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Lynch joins Nathan Drake and 50 Cent on the esteemed list of helicopter haters.

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More about Warriors of Rock's quest mode.

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Spoiler: Reach falls. Sorry.

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The first all-new 2D Worms game for the PC in a decade!

We've chortled at many video game's one-liners and sight gags. But did you ever press a button and laugh? Writer Michael Abbott poses a quandary: How do you make gameplay funny? More »

Take a new look at the shadow-bending gameplay that took home our Best Gameplay Mechanic E3 award this year in this new video for Hudson's Lost in Shadow. More »

Thanos wants the Infinity Gauntlet. That's the plot to a Marvel comic my friends read in 90s as well as for Marvel Super Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, a fall game that gives Spider-Man, Hulk and friends the Lego game treatment. More »

Valve's work on the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2 continues. On the heels of a recent "rage quit" poll, the studio has decided to take a look at the game's basics to see how it can prevent the desire to drop out of a game in a storm of fury. And wouldn't you know it? Valve has found some stuff to tweak, mainly within the realm of proper player rewards for "doing it right"--e.g., you'll now get better points totals for versus actions, won't get bogus friendly firing warnings, and should no longer switch into a raging tank.

The Left 4 Dead 2 blog post best explains the reasons behind the adjustments.  
 
"We checked some stats, did some testing, checked more stats, and did more testing," the post reads. "We have many more changes we are working on, some ideas failed, some were exploitable, and some were just bad ideas." This update, the post asserts, is just the start of Valve's "answer[s] to the problem." 
 


Delving into the specifics of what has been adjusted: 

The Charger
The Charger will now receive 300 points for any Survivor it kills instantly. In addition to this, the player-Charger will also nab 100 points for dropping a Survivor.  
 
Ledges and You
All Infected will now get 50 points for making a Survivor fall off a ledge.
 
Friendly Fire
A user's bullets that rip through Infected flesh and bounce into a Survivor's will no longer be accused of friendly fire.

The Tank
When a Tank spawns, it'll enter stasis until a human takes over. It's invisible in this in-between state and won't be able to attack or be lit on fire.
 
In case you're wondering, no mention of the 360 version of Left 4 Dead 2 was made in the post. I wouldn't hold my breath on this guy getting released. If one is released at all, I'm guessing it will have all the fixes Valve plants to release to curb rage-quitting.

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UK retailer Chipsworld has gone into liquidation, with the closure of 12 stores and loss of 29 jobs.

However, franchise stores - of which there are 13 - and the Chipsworld website are not affected by the liquidation and continue to trade as normal.

"Since the summer of 2008, Chipsworld Ltd has battled against the credit crunch, mounting unpaid debts and the recession in order to keep afloat," said the retailer in a statement issued to MCV.

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