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  The Road to IGF Is Paved With Good Games

  Indie games are important. No, not because they’re sometimes “art“, but because of the innovations, the stirring of the pot they sometimes lead to. And nowhere is that more celebrated than during the Game Developers Conference’s annual Independent Games Festival. Now on its 12th showing, the festival gathers together the biggest and best names in…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 10, 2010
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  10 Years Of Bejeweled, 1,000 Years Of Lost Productivity

  PopCap kicks off a ten month long tenth birthday celebration today for Bejeweled, the causal gaming sensation that’s sold more than 50 million units and stifled the productivity of an entire generation. Bejeweled, for those of you who haven’t immediately run off to play a few rounds in celebration of the occasion, is a simple…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 10, 2010
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  Pokémon’s Fifth Generation Begins With Zoroark

  Scans from the latest CoroCoro Comic out the first new Pokémon of the fifth generation, Zoroark, the monster fox Pokémon and star of the franchise’s 13th animated feature, Phantom Ruler Zoroark. First shown in silhouette during this weekend’s Pokémon Sunday in Japan, CoroCoro Comic magazine scans from across the sea have confirmed the mysterious creature…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 10, 2010
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  Playing The Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom Credits

  Wii fighter Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom is packed with tons of inside jokes, including plenty I don’t quite get. Take for instance this little “game” that you can play while watching the credits roll by after beating the game. You can control the speed of the trio of bikers (the Dorombo Gang, Fahey thinks) and tap…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 10, 2010
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  can videogames make us happy?

  We can’t all be rock stars. Or can we? Why can’t we all be rock stars? Who says we can’t all be rock stars? “They” say we can’t all be rock stars. Who are “they”? Who knows? Then we have the people who say they don’t want to be rock stars. They say they’d rather…

  Tim Rogers Published February 10, 2010
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  Or Talk Amongst Yourselves About LOST

  Reminder: Join in on the Lost conversation and try to help me untangle last night’s episode over at our #Losttalk discussion page. Surely someone’s figured it all out, no?

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 10, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Today may be a day to stay at home because of a blizzard (it is for me), but it’s also a day to comment here about video games. Just like most days. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 10, 2010
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  Due to Inclement Weather Your Podcast Has Been Delayed

  Blizzard warnings and threats of a New York whiteout shut down CBS Radio’s New York Studio today, giving our podcast a last minute snow day. We apologize for the inconvenience, but are already hard at work with 2K Games shuffling schedules so we can get Jordan Thomas, creative director of Bioshock 2, on our snow-delayed…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 10, 2010
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  First Library Card

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Toy Fair That’s Micro-Bash. He’s 1 and a couple months old. And today he got his first library card. His older brother, Mini-Bash, has had a library card for a couple years now and really enjoys going to the library — more so now, because he has learned to read.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2010
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  Is Love Plus Better Than Love?

  A few days before last Christmas, a line stretched around a Tokyo bakery. The customers were waiting to buy Christmas cake. But they weren’t waiting to buy just any cake. In Japan, Christmas is akin New Year’s in the U.S. — secular and spent with friends. Yes, there are Japanese Christians who celebrate the religious…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2010
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  “Many More Stories” Could Be Told From BioShock

  People like BioShock 1. People seem to like BioShock 2. Know what that means? We will probably see another BioShock game. And then another. And another. Of course publisher 2K won’t confirm that, because 2K like most big companies seems to like surprises that aren’t really surprises. “Rapture is probably one of the most unique…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2010
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  Red Dead New York City

  So your game is suffering from some poor publicity? Why not have a building-sized version of Red Dead Redemption’s hero John Marston blow all your troubles away. Continuing a long tradition of plastering New York City streets with giant game posters, this Red Dead poster can be seen on the corner of Canal & Greene…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010
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  Two More Characters For Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition

  Characters Barry Burton and Rebecca Chambers will be joining Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition as Mercenaries Reunion characters. The two appeared in the original Resident Evil and have made cameos in the titles that followed, points out game site CVG, and Rebecca Chambers even starred in Resident Evil Zero. Forhtcoming Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2010
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  BioShock 2, Red Faction Cosplay For Your 360 Avatar

  If your 360 avatar is in need of some over-priced, officially-licensed attire to help ring in St. Valentine’s Day, Microsoft, 2K and THQ have you covered with some BioShock 2 and Red Faction: Guerilla clothing purchases. They’re your standard fare, a mix of game-themed t-shirts and replica costumes from the titles themselves. I still don’t…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010
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  Windows 7 Overtakes Vista For Hardcore PC Users

  Well, here’s something we didn’t notice last time we checked; it seems Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system has already overtaken Windows Vista as a hardcore PC gamer’s operating system of choice. 28.53% of Steam users report Windows 7 as their operating system, while Vista users represent 27.91% of the platform’s userbase (the remainder, of course,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010
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  Demon’s Souls 2 Hints?

  It’s not confirmed, but a Demon’s Souls sequel would seem like a no brainer, especially considering the attention the game got. As web forum NeoGAF points out, a podcast from Japanese gaming news source Dengeki hints that a sequel for a challenging and hard game released last year would be coming out this fall. The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2010
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  Electronic Arts’ “Project Ten Dollar” Isn’t As Ominous As It Sounds

  You may have noticed that in the past few months, EA has begun to provide content that’s free to purchasers of new games, but costs serious money for those buying second-hand. It’s no co-incidence. It’s called “Project Ten Dollar”. As part of the company’s attempts to combat the sale of pre-owned games – where profits…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010
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  Mass Effect 2’s Yamm Isn’t So Bad, Yo

  BioWare role-playing game Mass Effect 2 has a survey for every planet and star in the game. Here’s a snippet about Yamm: With over 90 percent of its surface covered in oceans, Yamm is a habitable nitrogen-oxygen world, but its extremes can be quite hostile to sapient life. The heat from its extremely long days…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2010
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  Developer: Not Many People Hook Their PSP Up To The PSN

  Dylan Cuthbert, boss of PixelJunk creators Q Games, has told G4 that few gamers bother hooking their PSPs up to the PlayStation Store. “At this time, we have no plans for more stuff on the PSP”, he told the station’s blog. “I don’t think it’s piracy that has deflated sales, I just don’t think many…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2010
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  Body Suits! Galoshes! Yamato!

  Namco Bandai is bringing Yamato to pachislot machines with Uchu Senkan Yamato (trailer here). Dubbed Star Blazers in English, the sci-fi military anime originally ran in the mid-1970s in Japan. Pachislot is a fancier version of classic slot machines in which the player must stop the reels himself — this is called “skill stop”. While…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2010