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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
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  Hmmm… Uncharted Voice Actor Doing Some New Uncharted Work This Week [UPDATE]

  Why is Emily Rose, voice actor for Uncharted and Uncharted 2’s Elena Fisher in Los Angeles today? She Tweets that she is “filming my first Night show today 4 #HAVEN then work on #UNCHARTED!” She’s not saying what Uncharted work she’s doing. Voice-acting for an Uncharted 3? Could be. Then again, she could be voice-acting…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  What Game Characters Does Japan Want To Befriend?

  Better yet, what game characters do the readers of Japan’s Dengeki want to become chums with. Let’s have a look: 10. Zidane (Final Fantasy IX) 9. Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney) 8. Sora (Kingdom Hearts) 7. Amaterasu (Okami) 6. Kyousuke Natsume (Little Busters!) 5. Felynes (Monster Hunter) 4. Yuri Lowell (Tales of Vesperia) 3. Youhei Sunohara…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010
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  Kung Fu Live Is The Best Kinect Game On PlayStation 3

  When you play Kung Fu Live, a game not for the Xbox 360, your body is the controller. This is a game for PlayStation 3, not for Microsoft’s controller-free Xbox Kinect. Yet the effect is impressive, similar and enjoyably ridiculous. Kung Fu Live uses the PlayStation 3’s camera, the PlayStation Eye, to turn a gamer’s…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  What Defines the Player-Character?

  “The world lies on the brink of destruction. Only a select few may be able to save it.” This is the actual description on the back of the box for a well-known video game. But do you know which one? How many different games could this apply to? Whether you’re about to wage war against…

  By Kate Finegan Published September 6, 2010
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  Take Gun Combat, Submerge In Video Gaming’s Best Water

  Dark Energy’s new game, Hydrophobia, has evolved from tech demo to flagship title of Microsoft’s fall push of Xbox Live Arcade games. It’s not just because of the water. It’s because of what you can do with it. Rob Hewson, creative director at Dark Energy, cancelled out of the Hydrophobia demo running on the show…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  PAX Cosplay Day 3: The Final Battle

  Penny Arcade Expo day-one cosplay was good. Day-two cosplay was terrific. Day three? It was nearly non-existent. But I did find these fine folks.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s Labor Day here in the U.S., the perfect day for talking about video games. Thanks to reader arienai for today’s riff on Rubens. Submit your own take at #TAYpics and maybe we’ll feature your hilarious effort in a future installment.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 6, 2010
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  Finding Solace in Virtual War

  Can virtual combat be entertainment for the soldiers who engage in the real thing on a daily basis? The commanding general in charge of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, the department store and mall found on every U.S. army and air force base in the world, doesn’t think so, at least not if…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 6, 2010
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  It’s A Labor Day!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft …And you were working this morning. I guess that makes you a Labor Day laborer. Congrats! What you missed last night No “Sexy”, “Passion” or “Temptation” For You, China! Report: Korea Might Ban Steam Company Of Heroes Developer Killed In Car Accident Halo Movie Lives On, Well, Sorta

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2010