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  The Hook Brings You Back To LittleBigPlanet 2

  In LittleBigPlanet 2’s Adventures of the Amazing Grappling Hook, Media Molecule demonstrates once again how anything can be greatly improved by strategic application of a grappling hook. It’s true! The grappling hook is the ultimate accessory, whether you’re a sackboy or a movie character that never actually touched a grappling hook during the film you…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 13, 2010
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  The Nintendo Download: Staying Out Of Harm’s Reach

  This week’s Nintendo Download features three games that probably won’t suffer much from tonight’s midnight release of Halo: Reach, along with the long-awaited tan version of Nnoo’s myNotebook. Rejoice! After working on the Nintendo Download just about every week since Nintendo started offering downloadable titles, you start to see trends. For instance, when a huge…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 13, 2010
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  Nvidia GeForce GTS 450, GeForce GTS 450 SLI and Palit GTS 450 Sonic Platinum Review

  Nvidia landed an astounding blow to AMD last July pulling the GeForce GTX 460 out of nowhere and quickly taking the lead as the best mid-range graphics card on the market. It’s only been a few weeks since and the 768MB version of this card can now be had for as little as $170, crushing…

  Steven Walton Published September 13, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  You can haz conversations about gamez and stuffz here. Good job, Riktor! Let’s see your images for Talk Amongst Yourselves. Submit them at #TAYpics

  By Brian Crecente Published September 13, 2010
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  Halo: Reach Delivers The Pinnacle Halo Experience

  It is, perhaps, the ultimate compliment. Having spent much of a Friday last week locked away in my media room playing Halo: Reach for work, for a review, I returned to it over the weekend to play through the game a second time for fun. Later this week I plan to spend another couple of…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 13, 2010
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  We Have Arrived In Tokyo

  To: Crecente From: Ashcraft Hello! I am currently in Chiba — not Tokyo — and am watching British television at our hotel. I like British television. It is fantastic. What you missed last night Japan Censoring Call Of Duty’s Blown Off Body Parts See The Xbox 360’s New Dashboard In Action Well, The 3DS Is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2010
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  Japan Censoring Call Of Duty’s Blown Off Body Parts

  In The Land of the Rising Sun, there are two versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops. One is subtitled. One is dubbed. Both do not have have blown-off body parts. The game has been slapped with a CERO Z rating, which is the Japanese equivalent of an Adults Only rating. However, unlike AO, Japanese…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2010
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  This Part Of Final Fantasy XIV Seems Familiar

  There has been chatter that Final Fantasy XIV features terrain that has been copied and pasted throughout in-game maps. But, does it? Have a look a these Final Fantasy XIV maps. Each select that is repeated is marked with a corresponding circle, square, whatever and see what parts of FFXIV appear to be copied and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 13, 2010
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  Three New Street Fighter 3DS Screens

  Capcom reckons that the 3DS version of Street Fighter IV will be a “perfect port”. In terms of gameplay, of course, not graphics. Nintendo’s new handheld may look great for a handheld, but expecting 360/PS3 graphics from the thing is a bit much. While these screens may look a little jaggy, remember, the same rule…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2010
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  Resident Evil Movie Goes #1 At The Box Office

  The fourth Resident Evil movie, Afterlife, opened in the US over the weekend, and went straight to the top of the box office charts. Now, killjoys will point out that it opened competing against, well…practically nothing. And that, being a 3D movie, its inflated ticket prices blew out its box office takings. But it’s too…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2010
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  See The Xbox 360’s New Dashboard In Action

  Being a YouTube video, you might want to reach for the mute button, but once hit, enjoy this tour of the Xbox 360’s new dashboard, fresh from the Kinect beta. While the design is nowhere near as drastic a change as the last dashboard update for the Xbox 360, it’s still more than a slight…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2010
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  Machinarium Shuffling Onto WiiWare

  Machinarium – an adventure game we like very much – is headed to the Wii, via its WiiWare service. Release date TBA. Yay!

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2010
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  My, What A Lovely Box You Have, Mario

  Please, Nintendo, release the Mario 25th anniversary collection in the West. Not for the games, we’ve got those, thanks. Just for the box. This fetching art adorns the special bundle for Nintendo’s Mario 25th Anniversary bundle for the Wii, which includes Super Mario All Stars (a compilation of early Mario games first released on the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2010
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  Valkyria Chronicles 3 To Be Shown On Thursday

  You knew it was coming, what with that not-so-subtle teaser website put up by Sega last week, but the publisher has gone one better over the weekend, seemingly (and accidentally) revealing that Valkyria Chronicles 3 will be shown at TGS. Sega published its four-day schedule for the 2010 Tokyo Game Show recently, and on Thursday…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2010
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  Well, The 3DS Is Looking Powerful

  While we’ve got a few months left before we can really put the new Nintendo 3DS through its paces, Capcom has shown the Japanese press some early examples of how it’s a surprisingly powerful little system. Using the Resident Evil: Revelations demo from E3, Capcom points out that the 3DS is capable of – at…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2010
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  Happy 25th Birthday, Super Mario Bros.

  On September 13, 1985, Super Mario Bros. was released in Japan, meaning the world’s most famous plumber’s most famous game is now 25 years old. Happy birthday! It seems almost pointless marking the occasion with a round-up, or a few paragraphs outlining his importance to video games – and video gamers – because it’s Mario.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2010
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  Running Into Ray Fosse

  To: Luke From: Owen Re: Halo: Reach Done I mentioned in my column yesterday that a good friend from California, Scott, visited me recently. He and I watched a bunch of Oakland A’s games together, and this is a perfect story for any fan of the team or of baseball. One of Oakland’s broadcasters is…

  By Owen Good Published September 12, 2010
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  Will The Nintendo 3DS Be Out This November In Japan? [Update]

  Nintendo has not officially given the Nintendo 3DS a release date. The company has only stated that the Nintendo 3DS will be out before April 2011. It could be out a lot sooner. Takahiro Amano, who is apparently an employee at peripheral company KeysFactory, has tweeted: “On November 20, eleven 3DS products that we designed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2010
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  Lying and Cheating — Also Hunting and Horse Racing — In Red Dead Redemption

  Eight screens from Red Dead Redemption’s forthcoming “Liars and Cheats” free-roam DLC hit Friday evening. They show off the new multiplayer characters and game modes that will be available when the pack releases Sept. 21. Multiplayer poker is one of the new diversions available. Marshal Johnson is a playable character. “Stronghold” also is a new…

  By Owen Good Published September 12, 2010
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  Mario vs. Ken: Round 2

  In round one of Machnima’s imagined crossover throwdown, Mario got the better of Ken. Now it’s time for round two. If this is anything like exhibition tennis, Mario tanks the second set, and they fight it out for keeps in round three. But throwing Luigi into that behind-the-back hadouken is a nice touch. Mario vs.…

  By Owen Good Published September 12, 2010