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Gamers who played Castlevania: Lords of Shadow will be pleased to learn that the game will be getting new downloadable content. Castlevania: LoS left us with quite a few unanswered questions and DLC will give us the opportunity to have those questions answered. Konami wants to make sure their vampire hunting hero has a few more adventures so they will be releasing two DLC packs early next year.

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CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video games, and to help out your wallets, we're bringing his weekly recap to you!

Another batch of voluminous Sunday ads, however, with all the great deals from previous weeks, it's pretty hard to get excited about these.

Best Buy has Lost Planet 2 (360/PS3) and Bioshock 2 (PC) for $9.99 each.

Kmart's best deals include a buy 1, get 1 half off on all Kinect games, a $25 gaming coupon with DSi XL purchase, and Fallout New Vegas (360/PS3) for $34.99.

Target is throwing in a $20 gift card with an Xbox 360 4GB Kinect bundle, and a $40 gift card with an 8GB iPod Touch purchase.

Toys R Us has a buy 1, get 1 40% off sale all games $19.99 and under and is giving out a free Sonic Free Riders with a Kinect purchase.

Visit CAG for more details and the rest of this week's Sunday ad deals.

Best of the Rest

• DSi w/$20 credit, DSi XL w/$25 credit at Amazon
• Holiday Sale on Steam
• Countdown to New Year's Sale on Xbox Live Marketplace

For more game deals, please visit CheapAssGamer.com and follow us on Twitter at videogamedeals and ukgamedeals.

CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video games, and to help out your wallets, we're bringing his weekly recap to you!

Kmart has a bunch of coupon offers including $20 with a PS3 Move Bundle, Tron Evolution with a $10 coupon, and a $15 coupon with any PC game purchase $39.99 and up. You can also save $20 on this year's EA Sports games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and Medal of Honor.

Target will provide a $10 gift card with a Tron Evolution purchase.

Toys R Us is running a buy, 1 get 1 50% off on all video games, accessories, guides and t-shirts sale. Also, buy any iPod Touch, get a free $25 gift card.

Visit CAG for more details and the rest of this week's Sunday ad deals.

Best of the Rest

• Buy 1, get 1 50% off select games and accessories at Amazon
• 17 Days of Deals - Daily themed deals at Amazon
• Treasure Hunt sale at Steam

For more game deals, please visit CheapAssGamer.com and follow us on Twitter at videogamedeals and ukgamedeals.

There is perhaps no greater way to follow up the coma-inducing aftermath of a sizeable Thanksgiving meal than with an alarm clock ringing at 4AM to remind you to line up for those red hot Black Friday deals. But seeing as how you can only be at some many places at one given time before the sun’s up, we thought we’d take a quick look at the very best Black Friday sales to give you a better sense of where you’ll be saving the most money as the holiday shopping season commences. From great console discounts to first-rate deals on some of the best games of the year, be sure to make your list, check it twice, calculate your savings and write us a check for the difference.

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Enslaved is about to receive a sizeable piece of DLC called Pigsy's Perfect 10, a stealth-based adventure starring the game's rather corpulent side-kick. We recently had a chance to explore the wasteland and murder some mechs.

"The gameplay itself is largely stealth-based. Being a post-apocalyptic glutton, you’re not exactly the brawler-type, so you won’t last long in a straight-up melee battle. Thankfully, you’re equipped with a long-range rifle, capable of taking out mechs with a single, well placed headshot.  While you’re given a grapple arm, it won’t allow you to interact with enemies and can only be used in certain locations to pull yourself up to a higher vantage. Subsequently, too much of Perfect 10 is spent walking, grappling, walking, and then grappling again, only to end the segment with a careful game of hide-and-seek."

Grab your sniper rifle and check out our Enslaved DLC Preview...

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 may not have been met with the best reviews, but there is definitely a beacon of hope for the game. A small, furry beacon of hope. The executive producer, Gio Corsi of LucasArts Singapore, has confirmed upcoming DLC will feature Ewoks.

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CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video games, and to help out your wallets, we're bringing his weekly recap to you!

Kmart is offering 25,000 rewards points ($25 value) with Call of Duty: Black Ops (360/PS3/Wii). They are also including $10 gaming coupons with the following Wii games: Goldeneye, Flingsmash and Wii Party. Additionally, The Red Limited Edition Wii comes with $50 in Shop Your Way Rewards. In case you missed them last week, the same excellent Kinect deals are still valid this week. And via KmartGamer.com, NBA 2k11 is $39.99 and the Sly Cooper Collection includes a $15 gaming coupon.

Target will sell you a 12 Month Xbox Live Gold card for $29.99 with the purchase of Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Toys R Us is throwing in a $20 gift card when you buy any $59.99+ video game or a $50 gift card when you buy any two video games $59.99+. All Kinect Games are buy 1, get 1 50% off; Amazon has matched this deal.

Visit CAG for more details and the rest of this week's Sunday ad deals.

Best of the Rest

• Video game Gold Box deals all day Tuesday at Amazon
• Call of Duty: Black Ops with $20 credit at Amazon
• Scott Pilgrim vs the World 50% off on Xbox Live Arcade

For more game deals, please visit CheapAssGamer.com and follow us on Twitter at videogamedeals and ukgamedeals.

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CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video games, and to help out your wallets, we're bringing his weekly recap to you!

Kmart is including $20 gaming coupons with the purchase of Fallout: New Vegas, EA Sports MMA, Kirby's Epic Yarn, and Vanquish. In addition to the coupons, save $30 on select titles with the purchase of Vanquish and save $20 on Super Mario Brothers, Metroid: Other M, and Sin and Punishment 2 with the purchase of Kirby's Epic Yarn.

Best Buy is throwing in a $20 gift card with the purchase of Halo: Reach.

Target is selling the latest Wii console bundle for $187.

Toys R Us is including a $10 gift card and the guide with the purchase of Fallout New Vegas or Kirby's Epic Yarn.

Visit CAG for more details and the rest of this week's Sunday ad deals.

Best of the Rest

• Video game Lightning Deals all day on 10/20 at Amazon
• Dead Space Extraction (Wii) $14.99 at Newegg
• Halo Reach $54.99 + $20 credit, Legendary Edition $139.90 + $20 credit at Amazon
• Battlefield Bad Company 2 (360) DLC: Onslaught Mode 50% off, SPECAT Upgrade Bundle 33% off

For more game deals, please visit CheapAssGamer.com and follow us on Twitter at videogamedeals and ukgamedeals.

CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video games, and to help out your wallets, we're bringing his weekly recap to you!

Toys R Us is having their semi-regular buy 2, get 1 free on all video games, accessories, game guides, and t-shirts. They will also throw in a $10 gift card with a DSi/DSi XL or Xbox 360 4GB console purchase.

Kmart once again offers up a bunch of big deals, including $25 gaming coupons with the purchase of Medal of Honor, Halo Reach, Enslaved, and/or Lucha Libre. Super Scribblenauts qualifies for a $15 coupon.

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CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com scours both the online and offline world for the best deals on video games, and to help out your wallets, we're bringing his weekly recap to you!

Not a stellar week, but Kmart again provides the most bang for the buck. Not officially part of the Kmart ad, this week's standout is KmartGamer.com's $25 gift card with the purchase of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West promotion.

Also at Kmart, NBA 2k11 and Castlevania Lords of Shadow both include a $20 gaming coupon while NBA Jam and Wii Party each provide $15 in gaming coupons. Also, those who buy the Def Jam Rapstar bundle will receive 1600 Microsoft points or $20 in PSN credit.

Target is including a $20 gift card with new Wii Console bundles. Halo Reach commands a $10 gift card bonus.

Toys R Us is offering a $25 gift card with any PlayStation Move game or accessory purchase of $125 or more.

Visit CAG for more details and the rest of this week's Sunday ad deals.

Best of the Rest

• Mass Effect 2 (360) $19.99 at Amazon
• Modern Warfare 2 Maps 50% off on Xbox Live Marketplace and Steam
• GoGamer Madness sale

For more game deals, please visit CheapAssGamer.com and follow us on Twitter at videogamedeals and ukgamedeals.

Coming October 5th, Left 4 Dead 's "The Sacrifice" DLC will finally tell the grim tale that preceded the most recent DLC, "The Passing."  This time out, our L4D survivors are put into a tough situation with a new finale featuring "Sacrificial Gameplay" where players get to decide who will give their life so the others may live. For now, feast your eyes on this trailer:

Also note that The Sacrifice DLC for L4D1 is a separate download than The Sacrifice for Left 4 Dead 2. In The Sacrifice for Left 4 Dead 2 players will receive "The Sacrifice" campaign playable with the Left 4 Dead survivors.

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Today, Valve announced new DLC for owners of either Left 4 Dead or Left 4 Dead 2. As a follow-up to The Passing DLC that was released last March, a new downloadable chapter called The Sacrifice will be released this October for PC, Mac and Xbox 360. It'll be playable with either the L4D or L4D2.

Remember when the original cast from L4D suddenly appeared in The Passing? I bet you were wondering when you'd get to find out what the story was with that. With The Sacrifice, the mystery will be solved as you get the chance to play the story of The Passing from the perspecitve of the cast of L4D. This time, however, Valve has added a choose your own adventure element as you get to decide which member of the original cast dies at the end of The Sacrifice. I bet that has something to do with why they named it The Sacrifice. Noodle that around a bit and get back to me.

The Sacrifice will also feature a retooled No Mercy level (the hospital level from the original game), playable with cast members from both L4D and L4D2. The Sacrifice will be out in October as a free download for PC and Mac players, but you'll have to pay if you want to play it on your Xbox 360. Start saving your points and your outrage now.

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Sometimes in gaming, like other creative arenas, the market will play a role in storytelling. Take for example the saga of Heavy Rain DLC: there isn't going to be any more. The team that worked on the original "Chronicles" DLC has been reassigned to work on Move support for Heavy Rain.

Quantic Dream CEO David Cage talked to Joystiq about the move (see what I did there?) and shared his thoughts on the demise of Heavy Rain DLC:

"From a creative point of view it was not my choice. I would have really preferred a thousand times developing the Chronicles. I thought we had a lot to say about these characters, about their background. Things that were just mentioned in the game that had a true explanation in the background, and it's a little bit unfortunate that we won't be able to tell you the full story."

He added, "Honestly, it's not like I'm upset about it, I would have preferred to do it differently but, you know what, it makes sense."

Does it make sense, or do you think for a game that was so heavily rooted in storytelling that not having the chance to tell the rest of the story kills it? Do you think Move support is more important than sharing the backstory of the characters?

Source: Joystiq

I was initially skeptical about the idea of DLC for a game so self-contained and consciously edited as Alan Wake; however, The Signal does a fine job continuing the story as Wake takes a journey through his own twisted psyche. Glimpses of the real world show Alan in the care of Doctor Hartman, giving some indication of the reality behind the nightmare, but the actual story is a twisted recap that meets a bit of self-exploration in the depths of Alan’s mind.

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