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  XCOM By Any Other Name Could Be Great

  The reason I love XCOM so much, why I’m so worried about its future has likely more to do with a stolen car and an obscene amount of hoagie sandwiches than it does the Sci-Fi strategy game. You see, in the summer of 1994 I was between jobs. Having been fired from the arcade I…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010
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  Transformers: War For Cybertron Review: Now Light Our Darkest Hour

  After suffering through two sub-par games based on the live-action films, do Transformers fans finally have the video game worthy of the franchise in War for Cybertron? In 2004, developer Melbourne House and Atari gave us a glimpse at how good a Transformers game could be in the Transformers Armada-based game for the PlayStation 2.…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2010
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  Packing Tips From A Tetris Master

  Have you ever seen a skilled Tetris player performing and thought to yourself, “He must be great at packing a moving truck?” We put that notion to the test, assembling several handy moving tips from a Tetris pro. Tetris masters aren’t that easy to find. There are no large, organized tournaments for the game and…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2010
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  Suicide Bombers and Razor Wire Make Gears of War 3 a Real Beast

  Tucked away in the dimly lit back room of a defunct subterranean power plant in downtown Los Angeles, music pulsing, crowds surging, I concentrate on the task at hand: Blowing myself up, taking as many people with me as I can. Scurrying along the dusty ground, skirting low walls and coils of razor wire, I…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010
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  Four Play For The Price Of Two With The Xbox Live Gold Family Plan

  Microsoft gears up for the launch of family-friendly Kinect this fall with the Xbox Live Gold Family subscription plan, delivering four Xbox Live Gold memberships for the price of two, plus a host of new features and family-exclusive content. This is why I need kids. Starting in November, Microsoft’s new Xbox Live Gold Family Pack…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2010
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  Apple Sells Three Million iPads in 80 Days

  The iPad, which still hasn’t quite proven itself as a solid gaming machine, just hit the three million mark. That’s three million in 80 days. Not bad.

  By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010
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  Blood Of The Cybermen Looks Terribly Chilly

  The second free downloadable Doctor Who Adventure Game will be Blood of the Cybermen, which takes place in an abandoned Arctic research station. That certainly explains the mini-skirt. After the first episode in the series, City of the Daleks, garnered more than half a million download requests in the first 12 days of release, the…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2010
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  Microsoft Explains Why Kinect Doesn’t Do Gears of War 3, Halo: Reach

  When Kinect was unveiled as Project Natal during last year’s E3 and Tokyo Game Show it looked like the sort of controller that would be used for a wider variety of games. Up on stage, Microsoft showed off not only a bunch of casual games for the motion-controller, but also innovative titles like Milo, which…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010
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  There Is No Ugly Part Of This Wii Game

  Kirby’s Epic Yarn is my pick for Best-Looking Game of E3. My pick for Best Game That Looks Like It Was Made Out Of Yarn. My pick for Best Game That Had A Kirby Mech That I Missed. Kirby’s Epic Yarn is one of two side-scrollers coming from Nintendo this fall, part of the gaming…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 22, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s summer time. So stay inside and talk about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 22, 2010
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  Sony: Almost All Sony Developers Looking Into 3D

  Sony is making a big push for 3D with 3D televisions and a 3D ready game console. But Sony isn’t alone, the company says. According to Sony Worldwide Studios honcho Shuhei Yoshida, “Almost all WWS developers are researching how they can incorporate stereoscopic 3D technology into their games.” “Almost all WWS developers are researching how…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010
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  Tomorrow, Mini-Bash Is Seven. Seven!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Real-Life Pilotwings My eldest son, Mini-Bash, turns seven tomorrow. Incredible. I remember when he was born. I don’t remember when I was born, but I remember when I was seven. We’ve well entered the realm of crystal clear memories. For his birthday, he wanted a storage case for his toy…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010
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  Yes, Even the New Xbox 360 Can Overheat

  I guess even all of those sexy, sexy vents don’t completely put a stop to the Xbox 360 overheating. [Thanks Akuji]

  By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010
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  Nintendo “Not Satisfied” With its Online Efforts

  Super Mario Bros. Wii does not have online. There is one man who ultimately decided not to include the feature. That man is Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario. In a meeting with investors at E3 last week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that Miyamoto decided not to include online. “So I’d like to talk…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010
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  PlayStation Network Gaming Gets Freemium Title

  With free-to-play games like Farmville proving massive successes, it seemed like it would only be a matter of time before that model game to home game consoles. That time has come. Japanese game developer Acquire is releasing a quest-based PSP title called Bakumatsu Revolution. Hitting the PlayStation Network in Japan, the main game will be…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010
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  Nintendo 3DS Might Be Used For Newspapers, Magazines Too

  In an interview with Japanese business paper Nikkei, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said his company is looking at ways to automatically beam newspaper and magazine articles to a 3DS handheld. The 3DS can receive data while in sleep mode (powered on but the “clamshell” lid closed), and Iwata hopes that when a handheld comes…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010
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  Civilization Addiction Is As Real As This Trailer Suggests

  While the last Civilization V trailer got us hot and heavy with menu footage, this one hits a little closer to home, dealing with the trauma and tragedy of Civilization addiction. This clip marks the return of Civanon, 2K’s great promotional campaign for the series that were it any other publisher and any other series…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010
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  Steampunk Halo

  Master Chief…all Victorian like. Over the course of two months, artist Christophe worked on this steampunk version of the helmet worn by the Halo Spartan. After a series of misses, Christophe was able to use four layers of acrylic paint and PCV pipe to create the effect. Oh, forgot one last material used — the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010
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  This Xbox 360 Looks Ready For The Battlefield

  GAEMS, which stands for Gaming and Entertainment Mobile Systems, may have one of the stupidest company names in the business, but they also have one of the more original products with this Xbox 360 “suitcase”. It’s a portable Xbox 360, 15-inch LCD screen (running at 720p) and a multiple speaker setup, all bundled neatly inside…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2010
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  Yakuza 4 Will Feature Hostesses

  When Sega released the localized version of crime game Yakuza 3, it took out the hostesses. Some people made a big stink. (I hate it when jerks do that!) And now, Sega is releasing Yakuza 4. The Western version will have hostesses. Sega confirmed this to website Siliconera. Other Yakuza 4 mini-games like mahjong and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2010