Presented in glorious alphabetical order, New Media: Retail Roundup is your indispensible checklist of the home console and handheld titles arriving in stores this week. What will you be playing?

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Ace Combat: Assault Horizon * Dead Rising 2: Off the Record * Forza 4 * Just Dance 3 * Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 * Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition * Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster * Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure

NINTENDO Wii Just Dance 3 * Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure 3DS Nothing DS Nothing

SONY PS3 Ace Combat: Assault Horizon * Dead Rising 2: Off the Record * Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 * Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition * Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure PSP Nothing

VARIOUS PC Might & Magic Heroes VI * Wallabies Rugby Challenge

New Media: Downloadable Digest is your handy reminder of the new downloadable titles released during the past week.

MICROSOFT XBLA NBA Jam: On Fire Edition * Orcs Must Die! * SEGA Bass Fishing * Space Channel 5 Part 2

NINTENDO WiiWare Nothing eShop Nothing DSiWare Extreme Hangman 2

SONY PSN Eufloria * NBA Jam: On Fire Edition * SEGA Bass Fishing Move Edition * Space Channel 5 Part 2 Minis The Marbians * Street Smart

VALVE Steam Glowfish * Iron Grip: Marauders * NBA 2K12 * Patrician IV Gold * Rage

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Welcome to The Black List, your one stop shop for the stories published on the site this week.

MONDAY PODCAST Episode 38 > In this special Girl Germs Edition of the Black Panel Podcast, the team talk Syndicate, Rise of Nightmares, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Rock of Ages, Team Bondi’s closure, Techland’s apology, Apple’s censorship and much more! READ MORE

TUESDAY NEW TRAILER NeverDead > Internet memes and phrases tend to come and go, usually overused to the point of meaninglessness while they’re still around, yet if there was ever a fitting use for “what the? I don’t even…” NeverDead’s new trailer would certainly be it. A collaboration between Konami and Rebellion, developers of the none-too-well-received Rogue Warrior, NeverDead looks set to combine third person shooting, demon killing and a distinctly Japanese style. READ MORE

WEDNESDAY NEWS nanoBITES 60 > Epic Games is preparing to release the Horde Command Pack, the first wave of DLC for its 360 exclusive sci-fi sequel Gears of War 3. Launching in the first week of November, the pack will bring new maps, skins and fortifications to the Horde and Beast modes. This is just one of the stories in this week’s edition of nanoBITES, our ongoing feature devoted to small but important news items. READ MORE

THURSDAY NEWS Steve Jobs dead at 56 > Apple co-founder and long time Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56 after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. He will be remembered for his role in taking existing ideas and refining them to create a broad range of remarkably stylish and accessible devices. READ MORE

FRIDAY REVIEW Deus Ex: Human Revolution > Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a rare beast. Not many games can pull off a mix of first person shooting, role playing, and hacking while also providing interesting dialogue and a thoughtful story that has strong core themes running throughout its expertly crafted world. The entire game is a wonderfully engaging experience and only a handful of bugs stop it from being perfect. READ MORE

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Set in the year 2027, Deus Ex: Human Revolution places you in the augmented shoes of Adam Jensen. You’re charged with following up a break-in at your workplace which resulted not only in the death of your co-workers, but in injuries severe enough to require cybernetic enhancements just to save your life. Thanks to the surgery, you have a bunch of varied and useful upgrades, but only a few are turned on when you start. As you progress, you accumulate experience points, which can be converted into Praxis points, which can then be used to unlock and upgrade your enhancements. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple co-founder and long time Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56 after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. He will be remembered for his role in taking existing ideas and refining them to create a broad range of remarkably stylish and accessible devices.

Apple’s products are among the most successful in the history of consumer electronics. The Macintosh computer popularised the point-and-click user interface, while the iPod (and its accompanying iTunes suite) dramatically hastened the rise of digital music devices. More recently the iPhone has transformed the smart phone landscape and permitted thousands of independent games developers to reach an emerging audience.

Though his company has been criticised on a range of fronts (most recently for its exploitation of foreign labour), Steve Jobs remained revered by a legion of tech enthusiasts and indeed, the general public, as evidenced by the outpouring of tributes on social networks today.

Apple’s official statement regarding his passing describes Jobs as “a creative genius” and “an amazing human being.” According to his greatest rival, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the “world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come.”