A late start yesterday — AKA sleep — made for quite a busy day. Catching up on things while staying on top of the new stuff is quite a hassle.

Tomorrow is finally BBQ time, the one that was canceled a few days ago, so I'll be saving myself all day to pack it away in the evening. We'll bring a few bottles of wine for smooth sailing, so a good time should be had by all.

The fall TV season has fully kicked in, and the new DVR is being put to the test as we watched episodes of "Entourage," "House," "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "Sons of Anarchy," and that's only a fraction of what we've recorded this week.

I picked up the new Alice in Chains and Megadeth albums, so I'll be checking those out in a bit, some hard rockin' music is always good for staying awake in the middle of the night.

Polyphony Digital revealed that GT5 will more than double Forza 3's number of cars, promising 1000 vehicles, 20 tracks in 60 different layouts, custom soundtrack support, and while there is a damage model, it will be limited to certain car manufacturers.

NIS America announced that it will be be re-releasing some of its past PSP titles to celebrate the launch of the PSPgo at 50% off for the whole week! The discount will only be valid for one week starting tomorrow, so don’t miss this chance to get our past titles on your PSP!

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Risen [X360/PC] - Launch Trailer
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2 [ALL] - Battlefield Moments Trailer #1
• Toy Story Mania! [Wii] - Trailer
• Dawn of Heroes [NDS] - Trailer
  

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Poised to feature the most authentic, entertaining and compelling simulation of WWE programming to date across multiple videogame platforms, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will introduce inspiring creative and online freedom, significant franchise improvements and a comprehensive roster of today’s most prominent WWE Superstars and Divas.

Sony announced that it will release the v6.10 system software update for PSP in preparation for the launch of PSPgo. Some of the new features are the ability to use a bluetooth mobile device to connect to the internet, SensMe music application, and various Media Go enhancements

Jam Sessions 2 is a guitar game that makes improving your guitar skills fun and rewarding. Each song in the gameplay mode serves a different role in advancing players' guitar skills and songwriting abilities. By progressing through the songbook, players learn techniques that will help them play the guitar and write songs.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced that throughout October, each day there will be a “JoWood Daily Deal” offering discounts up to 50% off. This weekend both Red Faction 1 and 2, as well as Campus are all 50 % off, while fans who pre-order NBA 2K10 and Tropico 3 will get 10% off as well as 250 bonus Blue Coins with a price guarantee. When you pre-order Football Manager 2010, you'll get 20% off and receive OutRun 2006 Coast to Coast for free with 3,000 bonus Blue Coins with a price guarantee.

Alien Havoc throws back to the classic 8-bit era, putting gamers in command of an alien who must pluck cows from farms, load them onto his spaceship, and bring them back to his planet. The farmers, however, won’t let their cows go without a fight.

With Band Hero, you can come together with family and friends to ascend the virtual stage and rise to fame, bringing you a new genre of music focused on today’s hottest top-40 hits and classic anthems that everyone will know. European Guitar Hero fans did not get the latest instruments, so  both the drum and guitar are now updated, however, North American Band Hero fans will be able to get a "redesigned" drumset.