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  Sorry, There Is Still Only One NFL Game On The Market

  Bad news, sports fans: according to a report on Sports Business Journal, the NFL and Electronic Arts have signed a new deal, extending the publisher’s monopoly over home console NFL games until at least 2013. What’s more, EA got the new deal at a reduced price, able to work out with the NFL that with…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011
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  There Is Blood On Your Hands, And On This Controller

  Since we showed you a novel controller from Nubytech that you’ll never play, it only seems fair to spend today’s Total Recall talking about one you can play. And is way cooler. This is Nubytech’s Resident Evil 4 controller, fashioned for the game’s release back in 2005. Originally designed only for the GameCube, which the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2011
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  Even More Real Life Ultra Combos, This Time Just The Ladies

  We’ve already seen how dramatic, Street Fighter IV-style ultra combos look in real life. But Thousand Pounds’ previous combo video was kind of a sausage fest. This time, the fairer sex shows off some ultra combo ass kicking.

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  The Amazing Spectacular Web Of Nightly Open Thread

  Ah, crap. Monday again. Thank goodness this one’s over and I managed to score the last heart-shaped box of Russel Stover’s assorted candies from the grocery store. Crisis freakin’ averted! For those of you unlucky enough not to be feasting on hot dogs, beer and sundry milk chocolates, as this fortunate Kotaku editor is doing,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  The Force Versus The Triforce

  I asked Vitor Zago to bring these two characters together in battle and he nailed it! Dark Lord Vader and Link‘s worlds collide in this excellent illustration. Who do you think will win this Sci-Fi / Video Game battle? Related Rampage: Alien VS Dead Space Vader VS Link by Vitor Zago Need your daily fill…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  Voltron Is Taking Video Game Form

  The combined might of the Voltron license and the publishing powers of THQ will bring the 80s cartoon to video game form this year, according to a report from Variety. The quintet of mechanical space lions that form Voltron will be part of a “series” of video games that aims to revitalize the franchise alongside…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  The Bizarre Legend of Zelda Controller We’ll Never Play With

  You could have played GameCube (and Wii) game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess with a very rare video game controller feature: a belt buckle. This is the never-produced Legend of Zelda controller from Nubytech. Nubytech is the company that made unusual products like the infamous Resident Evil 4 chainsaw controller and a Shadow the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  Portal 2 Up For Pre-order, Complete With Motivation

  Valve has opened pre-orders for April’s Portal 2 via Steam. Your incentive to pre-purchase? Cash savings and a free copy of the original Portal, either to keep or gift. Let’s hope this means no more delays!

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  A Most Romantic Minecraft Map, Unofficially From BioWare

  What new and creative applications can be made with world-building indie hit Minecraft? How about marriage proposals, lovingly crafted from one video game developer for another? According to this romantic Minecraft map maker, one BioWare staffer asked another BioWare staffer to marry by way of signpost, pixelated lava and one massive engagement ring. Stick around…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  The Incredible, Edible Mortal Kombat Box

  Two seconds after filming this I thought: Hmm, I wonder if I can eat this box. And then I did. It was delicious. The PlayStation Network Prepares For A Little Hot Girl-On-Girl Fighting Action Twenty-three fatal and furious female fighters battle for the fate of Japan in Arcana Heart 3. The all-girl fighting franchise returns…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011
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  The New Great Gatsby Video Game Does Not Disappoint

  Last year, we shared in the disappointment that a video game based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby turned out to be not so great. This year, we’re enjoying a new, 8-bit take on one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. According to the site hosting The Great Gatsby, an NES-like side-scrolling…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  Finally, We Can Play The Legend of Zelda On An Oscilloscope

  You finally have a purpose for all those oscilloscopes that have surely piled up in your basement, now that one man has hacked together a way to play your original Game Boy games using its monochromatic powers of display. Craig of Flashing LEDs has a very in-depth and technical walkthrough of the NintendOscope—including his source…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  The PlayStation Network Prepares For A Little Hot Girl-On-Girl Fighting Action

  Twenty-three fatal and furious female fighters battle for the fate of Japan in Arcana Heart 3. The all-girl fighting franchise returns to North America this spring on the PlayStation Network, complete with full-featured online multiplayer. North America hasn’t seen hide nor hair of the Arcana Heart series since Atlus released the PlayStation 2 version of…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011
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  Rest In Peace, Bizarre Creations

  On Friday, February 18, the studio behind video game greats like Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars will close its doors forever. The Activision-owned studio has no buyer and its most recent game, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, will be its last. As already announced by Activision, Bizarre Creations will end its 15-year-long life as…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  A New Assassin’s Creed Will Be Revealed In May

  During Ubisoft’s third quarter financial results investor phone call today, company president Yves Guillemot confirmed that there would be a new packaged Assassin’s Creed game coming this year, with more details coming in May.

  By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011
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  The Favorite Games of Five Luminaries

  What games did some of the thinkers and titans of the game industry play in 2010? That’s the question that the New York Times’ Seth Schiesel used to break the ice on his opening panel for this year’s DICE summit last week. The answers may surprise you. Mike Morhaime, president and CEO of Blizzard Entertainment…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011
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  Fall In Love With Shadows of the Damned All Over Again

  It’s Valentine’s Day, so, naturally, the creators of Shadows of the Damned have spread the love with a fresh look at their latest creation. Is there anything more romantic than horned demons and big bad guys dripping with bloody, melting flesh? While you’re all swooning over the latest work from Grasshopper Manufacture, make a date…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011
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  Movie Green Lantern Looks Slightly Less Ridiculous In Video Game Form

  ] While real-life Ryan Reynolds looks a tad bit goofy when donning his computer-generated Green Lantern super suit, the video game version of Reynolds might just be able to pull it off. While I’m still holding out hope that the live-action Green Lantern movie will be a runaway hit, every time I see Ryan Reynolds…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2011
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  Developer: Age of Empires 3 Was a “Huge Mistake”

  Fans of genre-defining real-time strategy game Age of Empires likely won’t be surprised to learn that the father of the series wasn’t a big fan of third game. “With Age of Empires 3 we tried all of these new ideas,” said Bruce Shelley, founder of Age of Empires creators Ensemble Studios. “I think it was…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011
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  The Head of Blizzard Explains the Death of StarCraft Ghost

  The makers of mega hits World of Warcraft and StarCraft II don’t seem to have many missteps, but they have had some tough decisions to make over the years. Despite their tremendous successes with World of Warcraft, Blizzard still has to pick and choose what to try and make and what to kill, said Blizzard…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 14, 2011