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  What Video Games Don’t Teach Us About Sports—But Should

  EA Sports believes this is the year that soccer—or at least their version of it—will finally take over America. They are wrong, of course. This country’s knowledge gap won’t be closed by one Landon Donovan goal—or box cover. Every four years, the World Cup reaches its tentacles into the American sports consciousness. Soccer ratings rise,…

  Dashiell Bennett Published July 6, 2010
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  Archetype Isn’t Your Typical iPhone First-Person Shooter

  Speaking of first-person shooters, Villain has just released Archetype for the iPhone, a quick-and-dirty online FPS that crams all the features you’d expect in a PC game into a tiny little package. Looks pretty good for an iPhone first-person shooter, doesn’t it? Developed by MunkyFun, Archetype is an attempt to bring the console and PC…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack Now Available For PC, PS3

  The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack is now available on Steam for $13.49 (10% off), and will soon be available on the PlayStation Network for $14.99.

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  Dance Central And A New Feature Coming To Kotaku Talk Radio This Week

  The project leader of Kotaku’s best new game of E3 2010 will take your calls live on Kotaku Talk Radio tomorrow. And in a change of format, we’re going to open the show with something new. We’ll kick off with a Review Review…. I want to talk to you about our recent reviews, specifically Crackdown…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 6, 2010
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  Blizzard Forums Will Soon Display Your Real Name

  How do you stem the tide of a forum flooded with flame wars, trolling, and other unpleasantness? Just do what Blizzard is about to do in the official forums for StarCraft II and World of Warcraft: Display posters’ real names. Blizzard poster Nethaera breaks the news to fans in the Battle.net forums: their internet anonymity…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  Is Now A Good Time to Buy a New Game Console? Let’s See

  If the DSi were stock it would be down today. Why? Because we’ve updated the Buyer’s Guide to the DS Our guides to what to buy, when to buy a gaming platform are packed with information, but the most important thing about them is that they are living documents. No, they won’t bleed when you…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 6, 2010
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  Sing Along With Leliana’s Song In Dragon Age

  The latest downloadable content for Dragon Age: Origins drops today on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, allowing players to delve into the shady past of the lovely bard Leiliana. This is the Dragon Age downloadable content I’ve been waiting for. New characters are nice and all, but some of the characters that journeyed…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  Rapstar Trivia Game Packed With Arcane Hip-Hop Facts

  Def Jam Rapstar brings hip-hop and rap to the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 this October. It also brings with it proof of my complete lack of knowledge about solid hip-hop. Sure this Konami widget is a bit of marketing, but it does have some neat design elements, like achievements and scores you can share.…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 6, 2010
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  A Visual Guide To The First-Person Shooter

  It doesn’t matter if you’re a sniper, a camper, or a target; everyone can learn a little something from the Kotaku Genre Guide to First-Person Shooters. From the relaxing ease of role-playing games to the frantic, fast-paced action of the first-person shooter. The second in our ongoing series of genre guides takes a look at…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  Street Fighter High Enrolls Some New Students

  Remember the Street Fighter meets Dawson’s Creek hilarity of Street Fighter High? There’s a sequel on the way, with a whole new cast of characters adding to the intense cosplay drama. Capcom’s Sprung64 was in Los Angeles for the filming of Jennifer Zhang’s follow-up to Street Fighter High. He took some pictures, hung out with…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  Average Reviews Mean No Second Helping Of Alpha Protocol

  Fans hoping to experience the further adventures of Agent Michael Thornton will be sorely disappointed, as Sega West president Mike Hayes reveals that a sub-70 Metacritic average and slow sales rule out the chance for an Alpha Protocol sequel. Alpha Protocol was a solid action role-playing game, but its more glaring flaws brought it to…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2010
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  The 20 Most-Loved Wii Games

  Do you see movement? I see movement. LOTS of shifting as games move up and down in our ranking of most avidly-played titles on the Nintendo Wii. Modern Warfare and Monster Hunter can’t be stopped. (Click the chart to enlarge it.) You are looking at Kotaku’s exclusive monthly round-up of the 20 Wii games that…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 6, 2010
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  Mass Effect 2: Overlord Micro-Review: Shock To The System

  Mass Effect 2’s downloadable content to date has been a little hit-and-miss, a mix of free and paid content never really settling into the same confident stride the actual game managed. Overlord, though, is different. Both Firewalker and Kasumi shared the same problem, in that they felt rough, raw and disjointed, never really coming together…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s supposed to be 101 degrees in New York today. I can take it. Can you take commenting here about video games? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 6, 2010
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  How Computer Animation Is Changing The News Right Now

  In November 2009, golfer Tiger Woods’ life changed forever. So did TV news in Taiwan. Woods was involved in a traffic altercation that resulted in a wrecked Cadillac Escalade, minor cuts on his face and his car window being busted, apparently with a golf club. Details were murky. Enter Next Media Animation. Next Media is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2010
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  Gyoza, Very Good!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Man, I love gyoza, especially hand-made gyoza like I had tonight for dinner. So delicious! What you missed last night Boy Uses DS To Save Mother From Car Wreck Korean Gamers Are Faster Than A Speeding Bullet What Move Games Will Japan Get Later This Year? The Best Games Of 2010…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2010
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  BP’s Official Oil Spill Board Game

  This may look like the work of a prankster, some PhotoShop kid with too much time on their hands, but no, this was once (and still is, I guess) a real thing. Released in the 1970s, this BP-endorsed board game wasn’t exactly a hit, but it’s sure a hit with collectors now, with old copies…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2010
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  Japan Gets A PlayStation Move Trailer (With Game Footage!)

  Sony has released a list of upcoming titles for the PlayStation Move’s Japanese release. Accompanying that is a new Move trailer, complete with game footage. With the nifty interior furniture and relaxing music, the clip itself is slick. The footage of the lady pointing? It makes me want to move away from my computer screen.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 6, 2010
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  The Amazing 8-Bit Man (Well, Woman)

  This is Gary. Gary is an 8-bit man made flesh. He is not, as you’d first suspect, a statue. Or a giant LEGO creation. He’s actually a costume, worn by a she, built by Kiel Johnson and Klai Brown, and with enough joints to enable the wearer to get around. He was made for a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2010
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  The Final Word In Assassin’s Creed Action Figures

  You might have seen some Assassin’s Creed figures previously. Small, plastic things. They can’t hold a switchblade to this 1/6 scale masterpiece. Built in the likeness of Assassin’s Creed II’s Ezio by Hong Kong company Hot Toys, the figure stands 30cm tall, and comes with interchangeable hands, weapons and even ponytails. All that and an…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2010