Dust 514 is a console-based hybrid MMO/FPS set within the Eve universe featuring first-person shooter and RTS-style gameplay, and will interact with CCP’s MMO EVE Online. This interplay between the two games opens the EVE universe to console gamers and gives them a chance to become part of one of the most massive cooperative play and social experiences ever.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with free Playstation Plus content/discounts, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, Voltron: Defender Of The Universe (demo), Scene It? Movie Night, Modern Warfare 2, de Blob 2, DLCs for LittleBigPlanet 2, NBA 2K12, Mercury Hg, Zombie Apocalypse, Ace Combat Assault Horizon, Elevator Action HD, Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends, song packs for Rocksmith, Rock Band 3, the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Darkstalkers, Tak 2).

We've been flipping through catalogs to shop for Christmas gifts, toys mainly, and it strikes me that I find most of the stuff boring, or simply not fun for more than a few minutes. We've come up with a few possibilities, but it has taken us a few dozen catalogs over the past month to even narrow it down to that. I must be getting picky in my old age ...

I haven't watched the newest Sons Of Anarchy yet. Turns out it's a two-parter, so I'm going to wait until next week so I can watch both episodes back to back. We did, however, check out House and Chuck.

Comedian Patrice O'Neal, who was recently on the Comedy Central roast of Charlie Sheen, died at age 41 after suffering a stroke last month, from which he apparently never fully recovered.

Birds of Steel is a breath-taking combat simulator featuring some of the most pivotal air battles of World War II, including the battle of Midway, Guadalcanal, Coral Sea, the historic attack on Pearl Harbour, the Mediterranean Maltese island, Germany’s Ruhr Valley, and others.

Borderlands 2 is the sequel to the ultimate four-player Role-Playing Shooter loot fest. Combining invention and evolution, Borderlands 2 features all new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment, which come together in an ambitiously crafted story.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PC)
• Fractal: Make Blooms Not War (PC)
• NBA 2K12: Legends Showcase DLC (PS3/X360)
• Rocksmith: Rock Hits 2 DLC (PS3/X360)
• Victorian Admirals (PC)
• XIII: Lost Identity (PC)

We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Absolute Supercars allows people of all ages and skill to get behind the wheels of some of the world’s most powerful supercars.

Rocksmith is the first and only game where players can plug any real guitar with a standard quarter-inch input jack, and play through an in-depth library of music including everything from the latest hits to classic rock songs.

What would people do if they could see others' deaths before they come to pass?  As devastation and ruin begin to spread, the player will have to use a mysterious website with the power to predict casualties in order to save lives, save themselves, and ultimately, save the city.