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DJ Hero 2 Preorder Bonuses Abound
Who wants a Puma-branded DJ Hero 2 carrying bag? How about a hard shell turntable case stand, or a copy of the original DJ Hero? Where you pay decides what you’ll be playing with when DJ Hero launches October 19. If you’re planning on sticking with the original DJ Hero deck and just picking up…
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There Is Such A Thing As Too Much Adam Sessler
This ad for Gunnar’s Retweet to Win-This Giveaway has me wondering if Gunnar’s gaming eyewear comes in an opaque variant. I’d rather not see anything anymore. That Sessler is a far braver man than I. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
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Play Dress Up With Dead Rising 2 DLC
The Dead Rising 2 dress-up fun never stops, as Capcom reveals four themed packs of downloadable content that add new looks and new abilities to Chuck Greene’s arsenal. Capcom is releasing a fresh set of gear for Dead Rising 2’s protagonist on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network every week through November 2, starting with…
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Halo Creators Tease MMO As Their Next Big Thing
Speaking at Game Developers Conference Online 2010, creative director Joe Staten hinted that Bungie’s next project could feature “a world that was always there for you.” Does Bungie have a shooter MMO up its sleeve? Kotaku contributing columnist and Gamasutra news editor Leigh Alexander was in the audience this morning as Bungie’s creative director Joseph…
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Free Realms Does The Mac, What About The PlayStation 3?
As Sony Online Entertainment reveals plans to release the free-to-play MMO Free Realms on the Mac later this fall, fans are still wondering what happened to the PlayStation 3 version. We tapped SOE for an update on the console port. Back in 2008 Sony Online Entertainment let the world know that MMOs The Agency, DC…
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Where Are You On The 2010 Map Of Online Communities?
Randall Monroe from the webcomic XKCD just released his massive 2010 Map of Online Communities. Can you find Kotaku? Hint: Look for the fish. We had to add the fish ourselves, but since Kotaku is an island nation in the blogosphere, one can assume there would be plenty of fish there anyway. This map is…
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Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log Two: Hammering Out The Rough Edges
In the first Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log, I wondered what my motivation for playing the game was. This week I decided to make my own quest. Kotaku’s MMO reviews are a multi-part process. Rather than deliver day one reviews based on beta gameplay, we play the game for four weeks before issuing our final…
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The Sacrifice Is Out, And Left 4 Dead Is Ridiculously Cheap
The Sacrifice episode is now available free for PC players of Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. To celebrate, Valve is selling both games on PC for less than Xbox 360 players will pay for the DLC alone. If there was ever evidence to back up Gabe Newell’s mention of Xbox Live as…
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Captain America Meets Castle Wolfenstein In Super Soldier
Sega’s video game tie-in for the Captain America movie features the star-spangled avenger infiltrating Hydra’s mysterious castle during the darkest days of World War II. Sounds like a What If Captain America Infiltrated Castle Wolfenstein, doesn’t it? I’ve trained myself to not get excited over the games spawning from Sega’s deal with Marvel over its…
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ReviewsReview: Cladun: This Is An RPG!
Is your sense of adventure gushing? NIS America’s downloadable PSP game Cladun: This is an RPG! could be the sweet release you’re looking for. A young girl named Pudding and her childhood friend Souma fall headfirst into the world of Arcanus Cella. Arcanus Cella is not your normal magical land, and this is not your…
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The Four Heroes Of Light Set Off On Their Grand Adventure
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light for the Nintendo DS hits stores today, giving fans of the first FF games a good old-fashioned role-playing experience. Check out the official launch trailer. The 4 Heroes of Light is a lot like the first couple of Final Fantasy games. You’ve got four characters drawn together by…
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Jimi Hendrix Delivers Rock Band’s Number 2,000
Next week Rock Band fans can hold hands and watch the sunrise from the bottom of the sea as song number 2,000 hits the Rock Band Store, but first, are you experienced? Have you ever been experienced? Well I have, at least enough to know that Jimi Hendrix classic “Are You Experienced?” is the song…
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The Medal Of Honor PC Open Beta Is Go
Care for a first-hand look at how the PC version of EA’s Medal of Honor multiplayer stacks up to Call of Duty? Three days of free multiplayer play is now underway. Did renaming the Taliban make a difference? The Coalition forces battle the Opposing Force across two multiplayer maps in the Medal of Honor PC…
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Exploring The Jungle: Do We Need A Handheld MMO Player?
While a portable gaming device specifically created to provide MMO players gaming on the go might sound like a spectacular idea, Panasonic’s Jungle might be more trouble than it’s worth. The Jungle really does sound like an excellent product at first glance. What’s not to like about a handheld computer gaming device that folds up…
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Cladun Guide
This is Cladun: This is an RPG’s English trailer. This is where I first learned about the game’s built-in screenshot function. Handy! Just an example of the game’s strange sense of humor. It’s gushing! Inside one of the earlier dungeons. One of the earliest new characters you meet not only parties with you, but also…
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Mario Used To Attack Mario’s Son
New York Republican Gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino invokes a certain video game plumber in the latest flyer attack on his opponent, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, eldest son of former New York governor Mario Cuomo. See what he did there? We’re not here to drag Carl Paladino through the mud for his laundry list of faults. That’s…
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The Importance Of Story In Epic Mickey
According to Warren Spector, it isn’t the story of Epic Mickey that’s important; it’s how you relate to the story. It’s true. You can tell the most amazing story ever told in a video game, but it means nothing if the player doesn’t connect with it. As Spector explains, Epic Mickey is the tale of…
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DC Universe Online Knocked Into Early 2011
Not even the combined powers of all of DC’s super heroes could keep Sony Online Entertainment’s DC Universe Online from being pushed back to early 2011, but new beta testing details cast light to the game’s blackest night. A fall release for DC Universe seemed like the sort of unlikely scenario you’d only find in…
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