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According to an EA press release, on December 17th , there will be a demo for Army Of Two: The 40th Day available to Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. There will also be a demo for the PSP available on January 17th. The demo will give players a chance to play a certain amount of the 1st level which takes place in Shanghai. The game is still scheduled for release January 12th 2010. Available on the Xbox 360, Playstation and PSP.

Oh no we’ve done it. We’ve confirmed that we are obviously biased fanboys, but so what? In this episode, we’re all a little grouchy from random schedule changes, but we manage to have another great show leaving no one untouched as we bash everything and everybody, including Hollywood Video. We discuss NPD numbers for November and follow that off with the hilarious PS3 hate that seems to never stop.

We discuss how the failing of Tony Hawk Ride will be the wake up call for developers to put out a good game and certain rights and wrongs in the world of gaming that need to stop. We finish the topics off with what we think Halo Reach will be and what we want it to be, and KonradG blesses the show with GamerTunes 11.

• NPD Shows MW2 Owns The World
• Xbox 360 Games Rated Lower
• 2nd Borderlands DLC
• Left 4 Dead 2 Fixes Coming
• Dead Space 2 Details
• Microsoft Makes Twitter Last.fm and Facebook Available to Under 18 on December 15th
• Splinter Cell To Have Co-op Campaign and Challenge Modes
• Fanboy Topics
• GamerTunes
• Bitchin Gamers

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Only one game trailer shown during the Spike Video Game Awards really surprised me. It's the sequel to a game I had long forgotten. True Crime. Here is the trailer for that game. I think it looks awesome.

Read more to see Halo Reach, Medal of Honor, Star Wars: Force Unleashed II, and the debut of the Batman: Arkham Asylum sequel.

You happen to catch the Spike Video Game Awards? If not, do not worry. We've got you covered. So here are the highlights.

Uncharted 2 took home the gold for game of the year, best graphics and best PS3 game. Left 4 Dead 2 won for best Xbox game and Super Mario Bros. Wii was named the best Wii game.

Modern Warfare 2 is your best shooter and best multiplayer game while Assassin's Creed 2 got best action-adventure.

But more importantly, the VGAs were used to debut a boatload of game trailers. Read more to see a few. The bigger ones are coming shortly.

Sony has announced that PS3 firmware 3.15 will be released before Christmas. The key features in 3.15 will be the ability to play PSP Mini’s on your PS3 and it will also introduce a data transfer utility that will allow you to transfer all your PS3 data from one PS3 directly to another using a LAN cable. Both PS3's must have the new firmware to use this feature. This firmware update will be optional so it will not prompt you to update your PS3, meaning you will have to do it manually once the update is released. For a complete list of features and details on firmware 3.15 visit the PlayStation Blog by clicking on the source link below. What do you think about the new features that will be in firmware 3.15?

UPDATE: Firmware 3.15 went live last night. The features included will be active once you update your PS3. This is not a mandatory update, so you have to use the update feature to obtain the update.

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According to the PlayStation blog, Sega has announced that the 3rd installment of the Yakuza franchise (Yakuza 3) will finally be coming to North America in March 2010. Yakuza was previously released in Japanese territories only, but now it will be making its way to North America. Many gamers were begging for this game to come to other territories and now the wait will soon be over. Check the PlayStation Blog for full details on the North American release for Yakuza 3.

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On November 19, 2008, Netflix was available for use via the Xbox 360's NXE. This made the Xbox 360 more of a full-on entertainment hub. A later update furthered the Netflix application near www.Netflix.com quality. According to Microsoft, within the first 3 months, over one million Xbox 360 users have activated their Xbox 360 for Netflix usage.

November 2009, Netflix distributed a Blu-ray disc to PlayStation 3 and Netflix users to add Netflix functionality to the PlayStation 3.

Tossing all fanboy issues aside, some users have their arguments about which system would be more suitable for their movie viewing pleasures. Here are some impressions on each systems interface that should help multi-console users decide which console would house their Netflix usage. Read more for video and comparison.

Turn 10 Studios has announced the Hot Holidays DLC Car Pack. It will be released Tuesday and will cost 400 Microsoft points. So what do you get for that? Well, you'll get 10 new cars.

I don't see myself buying this pack because I already own like 100 cars in the game, but it will be there if you need to upgrade your garage. Here is a link to the announcement. Read more to see the list of cars.

The original Dead Space was a cult classic but failed to push the numbers that EA had hoped. I personally loved the game and playing it with the sound turned all the way up in the dark was the only way to play it. The game did well enough to garner a sequel though and today EA announced Dead Space 2. Read more for the full press release.