Compiled for your listening pleasure, a Youtube fan put together all of the hilarious Ellis stories from Left 4 Dead 2. Everyone’s favorite country survivor get his fifteen minutes of fame for your listening pleasure…

Artist Vince Proce posted concept art for a Mortal Kombat ‘re-imagining’ that he pitched shortly before Midway went under. Going into details about where he was heading with the designs, I’ve got to admit that this could’ve been an interesting reboot had this gotten off the ground. I’m really digging the new look for Kano. Which Otherworld fighter would you like to see?

Check out the redux after the jump.

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter goes to Steam on November 24th. No word yet on when we’ll see the Xbox Live version, but with a steam release, the console version is soon to follow. Mindless old-school style first person shooter fun? Sign us up.

NOLA #1

CBR feature on NOLA

advance review @ Comics Bulletin

HuffPo article from earlier this year about post-Katrina New Orleans

This new comic set in the Big Easy is a revenge thriller.

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Also this week:

Azrael #2

Black Lightning Year One TP

War Machine #11

Gold Digger #112, GD Tech Manual #9. By Perry.

President Evil #3

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Also notable:

Dr. Horrible one-shot. Based on the popular web series by Joss Whedon.

Farscape #1. Based on the sci-fi TV series.

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The following DC books are advance-solicited, meaning they’ll appear in the February 2010 Previews but will go on sale in March 2010:

HARDWARE: THE MAN IN THE MACHINE TP
Advance-solicited • On sale March 24 • 192 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Written by Dwayne McDuffie
Art by Denys Cowan, J.J. Birch & others
Cover by Denys Cowan
This first-ever HARDWARE collection, featuring HARDWARE #1-8, introduces inventor/engineer Curt Metcalf whose high tech armor enables him to break free of his corrupt employer, mob connected businessman Edwin Alva.

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH: INK TP
Advance-solicited • On sale March 3 • 144 pg, FC, $17.99 US
Written by Eric Wallace
Art by Fabrizio Fiorentino Cover by Brian Stelfreeze
In this collection of the 6-issue miniseries, the Tattooed Man is considered a hero for the first time in his life. At first, it’s a welcome change, but things go from bad to worse when he finds his body covered in unfamiliar tattoos with lives of their own.

UNKNOWN SOLDIER VOL. 2: EASY KILL TP
Advance-solicited • On sale March 17 • 200 pg, FC, $17.99 US MATURE READERS
Written by Joshua Dysart
Art by Alberto Ponticelli & Pat Masioni
Cover by Dave Johnson
In this second volume, collecting issues #7-14 of the acclaimed series, a militant group makes the Unknown Soldier an offer: To focus the world’s attention on Africa’s problems, kill American celebrity Margaret Wells on Ugandan soil.

(In an unrelated aside, the 11″ x 17.5″ HC edition of Wednesday Comics is also being advance-solicited; it’s due May 26 and costs $49.99.)

Editor Axel Alonso (along with artist Scot Eaton) talk about the DoomWar mini-series, which will feature, among others, the Black Panther and Storm.

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. SOE is giving fans a chance to animate their favorite heroes and villains for the upcoming DC Universe Online MMO. All you have to do is head over to the DCUO fan page on Facebook starting December 7, 2009. All the tools needed to make your own animations can be found there as well a way to view and vote on the entries submitted by others.

It’s been a long time coming, but gamers in the West are only a few short months away from the Final Fantasy XIII release. Square Enix has announced that the title will ship for Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 9, 2010 in both the United States and Europe. Comprised mostly of a team responsible for Final Fantasy VII, X and X-2, Final Fantasy XIII marks the first time since Final Fantasy VII that the series has appeared on a non-Sony console (FF XI and the handheld remakes notwithstanding).

Check out the announcement trailer with new footage and development team interviews after the jump.

Your wives and girlfriends are going to need SOMETHING to do while you’re playing Modern Warfare 2, and EA has just the fix with Sims 3: World Adventures. Hitting shelves on November 17th, women-sim fans gobble these expansions like armchair quarterbacks binge on Madden at new release. If you want the missus on her good side, tease her with these new pics and trailer, then go pre-order the game. Go!

Modern Warfare 2 isn’t the only big game in November. If you’ve played the Xbox Live demo over and again, maybe you’re one of the thousands of fans that have swelled those pre-order numbers up to 4 times that of the original game in 2008! Zombie killing NEVER gets old, and Valve has been more than happy to supply screens to whet your appetite for that dead flesh you’ve been craving! Enjoy after the jump, and we’ll see you online on November 17th when Left 4 Dead 2 hits your retailer…

If the videogame industry thought they were immune to the economic downturn just a year ago, they’re certainly not still singing that tune today. Electronic Arts posted net losses of $391 million dollars for their second fiscal quarter this year, compared to last year’s loss of $310 million.

Here’s the controversial ‘No Russian’ game play from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Personally, I don’t get why it’s a big deal. It’s disturbing, but serves the story. You have the option to watch the sequence via a disclaimer that pops up before you play the game. Hell, should you choose to interact, there’s the option to shoot the civilians yourself or not to shoot. It’s ultimately your call. Infinity Ward doesn’t force you to do anything uncomfortable to progress, and I applaud them for it. I felt more uncomfortable with some of the moral choices in Fable II, and there came a point where the story wouldn’t let you progress made it difficult to progress unless you made a horrendous decision in that game.

There is powerful imagery at work in Modern Warfare 2. If folks are getting hung up on this scene, they’re kind of missing the forest for the trees.

Anyway, Modern Warfare 2 tells a challenging story, and this is certainly one aspect of it. Game play follows the jump, and you can read our review here.