonix's music game franchise with a selection of tracks from The White Stripes as The Damned and Kasabian toss songs of their own on the downloadable wagon.

Due on Xbox 360 and Wii Tuesday, November 10 and PlayStation 3 on Thursday, November 12, each of the following tunes will go for the usual asking price of $2 / 160 Microsoft Points, with three-pack offering a slight savings at $5.50 / 440 MS Points.

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• The White Stripes - "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"*
• The White Stripes - "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine"*
• The White Stripes - "Icky Thump"
• The Damned - "Smash It Up (Part II)"*
• Kasabian - "Club Foot"*

*Also available in the family-friendly LEGO Rock Band Music Store.

Is Activision really getting sued again? No Doubt!

TMZ reports that the band No Doubt is suing Activision for "the unauthorized use of the No Doubt's name and likeness," in Band Hero, released on November 2. The band is suing for an injunction prohibiting the use of the band members' likenesses in songs other than the three No Doubt tracks included in the game, and seeks an undisclosed amount of damages.

The lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, claims that the game "transformed No Doubt band members into a virtual karaoke circus act," a statement indicative of being able to play any of the game's more than 60 tracks using No Doubt avatars... Read more

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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As the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 nears, Activision is discounting the zombie-filled DLC for Call of Duty: World at War on the PS3.

The three map packs can all be had for 50% off, or $5 apiece. The sale--which also coincides with a double-XP bonus--runs through next Sunday.

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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"She will be loved," a virtual rendition of "front man from Grammy Award winning band Maroon 5" Adam Levine assures us in this family-friendly clip from Band Hero.

Packing 65 on-disc tunes, Band Hero hits PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii on November 3. A separate Nintendo DS Lite version with 30 songs hits the same day.

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What better way to promote DJ Hero than a video remix featuring clips of DJ Jazzy Jeff, Grandmaster Flash, DJ AM and others talking about the peripheral-packing video game? "It's got a turntable and it's got a fader," explains Flash. "Do do. E-e-e-e-eh."

Coming to PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, DJ Hero hits October 27.

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With just over two weeks to go until Band Hero hits North American store shelves, publisher Activision has listed all of the songs in the family-friendly rhythm game.

The company also touched on downloadable content support, writing that "fans can play almost all of their previously purchased Guitar Hero downloadable content," as well as detailed the cost of bringing Band Hero songs into Guitar Hero 5 and vice versa.

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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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Most of this week's retail releases should be at North American shops by Wednesday.

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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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It seems that 2009 still has a few surprises left, as Call of Duty publisher Activision today announced a dino-centric first-person shooter due out in less than three weeks.

In Jurassic: The Hunted, players find themselves on an "island lost in time" after venturing into the Bermud ...you know what? The story doesn't matter. What matters is you'll be shooting dinosaurs, sometimes in the face.

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"Get ready to be hunted," said Activision's David Oxford, with today's announcement adding that the game "promises hours of dino-survivalist... Read more

Upon booting DJ Hero, you'll see this epic tale of those that live inside a giant record player and the tyranny of DJ Shadow. What it actually has to do with FreeStyle's music game, well, I'm not quite sure, but it's a neat little video nonetheless.

Due October 27 with 93 exclusive mixes and turntable controller in tow, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii editions of DJ Hero will be $120, with a gold-trimmed Renegade Edition selling for $200. A PlayStation 2 version arrives the same day at $100.

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Forget discounts on select titles, Toys R Us has put its entire catalog of games on sale with this week's "Buy 2, Get the 3rd Free" offer.

Available both in-store and online, the retailer's promotion runs from today until the close of business on Saturday, October 17.

A few standard restrictions apply: the free game "must be of equal or lesser value to the lowest priced item purchased," and pre-orders for upcoming titles don't count.

Then again, given the loaded last few weeks of releases, not to mention Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend this week, that last bit may be more of a blessing than a curse.

I hope you've been saving up, because this week is going to break some wallets.

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Barring any delays, this week's retail releases should be on North American shelves by Wednesday, October 14, with Machinarium hitting digital outlets on Friday.

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Second-rate symbiote Carnage does his thing in this trailer for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2's first DLC pack. His thing consists of eating faces and making bad dinner jokes, apparently.

There's no date--or any other details--on the DLC, but it should be arriving relatively soon, according to Activision.

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Fashion designer Marc Ecko hopes to one day see a sequel to his action-adventure graffiti game Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, especially considering his view that "[original publishing partner] Atari shit the bed, you know?"

Chatting with Destructoid, Ecko said the first game was "a lot of blood, sweat, and tears" and added that he is "gonna fucking make that game again if it kills me." The first step on that road, it seems, involves clearing up some legal issues... Read more

Shaba Studios, the developer responsible for Spider-man: Web of Shadows, was shut down today by owner Activision according to several reports.

Though the doors of the San Francisco-based studio were closed, Kotaku put the number of terminated employees at just 30 out of the 61-strong team.

Founded in 1997, Shaba was largely responsible for ports of Tony Hawk games before shipping Web of Shadows in 2008.

Activision also recently cut 30 employees from its wholly-owned 7 Studios, a move it chalked up to "realignment" of its music genre workforce.