Want to know how Bill, Louis, Zoey and Francis wind up in the South? The only way to find out will be to read theLeft 4 Deadcomic, which Valve is planning to release on Xbox Live. The comic will be a first for Xbox Live, and it will explain how the original four survivors manage to meet Ellis, Rochelle, Coach and Nick. The comic should be a good way to pump us up forThe Passing,Valve’s upcoming DLC that features the original four survivors....

Hey there. Whatcha up to? Just hanging around? It’s just that, well, you don’t look like you’re up to anything too important. Maybe you’d like to join us for some games this morning? If you’re not too busy with that whole Rapture thing. As we do every week, we’ll be playing the latest Xbox Live Indie Games. And to tell you the truth, that’s about as far along as we are....

If you’ve been followingLost Planet 2, you’re likely aware that the game will feature some relatively deep character customization options this time around. If not, now you know. To explain how some of these options work, Snow over at Capcom-Unity has posted ablogthat details just what you can customize and how. Weapons, for instance, are broken down into categories, and you can choose a favorite from each. Snow points out that if you prefer a shotgun for your short-range weapon, that’s what will appear on the battlefield for your character....

A post onMyGamerCard.Netjust revealed some of the truly hardcore achievements for the 360 version ofMega Man 9(first reported on by Destructoid’s ownSpacecat). Amazingly enough, the post also reveals the sprites for many of the game’s bosses for the first time, though it’s text makes no mention of this. This is big news, people! Doesn’t MGC realize how longMega Manfanboys like myself have been dying to see if Splash Woman is in fact based off Daryl Hannah’s character in the filmSplash?...

The Xbox Live Arcade version ofMeteos Warshas received its first bit of downloadable content. It’s called the Planet Pack and it’s a package of nine different planets to add to your game. AsSiliconerapointed out, only two of the planets have been deemed new. Q Entertainment must have dropped its creative bone somewhere in the cosmos because it seems very likely that the other seven planets are from the Nintendo DS version....

In a recent interview withEdge-Online, Chris Lewis, Microsoft’s Vice President of Interactive Entertainment EMEA, talks about Microsoft’s recent focus on Europe and the impact that some games may have. Specifically, when asked what game could be a success in a challenging region, Lewis mentions the extremely violentGears of War 2. His fear is that even though the upcomingGearstitle is going to be good, Microsoft still needs to be wary of how they target the title....

If you don’t know what the Monthly Musings are, gohereand educate yourself. This month’s Musings topic is a little something I like to call “Good Idea, Bad Idea.” Basically, you take one or more individual gaming mechanics — double jumping, context-sensitive cover, dialogue trees, what have you — and discuss the merits or faults of each mechanic. Ideally, the two mechanics would come from the same genre, so as to provide a solid base for comparison and contrast....

HA! OK, now that we have that out of the way, take a look at the best Sony PlayStation 3 news to come out since … well, maybe ever. According to Chart-Track viaGamesIndustry, the PS3 is the fastest selling home console in the United Kingdom … EVER! Yeah, EVER. Doubters, naysayers, what have you say now brown cow? Here are the deets: Chart-Track has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that UK consumers snapped up 165,000 PlayStation 3 units in the two days following the console’s launch....

My friend has anNBA Jamarcade machine in his garage, which is cool and all, but it smells in there. It smells like garage and gym equipment. It also gets really hot in the summer. Wouldn’t you rather be in the pool, iPad in hand, looking at porn and then quickly switching apps to NBA Jam when someone comes along? The arcade hit of the 1990’s is now an iPad game, complete with all 30 NBA teams and the original play-by-play announcer....

EA has been hyping upNBA Live 09because of a potentially game-changing new feature, known as NBA Live 365. The data for the feature, licensed by EA from Synergy Sports Technology, is the same stuff that real NBA teams use to analyze their play and prepare for games. It provides the backbone forDynamic DNAandNBA Live Rewind, two core gameplay features that are new to theNBA Liveseries this year (on PS3 and 360)....

Disaster: Day of Crisisis about to come in Japan, and the first commercials are hitting Japanese television (and the Japanese Wii) now. The first thing you’ll notice is that all of these short spots show off the English language voice acting with Japanese subtitles. Could this point to a quick port for us? Finally there is some new details on this September 25th Japanese release. You play as Raymond Bryce, a retired rescue worker who quit after losing his friend Steve in an accident....

WHOA! Look at that list! This is a big week in releases, just in time for the holiday push.Fable 2, Legend of Spyro, Far Cry 2, and a few others are all on my list of games to get. The one I’m looking forward to the most isSpider-Man: Web of Shadows.I love all thingsSpider-Manand the new game looks to be really good. Tons of games to choose from this week Dtoiders....

It’s almost the end of the year and that means next to NOTHING is going to be coming out for most of the consoles and handhelds. And if anything those come out, it’s nothing special.Nintendo’s downloadable service sees 11 new releases this week, and the best of the bunch isEarthworm Jim 2. What’s looking sw33t to you? Full list right below. See! It’s so small! Virtual Console:Blaster Master, Earthworm Jim 2DSiWare:Littlest Pet Shop, Miami Nights, Bejeweled Twist, Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam, Master of Illusion...