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Katamari vs. SimCity vs. Pixel Art

The Prince of all Cosmos gets busy reticulating splines. As seen on Coolvibe

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

Red Dead Redemption’s Truly, Truly Dastardly Achievement

Take a cowboy, a damsel in distress and one speeding train. What do you get? Red Dead Redemption is from Rockstar, the folks behind the Grand Theft Auto series — so don’t be too surprised. Though, we are certain this poor lady would get caught in the train’s cow catcher It’s there to clear obstacles…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

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Exclusive Showdown Reveals…Pointlessness Of Exclusives

Here’s something to fire your synapses on a Tuesday night: a comparison of the average review scores of Xbox 360 exclusives vs PlayStation 3 exclusives. The figures, of course, do nothing to somehow magically settle the argument over which console has the “better” exclusives. So don’t go into this expecting them to. What they do…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

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Gundam, In Cell Phone Form

This year is the 30th anniversary of Gundam plastic models (aka “Gunpla”). So, Gundam is getting a cafe, a large plastic figure and a life-sized counterpart (again). You know what this calls for? Yes, a Japanese cell phone. Japanese cell phone carrier Softbank will be releasing a Sharp 12.1 mega-pix OLED “Gunpla” cell phone this…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

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From Total War To “Casual Sports Games” [Update]

The Creative Assembly, best known as the studio behind the Total War series of PC strategy games, will soon be putting down the history books and picking up what appears to be a pair of football boots and a…spreadsheet. A job advertisement over on Gamasutra reveals that the company’s studio in Brisbane, Australia (the team…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

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Another Countdown Clock Sorta Ruined! But Hey, Virtual-On!

Earlier, a SEGA countdown clock appeared. Ungh, we know. Countdown clocks are annoying! We hate them. Thank goodness this week’s leaked Famitsu is here to steal its thunder. Ka-pow! Virtual-On Force is the upcoming Xbox 360 action game from SEGA. It will be released not as a downloadable title like Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram, but a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

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Halo: Eurotrash

The fight is finished. Humanity is saved, the Covenant dispatched to the far reaches of the universe. What’s left for Master Chief, now he’s hurtling alone through space? Why, pop music, of course. German pop music. Look, Germany, as a nation, you build a lot of great stuff! Cars, trains, weapons, watches, video games, elevators,…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

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If You See This Gamertag, RUN

Daigo Umehara, fighting game superstar, isn’t only tearing up tournaments. He’s also kicking ass on Xbox LIVE. Beware! Daigo is, of course, famous for this clip. Let’s have a look at the Super Street Fighter IV worldwide “Player Point” rankings. Hrm, number one is Japan. “gameinn”? Now, let’s have a look at the global “Battle…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2010

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Ubisoft: Half Of All Games To Be 3D In Two Years

Dusting off its corporate crystal ball (The UbiBall®), publisher Ubisoft has predicted that in just two years time, half of all games will be capable of straining your eyes by appearing in 3D. Or, as they’ll call it, ThreeDee™. The company made the claim earlier today during an investor’s conference call. “We will see more…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

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You Just Got An Extra Day To Play Halo: Reach

While originally scheduled to end tomorrow – May 19 – Bungie has decided to keep the Halo: Reach beta open a little longer. “Our official plans as of now are to turn off the Reach beta on Thursday, 5/20 at 10AM PDT”, Bungie’s Brian Jarrard told Joystiq. Since an exact time for the beta’s shutdown…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2010

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Kotaku Off Topic: —··· · · ·—·

Say, what time is it? Oh, it’s time for Kotaku Off Topic, which usually hits right around now, at exactly beer o’clock. Pop open a drink and join us, while we talk about things video game related and not. I’ll be spending the rest of my evening on a Skype meeting for my other job,…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 18, 2010

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The New Call of Duty: Black Ops Trailer: ‘Everything You Know Is Wrong’

Activision and Treyarch are done teasing, releasing an extended, gameplay-filled look at their next inevitable blockbuster shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops, one minute and forty-three seconds worth of shoot ’em up spectacle. Now that Treyarch has moved well past World War II and onto Vietnam and war-torn locations far beyond, the developer gets a…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 18, 2010

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EA Closes Out Double Down Challenge By Raising $1,000

Enough. I am officially declaring this Double Down-eating developer competition over. Electronic Arts may not have really set the land-speed record for consuming Kentucky Fried lard, but it did raise $1,000 for – wait for it – cancer research. You may remember that when Disney Interactive claimed the record two weeks ago, its champion eaters…

By Owen Good Published May 18, 2010

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Big Fat Gears Of War 2 Update & Cheap ‘All Fronts Collection’ Incoming

Changes are coming to Epic Games’ Gears of War 2, showing that the title hasn’t been at all forgotten about now that the focus has shifted to Gears of War 3. Better still, there’s a Gears 2 deal inbound. The upcoming title update for Gears of War 2 on the Xbox 360 fixes a long…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 18, 2010

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Makers of Wii Bowling Ball Bring You Wii Rowing Machine

The brothers Markowitz at CTA Digital let Totilo inside their Wonkaland of Wii peripherals last November and promised they were working on some peripherals core gamers wouldn’t be embarrassed to use. Does a Wii Fit rowing machine attachment qualify? Well, Doug and Julie, two fit and attractive young adults, certainly think so. Of course, they’re…

By Owen Good Published May 18, 2010

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Dolphins Answer The Call of Duty In Marine Warfare

Gamers who fight in the virtual wars of Call of Dutys and Battlefields have piloted multi-million dollar aircraft and tanks, but is there a new opportunity to put them in control of real-world warriors like Viper or Iceman, military-trained dolphins? The U.S. Navy has trained and employed dolphins and sea lions for more than 40…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 18, 2010

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Gabe Newell Wants His Five Dollars

Valve’s founder and chief developer does read his email, and this reference to Better Off Dead shows he takes it seriously. Seen via Reddit

By Owen Good Published May 18, 2010

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Isaac Look Out! New Dead Space 2 Screens!

We’re still a good six months (or more) from the release of Dead Space 2, so a slow trickle of screens from Visceral Games’ sci-fi horror adventure feels more like teasing than anything else. While Dead Space star Isaac Clarke may look slimmer, sleeker and more bad ass in the sequel, those hideous Necromorphs look…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 18, 2010

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F.E.A.R. 3 Does Live Action Exploding Barrels

A blend of live action and in-game graphics might seem ill-advised, as the transition to 20 seconds or so of gameplay in this new F.E.A.R. 3 trailer is a little jarring. But one has to consider live action exploding barrels. Cooperative live action exploding barrels, that is, as this cinematic trailer shows off that “divergent…

By Michael McWhertor Published May 18, 2010

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Latest MLB 10 The Show Patch Includes Scoring Bug

Patch No. 3 for MLB 10 The Show was delivered to PS3 users earlier this morning, but unfortunately contains a rather serious error – runs crossing the plate on a third out are counted, where they shouldn’t. Pasta Padre noticed the glitch earlier today; we emailed Sony Computer Entertainment America to inquire about any fix…

By Owen Good Published May 18, 2010