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We've reported that Sony doesn't think the price of the PlayStation 3 will hinder holiday sales, but as the most expensive console, the PS3's price is probably a barrier for some. Fortunately a few retailers are offering pretty good deals if you want one this season. What They Play posted word that Wal-Mart is offering the Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle for $399, a full $200 under the original asking price for the bundle when it was launched. If you're not having luck finding it in stores, the online store is offering it as well.

On February 28, 2009, Richard Garriot's Tabula Rasa will shut down after 15 months in service, according to the official site (via Gamasutra). The announcement says that although "Tabula Rasa has some unique features that make it fun and very different from every other MMO out there," it "never achieved the player population we hoped for."

Ubisoft has announced that it will be releasing a new DLC pack for Far Cry 2 before the end of the month. The pack has been dubbed "The Fortune's Pack," and will be available on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for $10. The new weapons include a silenced shotgun, the significantly less quiet sawed-off shotgun, and a crossbow, which is probably about as silent as you can get with projectile weaponry. The update will also introduce a Unimog truck and a Quad for more vehicle selection. Those new weapons and vehicles will be available in multiplayer mode as well, which will introduce four new maps: Cheap Labor, Last Resort, Lake Smear, and Fort Fury.

When you pick up Prince of Persia, registering with Ubisoft will unlock a free downloadable skin to make the Prince resemble Altair from Assassin's Creed, reports IGN. Users have to register at the Ubisoft Web site and then link that account to an Xbox 360 Gamertag or PSN screen name, to access the skin. As you can see in the screenshot, Altair's wardrobe remains the same, but his look is the cel-shaded Prince of Persia style.

Gears of War 2 'Top 5 Multiplayer Weapons' clipIf your kill-death ratios in Gears of War 2's multiplayer modes are looking a bit unfavorable, you might want to check out the video above. In it, the editors at GameVideos rank what they believe to be the top five most useful weapons, as well as detail their individual strengths and weaknesses. For example, did you know that the longer-than-average melee reach of the torque bow can bring down most enemies to their knees in just two hits?