The PlayStation Recap

I’ve been playing games non-stop this week, but I’m still lagging badly on Vanquish and Fallout: New Vegas. Next week is shaping up to be a doozy, too, with Rock Band 3 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II hitting the PS3. ‘Tis the season! What are you looking forward to playing in the days and weeks ahead?

I’m playing: Dead Nation, Time Crisis: Razing Storm, Costume Quest, Split/Second PSP

I’m watching: Frontline: The Vaccine War, National Geographic: Inside North Korea on Netflix PS3 Watch Instantly

I’m reading: The Famous Writing Advice That Could Seriously Mess Up Your Game on io9.com, Title Update 1.05 for Red Dead Redemption

Qore Update: Qore Ultimate Arqade, Episode 30 Preview — Punk’s not dead, and neither is arcade gaming. See first video of Qore Arqade’s in-XMB retro mini games!

Costume Quest for PSN: Tim Schafer and Tasha Harris Bring the Treats — Double Fine’s Tim Schaefer and Tasha Harris demonstrate the delicate inner workings of Costume Quest.

Vanquish Out This Week on PS3 – Video & New Demo Details — This lightning-fast shooter is out now on PS3.

PULSE 10/19 Edition is Available Today — Christina Lee checks out Medal of Honor and NBA 2K11.

The Shoot Targets PlayStation Move Today, PSN Demo Coming Soon — By the way, that demo is now available on PSN. What do you think of the accuracy?

Get a Sneak Peek at ‘The Tester’ Season 2 Trailer! — Get a taste of The Tester, Season 2. The season debuts on PSN in less than two weeks.

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: Reader Questions Answered, New Single-Player Settings — Single-player, collectible items, recruiting assassins, weapon additions revealed, plus new glimpses of Desmond’s quest.

ZEN Pinball’s Haunting New Paranormal Table, Free Codes — A Halloween hootenanny to remember with this new haunted table. 10 flippers (!), but dolphin-safe.

PlayStation Store Update — Costume Quest, Tomb Raider Underworld, new PS1 Imports and more. Also: Killzone 3 Beta Theme emails go out on October 25th!

Limited Edition Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3: The Video Game Bundle for PlayStation 2 — The console king lives on with this new $99 Toy Story 3 PS2 bundle.

God of War: Collection on the PlayStation Store 11/2 — HD pecs flexed, Kratos prepares to invade PSN and make us all his red orb girls.

Coming to PlayStation Plus: God of War I and II and a Free Download of BreakQuest — Next week: 20% off all Red Dead Redemption DLC, including Undead Nightmare.

Exclusive Halloween Event Comes to PlayStation Home + Saw, Bleach, Heavy Strike — Lord Pumpkinhead (“the Demon Gourd from Hell”) is absolutely worth a gander.

Digital Comics Store Update — New arrivals include RED, Magician: Apprentice and Trick ‘r Treat, but Ratchet & Clank #1 may be the biggest debut.

Time Crisis: Razing Storm – Bullet Time with DeadStorm Pirates, Time Crisis 4 — Oodles of games and modes for this multiplayer arcade shooter collection for PlayStation Move. DeadStorm Pirates: God yes.

Stash Your Gold – HOARD Loots PSN November 2nd — Hoard’s tasty flame-broiled dragon action was a hit at PAX, now it’s coming to raid your PS3. Lock up your princesses!

ModNation Racers Free DLC and Double XP Week! — Move fast to take advantage of this limited-time free DLC, and get your weekly peek at the top creations.

What’s in a Name: PlayStation Move Heroes Developer Walkthrough — New gameplay video tour of The Game Formerly Known As Heroes on the Move.

PlayStation Network Video Content Update — Nail-Biting Thrillers collection, FREE ‘Midnight’ movie rental for Savage County and more Halloween-themed videos.

Superstars V8 Racing Hits PSN Tuesday: Exclusive New Trailer, Giveaway — Decked out with BMW, Jaguar, and Audi licenses, this PSN sim racer might help ease the wait for you-know-what.

A Closer Look: Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition and PlayStation Move — If you want to know why the fire button is mapped to your thumb, this video is for you.

Reason #5 to Pre-Order God of War: Ghost of Sparta – Palace of Hades Dynamic Theme — “Dead bodies everywhere! Dead bodies everywhere!”

UNCHARTED 2 Giveaways Coming Soon, Anniversary Event Recap — Follow @PlayStation and @Naughty_Dog on Twitter for a chance to win DLC multiplayer skin codes next week.

Courtesy of Jeremy Dunham

Zipline Podcast – Episode 23 — Two of our software engineers, Chris Oje and David Johnson offer suggestions for budding programmers who might like to work in the industry one day,

Courtesy of Arne Meyer

UNCHARTED 2 Anniversary Skins going out! — As we mentioned last week, everyone in our community who played during our UNCHARTED 2 Anniversary Event will receive the special Anniversary Drake multiplayer skin.