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  Donkey Kong’s Back with Donkey Kong Country Returns

  Retro Studios, best known for its work on the Metroid series, the Texas-based studio takes a swing at Donkey Kong with Donkey Kong Country Returns, a sidescrolling platformer due out this holiday. A trailer at E3 showed Donkey Kong romping through mine cart levels, swinging from vines and and pirate ship levels.

  By Owen Good Published June 15, 2010
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  Epic Mickey Is Setting A New Direction For Mickey Mouse

  This holiday, Mickey Mouse game Epic Mickey is tapping into 80 years of Disney history to set a new tone and direction for everybody’s favorite mouse, Mickey. The game allows players to dynamically change the game world…to save it. Players can use paint to create and paint thinner to erase. By using paint, enemies can…

  Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010
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  Kirby Gets His First Game on the Wii

  Kirby gets his first game in seven years with Kirby’s Epic Yarn on the Wii, a platformer with cloth texture art-style. The game is coming this fall, Nintendo said. The title is the first game from Masahiro Sakurai’s new company, Sora. A demonstration showed an adorable Kirby romping around a landscape created from cloth, yarn…

  Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010
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  Miyamoto Makes One Hell Of An Entrance At Nintendo’s E3 Presser

  When Nintendo’s Bill Trinen failed to master the new Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has no choice but to teleport in to help. Okay, so it’s not so much teleporting as it is ripping through a piece of paper. We do what we can in the land of make-believe. Follow our…

  Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010
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  Wii Party Coming To North America

  Already pencilled in for Japan, Wii Party is coming to North America. The game features a slew of social, party-type games — 13 different party modes in all. There is a game board island and a balance boat game, among many others. It will be out this holiday season in North America.

  Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010
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  Goldeneye‘s Return to Wii Confirmed

  Nintendo just confirmed the return of the beloved first-person shooter Goldeneye. The title will be a Wii exclusive. Daniel Craig will star as James Bond and the game will feature eight classic bond characters. It releases this holiday. Click to view

  Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010
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  Mario Sports Mix 2011 Coming in 2011

  Mario Sports Mix, an arcade-style medley of sports games starring Mario and his friends, will be coming to the Wii in 2011. A trailer shown at Nintendo’s E3 press conference showed Mario, Donkey Kong and others playing hockey, volleyball, dodgeball and basketball in a lively, cartoonish style.

  Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010
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  Link Returns to Wii with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

  At E3, Nintendo announced the return of The Legend of Zelda for the Wii with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrated the game, showing a control scheme using the Wiimote and Nunchuk as Link’s sword and shield. The game takes advantage of Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus Wii Remote add-on. Players use the…

  Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010
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  Nintendo’s 2010 E3 Press Conference LIVE

  We know a lot of Nintendo’s big news today, but something tells me they still have something up their sleeves. Good thing we’re here to cover their press conference, LIVE! Click to viewNintendo’s E3 Press Conference Click to view

  Team Kotaku Published June 15, 2010
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  Xbox Kinect Can Make You Dance Like This Man

  Are you the editor-in-chief of a stupendous gaming blog? Do you have an iota of rhythm? If so, then Xbox Kinetic and the game Dance Central, from the makers of Rock Band, can do this for you. Watch. Click to view

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 15, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Sony day? Nintendo day? It’s E3! Talk about games. Here. Go for it! Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 15, 2010
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  E3 Day One: Get Ready For New Hardware, New Zelda

  There are two things you can expect to see at E3 today that are super exciting: Nintendo unveiling a new piece of hardware, and Nintendo unveiling a new Zelda game. Yes, later this morning we can expect to see, for the first time, the Nintendo 3DS, an all-new handheld from the company that has the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010
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  Shogun 2: Total War’s E3 Screenshots

  The Total War series returns later this year with Shogun 2: Total War, the sequel to the game that gave the venerable franchise its start. While the terrain may be familiar to fans of the original, the visuals certainly won’t be, the game’s engine clearly having been given a tweak or three since Napoleon: Total…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010
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  Pirates of the Caribbean Trailer Swashes Its Own Buckle

  Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada Of The Damned? Looks more like Fable On The High Seas to me. That may sound mean, but I like Fable, and if this is Fable with tall ships and zombie pirates, then that’s fine by me. The game is an action RPG, with the emphasis on action, and while…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010
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  Let’s Play A Game: How Many Copies Of Modern Warfare 2 Have Been Sold?

  Modern Warfare 2 was released in November 2009. It’s now June 2010. That’s plenty of time to sell, what, ten million copies? Please. It’s plenty of time to have sold a lot more than that. Publishers Activision disclosed tonight at an E3 party that Modern Warfare 2, released on PC, 360 and PS3, has now…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010
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  Kinect’s First Titles, In Gallery Form

  There were a number of titles shown off by Microsoft yesterday that are specifically designed to work with Kinect, the Xbox 360’s motion-controlled camera. This is what those games look like! Those Kinectimals sure are…creepy.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010
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  E3 Recap: Day Zero

  Good morning, world! Welcome to the first actual day of the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo in sunny Los Angeles, California. Before we dive into the day ahead, though, let’s recap what happened yesterday Monday isn’t technically part of the show, what with the E3 exhibition area not open to press until this morning, but enough…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010
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  Scribblenauts Conjures Up An E3 Trailer

  Scribblenauts returns in 2010, and as you’d expect from a game like this, the focus is on new words. All kinds of new words. Like EXPLOSIVE ADJECTIVES. This sequel to one of the most original DS titles ever made will be out in the Fall.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010
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  Get Your Official Red Dead Redemption…Flannel Shirt

  If you want to dress in the spirit of Red Dead Redemption, if not literally in a tattered hat and poncho, Rockstar has you covered with this official flannel shirt. It’s a collaboration between the developer and label Barking Irons, which sees a limited run of the red & black shirts available on Rockstar’s website…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010
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  Crysis Devs Go Back In Time With Kingdoms

  First revealed earlier today, here’s a teaser trailer for a project code-named Kingdoms, which is what happens when the Crysis guys watch Spartacus one too many times. I can’t remember the last time I heard so many words fail to tell me anything

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010