Highlights include FIFA 13 preorders and Xbox 360 bundles with seven games.

Nintendo strikes software top spot again with 2D platformer; 3DS XL on top of weekly hardware sales.

We get in tune with Acquire's mash-up of real-time strategy and music rhythm.

Time for a strength hero! Zorine springs Skeleton King on Ed and he attempts to deal with the terrible burden of being the team's tank. Can a resurrection skill help this newbie out?

On this week's show we look recent comments by Arkane Studios regarding the meaning and weight of death in Dishonored; plus: David Cage, next-gen, and Battlefield 4 announcement.

Developer of PlayStation 2 hits Kenji Kaido departs Tokyo game giant; involvement in The Last Guardian unclear.

Peripheral maker at GameStop managers' conference today reportedly leaks release date for Nintendo's newest hardware.

Quantic Dream boss says Sony never pushed developer to make sequel to 2010 thriller, company has "total freedom" with Beyond: Two Souls.

PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan says "no entertainment industry can just carry on the way it was," adding the walled garden model is breaking down.

Premium subscribers on PS3 get first access to third expansion pack to modern-day shooter next week; coming later in the month to Xbox 360 and PC users.

Grasshopper Manufacture's action game records highest shipment tally ever for company; Killer Is Dead trailer shows katana-wielding cyborg.

Teams Curse NA and Team Dignitas disqualified for violating code of conduct; players denied their share of the prize pool.

New GTAV shots show cycling and paragliding, Microsoft changes its logo, Obama and Romney beat each other up on iOS, and the PlayStation 4 may support super-duper hi-def 4K visuals.

We were inspired to showcase some readily available Hong Kong action movies that are a great companion to Sleeping Dogs. This is not a definitive list but one that should get you started once you get the HK action fever.

Sour news abounded in the form of layoffs and closures, but the industry is poised to turn around, unless of course it doesn't.

Justin Calvert checks out three games that you can play for free right now. Guns of Icarus Online beta codes up for grabs.

In this week's Chalk Talk we discuss digital distribution and the effects it has on the gaming community.

This week we check out Madden NFL 13, Guild Wars 2, God of War Saga, Ratchet & Clank Collection, inFamous Collection, Journey Collector's Edition and Mass Effect 3: Leviathan.