Here's the full list. It rates a standard spoiler-alert warning but, going through this, the descriptions don't seem to give up many details of the singleplayer campaign. Be sure to check the link to see the achievement icon art.

• Bought a Slot (5 points)
Buy one Plasmid or Tonic Slot at a Gatherer's Garden.

• Max Plasmid Slots (10 points)
Fully upgrade to the maximum number of Plasmid Slots.

• Upgraded a Weapon (10 points)
Upgrade any weapon at a Power to the People Station.

• Fully Upgraded a Weapon (10 points)
Install the third and final upgrade to any of your weapons.

• All Weapon Upgrades (20 points)
Find all 14 Power to the People weapon upgrades in the game.

• Prolific Hacker (20 points)
Successfully hack at least one of every type of machine.

• Master Hacker (20 points)
Hack 30 machines at a distance with the Hack Tool.

• First Research (5 points)
Research a Splicer with the Research Camera.

• One Research Track (20 points)
Max out one Research Track.

• Research Master (20 points)
Max out research on all 9 research subjects.

• Grand Daddy (25 points)
Defeat 3 Big Daddies without dying during the fight.

• Master Gatherer (30 points)
Gather 600 ADAM with Little Sisters.

• Fully Upgraded a Plasmid (10 points)
Fully upgrade one of your Plasmids to the level 3 version at a Gatherer's Garden.

• All Plasmids (20 points)
Find or purchase all 11 basic Plasmid types.

• Trap Master (15 points)
Kill 30 enemies using only Traps.

• Master Protector (15 points)
Get through a Gather with no damage and no one getting to the Little Sister.

• Big Spender (15 points)
Spend 2000 dollars at Vending Machines.

• Dealt with Every Little Sister (50 points)
Either Harvest or Save every Little Sister in the game.

• Against All Odds (30 points)
Finish the game on the hardest difficulty level.

• Big Brass Balls (25 points)
Finish the game without using Vita-Chambers.

• Rapture Historian (40 points)
Find 100 audio diaries.

• Unnatural Selection (10 points)
Score your first kill in a non-private match.

• Welcome to Rapture (10 points)
Complete your first non-private match.

• Disgusting Frankenstein (10 points)
Become a Big Daddy for the first time in a non-private match.

• "Mr. Bubbles– No!" (20 points)
Take down your first Big Daddy in a non-private match.

• Mother Goose (20 points)
Save your first Little Sister in a non-private match.

• Two-Bit Heroics (10 points)
Complete your first trial in a non-private match.

• Parasite (10 points)
Achieve Rank 10.

• Little Moth (20 points)
Achieve Rank 20.

• Skin Job (20 points)
Achieve Rank 30.

• Choose the Impossible (50 points)
Achieve Rank 40.

• Proving Grounds (20 points)
Win your first non-private match.

• Man About Town (10 points)
Play at least one non-private match on each multiplayer map.

• Two Secret Achievements worth 5 points.

• Two Secret Achievements worth 10 points.

• One Secret Achievement worth 15 points.

• Six Secret Achievements worth 20 points.

• One Secret Achievement worth 50 points.

• Two Secret Achievements worth 25 points.

• One Secret Achievement worth 100 points.

BioShock 2 Achievements List [Xbox 360 Achievements via HBG]

Warning, this discussion will contain spoilers of "The Ballad of Gay Tony," released Oct. 29.

"Club life is the central focus of The Ballad of Gay Tony, which brings us back to the sex act as a central concern of this version of GTA," Williams writes. "Gay" Tony Prince, not the player protagonist but certainly the game's "most crucial character," is the proprietor of two clubs, one gay and one straight, but it's the straight venue where the story is largely told.

But despite the game's title, and the dating/booty call mechanic of Luis' encounters with women in the club, where the story ends up is not about sex, homosexual or heterosexual, promiscuous or monogamous. It's in an "Oedipal drama" about two men coming to be a father and son, both men lacking the other family role model in their lives.

The Ballad of Gay Tony is the Straightest Grand Theft Auto Ever [PopMatters, Nov. 11.]

[...] Luis's promiscuity is complicated by his own background, which is as a son whose own father abandoned him. Curiously, this complication also connects him more closely to Tony. At several points over the course of the story, Luis suggests that Tony has been like a father to him, having been the one to get Luis employed and on the straight and narrow (or at least out of prison) after running afoul of the police in his younger days. Tony, too, mentions that Luis is like a son to him. Thus, the game is less than retrograde in presenting a rather daring and progressive version of a father-son story, one in which the "father" is a homosexual.

The Oedipal drama that would normally ensue in such stories is inverted, though, perhaps as a result of Tony's homosexuality. Luis is not especially threatened by his "father's" power as neither one compete with one another over a mother or any woman for that matter. Freud would suggest that such competition is a necessary part of the psychology of becoming an adult. The symbolic act of killing the father becomes foundational for becoming a mature adult capable of taking on the authority of being a father himself. However, when faced with the dilemma of having to literally kill Tony near the climax of the game (which is a result of some mobsters needing the head of one of the two men because a diamond heist has put the two into bed with and in the cross-hairs of several criminal organizations), Luis chooses to save the man (as Tony did the younger Luis) rather than to destroy him and take his place (as the mobsters offer Luis the opportunity to do). Indeed, throughout The Ballad of Gay Tony, Luis spends much of his time caring for this adopted "father" whose addiction is leading to some really bad decision making on the part of the elder of the two men. This curious re-structuring of the Oedipal conflict with a homosexual and a heterosexual father and son removes conflict from their relationship altogether and offers instead a co-operative version of the relationship in which one man brings up and nurtures the other and then the other likewise returns the favor.

Thus, despite Rockstar's frequent employment of stereotyping ethnic and sexual identity for the sake of parody, The Ballad of Gay Tony actually becomes a rather different kind of discourse on the development of human beings and their relationships to one another because of (not in spite of) their differences. Social deviance becomes a means of uniting very different people rather than in dividing them from society. Instead, Tony and Luis manage to form the most fundamental of social units out of deviance, a family.

- G. Christopher Williams

Weekend Reader is Kotaku's look at the critical thinking in, and of video games. It appears Saturdays at noon. Please take the time to read the full article cited before getting involved in the debate here.

That means don't press play if you don't want all the story highlights, plot twists, outcomes and the conclusion. Otherwise spend a minute on this and then get back to your Search & Destroy and your perks grindin'.

Modern Warfare 2 in 60 Seconds [YouTube]

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has issued the Assassin's Creed sequel a "Mature" rating, pointing out the potentially offensive "blood, intense violence, sexual content, and strong language" featured in the game.

The ESRB goes into great detail—with potential spoilers!—about the "sexual content" players may experience in Assassin's Creed II, including an interactive mini-game in which "players are able to press buttons to kiss a woman and remove her dress; with the woman's back facing the camera, the two characters lower to bed and blow out a candle." Oh my!

Oh and it gets so much more unsavory, at least from a dialogue standpoint, as references to S&M, page-boy diddling, rape and other deviant acts not fit for print in this publication are made throughout the game. Plus, there's naughty language in both English and Italian!

Will someone please think of the children? Preferably not while reading this snippet of the ESRB's description, pasted below, but afterward.

The game contains strong sexual overtones. During one "seduction mini-game," players are able to press buttons to kiss a woman and remove her dress; with the woman's back facing the camera, the two characters lower to bed and blow out a candle. Some scenes take place inside brothels, though no nudity or sexual acts are depicted. The dialogue contains the following sexual references: "So the whip or the paddle today?" and "Does your wife know about your page-boy fantasies, Captain?"

Character backstories, narrated through still-frame vignettes, explain how villains and historical figures achieved their notoriety; some biographies include references to adultery, sodomy, prostitution, and rape (e.g., "Caterina was captured and sent to Rodrigo Borgia . . . who kept her imprisoned for a year and is rumored to have raped her alongside his son.").

One cutscene depicts a man and a woman wearing translucent, flesh-toned bodysuits as they flee from danger. The digitized lighting effects, the glow from their futuristic suits, obscure most of the details, though outlines of breasts and buttocks are partially discernable (i.e., not definitively nudity).

Consumers may also wish to know that the game contains strong profanity, both in English and Italian (e.g., "f**k," "sh*t," c*zzo," and "m*rda"); the most explicit instance occurs when a man frantically describes a "vision"-"I'm at the opera . . . the soprano is so beautiful . . . I'm in bed with her, she cries as I f**k her."

Ack! My eyes!!

Assassin's Creed II [ESRB]

G4TV quotes the Remedy Entertainment managing director Matias Myllrinne as saying the studio is "insanely careful" about how much of the story it'll give away, and that, if it were his call, he'd hold back the ending.

"I think we're going to be insanely careful about how much of the story we reveal. We'll clearly discuss with some of our friends at Microsoft whether we even give the ending of the game for anybody's preview. I'd like to hold it back, [I] don't want anybody to spoil it for the audience. That's just my personal feeling."

Myllrinne goes on to talk about spoilers and how devastating they can be to a well written story, using the analogy of being told that Bruce Willis' character in The Sixth Sense is dead. What?! He is?! Spoiler alert, Matias, dammit, spoiler alert!!!

Alan Wake Dev Fears Spoilers And Contemplates Hiding The Ending [G4TV via Joystiq]

This comes from the site MW2blog.com, which though it might look official (it even cites "Copyright Modern Warfare 2"), is registered through GoDaddy to someone in the U.K. I'm not saying these are false, just saying it's not official. And via Twitter, the Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling says: "Can't confirm nor deny any leaks for #MW2. Official stance is to just wait and discover the awesome yourself on November 10th."

Marathon (Tier 1)
Standard: Unlimited Sprint
Pro: Get over obstacles faster

Sleight of Hand (Tier 1)
Standard: Faster reload
Pro: Aim down sights faster

Scavenger (Tier 1)
Standard: Retrieve ammo from dead bodies

Bling (Tier 1)
Standard: Dual attachments on primary weapon
Pro: Dual attachments on secondary weapon

One Man Army (Tier 1)
Standard: Use primary weapon in secondary slot

Stopping Power (Tier 2)
Standard: Increased bullet damage
Pro: Increased bullet damage to vehicles

Lightweight (Tier 2)
Standard: Move faster

Hardline (Tier 2)
Standard: Killstreaks rewards require 1 less kill
Pro: Deathstreaks require 1 less death

Cold Blooded (Tier 2)
Standard: Undetectable by UAV, air support, sentries, and thermal

Danger Close (Tier 2)
Standard: Increases explosive weapons damage

Commando (Tier 3)
Standard: Increased melee distance

Increased melee speed Steady Aim (Tier 3)
Standard: Increased hip-fire accuracy

Scrambler (Tier 3)
Standard: Jams enemy radar

Ninja (Tier 3)
Standard: Invisible to heartbeat sensors
Pro: Move silently

SitRep (Tier 3)
Standard: Insertions. Reveals enemy explosives and Tactical Insertions

Last Stand (Tier 3)
Standard: Survive after being killed for 10 second, pistol equipt. You can crawl too

Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Perks [MW2blog.com]

The site Gamepex has posted, without attribution, the full list. Take it with a heaping helping of salt, but as we saw yesterday, if they're willing to put a tactical nuke in this sucker, then I think anything's believable short of a spaceship.

I've asked Robert Bowling if he'd like to say anything about this. Any comment will be updated here. Update: via Twitter, Bowling says: "Can't confirm nor deny any leaks for #MW2. Official stance is to just wait and discover the awesome yourself on November 10th."

3 Kills - UAV
4 Kills - Care Package
4 Kills - Counter UAV
5 Kills - Sentry Gun
5 Kills - Predator Missile
6 Kills - Precision Airstrike
7 Kills - Strike
7 Kills - Attack Heli
8 Kills - Emergency Airdrop
9 Kills - Pave Low
9 Kills - Stealth Bomber
11 Kills - Chopper Gunner
11 Kills - AC-130
15 Kills - EMP
25 Kills - Tactical Nuke

Full List of Modern Warfare 2 Killstreaks Revealed [Gamepex]

Nuke Your Opponents in Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer [Spoilers] [Hot Blooded Gaming]

Spoiler alert, as the names of these might give away general mission details or capabilities. if you don't want to know this, I'm going to blather and give some filler details while you move up to that big back button on your browser and avert your eyes from anything in yellow below. It's worth noting that the reason the IW-watchers can get the mission names is because Spec Ops has a lobby unto itself. The Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling's gamer card bears that out.

OK, now that we've gotten the spoiler alerts and those who don't want to be spoiled out of the way, here are the mission names spotted so far, according to user AchievementLost on the Infinity Ward forums. These are assumed to be not in order.

01. Breach and Clear
02. O Cristo Redentor
03. Sniper Fi
04. Hidden
05. Suspension
06. Body Count
07. Acceptable Losses
08. Bomb Squad
09. Estate Takedown
10. Time Trial
11. The PIt
12. Snatch & Grab
13. Terminal
14. Wreckage
15. Overwatch
16. Big Brother
17. Evasion
18. Race
19. Homeland Security
20. Wardriving
21.
22.
23.

*Spoiler* 20/23 Spec Ops Mission List -> Spec Ops Lobby [Infinity Ward Forums, thanks Chuckles Mobile]

The list points to origin stories for six character classes - Human Noble, Dalish Elf, City Elf, Magi, Dwarf Commoner and Dwarf Noble. Players also will be tasked with either destroying or preserving the "Anvil of the World. Four achievements are also awarded for hooking up with different characters, male and female.

For the record, there is no "Demon Tits" achievement.

Dragon Age: Origins Achievements [Console Monster via Game Stooge]

With that advisory out of the way, reader Scazza filmed this Easter Egg (discovery credited to Loose on the Gamefaqs forums.) Hear that clicking? That's Scazza flicking left on the RIGHT analog stick.

If you do it during the epilogue's cutscene, the camera pans left at the conclusion - showing Buck picking a grub off what appears to be the Lone Monkey Man, a glitch/Easter Egg from Halo 3.

Halo 3 ODST Epilogue Easter Egg [YouTube]

For those who want to discover everything that's in this amazing game for the DS, on their own, avert thine eyes. For others who aren't buying it, or don't mind otherwise, this list provides hours of reading fun. I'd suggest printing it out and keeping it in the bathroom, it's a great timekiller for taking a dump.

Here are a few I found intriguing.

Air Raid Shelter
Claret Jug (as in the trophy from The British Open?)
Druid
Microraptor
Steak Fries
Velvet Rope

The Reddit thread that discovered this also has some amazing combinations from their commenters.

The Truth Machine !DumP.BODYY's FULL DICTIONARY FUCK YEAH [Text File, via CrunchGear and Joystiq]

MMO Champion has put together this list, saying it comes from multiple sources. One of them is a thread on Something Awful, so caveat reader. And this sort of thing almost always precedes a Warcraft expansion.

But the list is much deeper than the earlier speculation on two new playable races. If you're interested and don't mind ruining the surprise, go check out MMO Champion. Highlights - spoiler alert - are said to include;

• Level cap raised to 85.

• No new classes, but some classes will be made available to races that weren't before.

• Two new races, Goblins and Worgen, as has been speculated.

• A remake of classic Azeroth

I've emailed Blizzard to ask if they have any comment. If they do, I'll update back here.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm [MMO Champion, thanks Kanuuna, Eduardo M, Matt, many others]

"Acquire Waffle Weapons!" is earned once you pick up the "Ray Gun," "DG-2" and "Monkey Bomb" at the same time. There's also a mention of a teleporter. I haven't played CoD:WaW in a while, but this is the first I've heard of any ray guns. Sounds like the game's getting a little pulp science-fictiony with secret weapons of the Third Reich.

The full list is below. They went up on the official site July 23.

• 40 Knives!:
Kill 40 zombies with the bowie knife.
• Acquire Waffle Weapons!:
Obtain the Ray Gun, DG-2, and the Monkey Bomb at the same time in a game.

• Der electrican!:
Link all teleport pads before round 7.

• Frequent Flyer!:
Use the teleporter 8 times.

• Locksmith!:
Open all doors in the map.

• The Might of the Monkey!:
Use the Monkey Bomb.

• Perkaholics Anonymous!:
Survive untill round 20 without buying a single perk.

• Pack Addict!:
Upgrade 5 weapons at the Pack A Punch Machine.

• Wacker Packer!:
Upgrade any weapon in Pack A Punch.

• Elevate Your Senses!:
???

The 10 New Achievements/Trophies for Map Pack 3 [Call of Duty.com, thanks The Whitedwarf]

The first hidden area is understandable - Activision/Blizzard publish both Warcraft and Wolverine. Although it's not specifically invoked, and Valve hasn't, like, copyrighted cake itself, as a game meme it's definitely associated with Portal.

What do you think, one's kind of clever, but two - as achievements - was Raven just running out of stuff to fill up 1,000 gamerscore?

Thanks to J Rock for the screen. To find the cake, he says it's on the level where you're supposed to rescue Wraith. "t's at the section with the teleporter and cryo freeze controls next to each other. Move the teleporter all the way right into this room, then teleport using the pad next to you in the control room."

If there's a defensible purpose for this post, it's that it shows some gameplay footage that's pretty rare at the moment. And Sheva in a skimpy animal print bikini. With a gun.

Sheva's Tribal Costume Compilation [GameTrailers. Thanks "jkaccnt"]

The achievements are "Aiding the Outcasts," "The Guns of Anchorage," "Paving the Way" and "Operation Anchorage." Of course, we knew about "Operation Anchorage" already. Guess these are the three missions of the DLC pack that hits Tuesday for 800 Microsoft Points, and then the big 40 point achievement is given out if you finish the new quest entirely. Word is the download pack will provide about 3 to 4 more hours of gameplay.

Operation Anchorage [Fallout Wiki — SPOILER ALERT]

Before you continue on, I warn you....this post could very well ruin the ending of Fable II for you, but it wouldn't be my fault. Blame Sam Van Tilburgh over at the Fable 2 Development blog, who name checks us in the post where he draws readers' attentions towards one particular bullet point on the Knothole Island page. "Unravel the mystical secrets of the resurrection shrine." Now what could that possibly mean, Sam?

Now I'm not going to spoil Knothole Island for you either, so while I can't really say a thing (or the infamous PR police will hunt me down and kill me to death), I think it'd be fair to say that you won't be playing Knothole Island without a trusty friend on four legs....

I actually shed real tears of joy just now. Damn you, Molyneux.

The resurrection shrine in Knothole [Fable 2 Dev Blog]

In the rollout of the new ratings, we gave a Call of Duty: World at War writeup that completely described most everything that someone might find objectionable about it, without giving away the story. (Besides, I think we know how World War II turned out, right?) GameSpot, however, notes that:

The ESRB write-ups can also include details of plot twists and other spoilers. One line from the Resistance 2 write-up omitted in the quote above reveals a significant plot detail from a climactic moment of the game. Fallout 3 is another title with a key revelation included in the summary.

It's at this point where my interest as a gamer triumphs over my responsibility to you as your weekend editor. I have both, I intend to play both, and I don't want to ruin the big reveal of a $60 title. But like Brian, I do wonder who is going to be handling these writeups and how, if at all, publishers will try to manage spoilers that are of a nature that must be revealed under the new rules.

ESRB Gets Descriptive [GameSpot via Ars Technica]

Gameplay: The first 10 minutes Fable 2 [polygamia.pl. Here is the original Polish version of the page]