PSN Still Down But Still a Good Weekend For Gaming News

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- An upcoming zombie action game, Dead Block, (shown in the above screenshot, has been revealed via its official web site.

- Test Drive Unlimited 2 for the PC got a new free update that includes new cars, events, in-game clothes and lots of bug fixes.

- This YouTube video claims to show gameplay footage from Grand Theft Auto V but the footage is so blurry and shaky it could be anything.

 - Will we see an official reveal of Starhawk, the sequel to the PS3 game Warhawk, sometime this week? Signs point to yes.  (PS - You can get a Warhawk Bundle for $15 to $25 that comes with a very nice Jabra bluetooth that costs more than the bundle so you basically get a bluetooth with a free game.)

- Valve's head man Gabe Newell has an interview where he discusses the company's current stance on making single player games.  - Speaking of Valve, one of its writers Erik Wolpaw talks about the creation of Portal 2 including why the player character doesn't speak in the game.

-  The first of eight prose short stories based on the upcoming crime action game L.A. Noire is now available for free download.

- Bungie's weekly news update confirms that the developer won't have an official presense at E3 2011. There's also a Stephen Colbert reference.

- The late Osama Bin Laden's Pakistan compound has now been made into a Counter-Strike Source map.