NPDs kick off this week’s Scoop. DJ Hero sales came in below even the moderate expectations for the game with only 122,000 units sold. Most of the crew have finished Modern Warfare 2, and the opinions are universally positive. Charles has been playing some Left 4 Dead 2 and his review will be going up on Monday night.

Microsoft has recently banned between 600,000 and 1 million Xbox Live accounts due to association with modded consoles. This is a huge number, and if accurate, points to the 360 piracy problem being a lot bigger than many imagined.

GameStop is readying their foray into the realm of digital distribution. You will be able to use trade-in credit to purchase downloadable games and content that will download next time you power-on your system. Jim nails it when he calls this nothing more than a stopgap solution for the inevitable obsolescence of physical stores.

Covered games and topics: football, NPDs, MW2, L4D2, God of War Collection, 360 bannings, manuals, GameStop going digital, PSP adhoc party, Demon’s Souls, emails

Welcome to Game Scoop!, your one stop shop for everything that went down this week in IGN world. It’s Daemon Hatfield, Greg Miller, Charles Onyett, and Jim Reilly on board this episode. A heaping scoop of videogame news is about to be dumped in your lap. Ready?

October NPD numbers are in and it looks like gamers would rather hunt for treasure than scratch a record.

GameStop has a plan to get a cut of DLC sales.

The first two Gods of War have been collected into one package.

Microsoft may have banned up to one million modded 360s.

Modern Warfare 2 made a confirmed killing on launch day.

Plus, we answer a bunch of listener mail about reader reviews, good hunting games, and Assassin’s Creed 2. Don’t forget, we’re available on iTunes, along with episodes of Game Scoop! TV. Remember to rate the shows while you’re there.

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