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  In His Next Game, Batman Is A Cartoon Character

  Last year, video game Batman was dark. He crunched bones. This year, video game Batman is cheerful. He hangs out with Robin and can beat up bad guys alongside Green Lantern. Next month’s Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Video Game is very different from last year’s acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum. Created by different…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2010
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  Zombrex Dead Rising Sun: The Story So Far

  Is Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune as adept at directing movies as he is creating video game icons? Find out, as we take apart the first three episodes of the live-action Dead Rising zombie flick, Zombrex Dead Rising Sun. Zombrex Dead Rising Sun is the companion movie to Capcom’s Dead Rising video game franchise. Directed…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2010
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  The Dubai Police Want You (To Make a Game For Them)

  The Dubai Police Force is looking for a game developer to help them create a virtual training program for their department, according to a Gamasutra job posting. There aren’t a lot of details about what exactly the police department wants the “serious game” to do, but they job opening is for a CryEngine Game Developer…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 4, 2010
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  A Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy For PlayStation Home

  Sony celebrates the 30th anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in PlayStation Home this Thursday with a faithful rendition of an iconic Star Wars location that did not appear in The Empire Strikes Back. Mos Eisley spaceport, the wretched hive of scum and villainy that houses the Mos Eisley Cantina, first appeared in…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2010
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  PC Gaming Is Having a Great Year, Are You Enjoying It?

  StarCraft II, Napoleon: Total War, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Mass Effect 2: Love it or hate it, PC gaming seems to be having a great year. And that’s just what has already hit, if you’re a PC gamer you’ve got quite a glut of games to look forward to for the rest of the year.…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 4, 2010
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  The Pokémon Company Wants You To Play! Pokémon

  The Pokémon Company launches its new Play! Pokémon program today, urging Pokémon fans new and old to pull out their pocket monsters in public. Playing Pokémon on your DS is only the tip of the iceberg as far as the Pokémon experience is concerned. As I witnessed first-hand in June, there’s a large community of…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2010
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  Who’s That Flying Coming to PSP, PS3

  Who’s that Flying?! is a Playstation minis game described as a side-scrolling shooter meets tower defense (with courtroom drama and intrigue!) doused in sheer awesomeness… AND THEN SET ON FIRE. Sold! WTF?! (Yes, yes, I giggled too) has you taking on the role of the Guardian of Earth as you play through 15 levels across…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 4, 2010
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  Dead Rising Sun Movie Live on Live

  The first three episodes of Zombrex Dead Rising Sun, the movie inspired by Dead Rising and directed by Mega-Man creator Keiji Inafune, is now available on Xbox Live for free.

  By Brian Crecente Published August 4, 2010
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  EA Trademarks The Hell Out Of Syndicate

  EA files three new trademark registrations for Syndicate, further teasing us with visions of a downloadable online sequel to Bullfrog’s classic real-time tactics game. The super-sleuths at Superannuation uncovered not one but three separate trademark registrations for Syndicate, each filed on July 30, each filed by Electronic Arts. Combined with last year’s copyright registrations and…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2010
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  Today’s Red Dead Redemption Title Update Is The Cure For What Ails You

  Are you tired of no-good dirty griefers? Unable to recover from your drunken stupor? Do sliding doors attach themselves to your head? Rockstar has just released the Red Dead Redemption title update that will cure these horrific ailments and more. As promised back on July 21, Rockstar has released Red Dead Redemption title update 1.03,…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 4, 2010
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  Half-Minute Hero Sequel Inbound

  Half-Minute Hero, XSeed and Marvelous Entertainment’s delightful, experimental Playstation Portable role-playing game, is getting a sequel, according to IGN. The website reports that Japanese game magazine Famitsu has the first details for Hero 30 Second, sequel to the Japanese-named Hero 30. As with the original the sequel will break gameplay into bite-sized, 30-second chunks, but…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 4, 2010
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  The Game That Wasn’t There

  Joel Haddock is not happy with modern role-playing games made in the West. Great things are missing, he argues, in a smart critique of today’s Fallouts and Dragon Ages that we are proud to re-print here. I have had a hankering lately to play a game that does not exist. Specifically, a Western RPG as…

  Joel Haddock Published August 4, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Talk about games right here, will you? Thanks to reader itsavw for today’s variation on our monthly image. Submit yours at #TAYpics and we just might feature it. Want to know more about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2010
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  Torchlight II Coming Spring 2011

  Torchlight, the surprise Diablo-esque hit of last fall, is getting a sequel this coming spring, according to developer Runic Games. Torchlight II has you journeying beyond the town of Torchlight to the Estherian Steppes and the continent of Vilderan to battle a new and powerful enemy that threatens the entire world. And this time you’ll…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 4, 2010
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  Santa Fe Sure Is Pretty

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: No A/C I’ve never been! Been to New Mexico a bunch, though. Looking at pictures from the family’s trip there and feeling somewhat jealous. Seems like a wonderful place. What you missed last night The Most Awesome Box Art In The World Europe’s GT5 Collector’s Edition Is Ridiculously Expensive Protesting…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010
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  Fable III’s Intro Cinematic Flies The Coop

  For those who simply cannot wait until they play the game, here’s Fable III’s cinematic intro sequence. Compulsive chicken-kickers, this one goes out to you.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010
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  Guy Who Makes Hard Games Would Like To Apologize

  Tomonobu Itagaki, the cigarette smokin’ and hard drinkin’ game designer behind Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden, has something to say. He would like to say he’s sorry. “Look, I’ll say it: the boss character in Dead Or Alive 4 was definitely too difficult,” Itagaki tells Edge magazine. “I’ll apologize for it. I’m the one…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010
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  LEGO: Red Dead Redemption Would Be A Great Idea

  Were one game from 2010 selected to be turned into LEGO – and Mass Effect 2 turned down the chance – I’d like to think that Red Dead Redemption would be next in line. Because beneath all the manliness and staring and lonely sunsets and shooting, it’s a game about fantastic characters doing battle in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010
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  Gundam Plus Time Lapse Equals Beautiful Relaxation

  As Kotaku has previously posted, Namco Bandai has erected a 1/1 scale Gundam near the company’s Gundam figure factory in Shizuoka. This time lapse video is a stunning send up of the statue.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2010
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  Starcraft: The Barbarian

  I’ve clicked on a lot of Thors in my time with Starcraft II, but I’ve never heard one talk back to me like this one does at around the 1:00 mark. Actually, I’ve never heard half this stuff – only endless repetitions of IM HEAVY METAAHL – so thank you, Starcraft tinkerers, for unleashing the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2010