Sony has officially announced they will be launching a new sku of the PS3 Slim with a 250Gb HDD on November 3rd for $350.  So far the new system will only be released in North America, but there’s a good chance other regions will eventually get it as well.

The boost in hard drive space is the only difference between this new version and the current 120Gb Slim, so don’t expect any other additional features.  This is simply another alternative for people who think 120Gb isn’t enough.

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Today publisher JoWood Productions announced that Homegrown Games’ biblical shooter Painkiller: Resurrection has gone gold. In celebration of this even, JoWood has released a new trailer for the game.

Slated to arrive October 27, Painkiller: Resurrection is the third game in the Painkiller series. Resurrection will feature: “new & improved monsters,” “new & improved weapons,” a “new co-Op Mode,” “dynamic light sources” and “destructible environments.”

To learn more about Painkiller: Resurrection and to find out where to checkout the new trailer, hit the jump. Read more… »

Today Valve sent out some details regarding Left 4 Dead 2′s demo. We last reported that both Xbox 360 and PC gamers who pre-ordered the game will receive access to the demo on October 27.

On November 3, the PC demo will become available to everyone and the Xbox 360 demo will be available to Xbox Live Gold members. Xbox 360 gamers who are Silver members will have to wait until November 10 to get their hands on the demo.

To find out what is included in the demo, read on.

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Let’s be honest, with the release of Uncharted 2 imminent this week, most of you probably won’t be interested in this week’s store update. But for those of you who are, the likes of Mushroom Wars and Uno awaits you. You lucky people!

You can read up on this week’s delights after the break.

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Welcome to “What Are YOU Playing?”, a new community outreach program by Gamer Limit, where we encourage everyone from staff to passer-by to tell us not only what you’ve been playing the past week, but what you plan on playing in the week to come.

Yes folks, it’s true: Nolan North does look like his most popular character! And speaking of Uncharted 2, I haven’t bought it yet, so feel free to shame me into doing so in the comments below. I’ve been spending too much time playing Demon’s Souls (as said on the podcast) to really give it as much attention as it deserves, and additionally, I have Way of the Samurai 3 in transit as we speak.

Is there another recent game you’ve enjoyed other than Uncharted? Is Brutal Legend everything you wanted and more? Feel free to let the world know how amazing they are below.

[Join Steve Kelso and Chris Carter, as they both review Fallout 3's Mothership Zeta pack for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Steve Kelso's review was written months ago when the DLC dropped on the 360, and Chris Carter's is brand new. Intro by Steve Kelso.]

Fallout 3′s Capital Wasteland is without a doubt one of the largest areas to explore inside of a video game to date. Many fans are absolutely clueless about half of the known locations of the map, much less the little secrets which can be found in some random nook or cranny.

If you’ve come across the alien crash site, you have done a fair bit of exploring. Of course who would have ever thought we’d visit the ominous mothership from whence it came?  The deafening cries of alien probes await you upon Mothership Zeta.

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Grand Theft Auto IV’s PS3 and Xbox 360 releases are, according to Gamerankings, the first and third best reviewed games of this console generation (with Super Mario Galaxy snuggled between their awkward percentage divide). The series has consistently rated well since the release of GTA III, which  is often cited as one of the most successful transitions into 3-D any game franchise has ever made. GTA IV’s leap wasn’t as significant, but it was, the reviews argued, just as impressive.

And yet, as time went on, dissent towards the game started to pop up on blogs, forums and player reviews. At first, complaints at the in-game phone, the lack of sky-diving and other such distractions introduced in previous entries to the series and cries of ‘this is boring!’ seemed to be made in defiance, as though some players simply wanted to rebel against the magnitude of the review scores. As always, accusations were made that reviewers were being paid off, and the anti-GTA IV sentiments spread.

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There was once a little game for the Dreamcast called Phantasy Star Online (PSO).  It was a popular title that launched the RPG series into the wide, recently booming, world of the internet.  Players could join up in thousands of beam saber waving contests around the world, from the comfort of their couch, or they could quest with NPCs through a single player campaign. Ah, the glory days.

Fast forward to today.  Every console, even the portable ones, have the capability to connect to the magical internet, and gamers have been searching for almost a decade to replace the beloved PSO.

For Australians who have been struggling to buy content from the US store, your problems have finally been solved today. Available in both $30 and $50 amounts, both kids and adults alike can now easily purchase content from the Sony Playstation Store without the use of a credit card.

Not only that, but these PSN cards are also packaged in a blu-ray case, so you essentially get a free case to boot!

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For those social networking obsessed Xbox owners, you will be happy to hear that the 360 dashboard update is one step closer to public availability. With long awaited features such as Twitter, Facebook, Zune Marketplace, and Last.fm, Major Nelson announced that the preview program is open for sign-ups.

For those that have missed out on the preview programs in the past, Microsoft is “looking for multiple thousands of participants, so your chances of making it in are good.”

Hit the jump for more details on how to sign-up.

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LEGO Indiana Jones 2, scheduled for release on November 25, is the follow-up to your girlfriend’s favourite console game. You’ll play through setpieces taken from the fourth film, while again re-living the first three Indy flicks.

Seemingly questionable, the developers have reassured us that the adventure from LEGO Indiana Jones has not been recycled. Copied and pasted or not, Indiana Jones 2 will this time allow gamers create their own levels via a map builder according to their every whim.

Swing from tree to tree, do a backflip and jump right in for the developer walkthrough.

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Not only will Grand Theft Auto 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony feature a single-player story to play through, but multiplayer will allow you to return to the skies with parachutes.

Rockstar has announced plenty of new weapons as well, including the Assault SMG, Gold SMG, Explosive Shotgun, Sticky Bombs and more. And if standard firepower just isn’t enough, then you can sink your teeth into both tanks, and attack choppers in Gay Tony multiplayer.

Hit the jump to check out at the new screenshots.

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