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  Closure is a Light and Darkness Game for PlayStation 3 Owners to Brag About

  Over the last couple of years, the indie game Closure has generated some buzz for its simple, smart design. This is a game about light and darkness. In the game’s black and white world, what is illuminated has substance, what is in darkness is intangible. You can move the source of light, carrying it away…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2011
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  Funny, I Don’t Remember “Sassy Gay” Being a Dragon Age II Character Creation Option

  PAX Prime was a great place to catch some cosplay, and if you looked closely enough, find some sassy new friends to help keep you from blowing up the entire convention center in a fit of anger. The Sassy Gay Hawke from Dragon Age II seems to be inspired by this comic at DeviantArt (which…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011
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  It’s Video Game Competition, Not Violence, That Sparks Aggression

  Do violent video games cause aggressive behavior? According to a recent report published in the journal Psychology of Violence, the competitive aspect of gaming is more likely to generate aggro than mere violence. All this from a bunch of university students, some video games, and some hot sauce. Science is an amazing thing. In the…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011
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  Can Valve Really Make a Sequel For a Game They Didn’t Create?

  Gabe Newell has a problem. The outspoken co-founder of Valve can’t seem to get enough of one of his company’s upcoming games. He’s so into Dota 2 that he temporarily moved his office to be closer to the team making it. In a recent interview with Kotaku he said that he’s logged some serious, serious…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 30, 2011
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  The Secret World Beta Signups Are Really Live This Time

  After last week’s countdown ended with absolutely nothing happening, Funcom gets its act together and starts taking beta registrations for real-world supernatural MMO The Secret World

  By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011
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  Long Live Play, Long Live Flaming Crossbows, Long Live Kevin Butler

  Like a flaming crossbow bolt casually launched at gigantic rooftop slogan, Sony celebrity spokesmodel Kevin Butler returns to launch the “Long Live Play” marketing campaign. Last week PlayStation 3 advertising fans were concerned by Twitter reports that celebrity spokesmodel Kevin Butler had left Sony for Economy Flooring, his uncle’s flooring startup. Luckily for Sony ad-fans,…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011
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  Our Xbox Live Indie Favorites Go Summer Blockbuster With Ninjas, Zombies and Secret Agents

  Every couple of weeks, we recommend some of the best games on the Xbox Live Indie channel. These are the games on the fringe of the Xbox 360 platform, made by average Joes and indie dreamers. They’re peer-reviewed, not Microsoft-approved and thankfully they’re not all about your Xbox Avatar dancing or how to flirt with…

  By Max Abrams Published August 30, 2011
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  PlayStation Network PLAY Has Incredible Deals on Fantastic Games

  The brand-new PSN PLAY program is offering ridiculous rewards on awesome games right now. When you preorder any of the five eligible games, you’ll automatically get a PS3 theme free. And if you buy all four PLAY titles, there’s a voucher code for PAYDAY: The Heist waiting with your name on it. To sweeten the…

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  John Carpenter’s Super They Live Bros.

  Graphic designer Fro sent us two pieces of art he’s drawn up. One is an awesome, custom poster for John Carpenter’s classic They Live, the movie with probably the best punch-up the silver screen has ever seen. But I like his companion piece better. These Glasses Get You High But You Come Down Hard [Fro]…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011
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  It’s Like Resident Evil: The Board Game, Only With More Cthulhu

  In today’s maddening installment of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Wirebrain shares with us a board game that feels a lot like Capcom’s famous survival horror series. This Saturday, I discovered an amazing board game called Mansions of Madness. Set in the “Cthulhu mythos”, players control one of eight investigators exploring trap filled locations with…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2011
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  It Sounds Like the Next Duke Nukem Game will be Better and will be Revealed ‘Soon’

  You don’t acquire the rights to one of video game’s most famous characters without planning on doing something great with him. And if you’re Randy Pitchford, the Gearbox game development chief who expected to discover a “trainwreck” of a game when he set about reviving Duke Nukem Forever, you don’t plan to let a flawed,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2011
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  Possible Alternate Ending to Zelda II

  Either these cosplayers at PAX 2011 in Seattle were relaxing when they agreed to let me take their photo this past weekend, or they were role-playing the more mellow, never-before-seen alternate ending the second-best Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System. For much more PAX cosplay, check out this gallery and this one You can contact…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves With Portals

  Welcome back to Talk Amongst Yourselves, where, today, I have a curveball for you. We’ve changed plans. Not in a big way. Not in a way that I think will ruin TAY forever. But we’re changing—no, I’m changing—a teeny thing. You can still talk here all you want. You can still talk about video games…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2011
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  Deus Ex: Human Revolution Is This Generation’s Crysis

  For those unfamiliar with the Deus Ex franchise, it goes back to the year 2000 when highly hyped developer Ion Storm went on to develop a System Shock-inspired action game that combined gameplay elements of first-person shooters and role-playing games. Deus Ex received immediate notoriety and was highly regarded, selling over 1 million copies worldwide.…

  Steven Walton Published August 30, 2011
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  Do You Want This Bag?

  Chainsword | TOKYO, JAPAN – A PSP event at a legendary Japanese club Where Can You Find Nazis, EVE Online and the Beautiful Adrift all In the one Spot? Why, right here of course, in the latest instalment of Fine Art, Kotaku’s daily look at the concept art of video games. Today we’re admiring the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2011
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  Halo‘s Master Chief Selling Toy Guns in Japan

  Xbox might not be popular in Japan, but that’s not going to stop some unscrupulous toy maker from slapping a totally unofficial Halo‘s Master Chief on toy packaging. The fact that the Xbox 360 and Halo are not widely known in Japan could be the reason why this company thought this would be totally cool.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2011
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  Gundam in Awesome Toy Trailer Form

  Game trailers? Whatever. All the cool kids like watching figurine trailers, because there’s something fist pumping about watching moving images of plastic mecha flying through the air. These mecha will appear in the upcoming Gundam Age, the new Gundam series penned by Akihiro Hino from Level-5. Hino designs the Professor Layton games, among other titles.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2011
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  But What Will the Yakuza Man Say?

  Tomorrow, Sega’s Toshihiro Nagoshi, developer of Yakuza games and lover of tanning beds, is making a “serious announcement”—perhaps a brand new title? Dunno, sounds serious. Still, this is an announcement of that announcement. Consider yourself announced! [ファミ通]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 30, 2011
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  Where Can You Find Nazis, EVE Online and the Beautiful Adrift all In the one Spot?

  Why, right here of course, in the latest instalment of Fine Art, Kotaku’s daily look at the concept art of video games. Today we’re admiring the work of French artist Michel Koch, currently an art director at Dontnod Entertainment, developers of the wonderful-looking Adrift, and a man who has previously worked on titles like RUSE…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011
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  Batman: Arkham City is Using Games For Windows Live (Boo!)

  Modern Warfare 3 is using Steamworks. That’s good news, because Steam is reliable, and Steam is popular. Batman: Arkham City is instead using Microsoft’s Games For Windows Live platform. Which is neither of those things. Making this bad (if not unexpected) news. You’ll of course be able to buy the game anywhere you like. Even…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2011