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Wield The Mighty Skullhammer In Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition
Zeno Clash: Ultimate edition is coming next month to Xbox Live Arcade, bringing with it four new weapons to help decimate the wondrous inhabitants of Zenozoik. No matter how you felt about Zeno Clash’s original release on Steam, you have to admit the art direction and weapons design was quite original. The new weapons introduced…
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Sega Replacing Broken Alien Facehuggers
Unable to adapt to harsh shipping conditions, many of the Alien Facehuggers included in the Hunter Edition of Aliens Vs. Predator had their tails snap off. Sega’s bio-engineers are on the case. It’s sad that one of the heartiest species in the known galaxy should succumb to something as trifling as being shipped to retail,…
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Blade Kitten Takes A Stab At PSN This Spring
Krome Studios is bringing the intergalactic adventures of comic book heroine Kit Ballard to the PlayStation Network this spring in Blade Kitten. Who is Kit Ballard? Her tale is one of liberation. Her tail is pink. Blade Kitten is a comic book series created by Krome co-founder Steve Stamatiadis, which tells the tale of cat-girl…
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Civilization V Hexes PCs This Fall
Sid Meier’s Civilization franchise returns this fall with a fifth installment, featuring hexagon tile maps, a new combat system, deeper diplomatic options, and a community hub where players can share content and compete without leaving the game. Civilization marches on relentlessly in the fifth installment of the classic strategy series, published by 2K Games and…
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This Super Street Fighter IV Trailer Thinks Dudley, Ibuki, And Makoto Are Playable
While we’re waiting for Capcom to officially announce Ibuki, Dudley, and Makoto as new playable characters in Super Street Fighter IV, let’s watch them in this trailer depicting them as three new playable characters in Super Street Fighter IV. Between the Famitsu scans and the random mailings, it’s only a matter of time before Capcom…
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Assassin’s Creed II Lights The Bonfire Of The Vanities Tomorrow
Ubisoft has released the trailer for Bonfire of the Vanities, the second helping of downloadable content for Assassin’s Creed II, dropping tomorrow for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. With tomorrow’s release of the Bonfire of the Vanities downloadable content, Ezio’s memory sequence will finally be complete. At least until the next Assassin’s Creed game…
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Speak-Up On Kotaku: Maxim Issues, Madden & Shoulders, DLC Hate, And Pokémon Love
In this week’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, Ursus Veritas, RyderJ, Klip Twings, and For the Love of Games discuss Madden marketing tie-ins, the cost of DLC, Maxim, and all of that warm, fuzzy, Pokémon love. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers…
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No, There Isn’t A Jimi Hendrix: Rock Band In The Works
The internet is swirling with rumors that Harmonix is working on a standalone version of Rock Band featuring the music of rock legend Jimi Hendrix. According to Harmonix, those rumors are false. The tips are rolling in, citing websites from Billboard to Ultimate Guitar, all referencing a L.A. Times interview with Hendrix’s sister Janie. Discussing…
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The Real StarCraft II Beta System Requirements Have Arrived
Blizzard has revealed the real minimum PC requirements for playing in the StarCraft II beta test, and while not quite as low as the imaginary ones we posted last month, they’re still relatively modest. Last month Blizzard accidentally posted what looked like World of Warcraft system specs as ones for the StarCraft II beta test,…
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Pandaren Monk Generates $1.1 Million Worth Of Wishes
In November, Blizzard released a Pandaren Monk in-game pet for World of Warcraft on the company’s online store, with half of the proceeds from the sale pledged to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The $10 item generated $1.1 million for charity. The Pandaren Monk, an adorable little anthropomorphic panda that follows players around as they explore Azeroth,…
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“Demon King” Descendant and Strategy Game Namesake Figure Skates In the Olympics
The inspiration behind Koei’s classic turn-based strategy game Nobunaga’s Ambition lives on, as Nobunaga Oda’s 17th descendant takes to the ice in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Nobunaga Oda was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the rule of the Shogun in the late sixteenth century. 23-year-old Nobunari Oda, Nobunaga’s 17th descendant,…
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Halo Legends DVD Review: Ring Around The Halo Universe
Delve deeper into the Halo Universe with seven animated shorts from acclaimed animation studios in Halo Legends. Does anime and Master Chief mix? Announced in July of last year, Halo Legends is an animated anthology that gives five of Japan’s top animation studios a chance to expand on the fiction of Microsoft’s beloved franchise. Studio…
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White Knight Chronicles: Sitting Down Is So Hot
I’ve a feeling my time with White Knight Chronicles would have been a great deal more entertaining had these folks been by my side. How did the Japanese ever play this game without voice chat? This little advertisement displays the best part of any online game – getting together with like-minded individuals and not doing…
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Metro 2033 Struts Its Direct X 11 Stuff
4A Games and THQ would like everyone to know that their upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter Metro 2033 will feature “the most advanced DX11 techniques yet seen” on your PC. If advanced depth of field effects and full tessellation on character models means something to you, than you’ll want to keep an eye out for Metro 2033,…
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Star Trek MMO Log, Stardate 2010.16
In this third MMO Log for Star Trek Online, we feel the ravages of free time, explore episodic missions, and reach the sobering revelation that I still know Monty Python and The Holy Grail by heart. When last I left Star Trek Online, I’d just finished taking a turn as the Klingon-affiliated Orion slave girl…
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The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai Dishes Out Dish Washing Liquid
Between the 100% non-organic label and the sudden appearance of a countdown clock, I get the feeling the bottle of Fervor Shine! dish washing liquid I received from The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai developer Ska Studios isn’t a real product. What a fine marketing tie-in it would be, partnering the Dead Samurai with “Japan’s #1 dish…
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Sega Is Giving Out Ryo Hazuki Forklift Figurines
Shenmue fans in North America and Europe might want to keep an eye on Sega’s various web presences for your chance to score one of 1,000 limited edition Ryo Hazuki figures, complete with the greatest accessory of them all – the forklift. As you no doubt know, Ryo will have a chance to give the…
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Diablo III’s Female Barbarian Is Rather Well-Armored
Barbarians are traditionally known for their lack of practical armor, but Diablo III’s newly-revealed Barbarian female has managed to protect herself pretty well, while still showing off her amazing toned physique. It looks as if Blizzard is slowly rolling out the opposite sex choices for Diablo III, beginning with last week’s reveal of the female…
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PoP: The Forgotten Sands Taps The Wii’s “Full Graphical Capabilities”
Ubisoft has revealed new details about the Wii version of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, a game with its own storyline that promises a “smooth, clear and impressive graphical experience on Wii.” Shipping on May 18th along with its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 cohorts, the Wii version of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten…
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First Screens From Assassin’s Creed II’s Bonfire Of The Vanities
Ubisoft’s Christophe Grandjean is giving Twitpic a workout this morning, Twittering the first two screenshots of Assassin’s Creed II’s second dose of downloadable content, Bonfire of the Vanities. Ezio faces off against the mad monk Saconarola in the top screen. In the bottom screen he’s surveying some of the new area in Florence he’ll be…
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