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It finally seems like the 3DS has gotten its legs underneath it, even as the Wii's glory days fade further into the rear view. But there's an unspecified while yet until the Wii U hits retail shelves and Nintendo's still got a bunch of software coming on the home console and handheld fronts. The company's released a partial list of games that will be out in early 2012 and highlights include Kid Icarus: Uprising, Resident Evil Revelations and Rhythm Heaven Fever. They're also announcing that the Circle Pad Pro will be available in the United States on February 7 for $20. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5867565&view=rss&microfeed=true The first map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, dubbed First Strike, will be released for the PlayStation 3 and PC on March 3. It hit the Xbox 360 on February 1 and includes four maps, one zombie level. [CORRECTION: There's no PC date yet, only a confirmation that it'll be on that platform eventually.] More »
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We've taken this year's big game releases, conventions, and assorted events, and condensed them all into a handy infographic we're calling 2010: A Video Gamer's Guide. More »
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If the thought of waiting until next week (or until some as-yet undetermined date, if you are in North America) for LocoRoco 2 is making you feel all wobbly, help is at hand. More »
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It was 25 years ago today, Scott Safran taught the world to play... Asteroids. On this day in 1983, 15-year-old Scott Safran began playing Asteroids at an arcade in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. More »
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Two nuggets of Mirror's Edge news fresh from the courier's satchel - the PC version of the free running game will be taking the scenic route to arrive in early 2009 and will be turning up at the same time as a load of cross-platform DLC for the game. More »
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It might not be the November 7th promised by Luke's pre-order, but the official release date for the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band 2 in Europe is definitely falling on this side of Christmas. As if summoned by Plunkett's scorn, MTV, Harmonix, and EA have announced the official release date for the sequel to the all-too-recently released rhythm game. November 14th is the date that Europeans and United Kingdominians will be able to get their hands on the disc-only version of the game, priced at €69.99 and £49.99 respectively, with the instruments going on sale by themselves sometime in December. More »
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Street Fighter IV Arcade is like a bowl of cherries - only the bowl is only available in Japan and you have to pay $$$ to illegally import the cherries. Then you have to solder the cherries to, er, a different bowl and they may not work and, er, taste wrong. More »
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Do you like No More Heroes? I bet you are realy excited about the sequel, No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, yeah? More »
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Midway has announced that Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe will be available to buy in North America on November 16th. Euro gamers will have to wait until Nov 21st to get their fix of Superman's 'Brutality'. More »
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European gamers who fancied some 1940s stealth gaming in Velvet Assassin will have to wait until the new year. More »
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