That’s right, boys and girls! The soothing sounds of the old west are now available on CD, iTunes, illegal torrent, and on a double vinyl LP! Being the hipster fuck I am, it should be pretty easy to guess which one I drawn a boner to.

Track Listing:

Side A
1. Born Unto Trouble
2. The Shootist
3. Horseplay
4. The Outlaw’s Return
5. Dead End Alley

Side B
6. Muertos Rojos (AKA The Gunslinger’s Lament)
7. Luz y Sombra
8. El Club De Los Cuerpos
9. Estancia
10. Gunplay

Side C
11. Exodus in America
12. (Theme from) Red Dead Redemption
13. Triggernometry
14. Redemption In Dub
15. Already Dead

Side D
16. Far Away
17. Compass (Red Dead On Arrival Version)
18. Deadman’s Gun
19. Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
20. Old Friends, New Problems**

**Vinyl-exclusive track

Buy the record now at Rockstar Warehouse.

The sequel to one of the best horror games ever made has received its release date.

Dead Space 2 will be out January 25, 2010 on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.

To celebrate, here’s a picture of my kitten:

Generic shooter looks generic. Besides not bringing anything new to the table, Bodycount will be out spring 2011 for PS3 and Xbox 360.

Raiden will no longer be known as the naked whiney guy from Metal Gear Solid 2 or the cyborg ninja from Metal Gear Solid 4. From this day forward he will be known as the cutter of fruit.

Microsoft an Activision made a deal guaranteeing all map packs for Call of Duty: Black Ops will release first on the Xbox 360.

“When you want to play Call of Duty over the next few years, you’ll want to play it on Xbox 360.” – Don Mattrick

The deal runs from 2010 to 2012 and is only for Black Ops, not other games in the Call of Duty series. Although I’d expect the same kind of treatment for them as well. I mean, they did do it for Modern Warfare 2 and now Black Ops.

I think we all agree with the title. Tony Hawk really needs to ditch his “Let’s be innovative!” mentality and return the franchise to its THPS roots.
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This post is in response to Kotaku’s question, “Should BioShock 3 revisit Rapture?”

While I didn’t enjoy BioShock 2 as much as the original, I couldn’t see myself playing BioShock 3 in any other setting. Rapture is BioShock. Without it, it’s just another FPS. Read more

During an earnings call today, Activision CEO Mike Griffith confirmed that a new Tony Hawk game, with board, will be out by the end of the year.

I hate to pound Activision because, well, Dan Amrich works there now and I love me some Dan Amrich, but still. Come the fuck on, Activision! Read more