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  Box Scores: An Instant Classic

  Sixty seconds, 70 yards and a miracle away from a Super Bowl victory, EA Sports’ Ian Cummings rallied Jacksonville to win the greatest clash in the history of Madden NFL 11 – which won’t be out for another two months. Box Scores’ Game of the Week gets a celebrity submission this time, courtesy of Cummings,…

  By Owen Good Published May 29, 2010
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  Weekend Coupons: The Insider

  This is not North Carolina, not South Carolina, nor Kentucky! This is the sovereign state of Mississippi’s proceedings – wipe that smirk off your face! Weekend Coupons will be part of this record, whether the hell you like it or not! Hardware • I just broke my headset, so I might take a gander at…

  By Owen Good Published May 29, 2010
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  The Week in Review: The Xbox Takes a New Direction

  Two of the top men responsible for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 strategy left the company this week, depicted as departing on good terms, but nonetheless announced as “retiring” from the company. Robbie Bach, the former head of Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division, and J. Allard, a 15-year veteran described as the father of the Xbox and…

  By Owen Good Published May 29, 2010
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  Sony Planning More PS2 Upgrades?

  PlayStation 2 title God of War and God of War II were released on a single Blu-ray disc for the PS3 and feature smoother graphics and a faster frame rate. Is Sony planning to do the same for more titles? One Kotaku reader sends word of a Sony survey he was sent about action game…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2010
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  If Lucasarts Had Made A Lost Game…In 1987…

  In 1987, Lucasarts (well, Lucasfilm) released Maniac Mansion, a game that would revolutionise PC adventure titles with its innovative “SCUMM” menu system. This is what the world would look like if that game had been based on TV series Lost. Yes, it’s another Lost gaming thing, but non-fans need to know this show holds a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 29, 2010
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  What Is The Most Expensive Game You’ve Purchased?

  Hi Friday! Let’s talk. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us – more than you even want to,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2010
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  Man Spends Six Months Plotting Murder Of Counter-Strike Rival

  A Counter-Strike player in France has spent six months plotting a revenge attack against a man who beat him in an in-game knife fight. His eventual revenge was not in-game. 20 year-old Julien Barreaux, from Cambrai, had his Counter-Strike character “knifed” in a game late last year against another man, known only as “Mikhael”. Enraged…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 29, 2010
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  Prince Of Persia: LEGO Movie Looks Like A Game To Me

  To coincide with the film’s release, LEGO has let loose this short animated film, recreating the basic plot of the movie with minifigs. It’s narrated by star Jake Gylenhaal. While serving primarily as a promotion for the LEGO toys based on the movie, if I’d told you this was a trailer for a LEGO: Prince…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 29, 2010
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  Kotaku Off Topic: My Old Friend Pete

  The checkout lady asked if I found everything. “And then some!” I said. “Please thank whoever ordered Texas Pete. This is the first time I’ve seen it west of the Mississippi!” She looked at me like I was from Jupiter. Not to be provincial, but only those who grew up with Texas Pete – made…

  By Owen Good Published May 28, 2010
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  This Week In Comics

  I recently read about a big change scheduled for a Superman comic. Superman won’t be in it. Lex Luthor will star. That raises a question you could ask for any medium: Can villains be the stars and still be villains? Luthor will be the lead guy in Action Comics starting in issue #890, which goes…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 28, 2010
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  Review Round Up: Wranglin’, Wrestlin’ & Racin’

  It was a week of “transmedia” entertainment in the world of Kotaku reviews, with big games like UFC Undisputed 2010 and Red Dead Redemption (finally!) reviewed alongside new books and movies. What’s next? Reviews of chicken sandwiches?! Red Dead Redemption Review: Feel Good Outlaws Our most glowing review of the week goes to Rockstar’s wild…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010
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  Get An Inside Look At Modern Warfare 2’s ‘Resurgence’ Pack

  Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward will unleash the new Resurgence map pack for Modern Warfare 2 next week and creative strategist Robert Bowling is here, in video form, to tell you all about it. When screen shots won’t do, this new look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s second (and final?) batch of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010
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  Remember!

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Do Not Email Me About Buying an iPed Sorry you don’t get a long weekend! But take comfort in the knowledge that I plan to spend as much of this weekend and Monday as possible cooking food outside and drinking beer. Ps. Any idea where I can pick up an…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 28, 2010
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  Give In To The Sark Side With The Tron Bad Guy Hoodie

  Like casually cosplaying as Tron characters, but found the original Tron-inspired hoodie, dubbed “My Other Ride Is A Lightcycle” lacking in evilness? The Sark-like version of that video game-inspired zip-up is now available. Be bad, be glow-in-the-dark for just $45 USD, thanks to the combined efforts of artist Rolf Nelson and Threadless. My Other Ride…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010
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  UFC Undisputed 2010 Review: A Light Heavyweight Rematch

  No game took an emerging sport to the mainstream in its first edition like UFC 2009 Undisputed did last year. But once you join sports gaming’s A-list, even in your rookie year, you have to start making sequels. THQ, known for delivering annually on the WWE Smackdown series, poured development into UFC Undisputed 2010 to…

  By Owen Good Published May 28, 2010
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  New F.E.A.R. 3 Screens Straight From The ‘Almaverse’

  How are the giant mechs of F.E.A.R. 3—aka F.3.A.R.—looking? I thought you’d never ask. Turn up your monitor’s brightness and get an all-new look at F.E.A.R. 3.

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010
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  Rockstar Boss’s Sweet Ride

  I asked for it in yesterday’s post about the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic and Rockstar co-founder and GTA co-creator Sam Houser delivered… along with a challenge. “Hey Brian, thanks for helping to spread the word about the race, we hope everyone in NYC can stop by! Also, if you’ve never been lapped by someone on…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 28, 2010
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  Left 4 Dead 2 Mutates Into Single-player Game

  Zombie enthusiasts go it alone this week with the latest Left 4 Dead 2 Mutation, “Last Man On Earth.” No splitscreen, no Survivor bots, and no Common Infected—it’s just you and some Special Infected in single-player mode.

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010
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  Japan’s Console War Wrap-Up, Now With Less PSPgo

  The original PlayStation Portable continues its reign as Japan’s bestselling platform, with the PlayStation 3 and Wii continuing their close battle for second place. How’d every other platform fare? The Nintendo DS may not show as well in the weekly contest for install base, but combining all three variations puts Nintendo’s handheld platform on top.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 28, 2010
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  Three Gaming Products Make Time’s 50 Worst Inventions List

  I poke fun at the Virtual Boy as much as the next guy, but does it belong on the same list as New Coke, Clippy the helpful paper clip, the Segway, and Agent Orange? Time’s list of the 50 Worst Inventions isn’t so much a list of failed inventions as it is a list of…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2010