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  The Voice Actors of Batman: Arkham City, Unmasked

  Good gravy does Batman: Arkham City have some fine voice-acting. Almost every character in the game, from the biggest crime bosses to the littlest thugs, is played by an actor who delivers his or her lines with gusto and energy. It goes such a long way towards making Arkham City feel vital and believable, and…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published October 20, 2011
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  Harmonix Should Make a Shooter, Says Expert

  Fast Company, the business magazine read by movers and/or shakers, uncorked some outside-the-box advice for companies stuck in a rut. Harmonix Music Systems is on the list, it seems, because of stagnation in the music gaming genre, not necessarily because it’s spinning its wheels, but whatever. They are being advised to make, wait for it,…

  By Owen Good Published October 20, 2011
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  Mitt Romney Didn’t Really Say That He Loves Pole Position

  If you only want to hear the video game part, skip to the 1:00 minute mark of this video of things Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney didn’t really say. The whole thing is funny. It looks like he’s saying some crazy stuff. But it’s all a trick. “Mitt Romney” – A BLR Soundbite [YouTube, via…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2011
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  The Nintendo Download

  Keep your hopes low, people. Nintendo has gone and updated their virtual shops again with new games that it’s tough to be excited about. Shall we check out this week’s additions? eShop (3DS) Double Dragon Publisher: Nintendo Price: $3.99 Fight your way through hordes of enemies to save Marian. Join Billy as he fights enemies…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2011
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  Children Create Skylanders Chess

  Children of Andy Robertson, writer for Wired’s GeekDad blog, reached their limit of videogame time over the weekend, but did not want to stop playing Skylanders The kids continued to play with their action figures, but weren’t allowed to integrate them with the Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures videogame any more. So, what did they do with…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published October 20, 2011
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  About That Other Ending For Return of the Jedi. The One Where Han Solo Dies…

  In one of the outlines for the movie Return of the Jedi, Han Solo died. Princess Leia would have to lead her own people while Luke went off on his own. This “slightly more bittersweet” ending “would have allowed the characters to reach a natural conclusion,” Gary Kurtz say in an interview included among the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2011
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  These Guys Make Assembling a Skyrim Statue Look Cool

  Game shop employees here are assembling a “Dovahkiin” statue that will promote sales of Skyrim For those of us who’ve never worked in retail, this is a novelty! It’s like seeing how the magician does his tricks. Neat. Bethesda marketing man Pete Hines’ Twitter feed You can contact Stephen Totilo, the author of this post,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2011
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  Is This The Most Suggestive 3DS Game There Is?

  The bar is high. There’s already Senran Kagura, a game about ninjas with big boobs, made explicitly to show jiggling jigglies in 3D. So far, that’s the watermark. Enter a new challenger. The game is Onnanoko to Misshitsu ni Itara ○○shichau Kamo Shiranai (“If I Were Locked in a Room with a Girl, I Might…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2011
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  The Death of Muammar Gaddafi Makes News Today, Video Game Next Tuesday

  The early reports, and later confirmation, of Muammar Gaddafi’s death at the hands of Libyan rebels flashed on news channels, websites, Facebook and Twitter this morning. And by next week people will be playing the computer game version of the death. Kuma Games, the people who turned the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2011
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  Basketball’s Legends Take to the Streets in New NBA 2K12 DLC

  More than 150 all-time NBA greats in a variety of new game modes set in New York City are coming to NBA 2K12, 2K Sports has announced today. There is no release date yet, but the content will be available for download on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, costing you 800 MS Points and $9.99,…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published October 20, 2011
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  Batman: Arkham City Awarded a 6 Out of 5

  Maybe it’s a typo. Maybe it’s that damn good. Batman Arkham City has received a “6 out of 5” from a reviewer at Unlikely Hero Limited. This, on the heels of another outlet scorching Uncharted 3 with a 9.9/10

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2011
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  Sexism, Character Design, and the Role of Women in Created Worlds

  There are many things I expect to see in a panel called “East Meets West, Art Direction for a Worldwide Audience.” I expected to hear Isamu Kamikokuryo, the art director for Final Fantasy XIII-2 discuss how Japanese artists focus on creating new worlds, Norse mythology and its influence on the game, and drawing inspiration from…

  latoya peterson Published October 20, 2011
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  Now You Can Shoot Doom Demons … With Your Mind

  First wireless controls, then motion controls, then motion-tracking like the Xbox Kinect… sooner or later, someone’s going to come up with a computer (and therefore a video game) that can be controlled entirely with our minds Well, turns out it may be “sooner”—a research scientist at the New York research lab the Wadsworth Center has…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published October 20, 2011
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  Blizzcon Starts Soon

  Fahey is somewhere over Colorado by now, I bet, winging his way to California and Blizzard’s annual Blizzcon. The show kicks off tomorrow, are you going? Did you know we have a party this year? You should go and meet Kotaku’s resident half-giant.

  By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2011
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  Super Mario Honors Zelda in His Next Game by Tossing a Boomerang

  Super Mario has thrown fireballs for about three decades. In Super Mario 3D Land next month, he’ll throw a boomerang in what Nintendo is saying is a tribute to The Legend of Zelda, a series that turns 25 this year. Mario can throw a boomerang when he dons the Boomerang Suit, one of several power-ups…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 20, 2011
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  A Secret To Fighting Parkinson’s Disease? Play A Video Game

  Video games might be the key to fighting off some of the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, according to research results released this week. The pilot study, conducted by the UCSF School of Nursing and Red Hill Studios, helped more than half of the people with the disease who participated improve their balance, walking speed…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2011
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  The Developers of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Discuss The Series’ Reinvention

  After we ran our “Yes” Gut Check for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, I noticed a lot of skepticism about the game. Is it really any good? It seems weird, and cold, and soulless. Well, I’ve been playing off and on all week, and I’d just like to say that I personally am of a mind…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published October 20, 2011
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  Four Ways That Battlefield 3’s Beta Changed the Game

  47 billion shots fired, 2.2 billion regenerated health, 19 million lost dog tags, 1.5 billion kills. But Battlefield 3’s raging beta wasn’t just about those numbers, and a little sly marketing to boot, game developers DICE actually used the experience to tweak the way the game works online. Posted on the Playstation blog today, the…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2011
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  A Legendary World of Warcraft Mouse for More Mundane Hands

  I’ve been rolling and scrolling with a SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse on and off since 2008, scoffing at the baby hands of visitors that complained my pointing device was just too big. Turns out they might have been onto something. SteelSeries recently introduced the Legendary Edition of their World of Warcraft MMO…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2011
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  Fund Goats vs Nazi NES style game, Take That Third Reich!

  The long list of enemies of the Nazi party will get a little longer if this Goats vs Nazis game gets off the ground. Nevermind logic or reason the goats are bringing guns, hooves and horns to the Nazi army. Goal: $14,000 Notable Reward: $75 – A custom download of the game, with a prefix…

  By Chris Carolan Published October 20, 2011