I can forgive you if you haven’t heard of Killing Floor before today. You see, while it has previously enjoyed a strong following in the niche market of mods, it was only recently brought to the attention of some big names in the PC gaming industry; that being Valve, of course. The gist of it is: small team of four releases mod for Unreal Tournament 2004 back in 2005.

The mod is popular and gains a devoted fanbase, and the mod continues to improve, expand and grow until it reaches version 2.5 in 2008, at which point the guys behind it grab the attention of a company by the name of Tripwire Interactive, who strike a deal with the mod team and Valve to release the mod as a standalone game via Steam.

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It’s a NFS: Shift overload – yet another trailer has been released for the upcoming racer, demonstrating its racing simulation capabilities whilst giving you a tour of Road America.

You can watch the new trailer after the break, and, as a bonus, some screenshots featuring every car in the game have also been unveiled – view all 72 cars here.

I smell a playable demo coming soon.

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Rockstar Games has freshly announced that the debut trailer for its upcoming game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City, will be revealed on 1 September. Expect the Rockstar website to go into meltdown on that day.

The trailer will also feature the developer’s latest GTA Episode: The Ballad of Gay Tony, hit the jump for a screen shot that may suggest a new method of transportation could be ready to “drop”.

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This Christmas looks to be a promising period this year, particularly for the Playstation 3. There are already some high profile exclusives on their way, but today marks another one to add to that list with Ratchet & Clank Future: a Crack in Time, which is now scheduled for release on October 27th.

There has been little coverage on this title so far, but after Tools of Destruction the anticipation for this sequel will no doubt rise accordingly, as more coverage of this Pixar esque game is released.

A European release date has yet to be announced however, but hopefully it won’t suffer the same fate as a certain Up which we have yet to enjoy despite it being released a good 3 months ago everywhere else. Sorry, just had to get that off of my chest.

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This week sees a very reasonable update for PSN land, starring a strapping pair of downloadable titles, Smash Cars and Battle Tanks, and another long list of DLC to boot, featuring Batman Arkham Asylum and Crash Commando. Incidentaly, Crash Commando also received a price reduction in conjunction with the newly released DLC.

View the full run down of this week’s update after the break.

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[Indie Spotlight is your periodic coverage on various popular iPhone games]

Good games entertain us for a while, keep us intrigued until we are done and we place them back on the shelf, rarely or never to be played again. The downloadable game marketplace on all systems is rapidly growing, and the sentimental value of a cheap plastic case on the book shelf may be nearing extinction. Good games go back to the shelf, but great games stick with us for a long time.

Last Cannon is one of those great games.

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Sony’s advertising for the new slim PS3 looks set to go into overdrive with two brand new ads. The new commercials harken back to the days of the original Playstation and Playstation 2 advertising blitzes, when they were well, actually funny.

Hit the jump to see the two new ads, I promise you won’t be disappointed.

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If you didn’t understand that title, I think it’s about time for you to watch Home Alone 2 again. While many consider Curry’s best efforts to be Clue, Legend, It, and Rocky Horror Picture Show; to me, he’ll always be the bumbling concierge who was in love with Cliff.

Despite whatever movie you may know him from, Tim Curry is now a part of Dragon Age’s cast! Hit the jump for the official description of his character. Read more… »

Its only natural that we would expect Microsoft to hit back after the announcement of a slim PlayStation 3. After some believable rumors, and a few dodgy camera phone pictures Major Nelson has posted on twitter, it looks like the Xbox 360 Elite will receive a $100 price cut in the US.

Hit the jump for all the details.

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This piece of tidbit is one for the Aussies. Tim Cahill, the Socceroo’s ‘hero’ during the last World Cup, has been enlisted to become a FIFA 10 cover athlete. He’s not the only man fronting for the job though, as fellow English Premier League (EPL) player Wayne Rooney will be alongside Cahill for the gig.

Hit the jump to see Australia’s official FIFA 10 box art.

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Despite its delay from early August to September 9, Turbine has been kind enough to roll out some new screenshots from the upcoming MMO, Dungeons and Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited.

The new screens flaunt both the Favored Soul class, and the Reaver’s Reach adventure pack.

Hit the jump to check out the goodies.

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Though the chances are slim, the opportunity has indeed presented itself. Activision just announced that gamers all over the world can now expect to play with every boys’ dreamgirl, Megan Fox, on Xbox Live this Saturday. Unfortunately, like everything good that comes our way, there’s always a catch. If you don’t own Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on either consoles, you’re out. If you happen to own the game but have decided to not buy the upcoming DLC, you’re out. Simply put, you need to buy the upcoming DLC to play with her.

Head inside for the details.

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