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At this year's Tokyo Game Show, there will be around 40 PS Vita games. Forty. And the machine isn't even out! Some of the games have already been revealed. Some haven't. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5837862&view=rss&microfeed=true Two years ago, Michael Jackson unexpectedly passed away. According to NME, Jackson's once debt-ridden estate is now making hundreds of millions ($300 million plus!) thanks to posthumous output like This Is It! and the game Michael Jackson: The Experience. [NME] More »
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According to the bill of sale, this Game Boy was owned by Michael Jackson. He used it to court Macaulay Culkin. Culkin even set Tetris records on it. So $75 to call it your own is quite a steal! More »
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In the Smooth Criminal video, Michael Jackson and his dancers do a cool lean move that defies gravity. Even Jackson, a brilliant dancer in his own right, couldn't do it without the help of special shoes. So why is game developer Ubisoft including it in its trailer for its game Michael Jackson: The Experience? More »
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Know what was missing from survival horror game Resident Evil 5? Zombie Michael Jackson. More »
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The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the Michael Jackson game - which are Move and Kinect compatible respectively - have been delayed into 2011. The DS, PSP and Wii versions will still be out in November. Shamon! More »
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Video games have now given the society at least two things: 1) children with better hand-eye coordination and 2) the opportunity for people dressed as Chewbacca to dance to Michael Jackson. Updated with superior video. More »
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Planet Michael is a massively multiplayer online game devoted to the music and life of the late Michael Jackson. No, this is not a joke. More »
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Michael Jackson's estate wasn't too thrilled with the zombie King of Pop lookalike featured in Plants Vs. Zombies. Not wanting to be startin' something legally with Jackson's legal team, PopCap opted to drop that moonwalking zombie for something less litigious. More »
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After more than a year spent dancing into our hearts and gardens, objections from the King of Pop's estate cause PopCap Games to replace the killer Michael Jackson lookalike in Plants Vs. Zombies. More »
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The King of Pop Michael Jackson is no stranger to video games. Besides appearances in SEGA games like Space Channel 5 and Space Channel 5: Part 2, Jackson also had his own game Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. That's not all. More »
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Last week, Sony shelled out US$200 million for for the rights to release 10 new posthumous Michael Jackson albums, DVDs and video games between now and 2017 reports The Independent. More »
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In early 2009, popstar Michael Jackson was facing financial ruin. Part ownership of his Neverland Ranch was sold off, and 1,4000 personal artifacts were slated to be auctioned off. That auction never happened. A new one is, however. More »
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It currently does not look that way. The bundle, releasing on January 27 in Japan, comes with a 120GB PlayStation 3 as well as a Blu-ray copy of the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It. But is Japan it? More »
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This is, ahem, it. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is releasing a new bundle with the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It. More »
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This is some Space Channel 5 cosplay from Comiket, and for once, Ulala isn't the centre of attention. More »
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Michael Jackson and SEGA had a long history with Jackson appearing in and working on SEGA games. But his connection to SEGA goes deeper — right down to Sonic's shoes. More »
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Late pop star Michael Jackson had a fairly close relationship with Sega, lending his image to Space Channel 5 and Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. Jackson was also rumored to have contributed to Sonic the Hedgehog 3, a rumor now confirmed. More »
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A little night music — Japanese chiptune pioneer Saitone has put out an 8-bit version of Thriller. You can hear the full live version here. More »
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Pan-European Game Information has given Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, the iconic 1990 Sega Master System game, a 12-rating for Nintendo's Virtual Console, raising hopes the King of Pop will make a posthumous return to video games. More »
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There's already one Jackson 5 track in LEGO Rock Band. Not to be outdone, Konami has bagged two five Jackson Five songs. More »
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It's no secret that Michael Jackson had a thing for video games. His Neverland Ranch arcade collection highlighted his penchant for spending big, but maintaining a respectable level of quality. Oh, and he signed a PlayStation once. More »
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There have been rumors swirling that Michael Jackson was at work on a new view game before he passed away. Those rumors appear confirmed. More »
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Michael Jackson has passed away, and lawyers are currently picking through his estate. Jackson owned 267 Beatles songs, the ownership of which is at risk. More »
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The Jackson 5's 1969 number-one hit single "I Want You Back" will be appearing in the upcoming LEGO Rock Band. More »
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You've seen the guide book, now see the exhibition itself, as you take a 360-degree tour through Michael Jackson's impressive personal collection of arcade cabinets, which were on display in Beverley Hills earlier this year. More »
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Michael Jackson is dead. And lots of people are looking to cash in on his passing. Some, like Amazon, at least have a point. But a cartoon war game set during the Second World War? More »
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Add Mortal Kombat to the video games Michael Jackson was into. More »
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We've all seen that clip from Living with Michael Jackson where he goes bananas buying stuff in Las Vegas. Jackson didn't limit his spending sprees to tacky furniture. Oh no. More »
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Michael Jackson passed away late last week. He was remembered by the game industry — and SEGA is the latest to comment. More »
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The Michael Jackson Grief-a-Thon rolls into its fourth big moneymaking day. Except that "Thriller" is being offered free for the rest of the weekend on Xbox Live Marketplace. Ordinarily it goes for 160 Microsoft points. More »
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Yesterday's passing of pop superstar Michael Jackson has provoked widespread reminiscences. Today, leading game reporters and game designer Dave Perry recalled when they crossed paths with the King of Pop. More »
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Musician and occasional video game contributor Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50. The "King of Pop" was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics after suffering a cardiac arrest. More »
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Bad news for those hoping to purchase a piece of Michael Jackson's arcade collection. Julien's Auctions was planning to sell off various Neverland Ranch possessions owned by the gloved one. Keyword is was. More »
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You thought Michael Jackson's arcade fetish started and ended with Sega's R360 and Namco's Ms. Pac-Man? You have no idea how much hardware this man owned. The gloved one had a massive arcade. More »
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This may not quite have the lip-syncing down and the level design leaves a bit to be desired, but the idea is wonderful. And let's not forget how awesome LittleBigJackson looks in sack cloth. More »
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He may be a raspy-breathing, pie server-wielding, bondage harness-wearing freak of nature, but Soulcalibur's resident underworld assassin Voldo knows how to get his groove on. More »
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Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the man behind Rez and Lumines, talks with The Guardian's Alek Krotoski. Miz, like usual, is a good interview with much to say about music, clubbing and those evil Lumines Live micro-transactions. And he offers this back story on working with The King of Pop: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=234839&view=rss&microfeed=true Billie Jean meets World of Warcraft thanks to a terrible singer and an excellent machinima editor. Thanks, Alice! Florian Eckhardt More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=207366&view=rss&microfeed=true What did Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within have to do with the Final Fantasy video game series? The hell if I know... in response to my question "Where the hell was Cloud?", I vaguely remember the fan boy ramblings from my friend John about "materia" and "Mother Gaia" when we wandered out of the matinee, but ultimately, I like to think the answer is "nothing at all." More »
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