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Commenter Brixish points out that with the enhanced graphical power of the Wii U console, we could very well be in for a flood of HD remakes of classic Game Cube and Wii titles. Tell us what you'd like to see made shinier in today's Speak Up on Kotaku. More »
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The downloadable HD remakes of Resident Evil 4 and Code: Veronica X look even better once you know that they're coming to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network in North America and Europe in September for 20 bucks a pop. More »
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The latest Interplay game to make the leap to Nintendo's WiiWare service is MDK2, BioWare's shooter from the year 2000, joining other WiiWare-bound re-releases like Clayfighter and Descent. But that's not all Interplay and developer Beamdog have in store. More »
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One last bit from Kotaku's Hideo Kojima interview of last week. The gentleman asking questions for Kotaku Japan asked Kojima about remaking the original Metal Gear. Too busy, the developer said. But... More »
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Due out in Japan next month, Nintendo has just announced a spring 2010 release target for the North American and European remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver for the DS. More »
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Capcom's VP of Business Development and Strategic Planning, Christian Svensson, says the company is far from done making high def Remixes of its old-school games. More »
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Back in the good old days of home microcomputing, the only way to play some Super Mario Bros was on a console. Then in 1987, Time Warp Productions created Great Giana Sisters... More »
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It is no secret that Stardock are big fans of Star Control - Galactic Civilizations certainly owes something to Star Control II, as does the Stardock-published Sins of a Solar Empire. No great surprise then that Stardock has announced that it is actively pursuing the keys to the Star Control kingdom with a view to making a 'proper' sequel and glossing over the rather underwhelming Star Control III. More »
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Get me Valve on the phone. Tell Lombardi that the Portal prequel dev team can go home - their services are no longer required. More »
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It's time for Good News/Bad News. More »
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Remember Alien Breed? It was an Amiga classic, later rolling up on the (DOS) PC. If you are unfamiliar, think Gauntlet, with a heavy dose of Aliens - space Marines battling wave after wave of slavering death, the usual deal. More »
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The Retro Remakes competition has returned for 2008, this time with a charitable twist. More »
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Square Enix is not going to let any of us rest until we've all played through Final Fantasy I & II at least a half dozen times each. The two games are now heading to the PSP as part of Final Fantasy's 20th Anniversary celebration. More »
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A few years back there was a PC program called Zelda Classic that allowed anyone to not only play Zelda on their PC (with updated BS Zelda style graphics), but also to design their own scenarios, including items from the Game Boy and N64 Zeldas. It was pretty cool... then, all of a sudden, it disappeared into the murky ether of the Internet's past, only to ever be glimpsed again by the random Archive.org browser. Hey! Just checked it out! It's still around, and active again after a 15 month hiatus! More »
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The Last Starfighter was the first movie I can remember seeing that ever made the point that doofuses like Jack Thompson would spend most of their careers yammering on about: video games are kill simulators. In the case of The Last Starfighter, skills learned in a trailer park arcade are directly applicable to intergalactic conflict. More »
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Retro Remakes is sponsoring a huge honking contest to create the best remake of a classic video game. There's 3692 worth of prizes to be won for "Good remakes of good games that anyone can play, regardless of their ability." More »
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To the right, two grim and humorless Japanese suits pose with another grim humorless suit — what appears to be a feudal samurai from Square Enix's Final Fantasy XII. We snagged the picture from 1UP, which has posted a gaggle of pictures of FFXII's Japanese launch. If you're interested in exactly how orderly Japanese people can be when standing in a line, check it out. More »
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