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  Kratos Is Good With A Spear & Shield In Ghost of Sparta

  You can’t see it any of these screen shots, but the star of God of War is pretty good with a spear and shield, one of the angry Spartan’s newest tricks in his new PSP adventure. God of War: Ghost of Sparta is the follow-up to God of War: Chains of Olympus, a PSP game…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2010
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  The 3DS Also Has A Pimp Range

  While we’ve seen pictures of the Nintendo 3DS in black, red and blue, there are two other colours on display on E3’s showroom floor: a garish shade of orange, and a garish shade of purple. They look more like the kind of colours Sony would use on a Japan-exclusive PSP, but then seeing as these…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2010
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  Super Scribblenauts Impressions: One Simple Word

  It’s tough to beat the wow factor of the dizzying dictionary of usable words in last year’s Scribblenauts for the DS. This year’s followup: Super Scribblenauts, doesn’t try to outdo that as much as perfect other aspects of the game. For starters, the controls. A loud, frequent request of Scribblenauts devotees, Maxwell gets D-pad controls,…

  By Owen Good Published June 17, 2010
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  Unreal Engine Puts BP Oil Spill Into Perspective

  Initial estimates had the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico at 25,000 barrels a day. This clip, made using the same engine that powers many of today’s biggest games, shows how much oil that really is. And that’s only 25,000. When you consider that, a few months later, the best guess is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2010
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  PS3 Slim vs Xbox 360 Slim

  Real-world size comparison, sent in by early-bird purchaser DigitalHero. Maybe we should call it the “Xbox 360 Shiny” instead? Click to view

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2010
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  Rage’s E3 Screens Bring Ol’ Blighty To The Wastelands

  Rage to me feels like one of those sneaky games. Like Arkham Asylum, or Red Dead, where you’re mildly interested in it before it comes out, then when it’s out, it blows you away. I’ve got nothing to base that on, of course! It’s just a feeling, based on that fact this is id and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2010
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  Scott Pilgrim’s E3 Trailer Blows Our Pixellated Socks Off

  Here’s the E3 trailer for the Scott Pilgrim game. It just…yeah. It looks like the kind of game you only dream about. Click to view Click to view

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2010
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  The New Xbox 360 Won’t “Red Ring” [Update]

  The “Red Ring Of Death”, the symbol of a catastrophic system failure that has become an icon of the 360’s lifetime, will soon be no more, as the new model of the console won’t display a ring of red lights. Deciding to take the opportunity for a clean break, Microsoft has not included any red…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2010
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  Journey, From The Creators Of flOw and Flower, Explained

  flOw and Flower developer thatgamecompany is making something new, Journey, a game that’s about singing, sand, hiking, cloth, surfing, astronauts and feeling small. And, in a radical departure for the team, it uses two whole buttons. Journey is a multiplayer online adventure for the PlayStation 3 that aims to explore the emotional palette that its…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2010
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  This is Why You Didn’t Get to Play with the 3DS at E3

  Remember that video of the huge stampede of people we posted earlier today? The one showing all of those folks running to get to Nintendo’s booth to check out Nintendo’s 3D portable? They never stood a chance! Why? Because the line already wrapped entirely around Nintendo’s booth before the floor was open. And it was…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2010
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  Gran Turismo 5’s Cars vs Real Cars

  There are two types of cars in Gran Turismo 5: “Standard”, of which there are over 800 available, and “Premium”, of which there are just over 200. The standard cars are nice, but the premium ones are amazing While the differentiation may sound like something you have to pay extra for, the premium cars are…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2010
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  All That’s (And Kotaku’s) Lisa Foiles In the House

  We caught up with actress (and Kotaku columnist) Lisa Foiles checking out her first E3 this week.

  By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2010
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  Riiiiiiiiidge Raaaaaaaaaacer Goes 3D On Nintendo’s New Handheld

  Namco Bandai has thrown its support behind Nintendo’s new 3DS, with five games currently in development for the handheld. One of them is, of course, Ridge Racer.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2010
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  Chuck’s a Nintendo Fanboy

  Chuck actor Zac Levi checks out the Nintendo booth at E3. Photo from Nintendo America’s twitter feed

  By Lauren Orsini Published June 17, 2010
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  Kinect’s Best Game Could be The Most Important Game of E3

  Playing around with some of the games designed for the Xbox 360’s controller-free Kinect earlier this week I discovered the game of the show that I think could have the biggest impact on gaming. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the game is the product of developers Harmonix, the folks who created Guitar Hero, Rock…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2010
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  Ryan Phillippe Uses That One Life Well

  One life to live? More like 20 Games to Play. This actor looks enthralled. Photo from Nintendo America’s twitter feed

  By Lauren Orsini Published June 17, 2010
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  High School Glee Club Checks Out Glee The Game

  John Burroughs High School choir showed up at Konami’s booth this week to play a little Glee and by play I mean, blow the crowd away with their vocals.

  By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2010
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  Want to Show Off Your Music Collection at the Next Beach Party?

  Just click through this easy survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win an Altec Lansing Speaker System. Perfect for annoying, er, pleasuring those around you with your Lady Gaga and FloRida albums. [Rules]

  By Gawkercreative Published June 17, 2010
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  The Force Unleashed II: Attack Of The Other Clones

  The Force Unleashed II opens with Lord Vader informing Starkiller that he’s a failed clone. When will LucasArts stop ripping off the Spider-Man clone saga? I am being facetious, of course. No one would consciously rip off the Clone Saga. It just sounds a little similar. Spoiler alert, which is more than we got! At…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2010
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  Nintendo 3DS Sparks Gamer Stampede

  As the E3 of four years ago wrapped up there was a famously large stampede. The last day of that show, the show when Nintendo gave attendees a chance to get their hands on the Wii and its motion gaming, the second the doors opened people ran through the halls, past competitors, past other games…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 17, 2010