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  Here’s a Look at the Need For Speed the Run’s New Challenge Series in Action

  Over the course of EA’s upcoming racing game, you’ll be tearing across the country in an underground competition for big ol’ gobs of money. But, there’s going be another single-player mode for Need for Speed The Run that parcels out the game’s environments into bite-size chunks. The Challenge Series changes things up a bit by…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 17, 2011
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  It’s Modern Sonic’s Turn in the Sonic Generations Demo Spotlight

  Classic Sonic got his chance to sell folks on Sonic Generations with his demo back in June. Tomorrow it’s modern Sonic’s time to shine, and he’s a lean, mean, generally screwing things up in 3D machine! Oh, and classic Sonic is coming along for the ride too. Back in June Sega treated fans to a…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011
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  Everything That’s Star Wars: The Old Republic, Except the Video Game

  At New York Comic-Con last week, I found a case full of Star Wars: The Old Republic stuff. Not the video game. The stuff. Books, comics, statues, and even Razer’s Old Republic mouse and headset (apologies for not being sure it was Razer’s in the video. It is!) So if the December 20 game isn’t…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 17, 2011
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  So, What Makes Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 So Ultimate?

  One might ask, does Capcom really need to revisit the work of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, which came out in February, in the form of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, due out next month? Capcom special consultant Seth Killian justifies the new title by saying that the development team’s gone back under the hood and…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 17, 2011
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  Exploring The Secret World‘s Most Mysterious Secret Society

  Of the three secret societies vying for domination of the world’s hidden side in Funcom’s upcoming supernatural MMO The Secret World, none are quite so secret as the Dragon, orchestrating change through the stealthy generation of chaos. While the Illuminati make a mad grab for power and the Templar strike out at the world’s hidden…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011
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  I’m Flip-Flopping on Star Wars: The Old Republic

  My biggest problem now with Star Wars: The Old Republic is that I recently switched my home computer to a Mac. This is a problem, because, several months after I first played it… years after it was first hyped.. I finally want to play Star Wars: The Old Republic, this December’s PC-only massive Star Wars…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 17, 2011
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  Here’s What You Need to Know About Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3’s Heroes and Heralds Mode

  This past New York Comic-Con weekend apparently got picked as Mode Reveal Weekend in the Capcom corporate offices. We saw Gem Mode revealed in Street Fighter x Tekken on Friday and then got word of the Heroes and Heralds Mode in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. As divulged by producer Ryoji Niitsuma , it’ll be…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 17, 2011
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  A Man Named Knucklez Doubles the Space Invaders World Record

  On October 7, 2011, Flemington, NJ’s Richie Knucklez catapulted himself into the video game record books by racking up 110,510 points in the original 1978 arcade hit Space Invaders, more than doubling the previously held record. How did he do it? Owning his own arcade certainly didn’t hurt. Richie Knucklez Arcade Games isn’t just a…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011
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  There is a Devil May Cry HD Collection in the Works, and This is What It Looks Like

  Having long been the subject of rumors, speculation, and ESRB ratings, the Devil May Cry HD Collection is now a real snow-haired, demon-slaying boy, and we’ve got the comparison shots to prove it. The collection brings together remastered versions of the first three titles in the Devil May Cry series, from Dante’s big debut to…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011
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  In Infamous‘ Festival of Blood, You’ll Never Be Nice, But Might Be a Swarm of Bats

  Once a game comes out, some game developers may go to tropical locations or re-acquaint themselves with families who they barely get to see during crunch time. Sucker Punch did something a little different during their summer vacation: They turned Cole McGrath-the electrically-powered hero of the development studio’s best-selling Infamous games-into a blood-sucking vampire. The…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 17, 2011
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  Activision Promises Amazing Spider-Man Will Have More Web-Slinging than Its Predecessors

  When Beenox and Activision revealed the impressive, all-gameplay trailer for the Amazing Spider-Man game, the New York Comic-Con attendees at the Marvel Video Games all reacted enthusiastically. But, during the panel’s Q&A session, one fan expressed concern over just how long the tie-in game would be when it comes out next year. Complaining that Spider-Man:…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 17, 2011
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  Come Party with Kotaku and Samsung at BlizzCon

  Kotaku is partnering with the wonderful folks at Samsung to hold a Meetup at next week’s BlizzCon in Anaheim, CA. Will you be there? If so, come hang with the editors and fellow readers. RSVP to [email protected] to get yourself on the guest list for Heat Ultra Lounge, where we shall eat, drink from an…

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  Hold Onto Your Childhood, Masters of the Universe Are Getting A New Run of “Classic” Toys

  Revealed during Mattel’s weekend panel at New York Comic-Con, here’s our first look at the upcoming Masters of the Universe 30th Anniversary Classics collection. Among the batch figures are some interesting variants and one show exclusive. I was never really into He-Man and he crew, but these figures make me want to go back and…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 17, 2011
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  Quick Impressions of Kirby Wii, the New Layton and the Latest Game I Suck At

  I used to write a thing called the Game Diary each weekday. I did it for a previous employer. I did it for my own now-dormant blog. I briefly did it for my Facebook Fan Page (hmmm… maybe I should do something there). I’m not ready to bring it back yet, but I am playing…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 17, 2011
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  Who’s Ready for Some Game Cube and Wii HD Remakes?

  Commenter Brixish points out that with the enhanced graphical power of the Wii U console, we could very well be in for a flood of HD remakes of classic Game Cube and Wii titles. Tell us what you’d like to see made shinier in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Considering the power of the Wii…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011
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  The Wonderful Distractions, Sentient Glitches of Skyrim’s Massive World

  The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim is such an expansive game that even after spending three hours playing in its fantasy world last week I hadn’t learned enough to even worry over the laundry list of items Bethesda warned me not to tell gamers about. The fact that my play session in a New York hotel room…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 17, 2011
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  Hey, Game Companies! One of Comics’ Best Writers Wants You to Turn His Newest Work into a Game

  When I saw Greg Rucka at the Oni Press booth during New York Comic-Con, I was just going to say how much I’m enjoying his run on the re-launch of The Punisher. (Oni’s published Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim comics, among others.) But, when I saw that he was wearing a N7 Mass Effect t-shirt,…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 17, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  The right way to start your Monday is to talk here about video games. Carry on with your comments about the world’s premiere form of entertainment (give or take the movies, books, music, spelunking, etc.) Thanks to reader Pan1da7 for today’s image. Take a crack at being featured atop TAY some time this month simply…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 17, 2011
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  Does Hello Kitty Scare You?

  Scary Kitty | TOKYO, JAPAN: Hello Kitty goes Halloween. (Photo: Game Watch Impress ) Lets Watch Classic Halo Map Hang ‘Em High in Action Using Halo Reach Graphics and Gameplay The classic Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer map Hang Em’ High is getting a stunning remake when it returns to players in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 17, 2011
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  Turn-Based RPG Alphadia is So Old School They Tore the School Down

  Teaching children that battles were fought by standing on opposite sides of the screen, taking turns, and that any obstacle could be overcome by spending hours baiting random encounters; what were they thinking? Today’s role-playing gamers know the score. To truly succeed in battle you need to program your AI companions with the appropriate commands,…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2011