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  BioWare Responds to Self-Censorship Charge on Mass Effect 2 Sex

  Mass Effect 2’s tamer (and sideboobless) sex scenes led some to believe that BioWare held something back, after the 2008 uproar over Mass Effect started by the Network That Must Not Be Named. But a dev sternly denies that charge. User Menelaos1971 opened a forum thread on the subject, calling the sex scene in Mass…

  By Owen Good Published February 6, 2010
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  Kotaku Originals: Rated C for Creepy

  Impertinent remarks – calling Sony’s motion controller “Arc” and the ESRB’s bluntly accurate description of the activities in Dead or Alive: Paradise – highlighted our front page this week. Dante’s Inferno sneaked in underneath it. Our original news coverage: K Monthly – January 2010 Kotaku Talk Radio Top Stories We Shall Mourn The Following Xbox…

  By Owen Good Published February 6, 2010
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  Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Remember, everyone, our rules here are standard 12 point type – and definitely no Comic Sans or Papyrus typefaces – in Kotaku’s official open thread. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Owen Good Published February 6, 2010
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  Case Closed On Mass Effect 2 And The Curse Of The Tiny Text

  Like some other 360 titles like Dead Rising, Mass Effect 2 has tiny text, which users on small TVs and with poor eyesight are having trouble reading. Is BioWare going to fix the problem? Nope. Just like Dead Rising, it’s no easy fix, and since BioWare feel it affects only “a small portion of SDTV…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2010
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  Doodle Jump Micro-Review: Boing!

  Doodle Jump: simple title, simple game. Players are what looks like a green Snork-like creature. It’s a doodle-drawing platforming test of endurance in which players try to bounce as high as they can. But does simple mean satisfying? By tilting the iPod/iPhone, the character bounces right or left onto the platforms. Some of the platforms…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2010
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  Sony Still Losing Money On Every PS3 Sold (But Not As Much!)

  Last we checked, Sony was losing money on every PS3 sold, at $37 a pop. Checking in this week, we find the company is still losing money on every PS3 sold. But now, it’s only $18. Yes, having reduced the functionality and the size of the console, and benefited from natural declines in the cost…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2010
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  Red Dead Redemption Screens Feature Actual Cowboy Action

  And I don’t mean chewing tobacco or shooting Mexicans, either. I mean rounding up animals, with a lasso. Course, these are horses, not cows, but “Horseboy” sounds equal parts silly and adult…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2010
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  Kotaku Off Topic: Dig In

  So, I hear some of you Kotaku Off Topic readers are having some lousy weather. How’s your internet connection holding up? If you can read this, we’ve got some off topic things to discuss. Let’s not talk about the weather, though. No small talk in this open thread, as we prefer idle chitchat and the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010
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  Brock Lesnar Gets UFC Undisputed Cover

  THQ has announced that UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will grace the cover of UFC Undisputed 2010, probably the closest he will come anytime soon to a head-to-head competition Fedor Emelianenko, on the cover for EA Sports MMA. Fans have pined for both cover fighters to duke it out in real life, but that is…

  By Owen Good Published February 5, 2010
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  You Choo-choo-choose The Demon’s Souls Valentine’s Day Special Event

  Atlus is gearing up for another World Tendency event for the PlayStation 3 role-playing game Demon’s Souls just like it did for Halloween and the Christmas season. Since this one’s for Valentine’s Day, what will Atlus do? Whatever you choose. While Halloween was appropriately Black World Tendency and Christmas was White World Tendency, Atlus is…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010
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  Tetris Gets Its Own Satellite TV Channel

  And not as hot, tetromino-on-tetromino Spanktravision pay-per-view either. For $2.99 a month, DISH Network subscribers will get access to a Tetris Channel that allows them to wham on their remote button seven times just to rotate the block counterclockwise once. According to a news release from Englewood, Colo. based DISH, Tetris is being delivered through…

  By Owen Good Published February 5, 2010
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  Left 4 Dead 2 Update, Zombie Bots Are Go

  Valve has issued the latest update to its cooperative and competitive zombie killing sim Left 4 Dead 2, with changes that are sure to delight the Boomer in you. The newly issued patch, now available on Steam and arriving for Xbox 360 owners in “an upcoming title update,” deals away with the dreaded “auto spawn”…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010
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  EA Sports Planning Facebook Version of Madden

  Speaking to Bloomberg Television, EA Sports boss Peter Moore said his division will soon introduce a version of its Madden NFL game to Facebook users, saying it is essential that the football simulation be made more accessible. Moore told Bloomberg that a Facebook Madden would deliver a “simpler experience” than the console game. Following up…

  By Owen Good Published February 5, 2010
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  “Saddened” Bungie Plans Halo 2 Send Off On Xbox Live

  Earlier today, Microsoft announced that it was pulling the plug on Xbox Live support for original Xbox games. That obviously includes Bungie’s Halo 2, consistently the top original Xbox title represented on Live. Bungie responds to the change. “We’re all saddened at the realization that an era is coming to an end but looking back,”…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010
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  Europe’s God Of War III Ultimate Edition Even More Ultimate

  The top shelf version of God of War III coming to Europe is a bit more ultimate than the North American version, known over there as the God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition. This is what it looks like. Europe’s God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition is the only way for our friends…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010
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  All is Forgiven, Miss America

  So Caressa Cameron, crowned Miss America on Sunday, opened her yearlong reign with some alienating things to say about video games. Chalk that up to extemporaneous speaking. Here she assures Major Nelson she wants to learn how to play them. We mentioned that Cameron’s first post-coronation comments were intended to motivate parents to set better…

  By Owen Good Published February 5, 2010
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  Survey: Game Devs Walking Away From Wii, Warming Up To iPhone

  Game developers are focusing less on the Wii and more on the iPhone, according to a new survey of more than 800 video game professionals, with development on Apple’s platform nearly doubling over the year prior. That survey of developers from North America “and beyond” was performed by Game Developer Research and consists of video…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2010
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  Friday

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Why Is It Called China? I don’t know about you, but it’s been an exhausting week for me. Between the features, breaking news and reviews and handling a lot of manageminty and behind the scenes stuff, this week has zipped by. Next week has me traveling to San Fran on…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 5, 2010
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  Introducing the Caseburster

  Alien chestburster casemod for PS3 phat, as seen on Technabob.

  By Owen Good Published February 5, 2010
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  John Romero Bows Before Gaming’s Masters

  Speaking last night at The Art History of Games symposium in Atlanta, Doom developer John Romero talked about the “masters” the game industry should look to for help creating games today. Which industry figures could make Romero their bitch? The first thing that Romero made clear during his talk, titled “Masters Among Us,” is that…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 5, 2010