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The next chapter in Rocksteady's Batman series is coming. Batman: Arkham Origins is the subject of next month's Game Informer Cover, and it's on its way to the PS3, Xbox360 and Wii U on October 25th, along with a companion title on the PS Vita and 3Ds. Next-gen consoles remain a question mark.

Sony has announced its next-generation gaming console - the PlayStation 4 - at an event in New York. Its new hardware is designed to offer superior graphics as well as new social features including the sharing of recorded gameplay clips. It will succeed the PlayStation 3, which went on sale in 2006 and has sold about 75 million units. The PS4 will eventually compete against Microsoft's still-to-be-unveiled Xbox 360 successor and Nintendo's Wii U.

Someone needs to send Sony the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" because the company clearly isn't getting it. We can point to the whole rootkit fiasco, but who needs to look back that far when Sony's shenanigans never seem to stop?

Apparently, we can all stop holding our breath in hopes of cross-game chat on the PS3. It's not coming.

Intelligence agencies warn that gangs and terrorists use gaming consoles, Xbox and PS3, to recruit and plot all kinds of evil. No surprise to gamers, but in light of the Oslo massacre, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and WoW "violent" video games are getting blamed as playing a part in the mass killings.

Game icon Duke Nukem will wield his over-the-top guns and attitude yet again. After more than a decade of delays, "Duke Nukem Forever" will debut on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game systems in 2011.

The brutal and bloody God Of War III is a blistering adventure and an essential purchase for all PS3 owners.