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  120 Metal Gear Solid Discs, But With A Catch

  Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation 1 is a two disc game. If you could have 120 discs, which would you want disc 1 or 2? You can only have one! Disc 2 it is! An eBay seller is not giving away 120 MGS disc 2 discs, but selling them. Yours for US$499.95. Why? Who…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2010
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  Publisher Actually Thinks Games Are Too Expensive

  I think games are too expensive. You think games are too expensive. Surprisingly, a major international publisher thinks the same, Namco Bandai calling for a “worldwide summit” to discuss this crisis “I feel all the big video game companies need to join together in a worldwide summit to discuss the future of our industry. I…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010
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  Play The Bits Between Mass Effect 2 And Mass Effect 3

  To date, Mass Effect 2’s downloadable content has been a little underwhelming, giving players who have completed the game little to do but spin their wheels. That’s set to change in the coming months. Why? Because BioWare will soon be moving on from post-game DLC and shift to pre-game DLC, with future packs planned to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010
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  Valve: PS3 Is Like A GameCube

  I’ve seen the PlayStation 3 compared to a lot of things in my lifetime, from a grill to a brick and everything in between. But a GameCube? That’s new. In an interview with 5BY5, Valve boss Gabe Newell has spoken of his company’s decision to release online gaming platform Steam for the Mac, and why…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2010
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  Kotaku Off-Topic: Doobie-Oh-Seven

  My apartment has been smelling like a baked horse turd for the past three weeks. My downstairs neighbor finally explained it’s because he has a license to grow ganja in the basement. It might be legal (Oregon law provides for growing medical marijuana, and deprioritizes policing other aspects of pot possession and use). But it…

  By Owen Good Published May 20, 2010
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  Guilt and Gaming the Morning After

  The sun rises around 6 am and that’s when it starts to come full force. Something about the hazy pink morning light strikes the perfect chord of misery. The mouse in my hand is a palmful of guilt, guilt, guilt, and my fingers clatter on the keys like the legs of a spider. It’s Final…

  By Lauren Orsini Published May 20, 2010
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  This Could Be The Best Call of Duty: Black Ops Trade Ever

  You know who’s a huge and vocal fan of Call of Duty? Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco. In fact, if you can get him a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops early, he’ll give you season tickets. Ochocinco has already begun begging for a pre-release copy of the game, hitting up Black Ops…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 20, 2010
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  A Peek at the Pitch for the Original — and Very Different — BioShock

  We knew BioShock‘s original story was quite a departure from the finished game – a “deprogrammer” infiltrates a bioengineered cult. Irrational Games still sold the title on that concept, and has now posted seven scans from the original 20-page pitch. The images are the first installment in what Irrational promises will be the posting of…

  By Owen Good Published May 20, 2010
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  Sega’s Big Sonic 4 News: It’s Delayed

  Originally fixed for a summer release, today Sega pegged Sonic the Hedgehog 4 to “moar like latter half of 2010,” while touting the delay with a brave cheerfulness and saying it’ll allow for incorporating fan feedback into the game’s development. “For the first time ever, we’ve mixed internal suggestions alongside fan feedback to make some…

  By Owen Good Published May 20, 2010
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  Snakes, Slimes & Super Mario Still Japan’s Favorite Things

  As it has for the past two weeks, Square Enix’s latest Dragon Quest spin-off has slimed its way to the top of Japan’s video game charts. This week, it becomes the latest Nintendo DS game to sell a million units. Similarly, portable stealth action game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker spends its third week in…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 20, 2010
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  Backbreaker Demo Hits Xbox Live Tomorrow

  The demo for Backbreaker, the football alternative promising real-time physics in place of canned animations, will hit Xbox Live for gold subscribers tomorrow. PS3 owners will get the demo “soon.” By “soon,” Natural Motion hopes that will mean Tuesday. Xbox Live silver subscribers can expect access to the demo on May 28. The retail game…

  By Owen Good Published May 20, 2010
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  Skate It Micro-Review: Skate…Or Die?!

  Sometimes video games make the leap from consoles to the iPhone/iPod Touch brilliantly. Sometimes the landing isn’t as smooth, but still satisfying. And sometimes the end result is simply horrible. EA brings its Wii and DS title Skate It to the iPhone/iPod touch. Featuring robust customization and a bevy of levels, the game has players…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2010
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  What in the H-E-Broken Hockey Sticks is Going On Here?

  EA Sports put up the first screenshot of NHL 11 on the game’s official Facebook page, intending to drop hints about what it’ll deliver. From the details of the frame, it looks like a new physics engine and broken sticks. “All-New Real-Time Physics Engine in NHL 11” is the caption to the grab – manifested…

  By Owen Good Published May 20, 2010
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  Rockstar Patches Red Dead Redemption Invisibility Glitch

  Yesterday we posted about an invisibility glitch that was vexing players of Red Dead Redemption, particularly during online play. Today Rockstar has a patch ready to make horses, riders, and weapons appear as intended. Relief is in sight for the invisibility bug that made such a buzz yesterday among players of Rockstar’s newly-released Red Dead…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2010
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  I Don’t Remember How To Write The Day Note

  What you missed today Wait, that’s not how it goes. There’s some sort of introduction. As if we were sending an inter-company memo or something. Bashcraft: To Fahey: From There! That looks about right. Then I launch into a story about my day. So there I was…wait. RE: Something About Pizza, If I remember correctly.…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2010
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  How Lovely Are Your Witches, Knights Contract

  What does Namco Bandai’s new action game Knights Contract have that its competitors don’t? Good question. The just-revealed PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game appears to share a common trait with many upcoming games. Sure, it co-stars a pretty witch, Gretchen, which could draw action game comparisons to Sega’s Bayonetta. More noteworthy though is its…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 20, 2010
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  Toy Story 3’s Toy Box in Motion

  Earlier today I mentioned how fun it is to explore the open world bits of Toy Story 3: The Video Game. Now have a look for yourself.

  By Brian Crecente Published May 20, 2010
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  No One Has To Know You’re Using Strategy Guides On Steam

  Steam and Prima have teamed up to free you from the shame of purchasing strategy guides at retail, with a selection of downloadable guides you can launch directly from Steam’s UI overlay. Whether you’re having trouble with the final boss battle in Dragon Age: Origins, or you can’t figure out where you’re being sniped at…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2010
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  Let’s Discuss Alan Wake Episode Two – Now

  It is time for the latest installment of Kotaku’s Game Club. We are discussing Alan Wake’s second episode: Taken. Just as we did for the first episode, we’re doing this in the comments. If you, like me, have only played the first two chapters so far, what do you make of the mystery so far?…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 20, 2010
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  South Korean StarCraft II Censored To Shake Adults Only Stigma

  Fearing an adults only rating would hamper sales in one of the game’s biggest markets, Blizzard is censoring the South Korean version of StarCraft II, recoloring blood and removing vulgar language to secure a more family friendly rating. In April, Korea’s Game Ratings Board issued an adults only rating for StarCraft II, the sequel to…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2010