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You've got your Halloween costume on lock, your pumpkin all set to carve, so now all you have to do is sit back and wait for the big day to arrive. While you're waiting, may I suggest watching a few scary movies to get you in the mood for All Hallows' Eve? If you're a PS3 owner, this will be a super easy (and free) task for you to complete, especially now that Sony has set you up with free Fright Flicks every Saturday on the PlayStation Network.

Starting at 5 p.m. PST on Oct. 16 (that's tomorrow) and running through Oct. 30, you can creep yourself out by streaming three free flicks on your PS3. Find out which titles are coming up after the jump.

I'll be honest — when I first heard about the PlayStation Move system earlier this year, I thought Sony was just trying to play catch up with Nintendo's Wii. Boy, was I wrong. Sure, the PlayStation Move is similar to the Wii in the fact that there are two handheld controllers, but the Move takes a giant leap forward with the addition of the PlayStation Eye and its precise motion capture abilities. I finally got my hands on a Move of my own and had a chance to really put the system through the paces. How does the PlayStation Move rate? Find out in my rundown of the system after the break.

Last week, one reader asked the community to share their favorite PS3 games to help her stock up her supply of games. Here's what you had to say:

• "Uncharted and Uncharted 2, 3D Dot Game Heroes and a game I imported from Japan called Hakuna Matata, now available here as Afrika. It is a great non-violent game that you take photos of African wildlife." — AlisonMcg67
• "Red Dead Redemption. SO MUCH FUN!!!" — lilegwene
• "Valkyria Chronicles is a definite should-not-miss for the PS3." — Sasseefrass
• "Modnation Racers is a really good game. If you like Mario Kart then you'll definitely love this game. If Mario Kart and Little Big Planet had a baby, it would be exactly this game." — Kat Maribao
• "Final Fantasy XIII and Heavenly Sword." — smeeker

Is your favorite game missing from the list? Add it in comments below!

Time to help a reader out! Bethinabox needs help deciding which games to purchase for a new PS3. She posted the following question in our Ask a Geek Girl group:

I'm thinking of getting a PS3 in the next couple of months. Partly because I want a shiny new gaming system, partly for the Blu-Ray capabilities without buying a dedicated Blu-Ray player. But I don't know what games are good. I know I want to get LittleBigPlanet and Mini Ninjas, but what else is good? Something with a good storyline is a must, because I get bored really easily.

Suggestions? Advice? Games you're currently lusting after? Share your picks!

Sony's PlayStation 3 is getting another update, and it's in the form of a bigger hard drive and comes boxed with the Playstation Move controller. The first new model — which is available now — contains a 160GB hard drive and retails for $300, the same as the current 120GB model. The second will be hitting stores on September 19 and feature 320GB of storage space and include the Move wireless motion-sensor control and Eye camera as part of the Champions bundle. The Champions bundle also includes a copy of Sports Champions, and will retail for $400. Upon availability of the 320GB model, Sony will phase out its current 250GB model.

Sports Champions is being likened to Nintendo's Wii Sports, but does only come with the high-priced $400 PS3, making it a tough competitor for Nintendo's Wii, priced at $200 — a much more comfortable price for a casual gamer.

It was a big deal when Netflix announced that you would be able to stream your instant queue over your PS3 (and Xbox, and Wii, and iPad, and soon your iPhone), and soon you'll be able to check out your movies without popping in that Netflix disc. During its quarterly earnings call yesterday, Netflix announced that it would be launching dedicated software for the PS3 in the next few months. What does this mean for you? Well, you won't have to hunt down that red DVD anymore, and your instant queue, streaming options, and any Netflix enhancements will update automatically right in your console.

But that's not all the Netflix news. Find out what else it's announced after the jump.