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We now bring you the trailer which will follow the story of the spartan team in their stand to defend the planet Reach. We'll have more info as it comes in, for now enjoy the trailer.

One year after the release of the original, Left 4 Dead 2 has made its way onto store shelves after much controversy. First announced at E3 this year L4D2 has since been the target of boycotts supposedly supported by thousands of gamers who insisted that one year is too short of a time for a proper sequel.

For those of you who don't keep track of the Japanese Video Game marketplace the DSi LL or DSi XL as it's dubbed in North America went on sale to a surprisingly enthusiastic Japan. The portable gaming device sold a little over 100,000 units, much higher than many thought the oversized machine would sell.

As the Virtual Console hits it's 3rd birthday one of the biggest titles has been released for the online service. Super Mario Kart which was originally well over 15 years ago is now avaliable for download at 800 Wii points. For those who want to relive the past of the SNES glory days, you can't do better than this title, Super Mario Kart was the original kart racer and literally created the sub-genre of racing games.

The world finally got its big Xbox Live update today in the form of Facebook, Twitter, last.fm, and Zune. The new features are numerous, on the Facebook side players can now update their statuses, view their images, and message their friends. Twitter users can tweet, and everyone can listen to their favorite tunes through last.fm. And of course there's the Zune video features.

Analyst Ben Schachter estimates that Modern Warfare 2 sold seven million copies on its first day of sales. To put things in perspective if you remember the launch of Grand Theft Auto 4 that was considered a huge debut and it sold around 3.6 million copies. If this analysis is anywhere near true then the gaming world could be looking at a new all time record. However the real numbers won't be apparent for at least a few more days.