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2K Games have released a demo for NBA 2K10 on Xbox Live Marketplace.

Re-live the 2009 NBA Finals matchup with one of the most anticipated games releasing this fall, NBA 2K10. Download the demo today and get a quick look at the franchise that will again set the standard for basketball videogames by delivering an even better basketball experience this year via all-new gameplay components, out-of-this-world graphics, even more realistic Signature Style animations, all-new presentation elements and an unrivalled online system.

From Guildford-based Hello Games comes Joe Danger, a game of a motorcyclist stuntman who in true side-scrolling arcade fashion must complete obstacle courses.

It's a very bright and cheerful title, with gamers able to set up their own stuntman levels and even share them. Joe Danger is coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. You even collect coins!

If you're so inclined then completing a chapter in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves could automatically twitter your accomplishment for you - but not anymore, or at least for a while.

The "frequency of updates" basically got on everyone's nerves, with some twitter accounts being update many times within an hour. The chapter twitter support has been disabled.

Polyphony Digital's boss Kazunori Yamauchi has hinted at Gran Turismo 5's release here in the west saying it will likely be around the time it's launched in Japan, he thinks.

Marketing is "still discussing their issues," and that is why no firm date has been made official yet. GT5 is pegged for March 2010 in Japan. This dispels PS3 bundle rumours for '09.

Lionhead has released Fable II Episode I on the Xbox Live Marketplace for free.

The full game will be released onto the marketplace in episodes, with the first one being available for free. There will be four more parts after this, which will be charged, but we aren't sure how much that will be at the moment.

Valve has confirmed that the Left 4 Dead add-on Crash Course is now available to purchase from the Xbox Live Marketplace.

The Xbox 360 version was meant to cost 560 MS Points, but the marketplace is currently listing it for 800 MSP. We aren't sure if this is an error, but we'll try and find out now. Remember that the PC version is free, but that isn't available on Steam yet, it should be soon.

This week the Xbox Live Arcade will have three new gems in its vault. Taito's Bust a Move, I-Imagine's Football Genius and Backbone's Military Madness are on their way.

Each of the XBLA titles will be up for 800 Microsoft Points. Military Madness: Nectaris is a remake of the original game back in the day, that day being in 1989 on the TurboGrafx-16.

Electronic Arts has informed Strategy Informer that a demo for Need for Speed Shift will be available to download from the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace on 1st October.

Players will sample this year’s most intense authentic racing game by pushing one of four cars to its limits on the world-famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the tight city circuit of London River. Players that dominate each track and collect enough stars will also unlock the ultimate racing machine; the Pagani Zonda F.

To celebrate the launch of King of Fighters 12 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Strategy Informer has teamed up with Ignition Entertainment and SNK Playmore to offer our forum users the chance of winning a copy of King of Fighters 12 and a special figurine. There will be a chance for two winners, with either a Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 copy being available to the winners.

Commemorating the 15th anniversary of the franchise, KOF XII serves up 22 characters each with their own unique moves and styles in a stunning 2D production incorporating all-new, high-resolution fighters fluidly animating across painstakingly detailed, 100% hand-drawn backgrounds.

Developer Funcom will be including a Veteran reward system in Age of Conan when the next game update is made live to the servers. It basically rewards long-time subscribers.

The longer you've been subscribing to the MMO the more Veteran points you accrue, which can then be spent with special Veteran vendor NPCs. Point awards jump after six month milestones.