Jim Reilly

Microsoft is set to launch its Xbox Music service on October 26,
according to a report from The Verge. The service is launching the same
day as Windows 8.

EA Sports' reboot of its NBA Live series going the downloadable route before it ultimately ended up being canceled.

Resident Evil 6 players in Europe who pre-purchased the game digitally through PSN
are running into problems booting the game. Capcom offered a temporary
fix and says it's working with SCEE on a revised patch that goes live
later today.

Update: Ubisoft today confirmed details for the Assassin's Creed season pass. It includes five download content packs, including “The Tyranny of King George” single-player episodic campaign.

Sony today launched its new mobile games initiative where you can get
"PlayStation-like experiences " on Vita and and other select mobile
devices.

In August, Valve announced non-gaming software would be sold through
Stream. The company today revealed the first titles available for
purchase.

Rockstar Games said today the upcoming Hostage Negotiation Map Pack for
Max Payne 3 is being delayed. The content was originally scheduled for
release sometime in September. Rockstar now says it's coming "later this
fall."

Konami confirmed the release date for Silent Hill Book Of Memories. The game, which has seen its fair share of delays, releases on October 16 for PlayStation Vita in North America.

BioWare revealed details for an upcoming patch for Mass Effect 3. The
developer expects the patch, which has over 50 fixes, to go live this
Thursday for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

Back when Free Radical still existed, the developer had a HD download
version of TimeSplitters 2 in the works. The project was never released.

The official Xbox website jumped the gun and released the first-ever
screenshots for Karateka, the upcoming HD remake of the 80s beat 'em up.

The box art for Star Wars First Assault for Xbox Live Arcade appeared on the Internet today.
The game has not been officially announced by LucasArts.

Valve says its cooperative zombie shooter Left 4 Dead has sold over 12 million copies to date.

While the PlayStation Vita has been struggling to sell since launch,
Sony seems intent on not dropping the price in the immediate future.

When EA announced the Mass Effect Trilogy last week, the publisher left
out one important detail about whether or not the DLC from the series
would be included. The question has (mostly) been answered.

Microsoft announced a new Halo 4 promotion with Doritos and Mountain Dew where players can redeem codes found on specially marked products to earn double XP in War Games multiplayer mode.

Microsoft said today a demo of Forza Horizon hits Xbox Live next
Tuesday, October 9. If you download the demo and purchase the full game,
you'll receive a custom 2013 SRT Viper GTS.

The Xbox 360 version of Minecraft continues to sell like hot cakes. 4J Studios announced the game sold 4 million copies to date.

Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes is taking a few cues from Peace Walker.
Speaking at today's Eurogamer Expo, series creator Hideo Kojima said the
new game includes the Mother Base feature found in the portable game.