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  Celebrities And Developers Mark Super Mario’s 25th Anniversary

  This year is the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. In the latest issue of game mag Famitsu, top game designers like Metal Gear Solid’s Hideo Kojima and celebrities like popstar Mari Yaguchi congratulate the title. A two-page spread in Famitsu features an array of quotes on the game’s anniversary. Kojima calls the title’s release…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2010
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  Master Chief, The Declining Years

  Wondering what happens to Master Chief after the events of Halo 3? He got old. And sick This great piece of fan art by Chris Pollitt, put together for a Comicon concept art challenge, shows the star of the Halo series in his declining years, decades of battle having taken their toll on his spirts…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2010
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  Five Easy Ways To Avoid World Of Warcraft Scams

  World of Warcraft scams and scam artists are very real. You got to watch out, you got to be careful. Here are five ways you, the player, can protect yourself. Kotaku asked Rodney Gin, co-founder of website SiteJabber, to list a five ways players can steer clear of WoW scams. Site Jabber helps consumers avoid…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2010
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  The Future Of PC Game Graphics, Today

  This is a new demo for 3DMark 11, the latest version of the venerable PC graphics benchmarking tool. It’s basically showing what a PC game running DirectX 11 at full settings would look like. In your dreams. Futuremark, the creators of the tool, say the demo makes use of all the latest bells and whistles…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2010
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  Review: Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I

  Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I is a sequel 16 years in the making. Pitched as the direct descendant of 1994’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sega’s taking the series back to a simpler time. Does Sonic 4 deliver? Sonic The Hedgehog 4 is a simple, straightforward 2D side-scrolling platformer, the kind Sega and Sonic Team…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2010
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  Here’s What Space Channel Looks Like In “HD”

  So, Sega is re-releasing two more classic Dreamcast games in Space Channel 5 Part 2 and Bass FIshing. Wondering what they look like? Wonder no more. They’re…well, yes. They’re just re-releases, by the looks of it. If you were expecting a massive overhaul of either game’s graphics, it’s probably best not to click on the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2010
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  Kirby Delayed For Europe & Australia

  Kirby’s Epic Yarn, out this week in the US and really quite something, won’t be out in Europe or Australia until 2011

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2010
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  God Of War Is Not The God Of Manga

  This month, PSP title God of War: Ghost of Sparta is finally going on sale in Japan. Western players might be familiar with the franchise’s story, but that’s not the case for Japan. You know this game needs? It needs a manga that explains God of War. At Japanese bookstores, there are guides that give…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2010
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  How Many Hours Does The Human Race Spend Playing Facebook Games Every Month?

  This many. More insane Facebook gaming facts and figures after the break. You know, of all the big, big numbers on display here, I think the “50% just to play games” is the most impressive/frightening. 10 Mind Blowing Facebook Games Statistics [All Facebook, via Gizmodo]

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2010
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  GameStop’s iPhone Advergame Can’t Be Preordered, Returned For Store Credit

  In terms of gameplay, Buck And The Coin Of Destiny isn’t half bad. It’s a one-touch, Canabalt-style random platformer. It is, however, a Big Free Ad for GameStop. And like its namesake, it costs a buck. Buck the Bunny is the retailer’s mascot – maybe you’ve seen him sigh his way through generic platform levels…

  By Owen Good Published October 21, 2010
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  Building A Metroid Cannon For Halloween

  11 year-old Joe DeRosa wants to dress up as a girl this Halloween. That girl is Samus Aran, star of the Metroid series. So his dad Tony is helping him build an awesome arm cannon. This adorable video showcases the construction of the cannon, which with light and sounds (based on the Metroid prime design…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2010
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  Gran Turismo 5 Creator Still Thinking About Bikes

  Project Gotham added them. Burnout did too. Could Gran Turismo 5 be the latest car racing game to introduce motorbikes? “The environment we have right now allows us to drive motorcycles, but we need to get Gran Turismo 5 done first,” series creator Kazunori Yamauchi told PSM3. “Once that’s out of the way, if there’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2010
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  Predict How The Supreme Court Will Vote In This Online Fantasy League

  This year marks the first anniversary of a Supreme Court fantasy league that a recent law school graduate from Virginia is running online. Participants try to accurately guess all nine justices’ votes, collecting badges and achievements for their performance. FantasySCOTUS by Josh Blackman (pictured) has 5,000 players – some of them, he says, are pretty…

  By Owen Good Published October 20, 2010
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  Introducing Off Topic Air

  Good evening, Kotaku readers. Tonight, we’re excited to share with you an all-new in innovation in open threads. Still the same great non-video game related discussion, but only two-thirds of an inch thick. It really is amazing. So, did anyone out there already drop some cash on Apple’s new products? I’m conflicted about the new…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 20, 2010
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  A Celestial Paint Job

  Okami-themed decal job spied in the parking lot of an unnamed Michigan college campus by reader Chris S. The driver’s love for the game extends from hood to license plate.

  By Owen Good Published October 20, 2010
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  John Romero Wants To Make You His Friend With New Facebook Game

  The co-creator of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein is putting his name on something a little friendlier, a Facebook app by the name of Ravenwood Fair. That’s right, John Romero is asking you to suck it down, casually. Romero is part of the team behind the recently launched Ravenwood Fair, VentureBeat reports, a new Facebook app…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 20, 2010
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  Is This Kinect Ad More To Your Liking?

  This video just popped up on YouTube, purporting to be the debut advertisement for Kinect once its television marketing campaign begins. Ads that leaked out before this one were “unfinished.” It’s certainly professionally edited, and contains some footage we haven’t seen in the previous three rough cuts. It still keeps the visual focus on the…

  By Owen Good Published October 20, 2010
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  Game Dev Puts Game Dev Story Into Perspective

  Adrian Chmielarz, creative director at Bulletstorm and Painkiller developer People Can Fly, weighs in on iPhone mini-sensation Game Dev Story, later explaining it “might actually be tons of fun for people who are not in game dev, but for us… I mean, what developer’s first hire is a secretary?”

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 20, 2010
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  Awesome NES Coffee Table Up For Sale on eBay

  Matt, the guy who built the stunning, giant-size Nintendo Entertainment System coffee table we showed you about a month ago, just listed his masterpiece on eBay. Bids open at $400. Besides one hell of a conversation starter, the coffee table includes some pretty smooth functionality, such as power outlets where the controller ports would be,…

  By Owen Good Published October 20, 2010
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  Review: Time Crisis: Razing Storm

  Time Crisis: Razing Storm isn’t just a chance to play a fantastic light gun game on your PS3; it’s a chance to play three of them—and, if you want, you can even use the PlayStation Move controller to do so. This compilation includes the destructible environments of Time Crisis: Razing Storm, a re-release of Time…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2010