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  The Bit.Trip Saga Reaches Its Final Destination

  After five wonderfully retro-tastic installments, the Bit.Trip series comes to a close with the release of Bit.Trip Flux in this week’s edition of the Nintendo Download. CommanderVideo’s final WiiWare adventure is a return to form, in this case, paddle-form. After spending the previous five games steadily evolving, the Commander is back in the ball-bouncing form…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2011
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  How FarmVille’s Makers Missed the Boat On The Next Great Era of Gaming

  Before there were virtual farmers in FarmVille and virtual shop owners in CityVille, there was Ultima Online. Considered to be one of the first successful massively multiplayer online computer games, Ultima Online changed the way many developers and players thought about gaming. While it was created to be a place where people could adventure; fighting…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 28, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, where you are invited to talk about video games. Thank you, Hisilarn, for today’s image. End-of-month notice!We need new art for March. Submit a nomination for your favorite public-domain paintings over at #TAYpics. I’ll choose something that’s 16×9 or at least close to it, so please only suggest landscape images.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 28, 2011
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  The Nintendo 3DS’ Time Is Now

  The 3DS isn’t just another Nintendo portable. It’s the successor to the Nintendo DS, one of the most successful gaming machines ever. A big act to follow. Next month the 3DS will go on sale in the West. Until then, there’s this guide to tide you over and tell you what to expect when it…

  By Owen Good Published February 28, 2011
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  Bring Your Daughter To Work Day

  Last time I let a baby try and write a witty opening to a night note. The Nintendo 3DS Is Stylish, Grown-Up And Flawed. Following up the most successful game handheld in history is no easy task. That’s exactly what Nintendo is doing starting today. The future begins now. This Killzone “Movie” Is Short, Sweet…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  So, What Was The Most Popular 3DS Launch Game?

  Japanese publishing giant (and sales trackers) Enterbrain have published some preliminary sales figures for the launch of the Nintendo 3DS over the weekend, outlining how many of the handhelds were sold, and what the most popular game was. While there were early reports that 400,000 units had been sold, Enterbrain’s figures (which may change slightly…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  Uncharted As A Platformer? That Could Work

  Swedish artist junkboy, who we saw turning new games into old ones and is now on the development team at Minecraft developers Mojang, hasn’t let his new job interfere with the old one. He’s released two more great images “demaking” current games, one showing Super Mario Galaxy 2 as a SNES/GBA game, the other depicting…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Buys A Game Developer

  Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. media empire has bought into the gaming business, purchasing not a global powerhouse, but…a tiny social games developer called Making Fun.

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  Street Fighter’s Forbidden Love

  Amidst all that Street Fighting, Cammy and Chun-Li find time to share a moment. By fatheed

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  A VERY Close Look At The 3DS’ Fancy Screens

  The new Nintendo 3DS is able to produce a 3D image without the need for glasses. How can it do this? By using a “parallax barrier”. Here’s what one looks like up close. A parallax barrier is basically a “screen” on top of a regular screen, which has tiny little blocks in it that allow…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  The Grim, Scottish Future Of Role-Playing Games

  Earlier this month, a second series of “Limmy’s Show” kicked off on BBC Scotland (and Sky 990 if elsewhere in the UK). How is this relevant to you? Because the first season contained the future of role-playing games. That future is Adventure Call. As video games begin to forsake the need for controllers, it’s not…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  Sony Ads Turn Up In The Darndest Places

  This isn’t the first time Sony advertising has appeared in a football game on a Nintendo or Microsoft platform. It happens all the time. But there’s something delightfully poignant about this particular case. Pro Evolution Soccer 3D, freshly-released for the freshly-released Nintendo 3DS, has – like its console siblings – the full suite of actual…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  The Ghost Of Blade Runner (The Game) Is Now Out

  Remember Gemini Rue, that indie, old-school-flavoured adventure game we showed you a few months back? It’s out, and well worth your $15

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  This Killzone “Movie” Is Short, Sweet (And Muddy)

  This short fan film, by YouTube user pwnisher, isn’t a piece of sponsored Killzone 3 marketing. But it’s so impressive it could easily pass as one. Indeed, by cutting out the clichéd bravado and excessive vulgarities that so dogs Killzone’s narrative, this is in many ways superior to the action found in Guerilla’s sci-fi shooter…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  Dawn Of War’s Latest Cinematic Clip Doesn’t Skimp On The War

  There’s a new Dawn of War title (well, standalone expansion pack) out this week. And where there are new Dawn of War games, there are cinematic trailers that make 40K fans go a little weak at the knees.

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  The First Serious Sam 3 Screenshot

  Here’s your first look at Serious Sam 3. Not much of a look, but then, first looks rarely are!

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2011
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  The 3DS, Spörtsnarök, and the Instant Ham Sandwich

  A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich. It’d also indict me for making this. The Nintendo 3DS’ Time is Now The 3DS isn’t just another Nintendo portable. It’s the successor to the Nintendo DS, one of the most successful gaming machines ever. A big act to follow. Next month the 3DS will go on…

  By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011
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  The Fight of Your Life

  EA Sports’ raging bull crashes into shelves on Tuesday, with an M-rated look at the sweet – and brutal – science. Monday (Feb. 28) Bit.Trip Flux (WiiWare) Tuesday (March 1) Fight Night Champion (Xbox 360, PS3) – EA Sports’ storied fight franchise brings 50 boxing greats and an all-new, gritty narrative, “Champion Mode,” in which…

  By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011
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  Top 5 of 10: Easter Eggs and Presidents’ Day

  Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •The Top 10 Video Game Easter Eggs [Perez Start] Easter is more than a month off – it’s April 24 this year (I had to…

  By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011
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  It’s Not Overdoing It Unless Freddie Wong Overdoes It

  Can you really overdo these things, though? Raining guns, spawning cars, banishing planets, master moviemaker Freddie Wong – behind such videos as Real Life Mario Kart, Chrono Trigger, rocket jumping, aimbots, the Portal Gun and others – shows everybody it may be our world, but he’s just rendering in it. [thanks a.sievewright]

  By Owen Good Published February 27, 2011