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I’ve got a pair of easter eggy type videos for you today. The first one shows some legit eggs from the new L4D DLC, The Sacrifice…

while the second one shows, what is probably not technically an easter egg, but is bizarre enough to make a video out of. Check out President Obama in NBA2K11.

In a recent press event, Epic games announced that Gears of War 3 will be getting the Beta treatment in early 2011, news that should ease the angst caused by announcement that the full game will be delayed for 5 months, coming Fall 2011. Epic stated that they always wanted to do a Beta for the previous games, but with the additional 5 months they had to work on the third installment, now seemed like the perfect time. That’s not the only big announcement, as Executive Producer Rod Fergusson went on to confirm that Gears of War 3 will use dedicated servers for ranked and social matchmade games, in an effort to eliminate complaints of “host advantage”.

I played Gears of War 3’s new Beast mode a few days ago at Eurogamer Expo, and although it’ll be another year until the full game is released, it already felt like a finished product. Read my brief impressions of the demo here. It’s unlikely that the public Beta will influence any major changes to a game that was set to release in just a few months, but it should at least give Epic the feedback on their multiplayer system and a chance to polish the final product.

[Source: Eurogamer.net]

Our first Achievement guide in “The Sacrifice” is up. It shows how to get the Chaos Generator Achievement in the new DLC for Left 4 Dead 2.

In case you haven’t already heard, Lucafilm is converting Star Wars to 3D, making some diehard fans nervous…

Non Sequitor titles for the win! Anywho, we’re back after the whirlwind of PAX Prime and the Halo: Reach launch. As such, we discuss both things, as well as some XBLA titles, Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions. But seriously, we talk a lot about Reach. Campaign (no spoilers), Firefight, Forge, Matchmaking, Achievements. All of it. Also, we’re thinking of moving recording to Wednesdays and releasing on Fridays, but want your feedback. Email us or sound off in the group forum to let us know what you think!

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Good Morning!
I’ve got a pair of easter eggy type videos for you today. The first one shows some legit eggs from the new L4D DLC, The Sacrifice…

while the second one shows, what is probably not technically an easter egg, but is bizarre enough to make a video out of. Check out President Obama in NBA2K11.

In a recent press event, Epic games announced that Gears of War 3 will be getting the Beta treatment in early 2011, news that should ease the angst caused by announcement that the full game will be delayed for 5 months, coming Fall 2011. Epic stated that they always wanted to do a Beta for the previous games, but with the additional 5 months they had to work on the third installment, now seemed like the perfect time. That’s not the only big announcement, as Executive Producer Rod Fergusson went on to confirm that Gears of War 3 will use dedicated servers for ranked and social matchmade games, in an effort to eliminate complaints of “host advantage”.

I played Gears of War 3’s new Beast mode a few days ago at Eurogamer Expo, and although it’ll be another year until the full game is released, it already felt like a finished product. Read my brief impressions of the demo here. It’s unlikely that the public Beta will influence any major changes to a game that was set to release in just a few months, but it should at least give Epic the feedback on their multiplayer system and a chance to polish the final product.

[Source: Eurogamer.net]

Our first Achievement guide in “The Sacrifice” is up. It shows how to get the Chaos Generator Achievement in the new DLC for Left 4 Dead 2.

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By now, if you haven’t played the campaign, you should be shot back into orbit until you learn of Noble Team’s sacrifice. Obviously, if you haven’t played the campaign and don’t want to be spoiled, don’t listen to this show. With that aside, we start our discussion about Halo: Reach’s campaign and how it compares to other campaigns in the Halo universe. Discrepancies among the events of the book Fall of Reach and the game are discussed as well as we dive into what we like and dislike about the campaign. This is only part one of our campaign show, so be sure to listen in to the next one to get the rest of the juicy details. Guests for this set of episodes are Kete from The Running Riot, and CMNeir and MidgetDance from Halo Reach Tricks. Enjoy

There can be no ties, only victory.

Today’s One One Se7en takes a cynical look at Bungie’s motives with respect to friendly non-player characters… hmm.(Louis Wu 17:59:45 UTC)

Anton P. Nym noticed that the latest VG Cats is Halo-related. I kinda wish this sort of thing happened more often on CSI, actually.(Louis Wu 13:39:04 UTC)

Al7eredBeasT let us know that he’s whipped up a couple of Halo Reach panoramas – they’re gorgeous, but they were compiled from images taken near the end of the campaign, so if you haven’t finished, they have spoilers. That said, you should see ’em: Final Days of Reach and [title redacted for spoiler reasons]. Gotta love those skyboxes…(Louis Wu 13:21:04 UTC)

We’re a couple of weeks behind (as usual), but joncjg’s One Life Remaining Season 2, Episode 10 has been out since September 24. Katyhryn gets kidnapped while being taken into custody… things get weird. (Louis Wu 13:20:38 UTC)

bs angel sent along a few links from the Halo Waypoint blog that you might be interested in:

• Anoj is back with a new Top 10 Reach Kills vid – this one focuses on multikills. There are some great ones in here!
• Halo Reach Forges showcased a Quiddich map – if you like what you see, the map and gametype can be downloaded here.
• REJ put together a trailer for a full Red vs Blue movie – 8 seasons, compressed into three minutes!

While you’re there, you should check out the trailer for Apt. 117, a new animated series created by Powerhouse Animation for 343 Industries – thanks to onebitrocket for the heads-up. Good stuff! (Louis Wu 13:19:57 UTC)

Hedgemony noticed an artsy Halo-themed image that you can buy on a lot of surfaces – t-shirts, laptop skins, canvas. Interesting! (Some of our forumgoers were unhappy with typos and misquotes.) (Louis Wu 13:19:21 UTC)

MLG Pro has opened MLG.TV, a new site with lots of video. If you’re looking for pro gameplay, this seems like a likely spot. Thanks, Devin Olsen. (Louis Wu 13:18:56 UTC)

Hey guys, today I bring forth another couple of achievement guides for Dead Rising 2. Today is a boss battle guide and a follow me guide! Enjoy.

Up first, the “Come on! Follow me!” achievement guide.

Up next is a very spoiler-riffic boss battle guide. Don’t click if you don’t want to know the final boss!