I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us. Mr. Stay Puft! Or maybe just Late Night Computing for October 31, 2012.

With today being Halloween, I wanted to go out of my way to highlight this post by xembler showcasing his absolutely hilarious costume. Not too many costumes impress me, and I have to say this thing is sheer genius. Anyway, enjoy your evening debauchery!

News bits:

• True PC Gaming interviews Black Mesa project lead Carlos Montero on the development and reception of the famous Half-Life modification. [via True PC Gaming]

• Watch Adam Savage of Tested put together Patton Oswalt's hilarious Doc Ock ensemble for Halloween.[via Tested]

• Now that he's part of the Disney family, Darth Vader and his Stormtrooper contingent hit up the theme parks. What else is he going to do? [via Youtube]

• This 12-year-old uses Dungeons and Dragons to help his father, who is a scientist by the way, research the human mind. [via Discover Magazine]

Chatty posts of the moment.

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• "Is now a good time to buy a new videogcard? Is there something new and amazing coming out soon, or would it be safe to get a GTX670 now? I'm so out of the loop." [by m0nkz]

• "So what's the over/under on this new Halo game? I'd like it to be good, but it looks like a lot more of the same. Since ODST and Reach already felt like 'best of' releases, I'm not hopeful. Seriously though, what does everyone hope is in this game? Cortana goes rampant? Chief takes off the helmet? Halo 1 pistol? New enemies? Flood?" [by brickmatt]

Nightly file.

• Grimind demo 1.0. "Grimind is a 2D physics based adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you must to demonstrate big manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally remind yourself or even discover who you really are and what are doing there alone – but is it sure… that you are there, alone?" Download the free demo for Windows.

Media.

Sleeping Dogs Nightmare in North Point launch trailer:

Square Enix and United Front Games release the Nightmare in North Point downloadable content pack for Sleeping Dogs just in time for Halloween.

Sony drops some loot for all of you trick or treaters out there with a bevy of new Halloween trailers for Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, LittleBigPlanet Karting, and Until Dawn, along with a launch trailer for Natural Selection 2, a Wizard trailer for Neverwinter, the teaser trailer for Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut, an Autumn trailer for A Game of Dwarves, and a launch trailer for Borderlands Legends.