I just read in Brad's review that there's a black & white mode in the picture options for the game. Has anyone seen this? I'd be curious to see if they go all out for photographic black and white that can produce a really dramatic picture with finer detail or if it's just simply a desaturated video.

They show it in the Gamespot review. It's just desaturation. Maybe slightly higher contrast.

Can't wait to check it out. When they released the Special Edition of The Mist on DVD and BD, it came with a B&W version of the movie since Darabont really wanted to film it in B&W from the get go but the studio wouldn't allow him to. It added a lot to the film when I watched it in B&W since the tone and setting of the movie was intended to be shot that way.

Hope they do a good job in this situation w/ the B&W, I would totally play through the full game that way if so.

so damn exciting !!

That would make it Noir as hell.