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  Trailer for New L.A. Noire Cases Reveals a Fresh Feature: A Very Large Explosion

  Rockstar and Team Bondi have more cases for L.A. Noire gamers to play soon. One, Reefer Madness, surely involves a wacky weed of some sort. The other involves the explosion you see above (well, you’d see it if not for that darn age-gate). Those cases and a pile of other additions to L.A. Noire—suits, guns,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2011
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  Aliens: Colonial Marines, a ‘True Sequel to James Cameron’s classic Aliens,’ Out in 2012

  The long-in-the-making first-person shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines is still alive and coming out in the spring of 2012, according to a chest-beatingbursting announcement from the movie studio behind Aliens, the publisher of Sonic the Hedgehog and the creators of the award-winning game Borderlands The unlikely trio of 20th Century Fox, Sega and development studio Gearbox…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2011
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  What Games Can Be Played When One’s Thumb Goes Astray?

  Commenter BrawlKarter subjected his left thumb to the real-world sport of basketball, resulting in a strain that leaves him effectively thumbless for weeks. What games can he play without his favorite digit? I need some help fellow Kotaku community members. Sprained my left thumb playing basketball yesterday while saving a loose ball and am in…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2011
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  The Modern Warfare 3 Files: Team Perks, No Nukes, New Killstreaks

  It’s a fair guess that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will follow in the footsteps of last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops, shattering sales records and bringing even more people to video games. But it’s typically not the single player campaign, detailed here, that draws in those record-breaking numbers. While many, including myself,…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s June. Already. It’s so terribly hot out, that I’ll need all of you to talk as much about video games as possible, so that I don’t get a headache or fall asleep. No really, it works. And since this is Talk Amongst Yourselves, there’s no better place for it. Please become acquainted with this…

  By Drew Cohen Published June 1, 2011
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  Knight Defense is Chess with a Pac-Man Championship Edition Overhaul

  Almost four years ago today, the people who made Pac-Man tried to make Pac-Man better, by giving the game a techno aesthetic and altering—intensifying—its rules of play. Game developer Milan Nikolic’s Knight Defensenow does that for chess. Nikolic hasn’t made chess better. He’d have to be a genius to do that. But he has twisted…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2011
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  Cosplay for a Good Cause

  On March 11, a massive earthquake rocked Japan. Within minutes, a tsunami ravaged the country’s northeast coast. Lives were destroyed, lives were lost. The gaming industry has held charity auctions and donated money to relief efforts. And now, so are cosplayers. A calendar dubbed “Cosplay for a Cause” aims to raise money for the Japanese…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2011
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  Get Ready for Duke Nukem’s Singing Voice

  Duke Nukem voice actor Jon St. John tells VoicetheDream, “Even though the game is still finished, of course there will be special add-on packs and features including… I don’t know if I am allowed to talk about this or not… something that may involve singing. I’ll leave it at that.” [via CVG]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2011
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  These Nintendo Prepaid Cards Are Pretty

  The regular Nintendo prepaid cards look boring. These are not regular Nintendo prepaid cards. Available in ¥1,000 or ¥2,000 (US$12 or $25), these cards feature Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Famicom themes; they can be used to buy digital games on the Wii, the DSi and the 3DS. 新デザインになった『マリオ』と『ゼルダ』のニンテンドープリペイドカードを買ってきました [インサイド]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2011
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  Bunny Ears. A 40 Year-old Lady. And a Nintendo DS Game.

  Hop | TOKYO, JAPAN: Forty-something year-old bikini model Natsuki Okamoto promotes Kaigo Navi DS or “Nursing Care Navigation DS”. (Photo: ファミ通) This Lara Croft Will Set You Back $350 This new Lara Croft statue, from Sideshow Collectibles, will go on sale later this year for the princely sum of $350. Aside from a rather fetching-looking…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2011
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  Dude Busted for Selling Modified PSPs

  Thirty-two year-old Atsushi Kogusuri might’ve thought he had a good business going. Since 2007, he’s apparently sold over 1,500 modded PSPs online, with one hacked PSP going for anywhere between ¥15,000 (US$184) to ¥34,000 ($418). All of that has now changed. Yesterday, the Kanto resident was arrested by the Japanese cyber cops for breaking Japanese…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2011
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  These Fighting Game Ladies Will Kick Your Face In [NSFW]

  Dan Howard is an artist who has worked with both role-playing game companies and, a little closer to home, Udon Entertainment, they who turn Capcom artworks into coffee table books. While he does all kinds of work on all kinds of subjects, today I’m only interested in one thing: Dan’s amazing paintings of video game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011
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  Call of Duty: Elite Getting Web TV Series Boasting “Top Hollywood Talent”

  One of the ways Activision is trying to convince people to become paying subscribers of its new Call of Duty: Elite is with a fancy web series based on the blockbuster shooter franchise. Activision Publishing chief executive Eric Hirshberg has told The Guardian, “We have engaged some top Hollywood talent to create linear video content…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011
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  The Game Driving Rig That Costs as Much as a Real Car

  A pretty crappy car, maybe, but the point remains: you could still buy a working, actual automobile for the cost of this steering wheel set minted for racing game Dirt 3 On sale in British stores for £840 (USD$1380), Playseat’s DiRT 3 + Logitech G27 deal combines a comfy driving seat, a sturdy frame and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011
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  Forza 4’s Kinect Head-Tracking Looks Rather Swish

  One of the first proper uses for Kinect outside ass-shaking and party tricks will be in upcoming racer Forza 4, when drivers get to use the camera to look around their car. Sounds trivial, but as demonstrated in this video, it actually looks pretty damn cool. [via VG247]

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011
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  Here’s the First Ten Minutes of Deus Ex: Human Revolution

  We’ve got some tips lately that a build of the new Deus Ex game had been leaked onto torrents. Sad business, but it at least explains where this video comes from. That and its awesome intro. Needless to say this will probably spoil some stuff if you’re genuinely invested in the game, so be warned.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011
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  Wizard Needs Dick, Badly!

  Picking up dudes for sex with…Gauntlet references. WIZARD NEEDS DUDE BADLY – m4m [Craigslist via Obvious Winner via TDW Geeks]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2011
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  Carmageddon Returns With New Car-Smashing Game

  Vintage car combat series Carmageddon is making a comeback, with original developers Stainless Games having quietly re-acquired the rights to its old property. The new game is called Carmageddon: Reincarnation, and will be a downloadable title due sometime next year. No platforms or any more tangible information are available than that.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011
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  One of the Few Ways You Could Genuinely Improve Half-Life

  There’s been a trend in recent shooters to make things more immediate. Bob the camera around a little, show your character’s arms and legs more often. That kind of business wasn’t around in 1998, when Half-Life was released. But what if it was? Or what if the game was re-released now with all the extra…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011
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  Resident Evil, All Crappy Looking

  Okay, it is a mobile phone game, but these days, that’s not really an excuse! Resident Evil: Zombie Buster has RE characters Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield busting zombies. Check out Famitsu.com for more screens. [ファミ通]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2011