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  Super Mario Bros. Gets 25th Anniversary Logo

  This year is the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Time for a special logo. Kyoto-based Nintendo has filed a trademark for the pictured anniversary logo. This is it. The logo could be used in the Super Mario All-Stars reissue or any other merchandise Nintendo is planning for this year. For the game’s 20th anniversary,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2010
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  To BioShock Infinite, And Beyond!

  BioShock Infinite looked pretty great from what we saw in its cinematic trailer. Now let’s now see how the in-game shots stand up. It’s bloomy! And also delightfully colourful, the dank, depressing depths of Rapture giving way to something so cheery Nintendo would be proud to race little karts around it. Here are two screens;…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2010
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  A Week In Comments

  3D Blu-ray Playback For PS3 Delayed Comment by: Mancomb Seepgood Nominated by: Callabrantus just felt a great disturbance in the force, as if 0.5% of PS3 owners cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. The Week In Review: Kicking A Hurricane’s Ass, Chewing An Earthquake’s Bubblegum Comment by: Ninelight Nominated by: Pete This morning,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2010
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  Rumor: Sony Blocks PS3 Jailbreak Devices Via Firmware Update

  Well, that didn’t take long. Sony has just pushed out a firmware update for the PlayStation 3, with users reporting that it “breaks” devices like the PSJailbreak Able to circumvent the PlayStation 3’s copy protection and allow users to run games installed to a hard drive, a flood of these jailbreak contraptions have hit markets…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2010
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  Fable Creator, Rare Wanted Kinect To Have A Controller

  Microsoft’s Kinect doesn’t need a controller. That’s the whole point of the thing! Still, a controller-free gaming experience is a hard idea to get your head around, which perhaps explains why Peter Molyneux and Rare asked Microsoft to include one. “We were absolutely adamant that we needed a button, something with haptic feedback, that would…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2010
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  Nintendo’s Next Console Will Leave You With Your Mouth Open

  Is your mouth open? If it’s closed, watch out, because Nintendo’s next console will make you all slack jawed. But relax, we’re a few years off. Go ahead, shut your yapper. Whether it’s been portables, controllers or even 3D, Nintendo has been a trailblazer. And according to Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto, that doesn’t look like…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010
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  Seems Google’s Designers Played A Lot Of Gauntlet

  Google’s Android platform has a cute little robot logo, but what’s this? The inspiration behind it is not, as I first thought, Metal Mickey, but is actually a Gauntlet game? Oh, this is too good. Take a look at the video below, for Gauntlet: The Third Encounter. It’s not just the appearance that’s similar, it’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010
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  Tell Us What You Really Think, Microsoft

  Xbox Australia’s David McLean, addressing a mostly mainstream media crowd at an event in Sydney last week. Via AtomicPC

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010
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  Have Your Revenge On Nintendo’s Virtual Boy

  For all its cult appeal, people sometimes forget why the Virtual Boy failed: because it sucked, and worse, because it caused us physical pain. It’s time to get one back on the cruel little hndheld, by ripping its guts out. iFixit got their hands on one of the old things, and rather than cherish it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2010
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  Monaco, A Four-Player Video Game Heist, In Action

  We recently reported that Independent Games Festival grand-prize-winning heist game Monaco was given a graphical makeover. Now you can see it in action, with game developer Andy Schatz providing play-by-play. I shot this video at the Penny Arcade Expo while Andy narrated. Four people played the game, using Xbox 360 controllers, while sitting on a…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  Uncharted Voice Actor’s Mysterious Project Is Uncharted DLC

  We’ve heard back from Sony about today’s report that a key Uncharted voice-actor is doing new Uncharted recordings. Emily Rose, voice of Elena Fisher, is in L.A. recording voice-work with Uncharted 2 development studio Naughty Dog for some downloadable content.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  Dragon Con Cosplayers Will Cosplay Anything

  No entertainment property was beyond the reach Dragon Con’s cosplayers in Atlanta this weekend, resulting in our 50-photo gallery featuring everything from Final Fantasy to Flo, the Progressive Insurance spokeswoman. We could have taken cosplay photos for four days straight and still not captured all of the wonderful outfits visitors to this year’s Dragon Con…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 6, 2010
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  We Need Some Cheetos Here Stat!

  A robot playing video games at the MIT Media Lab… sans a savory treat. As seen on Blackaller’s Twitpic.

  By Brian Crecente Published September 6, 2010
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  First Ni no Kuni Commercials Look Like This

  This winter, role-playing game Ni no Kuni will be released on the Nintendo DS. Know what that means? Marketing blitz! Here are the first ads for the Nintendo DS version, which will be released on December 9 in Japan. The first ad mentions the collaboration between Level-5, the studio behind the Professor Layton games, and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010
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  NHL 2K11 Review: The Second Shift Takes The Ice

  2K Sports made one of the more intriguing – and gutsy – calls in sports publishing when it shelved NHL 2K on the PS3 and Xbox 360 for a year, going Wii-only for NHL 2K11. The business story makes sense: At the time, 2K was unchallenged in Wii hockey (EA Sports has since announced a…

  By Owen Good Published September 6, 2010
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  This Is How You Do A Movie Premiere

  The cast of Resident Evil: Afterlife are encircled by t-shirt wearing zombies at the movie’s world premiere in Tokyo. As seen on Dengeki

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010
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  K Monthly – August 2010

  Welcome to the August 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more, from Kotaku. With summer winding down, we looked to the games of the future at the annual Gamescom convention, playing some of 2011’s biggest games, including Brink, Dragon…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 6, 2010
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  A Tantalizing Session With The Witness, The Next Game From The Creator Of Braid

  Unattended, unlabeled, unmarked… the new game from the small team led by Braid creator Jonathon Blow was stealthily present at the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend. The adventurous — and those who recognized Blow standing off in the shadows — got a delightful surprise. All I knew of The Witness before spotting it in the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  Let’s Look At Damaged Gran Turismo 5 Cars

  Gran Turismo 5 features car damage — a first for the series. Does developer Polyphony Digital do, dare I say, a bang-up job? The picture quality isn’t great (photos taken off a television screen from a reader’s local Best Buy), but they do provide a look at how the game handles car damage. At August’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010
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  Duke Nukem, Do You Believe?

  Hello! It’s Friday, time for — WAIT A SECOND. It’s Monday. Well, let’s do a catch-up version of Tell Us Dammit. Let’s. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010