Funcom announces plans to roll out the second update for The Secret World tomorrow to add new content to their conspiratorial MMORPG. They have posted this video with a preview of the new content narrated by lead content designer Joel Bylos as well as this article outlining what to expect. Continue here to read the full story.

The RIFT Website still says the version 1.10 "Calm Before the Storm" update is "coming soon," but Trion Worlds sends word the new update is now live, so if the fantasy MMORPG hasn't been updated yet, it probably will be soon. In conjunction with the update, they announce they will welcome back former players with level 20+ characters this weekend with an opportunity to check out the cross-faction gameplay provided by the new version for free.

3BF3Blog has word that DICE has improved the functionality of the "Report" button on Battlelog that can be used to snitch on Battlefield 3 players who cheat, or, you know, kill you too often. They say: "DICE has improved the “Report” player functionality, which now lets users report cheaters and stats padders, and lets them submit links to Battle reports, select the soldier that’s suspected of cheating. DICE promises that reported cheaters will be manually checked by the anti-cheat team at DICE. Hopefully the system will work better this time."

• Contagion on Examiner.com.
• War of the Roses on GrogHeads.

• Wii U Price and Date will be revealed tomorrow.
• YAIBA, Inafune's New Zombie Game, Also Has Ninjas And Mechs.
• Metal Gear Rising- Revengeance still on for Western Xbox 360 launch, despite Japan no-show.

• Apple iPhone 5- Announced.
• iPhone 5 Hands On Pics and Video - Updated- With Impressions.
• iOS 6 Coming September 19th.
• iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4S: What's changed.
• Apple Introduces New 8-pin Dock Connector, Dubs It Lightning.
• Randy Pitchford still wants Borderlands 2 on the Vita.
• Spec Analysis: The New Kindle Fire HD Tablets.
• RootMetrics- Verizon Fastest, Most Consistent Wireless Data. Thanks Ant.

• News Of Officer’s Death Breaks Over Gaming Community. Thanks Buzzblog.
• Diplomat Killed in Libya Told Fellow Gamers- Hope I 'Don't Die Tonight'. Thanks nin.
• iTunes gets a makeover, and just in time.
• In wake of anti-Islam video, Afghanistan blocks film’s YouTube page.
• Amazon targets one-day deliveries to make up for lost tax advantage.

• IDF Tech Zone- Ivy Bridge Windows 8 Tablets, Ultrabooks, 4K Video on HTPCs, Hands On with Haswell.
• Restoring Beauty. Ragle get 3D printed beak. Thanks nin via Slashdot.
• 4th Generation of Core Microarchitecture.
• New nano-code ups the fight against counterfeiters.

• Microsoft to deliver Flash update to Windows 8 shortly. Thanks Ant.

• 'Six Strikes' Still Slated for This Year. Thanks Ant.
• House Approves Sweeping, Warrantless Electronic Spy Powers. Thanks HARDOCP.
• No Duty to Secure Wi-Fi from BitTorrent Pirates, Judge Rules. Thanks HARDOCP.

• Transcript: Reddit AMA with World of Warcraft Developers…

Link of the Day: Bold Seagull Snatches Camera From SF Tourist, Shoots Golden Gate Sunset. Thanks Devicer.

The Steam Page for FTL: Faster Than Light has word that this indie spaceship strategy sim will be released on Friday, providing a pretty quick payoff for their Kickstarter Campaign from less than six months ago (thanks nin). Here's a reminder of what to expect from the game:

In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to them with a boarding party? This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has instructions distilled from a reddit post on how Steam users can finally select custom locations for their game installations. This is currently only available in the Steam beta and requires a little configuring, but the post includes instructions on how to opt in to the beta as well as on how to enable this new functionality. Thanks nin.

The Legend of Grimrock Website asks for help from those willing to test the Dungeon Editor and modding capabilities they've been developing for Legend of Grimrock over the past four months. They are kicking off a short public beta of the editor today on Steam, since Steam's automatic update system will aide them in the process, and provide reassurances that the editor will be available for all versions of the game once it's complete. They are also enlisting the support of anyone willing to give feedback on their modding documentation or work on model and animation exporters. Thanks Joao.

Focus Home Interactive announces release plans for R.A.W. Realms of Ancient War, saying Wizarbox's action/RPG is coming to consoles next week, and that the Windows PC edition will follow on October 4th. They also offer a new video to show off co-op gameplay from the hack-and-slash game, saying: "In this great adventure meant for playing together, friends may join any time in the game to lend a hand in assaulting monster hordes of growing strength! Cooperative play maximizes team strengths and optimizes all attack tactics. While a Warrior distracts the enemy in melee battle, the Wizard is free to cast his most powerful spells in safety! Good coordination will be required, as the monsters in cooperative mode will be stronger than the monsters of single player mode!"

Biart Company announces Depth Hunter 2, a first-person action/adventure game set in the immersive world of underwater diving coming to Windows, consoles, and possibly Android, OS X, and Linux (thanks Gamer's Hell). For now they offer some artwork and the following feature list:

• diving simulator with amazing atmosphere
• 6 huge locations around the world
• Treasure hunting
• Fish hunting
• Crabs hunting
• Underwater photo hunting
• Free diving
• Library with different species
• Motion controllers support – Sixence Razer Hydra®, Sony Playstation Move®, Microsoft Kinect®
• Optimized for Intel Ultrabooks
• High quality 3D with NVIDIA 3D Vision

Bohemia Interactive Studios CEO Marek Spanel has posted a statement about the arrest of a pair of BIS employees for espionage (thanks Computer and Video Games). Here's their explanation of what happened:

We can confirm that two Bohemia Interactive employees, our colleagues and friends, were arrested during their holiday trip to Lemnos. They visited the island with the sole purpose of experiencing the island's beautiful surroundings.

Since its establishment in 1999, Bohemia Interactive has created games based only upon publicly available information. We always respect the law and we've never instructed anybody to violate the laws of any country. The same is true for Arma 3.

Currently, all our effort goes towards supporting the guys over there, as well as their friends and families affected by this difficult situation. We sincerely hope that this is an unfortunate misunderstanding of their passion as artists and creators of virtual worlds.3

• Double Dragon Neon on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
• Red Johnson’s Chronicles – One Against All on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
• FIFA 13 PS3 demo- EA flip-flops on release, goes live at 4pm GMT.
• Nintendo’s liveblog- the Wii U wait will be over Thursday, September 13.

• A look back at the first iPhone debut day.
• Infinity Lands on the iTunes App Store.
• Snowball Fight FREE on the iTunes App Store.

• Intel Turns Any Wall into a Touch Screen Display with Kinect.
• iPhone manufacturer faces labor complaints. Thanks HARDOCP.

• Administration urges terror surveillance renewal.
• GoDaddy says no attack behind Web outage. Thanks HARDOCP.

• Amazon shoppers will squeeze through Calif. tax loophole. Thanks HARDOCP.

• Guild Wars 2 on games.on.net and Strategy Informer.

• ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II Video Card on HARDOCP.
• Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133MHz 16GB Memory Kit on eTeknix.
• GameTiger Mars VA-2 Gaming Mid-Tower Chassis on TweakTown.
• Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Thunderbolt Z77 Motherboard on OCW.
• Ineo Technology I-NA321U+ Hard Drive Docking Station on Bigbruin.com.
• LG Optimus 4X HD on TechSpot Reviews.
• NZXT Avatar S Gaming Mouse on OCmodshop.com.
• SteelSeries Siberia v2 Frost Blue Edition Gaming Headset on Mad Shrimps.
• Vizio CA27-A1 on TechReviewSource.com.

• Rumors of Diablo III nerfs/buffs coming…
• Playing at the World Is a Must Read for Gaming Geeks. Thanks nin…
• Lying to get press: the seemingly bought or faked Twitter followers of NBA Baller Beats. Thanks nin…
• The Story of a World is described as "an interactive piece of art" like its "spiritual predecessor" Star Sky…

I'm feeling pretty much 100% already from my cold, I just have a little lingering congestion in my chest. That makes this a pretty fast runner: I was really only laid-up for one day on Sunday, which is a pretty good deal. And don't forget today is a big day for Apple fans. That's right, the day that iPhone 6 rumors begin!

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Play:	Panspermia. Castle Tales.
Stories:	After "Fort Knox" break-in, U.S. nuclear stockpile security in focus.
Science:	Explosion on Jupiter Spotted by Amateur Astronomers.
Media:	Tom Hanks Tells Michael Clarke Duncan Anecdote at Clarke's Funeral. A Mess of Memes. NSFW. Silent Library Fail. Thanks Dark Roasted Blend.
The Funnies:	xkcd- Sports Cheat Sheet.