The Daily Hotness: Rise from your grave

Halloween is tomorrow and we want to see your costumes. Be sure to blog or e-mail us pictures of your outfits! 

Jim tells us why Saints Row 2 is better than GTA IV, a Beatles game is in the works, EA cuts its workforce, VectorMan was almost a movie, and plenty more happened on 10/30/08.

Thursday Regulars:
The new HAWP is a special effects extravaganza*
The Memory Card .42: Pyramid Head!
RetroforceGO! records episode 66 tonight: Kirby, Craineum, candy

Originals:
The Podcastle episode 21: Does Sonic get blisters?
Ten reasons why Saints Row 2 is better than Grand Theft Auto IV
Dtoiders: What are you going as for Halloween this year?

News:
Miyamoto claims Mario Galaxy was conservative: Not enough pretend saxophone?
Riddick remake gets publisher, has new campaign
Activison = Doodieheads: Hindering Brutal Legend’s release
Sony: LittleBigPlanet recall an act of respect
Beatles game confirmed by MTV and Apple Corps
Atari accuses elderly couple of software piracy
Japan: Wii Music moves to make way for Devil Summoners and Fashion Girls
Braben rides the Wahmbulence again: Claims game stores ‘defraud’ the industry
Sci-Fi Channel to launch a reality videogame television show
Unnamed developer points to DS/DSi compatibility issues
Fail: DSi prototype did have a GBA slot, removed due to size
Wii surpasses N64 in sales, becomes fifth best-selling console of all time
Prince of Persia score by series veterans Inon Zur and Stuart Chatwood
Shocker: Media Molecule to offer new content for LittleBigPlanet in the future
Lord of the Rings: Conquest coming in January, Oliphaunt legions playable
Snake and Sephiroth Sackboys (over)priced
Sony patents an ultrasonic controller shaped like a boomerang
Electronic Arts brings the layoffs: Cuts workforce by 6%

Rumortoid:
EA to ban you from games for message board conduct?

Offbeat:
Daily irrelevance: VectorMan was going to be a movie once

Galleries:
Square-Enix’s Crystal Defenders soon on Japanese iPhones

Videos:
Mirror’s Edge Demo Trailer features a sexy new trainer
If this Left 4 Dead TV spot doesn’t sell games, I’ll eat my own cheekbones
Shaun White Snowboarding MP trailer shows off snowboarding…and headset use
Sacred 2 is sponsored by T-Energy!
Persona 4’s full trailer revealed, packed with awesome