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  I Didn’t Know LA Noire Involved Smashing Zombies With Paddles

  But apparently it does. Poor Cole. His suit looks a little worse for wear. At least he’s kept his hat in tip-top shape! I noticed something today [Reddit]

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  Command & Conquer Looks Very Sad as a Browser Game

  Those with faint stomachs may want to avoid clicking on this, lest they look upon what has become of this once-mighty franchise and despair. Unveiled late last year, Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances is a browser-based take on the old real-time strategy series, which manages to combine the terms “massively multiplayer”, “browser-based” and “free-to-play” in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2012
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  Here, Have Some Kickass Kotaku Wallpaper

  Artist Michael Myers, whose work we’ve featured once or twice here previously, is the man to thank for this wonderful Kotaku banner image, which in the gallery you’ll find in a variety of wallpaper-ish sizes, both for desktops as well as phones. You can see more of Michael’s work at his personal site. You can…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2012
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  The Boardroom Battlefields of the New Syndicate

  Say what you will about the game’s departure from both the look and feel of the original, there were sections of the latest Syndicate that looked just great. Mostly anything involving an office from the future. Or anything that flew. Those looked awesome as well. This environment and vehicle art from the game is the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2012
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  This is how You Make a Street Fighter Music Video

  This snappy little video, put together by MikeDiva as a promo for Street Fighter X Tekken, does just about everything you want from a live-action Street Fighter sequence. Which is include proper face-kicking, and include Vega.

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2012
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  Wind Waker Reimagined is a Wonderful Thing

  Dave Rapoza’s Crimson Daggers (who we last saw taking on Gauntlet) has held another redesign competition, this time tasking artists with drawing alternate cover art for The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Some of it stays with the cartoon theme. Some of it goes for a more realistic tone. Some of them are good. Some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2012
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  Why Kickstarter is Best For Old Games & Dead Genres

  Not very long after adventure game legend Tim Schafer proposed resurrecting a long-dormant genre, and made a ton of money for doing it, another long-dormant kind of game – this time an 80’s RPG – did something similar. The amount of money Brian Fargo and his Wasteland team has already made is raising eyebrows. Where…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2012
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  Lay Down Your Guns, Nintendo, Sega & Atari

  It’s The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, re-enacted by 1980s video game light guns. I’ll leave you to decide which is which. [via OMG Barry, via VGJunk]

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2012
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  Yes, a Games Writer was Fired Over Review Scores

  What was once just heavily rumored has now been confirmed by those involved

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2012
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  Abed Nadir Knows What Time It Is

  Hey there, Kotaku and welcome to Thursday night’s open thread. Did you enjoy tonight’s Kotaku Melodic? I hope so. I’m having a really good time putting those together each Thursday. Here, taken from around the internet, are some things you might want to talk about. James Brown… the Japanese version – Man, the drummer in…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published March 15, 2012
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  Capcom Built Four-Way Multiplayer into Street Fighter X Tekken‘s PS3 Version, Then Gave Up on the 360

  Street Fighter X Tekken has just been a post-release comedy of errors, whether we’re talking about on-disc DLC and the apologies for it, or bizarre character endings (that also highlight the on-disc DLC scandal.) Many have noticed that four-man cooperative play is supported on PlayStation 3 but not Xbox 360. Why is that, Capcom man?…

  By Owen Good Published March 15, 2012
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  This PS3 Game Feels Like A Hallucinogenic Drug Trip

  I’ve never done hard drugs. But I’ve heard that they’re supposed to make you feel invulnerable, ecstatic and connected to the universe. Y’know, the things video games aspire to but with none of the messy addiction. Mostly. The upcoming PS3 game Datura gets its name from an innocuous white flower that’s a powerful and potentially…

  By Evan Narcisse Published March 15, 2012
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  Elder Scrolls MMO to be Unveiled in May?

  Tom’s Guide is reporting that, based on word from an “industry source”, Bethesda will very soon be giving the world its first look at an Elder Scrolls MMO Called Elder Scrolls Online, and apparently set “several hundred years before” any previous game in the franchise that includes blockbusters like Skyrim and Oblivion, Tom’s says it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2012
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  The “New” Neo Geo Handheld Goes on Sale Very Soon

  The new Neo Geo handheld gaming system, which we first told you about in January, will be going on sale worldwide in Q2 2012. Which is very, very soon! The system has been licensed by Blaze, kinda-famous for similar handhelds that play old Genesis and SNES games, etc, and will be called the NEOGEO X.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2012
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  Beat Sneak Bandit’s Wicked Grooves Make You 1000% More Hep Than You Already Are

  Video games should use jazz more. Not just for soundtracks, though that would be nice too. Jazz encompasses much more than sound. It’s a flavor. It’s also a ruleset. Or a philosophy. The genius of one of the best things to come from America—yeah, really—is that the musical artform embodies a flexible set of colors,…

  By Evan Narcisse Published March 15, 2012
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  Portal 2 Goes Techno

  Valve’s Portal 2 was easily one of the most musically enjoyable games of 2011. Not just for its soundtrack, but for the awesome ways that it implemented music into the background of its levels. Youthful electronic musician BonJob agrees, putting together a very cool techno joint that incorporates sound effects from Portal 2 over a…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published March 15, 2012
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  Sound Shapes is the Vita Game I Want Most

  I have grown to really like my PlayStation Vita. That’s not to say I didn’t like it when I first started using it, but over the last couple of weeks, my respect for the system has grown into a real fondness. With that said, the system hasn’t really had a game that feels “Must Have”…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published March 15, 2012
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  You May Never Have Heard of the Braid Creator’s Favorite Band

  I hadn’t, anyway. Jonathan Blow, the creator of Braid and the upcoming puzzle-symphony The Witness, is a very cool dude. Chatting with him last week, I had this realization about what he was doing with his upcoming game—the way that his carefully crafted puzzles locked together like the motives and themes of a symphony. So,…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published March 15, 2012
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  Jonathan Blow’s The Witness is an Exercise in Symphonic Game Design

  A symphony is a long-form composition, a collection of musical ideas tied together by shared themes and motifs. The composer weaves melodies and harmonies over the span of several movements, knitting them into a sprawling, cohesive whole. That vision is then realized by an orchestra, led by a conductor. In a lot of ways, Jonathan…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published March 15, 2012
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  All The Rad Mega Man X Remixes You Will Ever Need For The Rest Of Your Life

  The generous and good-spirited people over at OverClock ReMix have released another remix collection, and it’s a whopper—a 4-disc set of tunes from Mega Man X titled Maverick Rising. I’ve always enjoyed their work, most recently this great baroque-style duet from Mega Man 9, so this should be a real treat. You can download the…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published March 15, 2012