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Well kids, just as we were about to report the rumor that has been going around that the Xbox 360’s exclusive content for Grand Theft Auto IV may be a zombie infested outbreak in Liberty City, Rockstar made an announcement on its Rockstar Social Club that almost totally deflated our hopes.

An advertisement by Eugenics Inc. that a “contagious disease” said Social Club spark a bit of chatter earlier today causing many, including us, to speculate that the citizens of Liberty City would be turned into blood thirsty zombies. We were almost right. Instead of being the “exclusive” downloadable content that Microsoft promised us for Fall 2008, its a Halloween gag by the Rockstar folks.

Instead, its the players that will become zombies, or at least gain access to that ultra-Halloween zombie skin (previously only obtainable by killing a Rockstar employee online). The infection can be spread by players taking out other players who are infected. Some players won’t even show signs of being infected so beware folks! However, if you are curious to see if you are one of the infected, Rockstar has put up a community feature for users to see if they are infected or not. It also has color-coded maps displaying were the outbreaks showing the spread of the disease across the globe.

Pretty funny Rockstar, turning us into zombies like that. As of yet, there is no timetable on how long the infection will last but you might as well enjoy it while you can.   

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