At times like these we all wish for an extra 12 hours in the day.  Too many games to play, too many responsibilities to fulfill.

Nick "bapenguin" Puleo - "I have a lot I'd like to play, lets see what I accomplish.  Left 4 Dead 2, Dragon Age Origins, Modern Warfare 2, and Resident Evil 5 PC are all on my radar!"

Marc "DjinniMan" Allie - "I'm planning to spend lots of time in Left 4 Dead 2.  Other than that, more Half Minute Hero!."

Mike "pheriannath" Katsufrakis - "I have a lot to play as well, but almost no time to do it in! Since I've got to work over the weekend, time will be scarce, but I'll spend as much time as I can in Left 4 Dead 2 so I can have my review ready for everyone to enjoy."

Jim "txshurricane" McLaughlin - "What little game time I have will be spent on Clone Wars: Republic Heroes and Modern Warfare 2."

Katrina "ShadokatRegn" Pawlowski - "I'll be pushing to make time to play Prince of Persia and Borderlands - even if that means forgoing sleep for the weekend."

Jason "OrigamiPanther" Love - "My weekend will likely see me splitting my time between slaying darkspawn in Dragon Age: Origins, and hitting zombies with frying pans (*ptong!*) in Left 4 Dead 2."

Loren "AgtFox" Halek - "Maybe play some New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but probably just take some time away after getting through and reviewing three games in under a week with over 40 hours of gameplay combined."

 We finally have a release date for Serious Sam HD, or at least, a release date for the PC version.  Expect to kick names and take ass on November 24th with up to 15 of your friends in co-op.  This was announced in an exclusive trailer posted on Eurogamer's website.

You can read our short hands on preview with the game from PAX 09.  We came away impressed, and are itching to dive into the chaos with one of the largest and most insane co-op gatherings I've ever witnessed.  There's going to be a lot of exploding harpies.

You can preorder the game right now on Steam for only $18.  There's still no word on whether or not the XBLA version, which contains four player co-op, would be released the following day on November 25th.  

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Keep the pedal to the floor on those party chat complaints in Modern Warfare 2!  According to Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling, they hear you loud and clear on the complaints from the community.  Whether hearing is the same as acting, well that's yet to be seen, but for those of you annoyed by the lack of party chat options in certain multiplayer play lists on the Xbox 360 - scream to the heavens:  

"For the love of Soap MacTavish give us our party chat!"

The lack of party chat was done in part to prevent cheaters in different multiplayer game types.  Basically these punks would jump onto the opposing team calling out their teammates positions to their friends on the other team in party chat.  For most of us, we're unaffected by this decision because we're too busy playing Spec-Ops in co-op!

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Resident Evil 5 was an early co-op hit this year.  As you'd expect for a title so popular, quite a bit of extra content is headed your way soon.  The PS3-exclusive "Alternative Edition" is coming soon, and will include all the DLC listed below, plus compatibility with Sony's forthcoming motion controlling doohickey.  (Pretty sure that won't be the final name.)  Xbox 360 owners and those who already own RE5 for PS3 can also download this content.

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After Borderlands blew us away with its release, we haven't been able to get enough of it. Additional content to extend the experience is a wonderful thing, but now we're ready to experience Borderlands at all times. In the car, in your office, at school - wherever, you'll now have the soundtrack to Borderlands available just in time for the holidays.
 

"The soundtrack features a number of tunes from various composers including Jesper Kyd, Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco and Raison Varner, Tim Larkin. Unfortunately, the catchy song "Aint No Rest For The Wicked," which was featured in the game's trailer and TV commercials, is not included."

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Ever wonder why PC gamers are so vehement about their dedicated server support? For this month's Battlefield Report, guest writer Dan "Jackel" Greiner enlightens our readership about what makes dedicated servers so popular among PC gaming communities.

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If you've played Left 4 Dead 2 and reached the finale of the first campaign, Dead Center, then you know all about Jimmy Gibbs Jr.  

"He's only the greatest stock car racer of our generation... read a book sometime!"  says Ellis during the finale's intro.  And while we may have hoped that Mr Gibbs found a way out of the apocalypse and made it to safety, it seems that isn't the case.  An enterprising modder has found a zombie model for Gibbs available for unlocking.  

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Codemasters has released a co-op capable demo of Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising on the PC today.  The demo takes place in the game's first mission, Dragon Rising, where you are inserted behind enemy lines and must destroy a radar station and SAM site.  The demo supports up to four players in co-op  mode.  

The demo weighs in at 1.4GB and is available from various download mirrors.  If you're still unsure if you want the game after checking out the demo, perhaps our review can provide the info you are missing?

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Before you get all riled up, Star Wars fans, take note: no, it will not. Of course not! But what better way to illustrate just how HUGE the Call of Duty franchise might be in the next couple of years? Both have sold ridiculously high unit counts, and if the below story is true: both are being stretched across every thinkable medium.

You heard about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's opening day records. Today, Activision boasts that their new favorite poster child has completely destroyed every previously held first-five-day record, not only in video game sales but box office sales as well. Titles like Grand Theft Auto IV, The Dark Knight, and the Harry Potter film series have been named as having fallen to the new entertainment giant.

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And so after a lot of teasing, we finally get the official announcement.  Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days is under development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC and set to release next year from developer IO Interactive.  

The game follows our "heroes" Kane and Lynch through the gritty Shanghai underworld.  Dog Days is said to be inspired by documentary film makers and the user generated era in terms of style.  Perhaps that is why we've seen some interesting perspectives in the teaser videos up to this point.  In fact we've got a new one today called "Bowling for Shanghai" posted below.  We're promised a fresh perspective on intensity and realism.  

No other details of the game were given but Niels Jorgenson, IO Interactive's general manager, has stated that feedback from the first game helped shape the sequel.  Lets hope they listened to us when we asked for online co-op play.

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