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  Blockade Runner is Not Just Minecraft in Space

  Blockade Runner is an independently developed spaceship sim, allowing you to build and fly your own ships, and battle them against others. The game is only in alpha at the moment, but is receiving semi-weekly updates and has an active community. Creators ZANMGT cite Minecraft and Infiniminer as inspirations for the project, and thanks their…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published September 22, 2011
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  The Kotaku Game Club is Debating Gears of War 3 Acts 1-2 Right Now

  Welcome to the first meeting of the Kotaku Game Club: Gears of War 3 edition. Today we’ll be discussing the the first two acts of the game’s campaign. For all you Game Club first-timers, this group convenes to analyze and discuss games as we play them. For all you Gears players who haven’t played the…

  By Mike Epstein Published September 22, 2011
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  Facebook Strategy Game War Commander is Perfectly Decent

  Facebook app War Commander, a strategy game reminiscent of Red Alert, is actually pretty fun. The game lets you train units, gradually build up a base that includes defensive weapons and resource-gathering buildings, and fight off enemy attacks. A quick tutorial shows you how to command your units to move and attack, as well as…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published September 22, 2011
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  Coming to a Sporting Event Near You: Angry Birds

  Hit iOS game Angry Birds has a wide variety of fans that range from talkshow host Glenn Beck to singer Noel Gallagher. Everyone likes Angry Bids! No wonder Angry Birds developer Rovio wants to take the game on the road so throngs of people can play it. This weekend, Angry Birds is coming to a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011
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  Amazon Unloading Wiis with Best Deal Yet

  • Nintendo Wii console bundle (black or white) with Mario Kart and Wheel, and $20 Amazon Credit is $134.96, free ship from Amazon. Previous best deals were $150 with a $30 bonus at the end of July, and $130, no bonus at the end of August. [Dealzon]

  By Owen Good Published September 22, 2011
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  Here’s Why the New XCOM is Nothing Like the Old X-COM

  XCOM is no X-Com That is to say, don’t expect the upcoming first-person shooter XCOM from 2K Marin to be a new version of turn-based strategy classic X-Com Why? In this video, the developers talk us through some of their reasoning, all while walking us through the game’s back-story, technology and gameplay. The idea, they…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 22, 2011
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  There’s a 3D Classic on the Nintendo eShop Today. It Might be ‘Popular With Women.’

  We’ve got ourselves a new 3D classic in this week’s Nintendo Download…. TwinBee. Remember TwinBee? Konami shooter? Only released in Japan? I asked Twitter if the game was any good and Twitter, in the form of @c_pruett told me: “It’s a nice top-down shooter for people who wouldn’t play other top-down shooter. Popular with women,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2011
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  A Birthday Letter To Myself About Video Games

  Many video games turning twenty-five this year could set themselves on a podium and brag until their throats are sore. “Hey, I’m Castlevania and I’ve released over 30 games in the last quarter-century. What have you done?” As I turn 25 along with them (Note: see which ones they are in the video above!), I…

  Lisa Foiles Published September 22, 2011
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  Play an HD Version of Another World on the iPhone, iPad

  Classic, cinematic 90s platformer, Another World (Out of this World to some of you) is available today for the iPhone and iPad. This 20th Anniversary version of the game originally designed by Eric Chahi can be switched on the fly between the original and HD graphics with a two-finger swipe. The game supports both touch…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 22, 2011
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  The Worst Fan-Made Halo Song We’ve Ever Heard

  This fan-made song is dedicated to the singer’s desire to attain a copy of Halo. A worthy goal for most, I should think. It is titled “I Throw My Xbox at the Bungie Guys”. The lyrics and vocal performance are downright awful. And I mean that in the best way possible! He also manages to…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published September 22, 2011
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  First Pages of DC Comics’ High-Tech Blackhawks Series

  Our regular comics coverage has been nearly overrun with DC Comics’ New 52, which is the dominant thing in the world of American comics right now. DC, the publisher of Superman, Batman and Ambush Bug, is rolling out 51 new first issues this month (plus one last month). They’re starting (or re-starting) a ton of…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2011
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  Big Daddy Turns It up to Eleven

  Those hands look clumsy. No wonder the Little Sisters keep running for the safety of the vents. By Dan Hipp You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  A More Detailed Look at the First Max Payne 3 Trailer

  The game’s bullets are rendered as physical objects in the game. Bullet Time is back. Those details and more are revealed in the new annotated version of Rockstar’s first trailer for Max Payne 3. Check it out at Rockstar’s site

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2011
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  Battlefield 3 Expansions Hit PS3 First

  The Xbox 360 might be getting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 expansion packs first, but the PS3 gets Battlefield 3’s expansions first. The publisher said today that beginning with Battlefield 3 expansion Back to Karkand, all “full-blown upcoming expansion packs” for the game will appear one week early exclusively on the PS3, “brought to…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 22, 2011
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  Japan Has Over 7,000 Pikachu TV Remotes

  In Japan, all sorts of Pokémon products exist. There are Pokémon bedsheets, Pokémon toothbrushes, Pokémon noodles—you name it! And there is now a Pikachu TV remote control. There might have already been one (I wouldn’t put it past Pokémon), but I’ve never seen one. This isn’t for sale, though. It’s a part of a promotion…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011
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  There Are Far Too Many Pokémon To Care About Anymore

  Remember back when there were 151 Pokémon and you knew everything about each one? Commenter Daemon_Gildas does, and he wants that feeling back in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. So, lord knows I love me some Pokémon, but… anybody else feel like they need to hold off on making new Pokémon, and instead on fleshing…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2011
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  If a Train is Traveling 80 MPH, And the Internet is At 1Mbps, When Will Diablo III Crash?

  Diablo III is a joy on a desktop. It’s even fun to play on a Macbook Air. But how will Blizzard’s online-only dungeon crawler fare while played on a train traveling 90 miles an hour down New York’s Harlem Valley using a Sprint 3G card? Sure, the specifics may not apply to everyone, but it…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 22, 2011
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  $30 Forza 4 Season Pass Adds Cars to to Your Xbox 360 through April

  Look, you might be considering spending $60 on this fall’s Forza Motorsport 4, if you’re a racing fan and you’ve got an Xbox 360. But would you consider spending $90? You’ll save money if you do that, Microsoft said in a press release today. That added $30 will get you a Forza 4 “season pass”—giving…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 22, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  I’m pretty sure inputing codes into Mortal Kombat‘s loading screens were the bane of my existence when I was eight. I guess I was a pretty bland eight year old…. Well that got nostalgic, now it’s time to talk amongst yourselves. Well enough of all that it’s time to congratulate Brian H. May! Thanks for…

  By Chris Carolan Published September 22, 2011
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  The 3DS’ Zen Pinball 3D in Action

  Earlier this week we talked you through what Zen Pinball 3D would have to offer on the 3DS when it hits the Nintendo eShop this fall. Here’s our first look at the 3D pinballer in action. Four original tables will be available at launch-Earth Defense and Excalibur, seen in Pinball FX 2 on the 360,…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 22, 2011