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The Incredible Machine Incredibly Returns
The grandfather of the physics-based puzzle genre has come home to roost, as co-creator Jeff Tunnell regains the rights to The Incredible Machine, repackaging and re-releasing the classic series on GoG.com. Designed and coded by Kevin Ryan and produced by Jeff Tunnell, The Incredible Machine took PC gaming by storm in the early 90’s, winning…
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Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Dance Party Continues
The opening moments of this trailer for Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues portray a dance party concept I find much more intriguing than the actual game. The Lego series lost me after the first Star Wars game was released. Batman was interesting, and nostalgic, but not that much fun to play. I own…
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Blitz Arcade Bring Xbox Indie Clover To PC
Binary Tweed‘s hit Xbox Indie Game Clover is reborn as Clover: A Curious Tale, as the developer partners with Blitz Arcade to bring the watercolor political platformer to the PC. Dreams really do come true! Though sometimes heavy-handed in its message, the Xbox Live Indie puzzle-platformer Clover was an amazing accomplishment for Binary Tweed. Blitz…
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Are You Bad Enough For Data East Arcade Classics?
Fifteen classic arcade games are heading to the Wii early next year, courtesy of Majesco and the Data East Arcade Classics collection. Are you a bad enough dude? Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja is just one of the many excellent arcade titles Data East created back in the day. Titles like BurgerTime, Side Pocket, and…
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APB Beta Hits The Streets Next Week
After a good month and a half of grilling potential participants about all aspects of their lives, Realtime Worlds is ready to get its beta test on for gangland MMO APB. Realtime Worlds CEO Gary Dale was on hand at the Tech Media Invest conference in London, where he confirmed that the game some describe…
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Wii Update 4.2 Is Killing Wiis Dead
The Nintendo support forums and our tips email alike are packed with reports that Wii system update 4.2 is doing horrible things to Wii consoles, and not just the modded ones. A quick scan of the Nintendo tech support forum tells the tale of a system update gone slightly awry. The update is freezing halfway…
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Plants Vs. Zombies In The Streets Of New York
Downloadable defense game sensation Plants vs. Zombies invades the nation’s largest Halloween celebration, as hordes of zombies and their leafy foes take to the streets in New York City‘s 36th Annual Village Halloween Parade. Popcap Games is an official sponsor of this year’s Village Halloween Parade, and they’re not content to be represented by a…
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BioShock As A Bedtime Story
Destructoid and GameTrailers join forces to tell the horrifying story of BioShock in a kinder, gentler sort of way. Unlike the actual game, the ending is completely awesome. Ashley Davis’ dramatic reading of BioShock the Bedtime Story is compelling and moving, but ultimately serves only to underscore on terrible fact: no one reads me bedtime…
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Littlest Pet Shop Online Has Cutest Hourglass Ever
Why spend your evening waiting in an queue to play Aion when you can watch an hourglass spin around in EA’s new MMO, Littlest Pet Shop Online? The Hasbro / EA partnership is fully realized today with the launch of Littlest Pet Shop Online, an immersive online world filled with animals desperately struggling to keep…
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New Band Hero Songs Confuse And Delight
Band Hero’s track list continues to confuse the hell out of me, as newly revealed songs from Hilary Duff and Jesse McCartney mingle with newly revealed songs from David Bowie and Counting Crows. This is so amazingly not fair. David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance”, Counting Crows’ “Angels of the Silences”, and Mighty Mighty Bosstones’ “Impression That…
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Kotaku Talk Radio Complete – Download Or Stream It Here
Fall is here, and this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio is in the can, ready to be downloaded and consumed at your leisure. This week Totilo, Crecente, and of course, our callers touch on subjects ranging from the Tokyo Game Show to Cosplay to the PSPgo and all that entails. Download the latest episode…
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The Official Energy Drink Of Modern Warfare 2
Activision teams up with Monster Energy next month for special Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2-branded packages, with the chance to win free stuff packed right in. What kind of free stuff? the Monster Modern Warfare 2 Giveaway will be handing out 1,000 copies of the Modern Warfare 2 Hardened Edition; 5,000 map pack codes…
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Battlefield Bad Company 2: Battlefield Moments
Let’s take a look at how well a round of Battlefield Bad Company 2 multiplayer can go if your entire team possesses some kind of bizarre mind link. I’m sure there are clans and such that play with the level of communication displayed in this trailer for Battlefield Bad Company 2, due out early next…
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Frankenreview: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Two years ago developer Naughty Dog set aside Jak & Daxter, striking gold with the adventures of Nathan Drake in the original Uncharted. Now Nate triumphantly returns in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune gave PlayStation 3 owners one of the most cinematic action-adventure titles ever created, filled with high-flying platforming, tense gunplay, and…
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Digger Burrows Onto PSN Tomorrow
Creat Studios takes the 1983 PC classic Digger and gives it an HD makeover in Digger HD, arriving tomorrow on the PlayStation Network. Digger was more or less a clone of the arcade game Mr. Do. You drive your mining vehicle around, digging tunnels, collecting emeralds, and dropping bags of gold on monster’s heads. Creat…
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Dress Your Avatar For Mass Effect
My Xbox Live friends list should look a whole lot cooler now that Mass Effect space suits and clothing have hit the Avatar Marketplace. Not that my friends don’t look amazing right now, with their steampunk outfits and little remote-controlled toys and all that. I just think they’d look much snazzier decked out in full…
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These Magnacarta 2 Screens Are Golden
Namco Bandai is pleased to announce that its Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Magnacarta 2 has achieved gold status, and celebrates with a slew of pretty new screenshots of pretty new people. After a summer spent playing shooters, action adventures, RTS games, MMORPGs, and portable RPG remakes, you cannot begin to even comprehend how hungry I…
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Return To City Of Heroes For Double The XP
NCsoft is throwing open the gates of the City of Heroes to returning players next weekend, with double experience on tap for those with a bit of time to kill bad (or good) guys. Between the Mission Architect and the recent addition of power customization, City of Heroes is a much more interesting place to…
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Explore Strange New Worlds In The Planet 51 MMO
CG movie Planet 51 isn’t just getting the obligatory console game tie-in when it hits theaters this November, as Zed Worldwide announces Planet 51 Online, a free-to-play MMO based on the film. While Sega is handling the console versions of Planet 51, Zed has been busy on Planet 51 Online, perhaps the first licensed MMO…
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There Are Those Who Watch The Risen Launch Trailer
"Humanity is dying." Well that can’t be good. Someone should probably do something about that. Perhaps the protagonist of Risen is up to the task? Piranha Byte’s latest single-player action RPG Risen hits store shelves this week, with the PC version dropping in North America on October 2nd, and the Xbox 360 scheduled for sometime…
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