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Kotaku has heard from multiple sources close to the project that the code-name for Microsoft's next console is Durango. More »
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A leaked German Far Cry 3 dates the game for a Sept. 6 release. The trailer is CG and a longer version of a previously released teaser. If real, it's unclear whether the release is worldwide or Europe-only. More »
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I don't whether to laugh or cry, but word coming out of Sony's behind-closed-doors Destination PlayStation event has it that a LittleBigPlanet kart racing game is in development. More »
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How many times have we been excited then let down by rumours and cancellations of a third game in the Star Wars: Battlefront series? More »
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A Taiwanese gaming site has posted cards detailing the movesets for characters Street Fighter X Tekken, due for release in March. The big news here is that the movesets confirm M. Bison, Xiaoyu, Akuma, Jin and Ogre for the game's lineup. More »
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Some patent and resume digging by French site HardGamers has uncovered the very real possibility that Electronic Arts is bringing back from the dead one of its most treasured old properties: Populous. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881869&view=rss&microfeed=true Though THQ recently beat back rumors it was readying itself for sale, all is not happy within its house. Earlier today the company restated that it's done with the kidstuff, blaming the commercial failure of its uDraw tablet, among other things, for its poor performance of late. The company's stock closed at 70 cents today. More »
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Time for the latest instalment of "shit people are saying/guessing about the next Xbox console"! This week we have two reports, one from IGN and the other from Fudzilla. More »
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Good news, haters of arbitrary online currencies! The end for Microsoft's confusing "Points" system may be near, if a report on Inside Mobile Apps is to be believed. More »
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With Resident Evil 6 confirmed, Xbox.com has tossed up a product listing. Among the details we haven't yet heard: the game will feature six-player online co-operative play. More »
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Finish off the "Blitz Gauntlet" mode in the recently released NFL Blitz for PS3 and Xbox 360 and you'll unlock a team full of zombies. And the logo on their jersey isn't that of the National Football League, but of another league, one from a future of decaying flesh and dismembered bodies. More »
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Rumor spreading fast via Twitter on Sunday holds that THQ has canceled its entire 2014 slate of releases to position the company for sale. More »
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If you ever plan on uploading prototype pics onto the internet or sending Kotaku secret factory photos, there's one thing you must remember: modern day electronics have reflective surfaces. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5874239&view=rss&microfeed=true Micah Whipple, the Diablo III community manager, says that rumors the game will suddenly release on Feb. 1 are false. "Diablo III does not have a release date, Whipple said via Twitter about an hour ago. "Any store or person claiming otherwise is guessing." More »
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MCV is reporting that both the next Xbox console from Microsoft and Sony's next PlayStation home console will both make their debuts at this year's E3. More »
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An online newsletter from Disney has again confirmed long-circulating rumors about Epic Mickey 2, and says the game will release on PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii in Fall 2012, reports the site StitchKingdom.com. More »
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Every popular video game has its following of wishful thinkers, wannabe designers, and straight-up trolls. None has more hard at work on the next title than Half Life 3. And they've been very busy lately. More »
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Oh please God let this be true. More »
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The 3G edition of the PlayStation Vita will be delayed in Canada "due to extensive planning and testing with their 3G partner". More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5868297&view=rss&microfeed=true Don Coyner, who has been leading the design experience group for Xbox since the console's launch, has been replaced at Microsoft, Cnet reports. Coyner, who has been working with the Xbox since the console's inception, was replaced by Emma Williams, according to Cnet sources. Williams was in charge of the redesign of the Live interface that just hit. More »
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Nintendo's Amabassador Program is its way of rewarding Nintendo 3DS owners who purchased the device before its pricecut. There have already been a whole host of Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) games released free of charge. Up next, Game Boy Advance games. But which ones? More »
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The Kiev, Ukraine based developer that put a dramatic spin on nuclear horror in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series of PC first-person shooters has reportedly closed its doors, leaving the fate of the eagerly-anticipated S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 up in the air. More »
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First there was Frank, then there was Chuck. Now, in the next Dead Rising, there's Rick, a mechanic holding out against the zombie apocalypse in Los Perdidos. That is according to an unnamed source speaking today to Siliconera. More »
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Though some theories hold that the next Mercenaries game is the mystery reveal EA and BioWare have planned for the Video Game Awards, the smart money is still on a Command & Conquer game. And if that's the case, it'll probably be called Command & Conquer: Alliances if 15 domain registries by Electronic Arts are any indication. More »
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If this is true, it may put a broader context on Sony's plan to sell proprietary memory cards for the PlayStation Vita at jacked-up prices. A rumor reported by the site Thrifty Nerd says the PSN downloadable versions of Vita games will be discounted 40 percent off their retail counterparts. This information, unconfirmed by Sony, was attributed to a company spokesperson at "a recent Vita event." More »
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A sequel to 2009's LEGO Batman has been known since the summer, around the time LEGO and DC Comics (and Marvel) were revealing their plans for more super heroes in the toy line. Now a LEGO fan site says the title will be something like "LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes" if that image is on the level. More »
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Army of Two is a 2008 co-op third-person shooter that allowed one player to control one of the mercenaries, while the other player controlled the second. A sequel followed—Army of Two: The 40th Day—in 2010, and it was more of the same. The next game could be different. More »
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That's right, Dragon Age is going multiplayer. The role-playing franchise is, according to an insider, going beyond singleplayer for the first time, and warriors won't simply face off against each other in combat. More »
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With 2008 survival horror third-person shooter Dead Space, EA created a hit title. Dead Space went on to spawn a sequel, a rail-shooter spin-off and a puzzle game, animated films, comic books, and a novel. But according to one insider, EA is just getting started. More »
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Nor is it Dragon Quest. As mentioned in an upcoming issue of Famitsu, the Tokyo-based game company is working on a new action role-playing game. The game currently does not have a title. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5863302&view=rss&microfeed=true Grain-of-salt territory here, but rumors have it that Modern Warfare 3's first set of premium downloadable content will feature five maps entitled "Morning Wood," "Concrete," "Park," "Italy," and "Overwatch." The title of the first, and the fact "Overwatch" was a map in Modern Warfare 2, calls for some healthy skepticism. Modern Prestige has what it says are screenshots showing the names of the five maps in question. [h/t Dan Borenstein] More »
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It seems Sony could well be working on its own take on Smash Bros., Nintendo's beloved first-party fighting game series. More »
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One of the more maddening aspects of the Xbox 360 has been Microsoft's insistence on a "two model" strategy. A bare-bones, cheap version, and a souped-up expensive one. It's helped shift units, especially since Kinect's release, but it's also held other Xbox 360 games back since developers can't assume everybody has, say, a hard drive. More »
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An employee of Canada's EB Games (read: GameStop) has let us know that, in one of the company's shittier moves in recent years, the distinction between "new" and "used" games (at least in Canada) is apparently going to be all but removed. More »
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Britain's Prince Harry may have found himself at Saturday night's raging MineCraft party, the wrap-up blow-out featuring Deadmau5 playing at Wynn Hotel's XS night club. More »
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A major report on British developers from IndustryGamers has thown up a surprising piece of information: that Brink developers Splash Damage are probably working on a new Marvel game. More »
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According to Edge, Ubisoft's Montreal studio is already working with "target boxes" based on the design of the next Xbox console, and "all signs point to" this machine going on sale in late 2012. More »
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When a flash engineer at game developer Kixeye posted an image of Occupy Wall Street on his Facebook wall, Kixeye CEO Will Harbin apparently went into a greed is good speech for all the internet to see. More »
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THQ denies reports that they have mislaid 25 four-foot purple dildos destined for the Netherlands and France as part of a promotion for their open world, tongue-in-cheek video game Saints Row: The Third. More »
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A post on THQ's Insider blog, since removed, seems to have confirmed a season-ticket-style downloadable content option for next week's Saint's Row: The Third. Four expansions were mentioned, by name. More »
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