With Halloween quickly approaching, PushStartSelect takes a look at the 5 games that could best get you in the spirit of the holiday, while possibly freaking your friends out.

darklordzor via pushstartselect.com »

"5. Final Fantasy VIII - The Gun Blade

This weapon made the list because it is likely the most impractical weapon ever created in a video game. It was harder to use than a simple sword and, despite what you might think, didn’t actually fire any projectiles. Instead, pulling the trigger would send a powerful vibration through the blade that would deal extra damage to your enemies. This brings two questions to mind. First, why wouldn’t you want this extra damage? Why not set up the blade to a..."

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"1. It didn’t take long for kids to stop coming to my birthday parties when I was growing up. Imagine cutting the cake with MY mom…

2. Before I joined F.E.A.R., I had a short career as a hockey goalie. They kicked me out of the league when I posted a 1.000% save percentage and shot the other team.

3. I know my younger brother looks a lot like Dave Matthews. We had a garage band in high schools I can tell you he sounds nothing like him.

4. What did you do during your first week of work..."

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"There's something special about being on the edge of your seat, realising you need to change your underwear for the second time in an hour and trying to remind yourself (unconvincingly) that it's just a game. I mean, what kind of sissy would be scared of a game?

As it turns out, a lot of us. And more to the point – we like it. The horror genre, more specifically survival horror, has delivered an array of classic titles and, like a fine wine, has matured to near perfection. With the upcomin..."

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One of the members at Monolith Productions decided to blog at IGN today about the sequel to F.E.A.R titled Project Origin, which they are developing. The blog goes about explaining how they are improving the performance of the game, the missions they are creating, and a bunch more!

tyranitar24 via blogs.ign.com »