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  Should You Buy Sonic: Generations? Yes.

  Sonic: Generations isn’t swept up in the HD remake craze we’re seeing with other franchises of a similar age. It’s a different tour of its titular hedgehog’s greatest moments, giving some classic 2D levels from the series a 3D interpretation, and vice versa. Fans have shouted for an end to the gimmicks, and for Sega…

  By Owen Good Published November 1, 2011
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  Dark Horse and Valve’s Collaborative Comic Collection Hits Later This Month

  Don’t you go forgetting that Valve Presents: The Sacrifice And Other Steam-Powered Stories goes on sale later this month. The book collects Left 4 Dead: the Sacrifice, Team Fortress 2: War!, Mac, Loose Canon, Bidwell’s Big Plan, Meet the Director and associated materials; and Portal: Lab Rat into one easy to grasp collection with a…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 1, 2011
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  Uncharted

  Uncharted 3 –There’s nothing really happening here, but that’s what’s so great about Uncharted 3; There doesn’t have to be something happening all of the time for it to be memorable. Quiver at the Sight of Lord of the Rings: War in the North‘s Collector’s Edition I arrived home after a weekend away to find…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 1, 2011
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  ‘Epic’ Resident Evil 3DS Game Deserves Its Unusual $50 Price, Says Capcom

  Of the 47 upcoming games for the 3DS listed by the gaming chain GameStop, only one of them costs $50. The new Mario Kart will cost $40. So will the next Sonic The next Resident Evil, February’s Resident Evil: Revelations, won’t be had for $40. It’ll cost $50. The $10 price boost for this game…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011
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  Celebrate All Saints’ Day with New Screens and Details for Saints Row the Third

  Other games might vie for “best” game of the year, but Saints Row The Third looks like it’ll be going for the “most over-the-top award. THQ’s announced a handful of new details about the upcoming threequel. Initiation Station, the game’s character creation interface, is open to the public after a short beta. You can use…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011
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  In 10 Minutes, We’ll Show You How Uncharted 3‘s Co-Op Campaign Works

  Uncharted 3‘s campaign is what you’d expect: cinematic adventure with climbing, shooting and good acting. Uncharted 3‘s competitive multiplayer is what you’ve been able to play for over a month, if you were a customer at Subway and took up the offer to download the full suite of competitive multiplayer for free. Uncharted 3‘s co-op…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011
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  It’s Sonic Generations Launch Day

  Two generations of hedgehogs collide today in Sonic Generations, and we’ve got the launch trailer to prove it. Just don’t watch it if you’re waiting on the PC version (November 4) or the 3DS one (November 22). Or if you’re in Europe for that matter (November 4). Or Australasia (November 3). Or Japan (December 1).…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011
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  Cowboys and Ninjas Collide in the Kinect Holiday Bundle

  Looking for the perfect gift for the gamer in your family? That’s nice. In the meantime, check out this Kinect Sensor Holiday Bundle for the Xbox 360, combining three games and Microsoft’s magic rectangle for one low price. It’s actually a rather good deal for those of you that haven’t jumped on the Kinect bandwagon…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011
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  Hear The London Philharmonic Play The Theme from Modern Warfare 2

  This is pretty cool. The London Philharmonic Orchestra is preparing to launch an album of video game music—the tracklist is a good combination of classic tunes (Zelda) and unexpected hits (Angry Birds). The project’s overseers, the X5 Music Group, are currently streaming the Philharmonic’s version of Hans Zimmer’s theme from Modern Warfare 2, which you…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published November 1, 2011
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  Delayed? Nuh-uh! Gears of War 3 Horde Command Is Live Now, More Free Maps Coming on Thanksgiving

  After some difficulties getting out of the gate, the newest DLC for Epic’s hit Xbox 360 exclusive is out in the wild and ready to play. Microsoft’s also announced that it’ll be rolling our free Gears 3 content on Thanksgiving, too. (That’s American Thanksgiving, not the Canadian variant.) The Versus Booster Map Pack will deliver…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011
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  Sonic CD Comes Early to GameStop Tablet Customers

  The world’s largest dedicated video game retailer recently started selling GameStop-branded Android tablets, and now they’ve got their first exclusive, scoring Sonic CD a full month ahead of its wide release. GameStop’s branded versions of the Acer Iconia, ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, and Samsung Galaxy Tab tablets come bundled with gamepad support and a bevy…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011
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  These New Max Payne 3 Screens Bring Grit, Bullets and Explosions

  According to the Rockstar official site, these new screens for Max Payne 3 represent new features for the upcoming game. You’ll be able to trigger Bullet Time events via certain parts of the environment and enemies will show individual reactions to being hurt in battle. Natural Motion’s behavior system will create more nuanced movements in…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011
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  Silicon Knights Cuts Half of Staff, Refocuses On “One Of Its Most Requested Titles for the Next Generation”

  Massive layoffs hit Too Human and X-Men: Destiny developer Silicon Knights last week, cutting the Canadian developer nearly in half after an unnamed publisher pulled out on a project the team was working on, the company told Kotaku That unnamed project is still under development, the developer said. “Last week Silicon Knights experienced layoffs due…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 1, 2011
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  Should You Buy GoldenEye 007: Reloaded? Yes.

  They’ve made yet another game called GoldenEye again, which should have the smart shopper wonder what the deal is. Is James Bond’s fourth game called GoldenEye worth getting, let alone worth the name of the first great game to bear that name? Stephen Totilo, who had the Nintendo 64 original just about bolted into his…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011
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  Battlefield 3 Development Started on PC, But Switched to Consoles

  Despite a launch that’s seen 5 million shipped in its first week, Battlefield 3‘s debut has not been without issues. Most of the praise has come for the PC version of the game and the assumption’s been that that where the main development of the military FPS happened, with that code ported over to the…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011
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  Sometimes You Conquer the Road, Sometimes the Road Conquers You

  How do you create a competitive driving game with only one car? Bernhard Handler’s Roadeo offers a simple and elegant solution. Player one drives the car, and player two steers the road. Oh for those heady days of youth, when playing a multiplayer game on a PC meant you either had two joysticks hooked up…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2011
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  Twin-Stick Space Combat Shooter Fusion: Genesis Hits Next Week for $10

  Space combat, twin-stick shooter Fusion: Genesis hits the Xbox 360 on Nov. 9 for 800 points ($10). You can see the game in action here. The developers will also be releasing Fusion: Sentient for Windows Mobile 7 on the same day for $3. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected].…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 1, 2011
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  Say Hello to Modern Warfare 3’s New Multiplayer Matches and Modes in This New Trailer

  Activision’s 800-lb gorilla FPS franchise gets a lot of its muscle from its multiplayer and this clip shows what’ll be different and new in Modern Warfare 3. New modes—like Kill Confirmed, which tasks players to get dog tags of downed opponents—will show up along with the abilities to tweak and share settings into custom modes.…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 1, 2011
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  Kirby’s Return to Dreamland: The Kotaku Review

  Kirby was always a simple video game character. He was a pleaser. Today, he’s a rebel. In the vintage of his heyday, one that Nintendo has attempted to uncork again with this season’s Wii game, Kirby’s Return to Dreamland, Kirby charmed players by being cute. He was—and is again—a pink blob with puffed cheeks and…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011
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  Jimmy Kimmel Smashes Bandstand As Donkey Kong

  Jimmy Kimmel went full video game for the Halloween airing of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The late night host dressed up as Donkey Kong, at one point tossing a barrel into the bandstand. Other show members dressed up as a variety of video game characters including Frogger, Pac-Man, Pikachu and a ill-formed clutch of Tetris pieces.…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 1, 2011