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Update: Alan Wake is now confirmed to be an Xbox 360 exclusive title. A spokesperson for Microsoft, had this to say regarding the PC version:

Some games are more suited for the intimacy of the PC, and others are best played from the couch in front of a larger TV screen. We ultimately realised that the most compelling way to experience "Alan Wake" was on the Xbox 360 platform, so we focused on making it an Xbox 360 exclusive. Both Microsoft and Remedy have long histories in PC game development. This decision … Read more »

Blizzard has anonunced the multiplayer beta for StarCraft II. Here is a quick recap of facts about the beta and StarCraft II:

Bioware has announced a couple of new Mass Effect 2 DLCs which are slated for release on 10 February (Singapore time).

The DLCs will be made available through the in-game Cerberus Network. Owners of either the PC or 360 versions of Mass Effect 2 will be able to download the DLCs for free.

An update for the PC version of Borderlands has been released by Gearbox. The patch (finally) improves multiplayer connectivity and adds some graphical tweaks to the game engine.

Sony has released a patch for the PS3 version of Bayonetta, enabling a hard drive installation option for the game to improve loading times.

The patch itself is about 100MB in size, while the actual install uses up 4.5GB of hard drive space.

This update is available for all regional versions of Bayonetta: the original Japanese NTSC-J version, and the English version that was just out in stores this January.

Update: BioShock is no longer region-locked for Singapore.

Original: The solution to get BioShock 1 unlocked from the Steam BioShock 2 pre-order is so easy, it makes me wonder if we are all idiots for missing out a simple, additional step during the gifting process:

Gearbox has announced on its message forums that more Borderlands DLC is currently under development and it will raise the game's Level 50 character cap.

• Official launch trailer for Mass Effect 2
• Out in stores 26 January for PC and Xbox 360

Update: It has come to our attention that the original BioShock will still remain region-locked for Singapore, even if you pre-purchase BioShock 2 and receive the original game as a gift.

For those of you who are thinking of pre-ordering, you … Read more »