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Microsoft Confirms 802.11n Wi-Fi Adapter
An FCC listing last week showed it had reviewed an official 802.11n wireless adapter Microsoft’s developing for the 360. A flier in an Italian Gears of War 2 pointed to the same thing. The company has formally confirmed its existence. Microsoft gave the statement to Joystiq earlier today but did not divulge a release date…
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Suda Clarifies What No More No More Heroes Means
When Goichi Suda said last month that No More Heroes 2 would be the last of the series on Wii, he didn’t mean that was its end with Nintendo. Suda expects a “Wii 2”, and NMH to continue on that. Although, speaking to 1Up, Suda also made clear that “I’ve finished the story for Travis…
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One Web Series’ Success on XBL Doesn’t Mean Others Will Follow
“The Guild” might be a hit on Xbox Live, but don’t look for it to inspire many imitators. A senior Microsoft executive says the sponsorship deal it was able to wangle was rare, and such deals are hard to swing. Ross Honey the general manager of global content acquisition and strategy in Microsoft’s media and…
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GRIN’s Ill-Fated “Fortress” Still Under Development
Citing unnamed sources, GamesIndustry.biz says the Final Fantasy spinoff codenamed “Fortress” has not died along with original developer GRIN. When the Stockholm studio closed, Fortress had already been taken back by Square Enix. GRIN shut down last month, after a lackluster year that saw Terminator: Salvation, Bionic Commando and Wanted: Weapons of Fate all fail…
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Conchords Claim Three Songs OTW to Rock Band
When Jemaine Clement deadpans that Flight of the Conchords, the outrageous music/comedy duo who just missed an Emmy last night, has three tunes coming to Rock Band, I have two reactions: “Oh, B.S.,” and “God, I hope so.” The Emmys’ red carpet is a weird place to drop a bomb like that, and the interviewer’s…
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Guitar Hero CEO: Rhythm Gaming Market Not Saturated
CNBC gives a big free ad to Activision for about a minute, then Daniel Rosensweig, the Guitar Hero CEO, gets down to bidness. He doesn’t think rhythm gaming’s a saturated market. Less than 20 percent of console-owning households have one. “There’s the next 80 percent we have the opportunity go after,” Rosensweig says. “So there…
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World of Warcraft is Back Online in China
After a two month hiatus, World of Warcraft has resumed full operations in China, where a switchover in local operators had been held up by government regulators and content changes. Gamasutra this morning reported Warcraft’s return to China, noting that Activision’s switch from local operator The9 to NetEase on June 7 will have its costs.…
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Legal Tender
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Flight to Tokyo GO! It’s funny what the mind archives sometimes, and the reveries these things inspire. This week I found a 1968 Swiss franc in a pile of quarters dispensed by the laundromat coin changer. I looked it up online, halfway fantasizing I’d found something rare. I’ve never seen…
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Gift Card, Free Action Figure with ODST
Toys ‘R’ Us is sexing it up for Halo 3: ODST – buying it from the retailer between now and Sept. 26 gives you a $20 in-store gift card and an action figure, both free. This deal is in-store only, unfortunately, so those with no TRU are SOL on ODST. The retailer ran a similar…
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Rare: “We’re Long Past the Stage” where Goldeneye Deal is Feasible
The long, sad tale of bringing the groundbreaking shooter Goldeneye to Nintendo’s Virtual Console, or Xbox Live Arcade, appears to have ended long ago, with a whimper. Addressing a reader question about Goldeneye ever getting an agreement between Nintendo and Microsoft, releasing it to current generation consoles, Rare said, alas, no. That was some time…
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When “Head Start” Means “Wait Seven Hours”
We’re hearing the Aion servers are struggling to manage the hordes who preordered the MMO – 400,000 according to NCsoft – leaving some in the headstart program crestfallen and dreading what happens when the general public comes online Tuesday. “There are more people waiting in cues to start the game than there are in the…
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Heavy Channels Lady Gaga in ‘Babyman’
Ah, the TF2 soundfile, the gift that keeps on giving. Here’s a remix of Heavy crooning “Babyman,” a sendup of Lady Gaga’s chart-topper “Pokerface.” Warning, 30 seconds of this is enough to get both songs stuck in your head. Credits also to Medic and Spy for some of the vocals. But Heavy makes it clear…
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Scrapped Halo MMO’s title: ‘Halo Universe’?
Dylan Cole, an artist formerly with Ensemble Studios, has on his personal Web site some concept pieces for a canceled Halo project that may or may not have been called “Halo Universe.” Ensemble of course was the muscle behind a Halo MMO that was greenlighted and then scrapped sometime last year. Cole’s pictures (two are…
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Week in Games: ODST is OTW
The list isn’t nearly as long as the last one, but the upcoming releases for Sept. 21 are packed with star power, led of course by the week’s marquee drop, Halo 3: ODST. Aion arrives for the PC Tuesday; the PS3 gets a downloadable double, Zombie Apocalypse on Thursday, and Fallout 3: Broken Steel on…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. • 12 Advertainment Video Games [oobject] Not really a ranking, but a look back at a dozen nutshots to gamers’ intelligence over the years, beginning…
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News of a New Street Fighter Coming from Capcom?
After a certain number, a sequel is foregone conclusion. Rocky IV assured Rocky V. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s 18th baby guaranteed a 19th. So an announcement of an announcement about a possible Street Fighter sequel is not stop-the-presses news. Still, the Japanese Street Fighter IV official blog promised last week that they’d speak about…
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Report: Yakuza 3 is Coming West
Citing unnamed sources “close to the project,” 1Up reports that localization on Yakuza 3 is underway and the PlayStation 3 exclusive will be released in U.S. and European markets. 1Up points out that Sega announced Yakuza 2 for the American market at 2007’s Tokyo Game Show, implying that more news about Yakuza 3 could be…
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Buddhist Monk: Games Satiate My Desire for Aggression
Trinley Dorje (pictured) is a pretty hip guy. Like many 24-year-olds, he’s into popular music and video games. He’s also the Karmapa Lama – the only senior Buddhist leader recognized by the governments of China, India and Tibet. Giving an interview to The Times of India, Dorje doesn’t find his interest in violent video games…
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Is GameStop a Best Buy for Best Buy?
Dow Jones cornered Best Buy’s CFO at an investor conference and asked if he’d comment on speculation the retailer might buy GameStop. Ryan Robinson declined to do so, but said some things that still keep the subject alive. “What I think is something that we’ve missed in the industry and is something other participants have…
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