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  Meet the World’s Greatest Communist Superhero

  While the US has Captain America, China now has, uh, Captain China. Part of a secret “Super Human” project, he’s Soviet pistol wielding, cytogenetically frozen super commie from the days of the Chinese Revolution. So when President Obama visits China—to ask the Chinese for, I guess, money—who’s there to protect the President from an assassination…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
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  Kotaku East Starts Now!

  Kotaku East runs from 4am to 8am Eastern. For more info about Kotaku East click here

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2012
• Culture

  Tonight’s Helping of Giant Robots and Exploding Spaceships

  William Smith works at Timegate Studios, who have previously been responsible for titles like Section 8 and who are now helping Gearbox out on Aliens: Colonial Marines He’d previously worked in advertising, for respected international firm Saatchi & Saatchi X. And his artwork is just lovely Enormous killing machines are normally shown as being dreary,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  Lord of the Rings Meets DOTA in This Debut Guardians Trailer

  Wondering what a DOTA-style Lord of the Rings game would look? Keep wondering, because this cinematic trailer for Guardians of Middle-Earth is naught but cinematics. They’re pretty, though. And I can’t say I can ever remember seeing Gollum try to rip off Gandalf’s beard before. In case you missed it earlier, here’s our announcement coverage…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  There’s a New Star Wars Game, and it’s Called 1313

  A brand new Star Wars video game has been officially revealed tonight. It’s called Star Wars: 1313 While little has been actually disclosed about the project, Lucasarts describes it as a “third person cinematic action adventure game”, while the title is named for “Level 1313, a ruthless criminal underground deep below the surface of the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  Lara Croft Takes an Absolute Beating in This Tomb Raider Gameplay Trailer

  Our first good look at gameplay from the upcoming Tomb Raider prequel/reboot also gives us a good look at hero Lara Croft…not doing so well. It was announced tonight that the game will be out in March 2013.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Isn’t Afraid to Show You Giant Wooden Mechs

  As expected since its reveal was spoiled yesterday, Konami has announced that it’s currently developing a sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow It’s due in 2013.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance’s New Gameplay Trailer is Bananas

  Pure, 100% organic bananas. I mean, I know we should be expecting this, since it’s being developed by the guys behind Bayonetta, but still. Bananas. The game will be out in early 2013.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  Here’s Dishonored’s Swashbuckling New Trailer

  I’m not normally one for excitement over games, but whenever I see the world artist Viktor Antonov (Half-Life 2) has helped create for this game, I can’t help it. Especially since I’m a sucker for a good sea shanty. Bethesda and Arkane’s shooter will be out on PC, 360 and PS3 on October 9.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  What a Real Fallout Town Would Look Like

  The style of the Fallout universe is dictated by two things: the fact it’s an apocalyptic wasteland and the way it pays destructive homage to 1950s Americana. Fallout fans might want to take a look at this brilliant gallery, then, because it shows what an actual 1950s American town would have looked like if it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  I’ve Been Playing the Bastard Son of Minecraft and Halo

  StarForge is quite the thing. Fire it up and you think it’s a shooter. Run around and you find there’s nothing to shoot. Go to switch weapons and…oh. Oh See, StarForge isn’t really a shooter. It’s a shooting sandbox. You’re dropped in a randomly-generated world with not just a gun, but an invisible space shovel…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2012
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  CultureTotal Recall

  Unboxing an Atari Computer From 1983

  Continuing my dust-covered crusade against modern unboxings, here’s another vintage unboxing, in which an Atari 800XL from 1983 is transferred lovingly from the packaging to the outside world. The 800XL was essentially a cheaper and nastier version of the Atari 800, albeit with fancier packaging. It couldn’t even run some Atari 800 programs natively, requiring…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2012
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  This Man Stole $318,000 From Namco Before the Cops Caught Him

  In 1985, Namco America employee Steven Drake was arrested by police and found with $32,000 cash on him, with even more hidden in the trunk of a car parked at San Francisco airport. Turns out he’d been buying up gold coins from South Africa and Canada using Namco’s money. The scoundrel. In total, Drake siphoned…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2012
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  The Correct Answer Was ‘Pastrami Sandwich’

  Good God, I love pastrami sandwiches. They are, all things considered, my favorite kind of sandwich—I like pastrami sandwiches even better than BLTs with avocado, which is saying something. E3 madness has precluded our usual link-list for tonight’s open thread, so instead I put a question to you: What kind of sandwich is best? Do…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published May 31, 2012
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  Get an Early Look at the E3 Showroom Floor

  E3 doesn’t kick off until next week, but already teams of workers are hard at it, putting up all the flashy booths and stalls and screens that beam three days’ worth of unrelenting video game marketing to your computers and attendee’s eyeballs. Some NeoGAF members are sharing pics of the showroom floor under construction, as…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2012
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  DOTA 2 Will be Free, But You Can Buy Hats

  It’s been sort of known for a while now, but today Valve came out and specifically stated that DOTA 2 will be free-to-play. And just like Team Fortress 2 these days, the company will make its money back not from game sales, but from hats. There’ll be a DOTA 2 Store available at launch (actually,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2012
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  It’s Definitely That E3 Time of Year…

  E3 2012 is on the way, and Los Angeles is turning into a veritable wonderland of gaming marketing. Enormous ads and banners are beginning to blanket the city, showing off some of the hotly-anticipated titles we expect to hear more about next week. Halo 4, Borderlands 2, and The Elder Scrolls Online have all made…

  By Kate Cox Published May 31, 2012
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  Looks Like the Next Big Star Wars Game Stars Boba Fett

  The same GameTrailers spill that leaked the announcement of a Castlevania Lords of Shadow sequel also mentions a new Star Wars game called 1313 As we expected when a site was trademarked by Lucasarts, 1313 strongly suggests this is a Boba Fett game, since Boba’s use of the CT-1313 is about the only significant time…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2012
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  Castlevania Lords of Shadow Gets a Sequel

  Konami’s Castlevania reboot (of sorts), Lords of Shadow, will be getting the sequel treatment, a slip-up on GameTrailers has revealed. An episode summary for tonight’s show, which will also feature the debut of stuff we already knew about (like a new Star Wars game), mentions Lords of Shadow 2 as one of the titles getting…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2012
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  Turns Out Max Payne is a Decent Piano Player. Who Knew?

  One of my favorite things about Remedy’s first two Max Payne games was their winking, self-aware style. That vibe was perhaps best encapsulated by the scene in which Max has a drug hallucination and realizes that he’s the protagonist of a video game. Rockstar’s take on the character is much more gritty and dark, and…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published May 31, 2012