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It's the first week of November, and that means it's time to break out the winter coats, polish off the last of the Halloween candy, and check out Bitmob's Big 10 for October. Big games like Dark Souls, site events like Horror Week, and the sparkling creativity of our community members helped produce some amazing content. And kudos to Andrew Hiscock and Ned Lesesne for grabbing multiple spots in this month's list. Take a bow, fellas.
Here are the most-read community stories for October 2011:
10. Let me be Batman: How Arkham City reflects the video-game industry by Ned Lesesne
9. The moral problems of Tiny Tower by Britton Peele
8. The sad tail of Super Mario 3D Land by Chas Guidry
7. Dark Souls isn't hard; gamers are just stupid and impatient by William Harrison
6. Op-ed: The realification of video games by Andrew Hiscock
5. If video games were celebrities by Siri Karri
4. Games costumes: What not to do by Ned Lesesne
3. The five stages of disagreeing with a game review by Andrew Hiscock
2. Rage: When game journalists stop being polite and start getting real by Paul Alexander
1. Choose your own adventure: The video-game store by Andrew Hiscock
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