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Mega Man History Book Cancelled
Mega Man fans might have been looking forward to “Mega Man: Complete History,” which Barnes & Noble had listed for pre-order earlier this year. Publisher Chronicle Books told Go Nintendo the project has been scrapped. Says a Chronicle rep: Unfortunately this book will not be published, but we are coming out with a Street Fighter…
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Hell yeah! McMike is not around to pose the question, so it’s up to me. As for what I’ll be playing, looks like NHL 2K10 and Madden for the iPhone, as your resident sports lunkhead’s work is never done. What other games will I play? Let’s see, there’s “Cabella’s Extreme Catshit Scooping,” as Sunday is…
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‘All You Need Is Love’ Needs Only Two Days to Set Rock Band Record
The combination of an iconic tune representing both a band and an era, sold to support a charity, helped the Beatles’ “All You Need is Love’ become the fastest-selling downloadable song in Rock Band history, two days after its release. However, in the statement Microsoft released to announce the chart-topping feat, neither the specific number…
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This Time, the Teletubbies are the Zombies
Wanna see a horde of burning Teletubbies? Wanna hear them coo “la-la!” while their limbs are blown off? Would you relish seeing a dozen waddle over to a pipe bomb, then vanish in a red mist? Damn right, you do. This is yet another masterpiece put together by L4DMods – with credit to modder flameknight7.…
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Valve ‘Pretty Bummed’ by Australia’s Refusal of L4D2
No teeth-gnashing, just subdued disappointment from Valve when asked for comment on the Australian government’s refusal to classify Left 4 Dead 2, effectively banning it for sale there. Maybe Gabe Newell’s gonna talk to someone about it when he visits? Said Doug Lombardi, the Valve spokesman: We were surprised to hear of this news yesterday.…
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The Making of a Piranha Plant
Sculptor Kalapusa set about crafting a real-life, realistic Piranha Plant from Super Mario Bros., showing his work in 40 or so easy steps in this video above. The creation stands about 3 feet high and features an ultra-realistic uvula. Making a Piranha Plant[YouTube, thanks John B.]
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Dungeon Runners Dead by the End of the Year
It’s a “crap sandwich” – bad news between two slices of nice – says Dungeon Runners‘ producer. While the game goes dark New Year’s Eve, they’ll try to throw as many bones to its fans as they can until then. Stephen Nichols, putting it bluntly, says “the game just isn’t profitable.” Though the game’s creative…
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Approval Ratings: Multiplayer and Online Services
Last Saturday we asked Kotaku readers 10 questions regarding their preferences and habits in online services and downloadable titles. PSN or Xbox Live? Fat Princess or Castle Crashers? You made the call, and the answers are inside. As I said, the answer to some of these questions might seem painfully obvious, but the goal here…
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Sony Japan Studio Chief: “We Have to Develop the Global Title”
Saying that domestic sales to Japan are not enough to sustain Sony’s video game business, the chief of SCE’s Japan Studio said it must develop globally appealing titles, even though some Japanese gamers show a lack of interest in them. Speaking to the DICE Summit Asia in Singapore (through a translator), Yasuhide Kobayashi the senior…
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The Numbers of Warcraft
In a keynote to GDC Austin, two Blizzard developer pulled back the curtains on some aspects of World of Warcraft that players might not consider much, and dropped an interesting tidbit about how the series evolved from RTS to MMO. Gamasutra, covering the keynote, reports that World of Warcraft grew out of a Blizzard team’s…
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Team Fortress 2 Skeletonized for Final L4D2 Push
Ah, September. That time when the leaves begin to turn, the morning air is crisp, and Valve’s modelers and animators vanish from Team Fortress to work on Left 4 Dead. Happened last year, it’s happening this year, as Team Fortress 2’s official blog says in an update. “We’ve improved our process a little to ensure…
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UK Retailer Declares PSPGo ‘Almost’ Dead Before Arrival
While not joining a broader boycott among some European retailers, ShopTo’s comments in advance of the PSPGo’s launch do not exactly encourage sales. “As a format it is almost dead before it has arrived,” the ShopTo boss told Eurogamer. Again, the gripe isn’t so much about the new handheld’s cost – $250 in the U.S.…
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Sony Pre-Emptively Blasts BBC Report on PS3 Failures
Tonight, the BBC will broadcast a report claiming the PS3 suffers from systemic hardware failure and Sony’s repair service is inadequate. GamesIndustry.biz has a six-page salvo from SCEUK to the BBC, ripping the report and implying legal action could follow. The program, Watchdog, said it received 155 complaints from viewers regarding the so-called “Yellow Light…
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Russia Creates National Games Commission
By the end of October, Russia will have created a government sponsored trade organization for the games industry, and also hosted a national conference on the games industry, Gamasutra reports. The body, called the National Russian Association of Game Industry, will be created by October. There’s also an All-Russian Conference on Game Industry taking place…
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Turbine Swept Up in Infringement Lawsuit
Turbine, maker of Dungeons & Dragons Online, has a busy legal department of late. In addition to suing Atari, it’s being sued – along with Sony and Blizzard – by a holding firm alleging infringement of their patented realtime technology. The company, Paltalk Holdings Inc., has successfully settled claims against Microsoft, alleging it infringed the…
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Yet Another Disgaea Gamesave Panic Results in Free DLC for All
No sooner does Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days go out the door than NIS America has to send out another message concerning some alarming gamesave notices that players are getting. This time, they’ll be rewarded for their needless anxiety. Gamers were getting some confusing error messages regarding downloadable content, which is strange because the game…
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Yao Ming to Play This Season, if 2K10 Has Anything to Say About It
2K Sports fired up another batch of NBA 2K10 screens, giving us a look at Shaq as a Cavalier and Vince Carter as a Magic, uh, person? Also, Yao Ming, who’s expected to miss the season with a bum foot. Apropos of nothing, Kobe Bryant looks a little like Lt. Daniels from The Wire in…
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Nike Thanks the PlayStation with 24 Pairs of Shoes
Nike sent a size 10 love note to Sony for past collaborations on console-themed kicks, but this series, based on the face buttons of a PlayStation controller, might be a little hard to find. Only 24 pairs will be made. They also won’t be sold to the general public. Ron Eagle, the director of product…
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Casting Call for “Contra Bros.” Bomberman, Tetris Pieces …
Someone’s doing a shoot in LA “for a commercial that will show all over the internet on game related sites,” and their list of needs includes everything but the kitchen sink. Not that there’s anything wrong with kitchen sink cosplay. “Do you have a passion for acting AND gaming? Do you have a costume emulating…
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