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The US will get access to the God of War 3 demo when they purchase the Blu-ray release of District 9, but what about the UK? Well Sony has told us that this is for the US only, but it will announce plans for the GOW 3 demo in the UK soon.

"That's for the US only. We'll announce our plans for the GOW 3 demo in due course." said a spokesperson.

The included game manual with GTA: Episodes from Liberty City, which bundles both The Lost and Damned with The Ballad of Gay Tony, has a huge whooping tease on page 13.

It shows a heart shaped design of Grand Theft Auto IV's box art broken in two. "Liberty City, It's Over!" it declares, with "Next Stop" cut short by a 'tear' in the poster. It looks rural-ish.

Vavle 's Left 4 Dead 2 is releasing on Xbox 360 and PC, with pre-order demos now live for impatient fans. These same fans have been peeking into the demo uncompressed.

They've discovered hidden away in text files that Left 4 Dead 2 seems to support rewards for Avatars on Xbox 360, and it's revealed how some are awarded. Valve is yet to comment.

Deep Silver and Daedalic today announced that The Whispered World will be released in the UK and Europe on February 12th, 2010.

In classic point and click tradition, gamers steer Sadwick and his companion Spot through the game. Little Spot never leaves Sadwick's side and is integral to solving many puzzles. He can take on many different forms throughout the game, which the player can pick and choose at will, once they have been learned. Hand-painted backgrounds filled with animated details and lovingly crafted characters in the style of classic animated movies like "Spirited Away" bring the story to life. "The Whispered World" mixes fairy-tale elements with melancholic tones to create a tale of epic proportions.

Ubisoft has announced that patches for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms of Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood are now available. These patches will improve the quality of multiplayer connections and matches, and refine the overall balance of multiplayer classes and modes.

Specifically for PS3, the patch will significantly reduce checkpoint loading times. The Spy, Gunslinger, Hombre, Veteran and Sniper classes have been balanced to offer the best experiences possible.

After much delays, the PC demo for Left 4 Dead 2 is now available for those who pre-ordered.

You can download it from Steam.

Blizzard has gone live with a new feature that will allow players to switch race in World of Warcraft.

You can check out a full FAQ here.

Publisher Ubisoft has said how they see content delivery as far more important than the actual device of delivery itself, i.e. the platforms. Their first live action mini-movie debuts.

Assassin's Creed: Lineage, a 14-minute flick, "showcases" how they can deliver content "in interesting ways" to fans. Ubi not "moving directly" into film; an example of "convergence".

A rather nasty bug has been found in Borderlands, and not the colourful type you smoosh with guns or fists in-game. This bug is linked to all three platforms when going online.

It can cause, though it's frequency is "very low", all character skills to be wiped clean. Developer Gearbox hope to "repair as much" character data loss as possible, when fixed.

The God of War Collection, which is a re-mastering of the first two games in 720p for PS3, will be retailing this November 17th in the US. SCEA has also posted the Trophy listing.

Sony announce the Collection has "gone gold!" It won't be gracing Europe this year, but PS3 releases are region free so importers can prosper. It'll also contain the God of War III demo.