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  Spring Blizzard

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Am I Old Fashioned For Liking Flat Things? Yesterday was a beautiful early spring day, but by evening thick clouds had rolled in and suddenly the view out my window went completely opaque with billowing snow. This morning I woke up to find just over a foot of wet, heavy…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2010
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  Vote Kratos, Forza Italia!

  Elections are this weekend in Italy, where apparently a Greek is eligible to run for regional president. That billboard, which recently went up in Italy, reads “Vote Kratos: To save this city we need a real leader.” It’s one of two Sony’s cooked up specifically for Italy. Another touts Madison from Heavy Rain: “Make the…

  By Owen Good Published March 24, 2010
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  World Of Warcraft Wireless Headset Review: A Raid On Your Wallet

  Is your allegiance to the Horde and Alliance so strong that you’d spend $159.99 on a World of Warcraft branded wireless headset from Creative Labs? Should it be? Ask any World of Warcraft raider and they’ll tell you; communication is key to being a successful raider. You have to listen to your raid leader. You…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2010
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  Portable 3DS News Jump Starts Nintendo Cottage Industry

  Nintendo isn’t the only company seeing a jump in value after announcing that they plan to release a 3D version of their popular DS portable console. Bloomberg reports that companies that provide parts to Nintendo have also soon a jump in value, some as much as 10 percent, after news of the 3DS broke. “It’s…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2010
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  And the Ugliest American(s) Is (Are)…

  You have spoken, and your favorite green monster(s) outside of Boston can only be described as, well, ugly. Might even be called Ugly American(s). Verdant photo of the winner(s) of a $300 AMEX gift card after the jump!

  By Gawkercreative Published March 24, 2010
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  To Do In Boston: Kotaku Friday Party, Kotaku Saturday Panel

  Kotaku is going to Boston to have a party at PAX East, to determine the 10 greatest games of all time and to teach Penny Arcade how to spell. All your planning details are here. KOTAKU: THE PARTY On Friday night, Kotaku friends and foes aged 21 or over are invited to drop by our…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2010
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  This Week In Comics

  None of the non-video game comics hitting shops in the U.S. this week really jump out at me, so let’s stick with the three gaming comics of the week, including Felicia Day’s first issue of The Guild. Resident Evil #4 of 6 Written by Rick Sanchez and drawn by Jheremy Raapack and Ed Benes. Summary…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2010
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  Robot Gives The Finger To Portable Touch Screens

  If you’ve ever played a game on a touch screen device, you know just how important it is that the screen recognize, perfectly, what you’re stylus or finger is up to at any given moment. And, it turns out, that one touch screen is not like another, according to this touchy robot and its tests…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2010
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  Speak-Up On Kotaku: Concept Art, Zelda Cellos, Stargates, and D.C. Wastes

  In this week’s installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku, Dracosummoner, Azel, Guru Smooth, and Taggart6 talks about the beauty of concept art, the sights pf pre-apocalyptic D.C., cello music, and Stargate SG-1. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say,…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2010
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  A Frank And Funny Hour With Red Steel 2’s Top Man

  Would you like to hear a developer speak freely about making a sequel to a game that was panned? Red Steel 2’s Jason VandenBerghe did that today, from Paris. You can download one of our best hours of audio now. This week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio features frank discussion between Jason, us and some…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2010
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  “Love” Is The Game That Earns You Respect, Breaks The World Of Warcraft Rules

  “My goal is not to make you more powerful than other people,” Eskil Steenberg, the video game developer recently told Kotaku, as he explained which video game design rule he is breaking. “It is to let you be more respected.” Eskil Steenberg’s ambitious video game Love, a game he made by himself, officially launches tomorrow.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2010
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  Sony’s Online Spring Sale Includes Half-Priced Games, Promised Bee Outfit

  Just because a Spring blizzard just dumped a foot of snow on my house last night doesn’t mean that other people can’t enjoy a bit of spring fever. Starting tomorrow, March 25, and running through June 1, an assortment of Playstation 3 and PSP games are getting 50 percent off as part of Sony’s annual…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2010
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  Pinball Wizards Take A Shot At Mini-Golf

  The studio behind Zen Pinball and Pinball FX takes the ball out of the table and onto the green with Planet MiniGolf, coming this spring to the PlayStation Network. Zen Studios knows how balls work. The developer has proven this with two stellar pinball games for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, and now…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2010
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  A Virtual Tour of Xbox 360’s Virtual Game Room

  The retro-friendly Game Room hit the Xbox 360 early this morning somewhat out of whack, not allowing gamers to actually enter the arcade. But as of an hour or so ago the gates to the arcade have been lifted and you’re free to stroll in, spend your money and drop gum on the carpet. I…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2010
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  There’s A Secret Message In The Witcher 2 Trailer

  Those sneaky developers at CD Projekt RED snuck a frame’s worth of secret messages to their biggest fans in the middle of today’s trailer for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. So what do they have to say? The message is basically CD Projekt RED promising fans of the original Witcher game an improved experience,…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2010
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  Come Talk Red Steel 2 Now With the Game’s Developer

  Kotaku Talk Radio is coming to you live RIGHT NOW with special guest Ubisoft’s Jason VandenBerghe, the creative director of Red Steel 2. VandenBerghe is joining us live on the show, which starts in just a few minutes, to talk all things Red Steel 2, Ubisoft… and anything else you want to ask him. Last…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2010
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  Little Games on a Big Screen: DSi XL Versus DSi Graphics UPDATED

  Nintendo’s DSi XL, due out this Sunday, features a much bigger screen than its predecessor, but does that mean better or worse graphics? We know, thanks to Nintendo’s great Japanese ad, that it makes games bigger, but at what cost? The DSi’s screen measures about 3.25 inches diagonally, while the DSi XL’s is a whopping…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2010
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  The Good, The Bad And The Fingerprinted: My Five Years With The PSP

  Five years ago today the PlayStation Portable went on sale in North America, and I was one of the first people in line for Sony’s gorgeous new handheld gaming device. Four months later, I traded it back in. Five years and one day ago today I was desperately rifling through my video game collection, looking…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2010
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  Alienware M11x – Pure Gaming Power that Goes Anywhere

  The Alienware™ M11x gaming laptop lets you play anything, anywhere, in HD. It weighs less than 4.5 pounds—and has over 6.5 hours of battery life. The scores are in—and they are out of this world. Specs below! The M11x offers the graphics power of a 15″ laptop in a much more portable 11″ form. With…

  By Gawkercreative Published March 24, 2010
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  The Witcher Returns In Assassins of Kings

  After teasing us with leaks and more leaks, CD Projekt RED and Atari finally pull back the curtain on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and if the first trailer is any indication, Geralt of Riva is in fine form. Early trailer leaks aside, this is the first time we’ve received any official word on…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2010