Another Left 4 Dead 2 leak has sprung as a new cinematic trailer labelled 'intro' popped up on the Internet today, with a show of survivor banter and bonding plus a spot of zombie dismemberment you can be quite certain won't be in the Australian version.

Left 4 Dead 2 arrives for PC and Xbox 360 on November 17. Pre-ordering brings a 10% discount, exclusive baseball bat weapon and earlier demo access--perks which have helped Valve's shooter sequel achieve pre-order numbers 300% of Left 4 Dead's.

The identity of Left 4 Dead 2's final two campaigns also leaked recently, revealing a campaign set in a shopping mall. Thanks to an anonymous tipster for the heads-up.

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A pair of new DiRT 2 trailers demonstrate the fancy DirectX 11 graphical wizadry which reportedly caused the PC version of Codemasters' racer to be delayed several months.

First up is a tech-focused look at the DirectX 11-enabled features which include "Cloth Tessellation, Hardware Instanced Tessellated Crowd, Tessellated Water with Dynamic Displacement Mapping, Enhanced Lighting and Post Processing."

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DirectX 11 arrives today with the release of Windows 7, also due to hit Windows Vista in an update later this month. AMD/ATI has already released the first DirectX 11-capable video cards while Nvidia's offerings are expected to arrive in December... Read more

THQ has announced it will publish Ukrainian developer 4A Games' post-apocalyptic shooter Metro 2033, celebrating with a handful of new screenshots and a trailer.

Metro 2033 was first revealed in 2006, then described as a "horror/action/survival FPS" with RPG elements and scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Based on the novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky, it tells of survivors living in Moscow's metro system, where stations have become cities with diverse societies including "democracy with market economy, totalitarian sects, military communism, primitive society with proper culture and beliefs." Naturally, the surface swarms with "mutant horrors."

Metro 2033 will be released fpr PC and Xbox 360 and is now due in "early 2010." Tempting glimpses of the game and a little story follow in the trailer below... Read more

New Saboteur screenshots and a trailer show the full range of Pandemic's open-world World War 2 stealth-action shooter, from sneaking around in disguise and sniping Nazis from the rooftops of occupied Paris to racing through the streets and exploding airships.

Colour will seep into the monochromatic world as the population becomes inspired by protagonist Sean's campaign against the occupying force, sparking a resistance and turning grey Paris gay once again.

The Saboteur is due to arrive for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on December 8.

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The first trailer for Climax Studio' revival of 16-bit platformer series Rocket Knight kicks off with an look at the game which started it all before launching into the lush 2010-due "2.5D" platformer to show how far rocketing armoured possums have come since 1993.

Published by Konami, Rocket Knight is scheduled for a 2010 downloadable release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and on PC through Steam.

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This four-minute exploration of Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time sees Insomniac community manager Bryan Intihar and series creative director Brian Allgeier discussing the various incentives to play through and beat the platformer multiple times.

A PlayStation 3 exclusive, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time his October 27.

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The Beatles: Rock Band players can finally see, and play, Polythene Pam and the rest of the songs from the group's seminal album Abbey Road today. The full album, and associated singles, are now available on Xbox 360 and Wii.

The following trailer presents a medley of the new songs, which also come with new dreamscapes and in-studio videos:

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Though Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 maker Infinity Ward recently told us that "PC [multiplayer] will be the same as it always was," the company has now revealed that the war-torn shooter will not make use of community-run dedicated servers.

"We've been building up this system on the backend called IW Net, to allow matchmaking for our PC users just like you have on the console," Infinity Ward community manager Robert 'fourzerotwo' Bowling explained on podcast BASH 123.

"You're completely reliant on IW Net and there's no dedicated servers or server list. You rely on IW Net for your matchmaking and finding games, but then you also have the private match, much like the other platforms, where you... Read more

"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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New screenshots and a trailer for Futuremark Games Studio's zero-gravity multiplayer shooter Shattered Horizon show that while giant steps are what you take walking on the Moon, a rocket pack is needed when the satellite's smashed and "survivors on the Moon are forced into conflict with those trapped on the battered International Space Station."

Moonatics unable to wait until Shattered Horizon hits PC this holiday season should enjoy this following trailer, which shows a spot of zero-gravity space rocket pack combat as it truly is--completely silent save for a moody score... Read more

Curious as to what's been happening in the thirty years since Jean Luc Picard took care of Romulan Praetor Shinzon? How fortunate, then, that this trailer tackles the subject.

Coming from Champions Online developer Cryptic, Star Trek Online is slated to launch in February 2010. While a specific launch date has yet to be announced for the sci-fi PC MMO , various retailers are currently listing it for release on February 2.

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You might have heard that the God of War Collection coming to PlayStation 3 packs smoother versions of former PlayStation 2 exclusives God of War I and II. You might have also heard that the November-due release includes God of War III demo access.

But now, the time for talking is over. Now, we have a trailer. Now, it's time to watch.

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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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Though this developer diary for Assassin's Creed II is titled "All's Fair in Love and War," the "love" part doesn't really factor in. Mostly, it's about new enemy and weapon types.

Ubisoft Montreal's open-world sequel hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 17, with the once-simultaneous PC edition now slated to arrive during early 2010.

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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

With just under a month to go until New Super Mario Bros. Wii hits North American store shelves, Nintendo has issued forth some new screenshots and footage.

Supporting up to four local players, the cooperative platformer hits November 15.

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A new Aliens vs. Predator trailer stars the titular face-hugging, chest-bursting, wall-climbing, face-biting Aliens, following trailers for the Colonial Marines and Predator.

Rebellion's Mexican standoff shooter is scheduled for release on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the first quarter of 2010. Publisher Sega has stated that its success will influence the release date of Gearbox Software's co-op shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines.

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Britpop icons Blur are the latest band plasticised for posterity, performing their anthemic 'Song 2' in Traveller's Tales & Harmonix's family-friendly LEGO Rock Band.

LEGO Rock Band packs plastic rock stars and 45 parent-pleasing tracks--which can be imported into Rock Band 1 and 2 on Xbox 360 or PS3 for the one-off fee of $10.

LEGO Rock arrives for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and DS this holiday season. To get Song 2 stuck in your head all day, listen no further than the following trailer... Read more

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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