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Now that I've gotten past the shock of the initial reveal and the awe of the first trailer, I'm done referring to BloodRayne: Betrayal as a game that's trying to be Castlevania. With each new screenshot I find myself wishing there was a Castlevania that looked this good. More »
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The Pixeljunk series is back for another trip around the PlayStation Network, this time with the snappily-named PixelJunk: SideScroller, a...side-scrolling shooter that's as much about messing with liquids as it is shooting stuff. More »
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Next month, Nintendo is showing off the Nintendo 3DS to the general public in Japan for the first time. It could possibly make you sick. Oh, and don't plan on bringing young kids for 3D fun. More »
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Armed with screenshots of Street Fighter 3 and Alpha, an iPad, and a copy of his HoloToy app, Kode80 created something wonderful. More »
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For years now, video games have been divided into two categories: 2D and 3D. With the advent of 3D televisions and portable consoles, those definitions might be antiquated. Time for an update! More »
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PlaySega.com has recently launched a flash version of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, complete with a level editor that allows fans to create, share, and play their own Sonic levels online. More »
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A bevy of BlazBlue screenshots accompany the announcement that Aksys game is bringing the spiritual successor to Guilty Gear to the states this summer. More »
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Despite Castlevania's periodic forays into 3D games (many of which incite fanboy rage), series creator Koji Igarashi is long-known as a staunch supporter of the 2D aesthetic. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5028782&view=rss&microfeed=true For all of you fellow die-hard Street Fighter fans out there, this Street Fighter IV video should help put your mind at ease a bit. In it Street Fighter IV producerYoshinori Ono talks about what Street Fighter means to him and what he didn't want to change when introducing a bit of 3D to the famously 2D franchise. More »
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Nexon's whacky free-to-play but pay-to-pimp side-scrolling MMO Maple Story is celebrating two years of success in North America, home of just a smidgeon of their 50 million+ user base. Throughout the month of May they'll be holding anniversary events that offer special items, birthday-themed monsters carrying unique loot, GM events every day from the 9th though the 16th, and double XP and item drops the 11th through the end of the month. More »
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The long in the works fan remake of the classic Nintendo 64 game The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time looks like it may be progressing, with a release candidate coming "soon". While the authenticity of the project has always been in doubt, the newest screens of the game, regardless of whether it actually exists, are still very pretty. More »
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