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  We Will Have Neural-Implant Gaming in 20 Years (and Parents Will Hate It), Says Prediction-Happy Atari Founder

  When do we get the Seinfeld of video games? Why won’t there be any major new gaming consoles? And just when will get video game technology implanted in our brains? At GDC Online in Austin, Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell predicted and expounded upon many things. He opened the GDC’s narrative summit with a wide-ranging talk…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published October 10, 2011
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  Invisible Hands

  Hello there, Kotaku readership. Can we interest you in some light, topically diverse conversation via the Kotaku comments? If so, please enter this post and turn downward toward the text input field. Please keep your arms and any other expose extremities inside the post and do not attempt to remove the safety restraints. It’s for…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011
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  Mass Effect 3‘s Co-op Multiplayer Fully Detailed by BioWare, Is ‘Entirely Optional’

  Multiplayer is finally coming to Mass Effect, BioWare confirmed today. Next year’s Mass Effect 3 adds four-player cooperative multiplayer missions and the campaign “bonus” Mass Effect 3: Galaxy at War. BioWare’s Chris Preistly explains, in detail, on the game’s official forums. Mass Effect 3‘s four-player co-op missions—there’s no “versus” multiplayer, they say—lets players “choose from…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011
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  Dark Souls: The Kotaku Review

  There’s a moment early in Demon’s Souls, immediately following the game’s first major battle, in which the player must sprint from one end of a castle bridge to another. The looming Red Dragon of Boletarian Palace repeatedly strafes that cobblestone walkway with a fiery blast of breath, an attack that will easily decimate a young,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011
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  That Guy From Gamecock Is Also The Star of This Stoner Comedy

  Mike Wilson, he of Ion Storm, Gamecock, Gathering of Developers and Devolver Digital video game company founding fame, is also the star and producer of Austin High, a “goofball stoner comedy” that has nothing to do with video games (I think) and everything to do with joints and bongs and slackerdom. Wilson plays Principal Samuel…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011
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  Germans Subject Diablo & Torchlight Creator to LARPing, You Are Made to Suffer

  Max Schaefer is one of the founders of Blizzard North and Runic Games, meaning he has games like Diablo II and Torchlight on his resume. Add “incredibly good sport” to his list of achievements, based on this incredibly awkward live action role-playing scenario put together by the folks at PCGames.de. To Schaefer’s credit, his attempts…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011
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  Guns and Shooters

  Spotted at a Flea Market – Buried in the clutter of bags of live ammo, scopes, old swords and pieces of guns on a table at the flea market I visited this weekend was this appropriate computer game. Netflix Kills Qwikster In the face of raging fans and looming confusion, Netflix today said they are…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 10, 2011
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  Mega Mash is the Seven Best Retro Arcade Games You’ve Played All At Once

  When you first start Mega Mash, the latest flash masterpiece from the folks at Nitrome, it seems like you’re about to play a 7-in-1 game cart filled with clever homages to classic games. Then everything goes wonderfully haywire. The screen fills with error messages, and then it fills with the simple joy of Mario Bros.…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2011
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  Mafia Wars 2 Hits that Annoying Wall in 39 Minutes, 30 Seconds

  There comes a time while playing any Zynga game on Facebook for the first time, when the playing must stop… unless you want to ask friends for more “energy” so you can play, or unless you want to pay to keep things going. I’ve learned that you can just wait. There is fun to be…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 10, 2011
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  Your Next Visit to Silent Hill Is Now Set For 2012

  Last we heard, October was going to be a big month for the Silent Hill fan. We’d expected Silent Hill Downpour and the Silent Hill HD Collection in time for Halloween. We’ll how does a dark and spooky St. Patrick’s Day sound? After seeing the release dates for Silent Hill Downpour and the Silent Hill…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011
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  These Five Toys Come To Life This Weekend in Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure

  We’re only a few short days away from the Sunday release of Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure, Activision’s ambitious melding of video game and collectible action figures, two of my favorite things. Let’s take a look at five of the 32 plastic heroes taking up arms this weekend. Having collected action figures since I was old enough…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2011
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  Seventeen Minutes of Agent 47 Stalking, Killing and Changing Clothes in Hitman: Absolution Playthrough

  Machinima’s got the full playthrough of the Hitman: Absolution teased earlier today in all of its 17-minute glory. Those poor cops. That poor hippie. Hitman: Absolution “Run For Your Life” Playthrough [Machinima YouTube] You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 10, 2011
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  Batman: Arkham Asylum Action Figures May Be Late, But They’re Still Great

  We’re on the cusp of enjoying the next great Batman game, but if you’re a big, big fan of the last one, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Square Enix has some mighty fine action figures you might be interested in. We saw Batman and Joker in their highly articulated, nicely sculpted polyvinyl chloride at this year’s San…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011
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  The Powers, Persecution, and Prostitutes of The Darkness II

  With the New York City Comic-Con just a few days away, 2K Games gives fans of the comic book-based The Darkness II a little show of its own, with videos of Jackie Estacado’s powers, the evil organization he’ll be using them against, and the odd slice of cheesecake. With his girlfriend from the previous game…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2011
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  Battlefield 3‘s Executive Producer Talks Beta Reactions, Certification Delays, and Post-Release Support

  Last week, I attended an all-day Battlefield 3 event in San Francisco. Over the course of the day, I had a chance to try out the game’s multiplayer, single-player, and co-op sections. Multiplayer impressions are here, and my take on the single-player missions I played is here In addition to playing the game, I had…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published October 10, 2011
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  Co-Op Multiplayer is Coming to Mass Effect 3

  Via the official BioWare Twitter account and that of Bio-exec Casey Hudson comes confirmation of earlier reports as to the existence of multiplayer in the developer’s upcoming sci-fi action RPG threequel. Hudson’s tweet provides a crucial further detail, saying that it’s co-operative multiplayer coming to Mass Effect 3, and not the competitive variety. Thank goodness.…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 10, 2011
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  Leisure Suit Larry Returns to the Land of the Lounge Lizards in 2012

  Leisure Suit Larry will return, no in glorious, extra-titillating high-definition, next year, thanks to the people at Replay Games. The remake of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards is coming to everything, just the start of a planned Larry revival. EGM reports that Replay Games has tapped Leisure Suit Larry creator…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011
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  Dungeon Defending is Much Easier With a Portal Gun

  Trendy Entertainment’s tower defense action role-playing game Dungeon Defenders hits Steam next week, and Valve has packed the game a little care package, filled with tiny Team Fortress 2 dudes and an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device. What, no snacks? Built especially for Dungeon Defender‘s Huntress class, this special version of Valve’s Portal gun functions…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2011
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  World’s Most Absurd Fake Diamond Ring Awarded to Bejeweled-Playing Lovebirds

  Laura and Chris Sheriff will celebrate their first wedding anniversary this week. Among their favorite past-times: playing video games. He’s more of a Call of Duty person. She prefers Bejeweled He realized she was perfect for him when she got a score in Bejeweled Blitz that he couldn’t beat—even after a week of trying. If…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 10, 2011
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  Come to New York Comic-Con and Play Assassin’s Creed Revelations‘ Multiplayer, Rayman Origins, and Tintin

  Who else is coming to New York Comic-Con? Ubisoft, that’s who. The French publisher’s bringing Ezio’s last hurrah, the latest Just Dance game and more to the Jacob Javits Convention Center this weekend. The full line-up of games at the show includes: • The Adventures of Tintin: The Game • Assassin’s Creed Revelations • The…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 10, 2011