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  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: The Kotaku Review

  Liquid fast, meticulously polished, wickedly consuming: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 doesn’t deliver stories or engender emotion in its players, but rather deals in raw adrenaline. A match of Modern Warfare 3 is punctuated by the rush of a well-placed shot, the anger at a surprise, unjust death. Infinity Ward’s latest iteration on the…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 15, 2011
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  Chaos, Catsuits and Chair Shots: This Is Your Saints Row the Third Launch Trailer

  In pro wrestling, a chair shot is when you hit someone with a metal folding chair, usually in the head area. You’ll see one of those in the Saints Row the Third clip, along with all manner of open-world madness. Since it’s out today, you can get your gangstafied crazy on right now. You can…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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  These The King of Fighters XIII Combos Go Great With Your Opponent’s Entire Health Bar

  Due out November 22 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the console version of The King of Fighters XIII seeks to address many concerns fans have voiced about the franchise. Concerns like lengthy matches, addressed in the video by massive combos that take out an entire life bar. Yes, it does take a great…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2011
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  How Do Game Reviewers Feel About Playing Halo: Combat Evolved All Over Again?

  Before the folks at 343 Industries can prove to us they are a worthy successor to the Halo development throne, they must first show us that they respect the franchise’s roots. This has been accomplished by dying those roots to make them a little less gray. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary has just hit store shelves,…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2011
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  Go On A Cross-Country Run With the Launch Trailer for the New Need For Speed

  Black Box’s Frostbite 2-powered racer puts the pedal to the metal today and EA’s released a trailer that’ll take you from 0-60 as far as Need for Speed The Run‘s story and gameplay features. You get glimpses of the characters played by Christina Hendricks and supermodel Chrissy Teigen. Of course, there’s Sean Faris as main…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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  Just When You Thought Sly Cooper Couldn’t Get Any Better — Playable Ninja Raccoon

  In the original Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Sucker Punch’s masked bandit hunts for pages from a special book that teach him the techniques of his ancestors. In the upcoming Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time you’ll get to play those ancestors, including master ninja Rioichi Cooper. The inventor of sushi who uses his famous…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2011
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  Before You Start… Tips for Playing Assassin’s Creed: Revelations The Best Way

  Whether you’re new to the Assassin’s Creed series or a seasoned acolyte, there are some things you can do as you prepare to play the new Assassin’s Creed: Revelations that will make your time with the game much better. Consider the following starter tips. They’re not spoilers; they’re my advice to you so that you…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 15, 2011
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  Watch Skyrim’s Amazing Flying Fossil Dragon Fight to Its Death

  Yesterday, we had human faces disappearing in Bethesda’s hit action RPG. Today, in glitch-or-feature news, it’s dragon skin and sinew that’s nowhere to be seen. Being nothing but a skeleton doesn’t stop this dragon from putting up a fight, though. [thanks, tipster Peter] Skeletal Dragons in Skyrim? [YouTube] You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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  Only One Character Could Possibly Pull Off Space Golf

  Our daily Speak Up on Kotaku feature does not have to be a long-winded essay on some vaguely game-related topic. Sometimes it’s just a really great idea, like the one commenter Deuxhero had regarding everyone’s favorite plumber. Mario Golf+Mario Galaxy WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN DONE!? About Speak Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2011
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  Man in Tanooki Suit, Giant Bullet Spotted in Manhattan

  Nintendo’s promotional stunt for Super Mario 3D Land turned part of Times Square into a version of the Mushroom Kingdom. That brought out paid and unpaid people decked out in Mario gear. Plus a massive Bullet Bill. We already ran video of this amazing PR stunt, but the shots photographer Rob Boudon snapped at the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 15, 2011
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  Sony Conjures Up Magical Harry Potter PS3 Bundle

  The latest hardware/software configuration of Sony’s game console will be themed around the movie adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s mega-popular boy wizard. $250 gets you a 160 GB PS3, a 2D/3D Blu-Ray of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 and a voucher to download the first two films in the series. On the games…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Would you please stop reading this sentence and start chatting in the comments below about video games? This is our official reader forum for all things video games, of course. Thanks. And thanks to pan1da7 for today’s great image. Take a crack at being featured atop TAY some time this month simply by making a…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 15, 2011
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  American Icons Gallery Show Recognizes Classic Gaming Consoles For the Works of Art They Are

  We live in an age of gaming gorgeousness. Gamers’ lives nowadays are filled with fancy normal mapping and illumination engines, powered by slickly encased hardware that outputs onto super-sharp screens. In short, there’s a lot of thought given to aesthetics in the present day. But, it hasn’t always been this way and an upcoming art…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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  Snappy Dragons Sets the Flick-Based Mobile Destruction Genre on Fire

  Since the dawn of touchscreen mobile devices players have been gleefully flinging destruction from one side of the screen to the other in an effort to destroy group A in the name of group B. Is there room for innovation in the flinging stuff genre? Not really. So how is Snappy Dragons so entertaining? Snappy…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2011
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  Nintendo’s Skyward Sword Push Includes Penny Arcade Zelda Comic, Early Sales This Saturday

  Only a few short days stand between you and what’s being called one of the best ever entries in Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series. And, if you live in the greater New York City area, it’ll be one day less. The Japanese game giant’s holding a launch event in its Nintendo World store in Rockefeller…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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  It’s the Call of Duty Dance!

  Warfare | TOKYO, JAPAN: Popstar Gackt danced and performed at a press event for the new Call of Duty in Japan and stuck an unfortunate pose. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) PSN Shutting Down at Night for Young Korean Players South Korea’s Shutdown Law will prevent players under sixteen years-old from gaming during a six hour…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011
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  PSN Shutting Down at Night for Young Korean Players

  South Korea’s Shutdown Law will prevent players under sixteen years-old from gaming during a six hour block at night. Originally, it was reported that the law would not impact consoles. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment of Korea announced that it would be taking the PSN offline for underage players in compliance with the law. The Shutdown…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011
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  Is This Gaming’s Own Gordon Gekko?

  When a flash engineer at game developer Kixeye posted an image of Occupy Wall Street on his Facebook wall, Kixeye CEO Will Harbin apparently went into a greed is good speech for all the internet to see. Will Harbin, above wearing a crown and a gold watch, apparently wrote, “There is nothing wrong with greed—what…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011
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  The Minecraft Creeper Autopsy Is Gross, Dangerous

  Animator Lee Hardcastle is back with another delightfully twisted claymation. This time, it’s a “top secret” Creeper autopsy. There’s only one way this can end, and it’s *SPOILER* with a bang. Creeper Autopsy [YouTube] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011
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  Don’t Take This Gears of War Pistol to the Airport

  Triforce, the same guys behind that awesome 1:1 Mass Effect rifle, are also releasing a 1:1 weapon from the Gears of War universe. Seeing as the company already did a Lancer, this time they’re focusing on a COG Snub Pistol. Going on sale in December and limited to 500 units, it’s selling for, ahem, $400.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011