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  Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Party and Giveaway

  Scott Pilgrim vs. The World isn’t just a comic book, movie and video game, for one brief night at E3 it was also a party. Check out this video from the event and don’t feel too bad if you missed it, we missed it too. Better still we’re going to be giving away two complete…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 6, 2010
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  PlayStation Store Update: Resurgence & Revenge

  New games, like Monkey Island Special Edition 2 and Family Feud, may lead the North American PlayStation Store this week, but it’s the expansions to Modern Warfare 2, LittleBigPlanet and more that may drain your wallet. The PlayStation 3 version of the most recent Call of Duty gets its second map pack expansion alongside the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2010
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  Team Fortress 2’s Engineer Gets ‘The Wrangler,’ Total Sentry Control

  The Team Fortress 2 Engineer Update continues, building up to its end-of-week release, with the Wrangler. If you’ve ever wanted manual control for your sentries and a shield to protect ’em, this is the item for you. The Engineer will swap his trusty pistol for the Wrangler, should he choose to equip it, which will…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2010
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  Yes, Someone’s Painting The Last Supper in a Backbreaker End Zone

  Rob Donald called it back in May: “I am totally expecting to see … a perfect recreation of The Last Supper in someone’s end zone.” The Backbreaker producer hasn’t been proven right yet, but one artist is hard at work. User Red Ronin is building out the “Nazareth Christians,” for the football title, which boasts…

  By Owen Good Published July 6, 2010
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  Hanging Out

  To: Bash From: Crecente I spent today working on the site, writing and hanging out at my mom’s in El Paso, Texas. The entire bottom floor of her house has been gutted. There is no living room, no den, no kitchen, no where to eat. They’ve converted one of the spare bedroom into all of…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 6, 2010
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  A Patent Alligator PSP Case Fit For A Yakuza

  Now that Sega’s Japanese gangster series is kicking its way to the PSP with Yakuza: Black Panther, Sega is obligated to make a custom case…. in faux patent alligator! It’s part of the Yakuza: Black Panther limited edition package. [Andriasang]

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2010
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  OK, This is What NHL Slapshot‘s All About

  NHL Slapshot, EA Sports’ upcoming hockey title on the Wii, was one of a few sports games I got no hands-on time with at E3. So I missed the boat regarding its core offerings. This video spells it all out. For starters, this is in fact full simulation hockey. The feature that has gotten the…

  By Owen Good Published July 6, 2010
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  Obsidian Wouldn’t Mind Tackling A Chrono Trigger Sequel

  Now that they’re working on Dungeon Siege 3 for Square Enix, are there any other Square Enix series the company would like a stab at? “Chrono Trigger,” says CEO Feargus Urquhart. With their first attempt at an original role-playing game tanking, Obsidian Entertainment is free to focus on what they do best: Making sequels to…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  In The Future, The PlayStation Will Be A Little More Developer Friendly

  The people who make the PlayStation have received their share of flak for creating systems that were tougher to make games for than their competitors. That’s something PlayStation big boss Kaz Hirai wants to change. So says Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida, the man charged with guiding Sony’s internal PlayStation games development.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2010
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  League Of Legends Kicks Off Season One Next Week

  Oh it’s on. After several months’ worth of pre-season play, Riot Games is ready to kick things into high gear with next week’s launch of League of Legends’ first official competition season, complete with ladders, ranked games, and draft mode. Crecente and I were both extremely fond of Riot Games’ take on the Warcraft II…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  Amateur Harry Potters At Play, Only One Of Them Scary

  This is what you’d look like if you were young, loved Harry Potter and played the new Lego Harry Potter in Australia at a launch event. You would hopefully enjoy yourself and not be unnerved by Lego-head over there. PIC: Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 6, 2010
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  Hello, Ladies…the Old Spice Man Is Back and Smelling Fresher Than Ever

  What’s more studly than white stallions, diamonds, and tickets to that thing you like? How about unprompted home improvement projects, hot tubs, and swan dives? And glorious pecs. Glorious. Click here to get your man as fresh as humanly possible with Old Spice

  By Gawkercreative Published July 6, 2010
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  Limbo, Lara Croft & Castlevania Heat Up Xbox Live’s ‘Summer of Arcade’

  Microsoft is kicking off its summertime Xbox Live Arcade push with the dark and lovely Limbo, wrapping it up with the Tomb Raider spin-off Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, dating even more downloadable hits through August. The Summer of Arcade download-fest stars on July 21 when Playdead’s puzzle platformer Limbo arrives. It’s great.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2010
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  Site Borked

  Bear with us as tech deals with some server issues that are impacting some pictures, stories and commenting access. We’ll be back up.. soon?

  By Brian Crecente Published July 6, 2010
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  NASA Invites Gamers To Explore Moonbase Alpha

  While NASA might not be returning to the real moon any time soon, the virtual moon is anyone’s game in Moonbase Alpha, a multiplayer lunar exploration adventure game, now available for free download via Steam. Every day gamers perform feats they never could in real life via the games they play. Now NASA is doing…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  Microsoft Takes Third Stab At Showcasing Xbox Live Arcade

  Starting next week there will be a new way — a third way — for Xbox 360 users to browse the 250-some Xbox Live Arcade games offered through Microsoft’s console. No, the first two methods weren’t good enough. Xbox Live Arcade on the Xbox 360 launched in the fall of 2005, with Geometry Wars Retro…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 6, 2010
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  Rayman Origins’ First ‘Episode’ Hits HD Consoles This Christmas

  Ubisoft’s new direction for Rayman, revealed at its wacky E3 2010 showing, will tell the story of “the birth of an uncontrollable eggplant in a crazy world” on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this holiday. But that’s not all… For only the first episode of Rayman Origins will make its way to “HD consoles”…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2010
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  And The Game Critics Best Of E3 Award Winners Are…

  The game critics have spoken, and the 2010 E3 Game Critics Awards winners have been chosen. Check out a Best of Show that isn’t a game, big wins for EA and Rage, and a little vindication for our E3 awards Now before you read this, remember that the Game Critics Awards are not chosen by…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  You Must Know About Trauma Team

  Wii owners, don’t be like me and risk missing Trauma Team. The game is out but it’s not too late to give it the preview it deserves. Trauma Team was released in May to little public attention and no Kotaku review. That isn’t because it stinks. No, I spent five hours playing it this weekend…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 6, 2010
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  Free MotoGP DLC Hits Today

  The first 2010 MotoGP download pack hits today for free. The Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 DLC includes the brand new Silverstone (United Kingdom) track and a bunch of updates for the current season.

  By Brian Crecente Published July 6, 2010