Please... say you're not teasing us anymore. For those of you out there who still care like me (and I know ScatRD does!), Duke Nukem Forever is rumored to be shown at PAX this weekend.

Last month, Kotaku was told that 3D Realms' ridiculously long-in-the-making shooter Duke Nukem Forever would finally see the light of day, thanks to a saving throw from Borderlands studio Gearbox Software. Duke's reveal was rumored to happen at this weekend's PAX convention.

At the time, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford would neither confirm nor deny that his studio was giving Duke Nukem Forever one more shot at eventual completion, saying that he may have more to offer at the aforementioned show. Recent chatter from those close to the Duke Nukem Forever saga might indicate that PAX is indeed the place for a reveal.

Duke Nukem voice actor Jon St. John recently tweeted that he "is headed for PAX Seattle tomorrow."

"See you at Q&A#1 in the main theater 11:30AM Friday...ask, I'll tell almost all!" St. John teased. Kotaku has been told from sources claiming to have knowledge of the situation that Duke Nukem Forever's next appearance will happen at the kick-off of PAX 2010, possibly at the "Penny Arcade Q&A #1" session.

For whatever it's worth, 3D Realms head George Broussard more recently (and more cryptically) tweeted an image of pigs flying, perhaps an indicator that the long in development Duke game is actually happening this time.

Take-Two Interactive, which holds publishing rights to Duke Nukem Forever, has an investor call happening later today, where it may or may not shed a little more light on the situation. We'll know on Friday if rumors of Duke's revival are fact or fiction.

Thanks Kotaku

Today only Amazon has Guitar Hero 5 on sale for $9.99 for all platforms.

Link to sale

   For those that haven't seen the adverts on the XBox Live Spotlight, Dead Rising 2 : Case Zero was released to the XBox Live Marketplace today for 400 points.  This is a prequel to Dead Rising 2 and is serving as the connection between the original Dead Rising and its sequel which is being released September 28th of this year.

Joystiq has the preview here.

You can also check out the review here.

Content: VANQUISH OFFICIAL DEMO – VELOCITY ATTACK
Price: Free
Availability: Not available Korea and Germany
Dash Text: Boost into the ultra-fast and frenetic third-person-action-shooter, Vanquish. Boost from cover point to cover point blasting robot enemies with your transforming weapon pod. Use the high-tech Augmented Reaction Suit to amplify your senses to a critical state and get the drop on your opponents, thrashing before they ever knew what hit them. If enemies get too close, punch, kick and pummel them into scrap. See what the "action" in third-person-action-shooter is really all about. VANQUISH OFFICIAL DEMO - VELOCITY ATTACK is set in the landing bay of the Providence Space Colony in a desperate fight to gain control of the facility. But the enemy has more in store as the massive Argus robot emerges to dominate the battlefield.

Add the free demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

  For those that care about Atlus, a company known for their Shin Megami Tensei series JRPGs and more recently Demon's Souls on the PS3, has been dissolved by Index Holdings.  Index Holdings was the parent company for Atlus and has absorbed the developer under their direct control.  Whether Atlus' publishing or foreign arms will survive the transition remains to be seen. At the very least, the Atlus brand will continue, according to a short press release by the firm's public relations department.  Check out the news link from 1up below...

http://www.1up.com/news/atlus-disolved-parent-company

I know a lot of us buy the prepaid cards when they are on sale, but for those who do not the price of Xbox Live is going up a little.

Oh, and you can still get it from Amazon for the time being for $39.94. (link)

I wanted to let you know that as of November 1, 2010 we are increasing the price of an Xbox LIVE for some members. This price increase only affects Xbox LIVE Members in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom or the United States.

US
Current 1M Gold:  $7.99 3M Gold:  $19.99 12M Gold:  $49.99	Starting Nov 1, 2010 1M Gold:  $9.99 3M Gold:  $24.99 12M Gold:  $59.99
UK
Current 1M Gold:  4.99 GBP	Starting Nov 1, 2010 1M Gold:  5.99 GBP
Canada
Current 1M Gold:  $8.99 CAD	Starting Nov 1, 2010 1M Gold:  $9.99 CAD
Mexico
Current 12M Gold:  499 Pesos	Starting Nov 1, 2010 12M Gold:  599 Pesos

 

Unless listed above, there is no change in any other subscription packages.

 

Since launching Xbox LIVE in 2002 we have continually added more content and entertainment experiences for our members, while keeping the price the same. We’re confident that when the new pricing takes effect, an Xbox LIVE Gold membership will continue to offer the best value in the industry.

 

However, we do want to thank our loyal members and give you the opportunity to lock in your current price with an additional discount, so now would be a good time to renew your subscription.

Source: Major Nelson

Lemin, Ender, Vampyre, Chewy, LastUrsa, and Icarus discuss:

-WAYP
-AGE Events
-Monday Night Combat
-Gears talk
-Gamescom
-A lot more!

Discuss / download here.

Amazon has Call of Duty: Black Ops pre-orders for $49.99 with a $20 future credit.

That like getting if for $29.99, right?  That's what I'm telling the wife anyway.

Link to sale

Somewhat official:

Yes, it’s true: A video from a site called GottGame hit these broad internets last week, and thanks to the high-definition video and some very sharp eyes, some members of the community were able to break down a list of scrolling songs to divine the remained of the as-yet-unannounced Rock Band 3 set list.

And if that weren’t official enough for you, Harmonix quickly posted a video featuring an official “denial”…which just happened to have the same list of songs scrolling in the background, only this time on a bigger TV and closer to the camera.

Full setlist and the Harmonix "denial" video here: http://www.plasticaxe.com/2010/08/23/remainder-of-rock-band-3-track-list-leaked-then-confirmed-sort-of/

I never purchased Arcade games from them so I'm not really bothered. They still sell Xbox Live Points so I'm good, but here is the details they released:

Xbox LIVE Announcement

We are no longer selling Xbox LIVE arcade game codes on Amazon.com. You can continue to purchase Xbox LIVE points on Amazon.com and those points can be redeemed through your Xbox 360 console to purchase any of the games that were previously available.

Amazon has Halo: ODST for $29.99 today.

According to a tweet by Rod Fergusson (@GearsViking) posted Wednesday Aug 18, the Labor Day XP Event will feature an XP multiplier calculated as follows:

# of Gears Facebook followers divided by 1000

No other details have been released so this may be it for the event (i.e. no special horde stuff for example).

They are currently at over 20K so it will be at least the 20X XP that the last event was. Cutoff is midnight (PST) tonight so feel free to go and follow them on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gearsofwar

It is only good on select shows but a free $10 is still nice.

Enter code TVEMAILS to receive $10 Video on Demand credit.

Link to Amazon promotion code redemption page

Here is a list of shows it is good towards:

Warehouse 13 Season 1
Curious George Season 1
30 Rock Season 2
House Season 4
Psych Season 1
Xena Season 1
Royal Pains Season 1
Real Housewives NYC Season 2
BSG Season 1

Plus, if you buy any episode of Warehouse 13 ($1.99 SD) (including any eps of s2 no longer available on Hulu), you get a $5 credit toward purchase of any season of Warehouse 13, so with the $5 credit from the episode purchase and the $10 credit from the code, you've only spent $1.99+$0.99 (15.99-10-5) for season one of Warehouse 13!

Souce: SlickDeals

Here is a look at LIVE activity for the last week:

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)

1    Modern Warfare 2  
2    Halo 3
3    Call of Duty: WaW
4    Call of Duty 4 

5    Red Dead Redemption
6    FIFA 10
7    Mafia II Playable Demo
8    GTA IV
9    Battlefield Bad Co. 2
10    Madden NFL 11
11    Monday Night Combat
12    Left 4 Dead 2
13    Halo 3: ODST
14    Forza Motorsport 3
15    Madden NFL 11 demo
16    Trials HD
17    LIMBO
18    Madden NFL 10
19    Fallout 3
20    Borderlands

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)

1    Monday Night Combat
2    LIMBO
3    Castlevania Harmony of Despair

4    Trials HD
5    Hydro Thunder Hurricane
6    Deadliest Warrior
7    Castle Crashers
8    RISK: FACTIONS
9    UNO
10    Blacklight: Tango Down
11    Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
12    Game Room **
13    Toy Soldiers
14    DeathSpank
15    Magic: The Gathering
16    Battlefield 1943
17    Worms 2- Armageddon
18    Marvel vs. Capcom 2
19    Hasbro Family Game Night *
20    Peggle

The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.
**Combined sales of all Game Room titles

*Combined sales of all Hasbro Family Game Night titles

Top Indie Games (Full Versions purchased)

1    I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
2    So Many Girls So Little Time
3    The Impossible Game
4    Baby Maker Extreme
5    Avatar Ninja!
6    Avatar Paintball
7    Try Not To Fart 
8    Avatar Racedrome
9    萌めくり
10    Flight Adventure
11   Zombie Estate
12   Avatar Onslaught
13   Avatar Drop 
14    Miner Dig Deep
15    Avatar Showdown 
16    The No Button Game 
17    Super Avatar World 
18    Breath of Death VII
19    Avatar Bumper Cars
20    RC Helicopter Sim

Games for Windows Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s)

1    GTA IV
2    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

3    Fallout 3
4    Colin McRae : Dirt 2
5    Street Fighter IV
6    Bioshock 2
7    Resident Evil 5
8    Halo 2
9    Batman: Arkham Asylum
10  Red Faction Guerrilla
11  Gears of War
12  FlatOut UC
13  Blacklight: Tango Down
14  Tinker
15  Fuel
16  Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
17  Battlestations: Pacific
18  Quantum of Solace
19  LOST PLANET COLONIES

20  Section 8

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Indie Games, full versions purchased during the week.
Some content (and therefore the links) may not be available in all Xbox LIVE regions.

Summer of Arcade wraps up this week this week with Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.
Also remember that if you purchase all five titles, and you’ll receive 1200 Microsoft Points back. Details here

Xbox LIVE Arcade:

August 25: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game, 800 Microsoft Points

August 25: Shank, 1200 Microsoft Points

Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week** :

Week of August 23:

BioShock 2 Rapture Metro, 400 Microsoft Points

BioShock 2 Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack, 240 Microsoft

BioShock Rosie Big Daddy Outfit 240 Microsoft Points (Male) (Female)

BioShock Watchface Big Daddy Doll, 160 Microsoft Points

 
Week of August 30:

Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition, 800 Microsoft Points

Aliens vs Predator Swarm Map Pack , 560 Microsoft Points

Galaga Legions, 400 Microsoft Points

**Special pricing available for Xbox LIVE Gold Members

Xbox Avatar Marketplace:

August 19: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010

August 26: University Collection Update

Xbox Game Add-Ons

August 25: Snoopy Flying Ace Suppertime of Destruction Pack, 400 Microsoft Points

Remember, on August 31st Dead Rising 2: Case Zero (400 Points) will be coming exclusively to Xbox LIVE. Any status and items you earn in Case Zero will carry over to the full game of Dead Rising 2 when it releases next month.

Content: NHL 11 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Asia
Dash Text: Celebrating its 20th year, the franchise that captured 22 ‘Sports Game of the Year’ awards has raised the bar again with NHL® 11. Powered by an all-new Real-Time Physics Engine, NHL 11 lets you create highlight reel moments and experience adrenaline-pumping NHL action with unbelievably realistic gameplay featuring broken sticks, faster dangles, and bigger hits unlike any other. Build a champion from the ground up in all-new Hockey Ultimate Team mode by acquiring top Canadian Hockey League and American Hockey League prospects and training them to superstardom, or win now with current NHL superstars. Play the NHL 11 demo for a chance to win a free card pack for the Hockey Ultimate team. See if you can create a ‘WOW’ moment today!

Add the free NHL 11 Demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

Content: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: Download the demo. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.® 2 places you in the shoes of an elite pilot with access to the most advanced and deadliest aircraft ever engineered! - Go head-to-head in close-range dogfighting - Destroy all enemy aircraft and refuel mid-air - Sweat through night precision bombing - Take off and land on carriers

Add the free demo to your Xbox 360 download queue

PC / Mac

Eds.' note: The PC/Mac retail listing is not necessarily indicative of all releases for the week, but highlights games that have major or otherwise noteworthy distribution.

Source: Joystiq

At this point I think these might just be Amazon's regular selling price because they have them on sale so frequently.

1600 Microsoft Points is on sale for $16.54

1 Year Xbox Live Gold Subscription for $39.99

Looks like Bioshock 3 is in the works!

Some more details on what Irrational is going for with Bioshock Infinite can be found in this message from Ken Levine.

PC / Mac

Eds.' note: The PC/Mac retail listing is not necessarily indicative of all releases for the week, but highlights games that have major or otherwise noteworthy distribution.

Source: Joystiq