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  All The Super Street Fighter IV Dudley, Makoto, And Ibuki You Can Stand

  Now that Capcom has officially outed Makoto, Ibuki, and Dudley as new playable characters in Super Street Fighter IV, the flood of new screenshots, art, and versus videos can begin! Sagat versus Dudley! Ibuki versus Makoto! Ready, fight! These new screens, concept art, and videos should give Street Fighter fans something to do while we…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2010
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  Next Assassin’s Creed Will Have Full Campaign, “Justified” Multiplayer

  On the red carpet for the Interactive Achievement Awards here at the DICE convention yesterday, two of the top creators of the Assassin’s Creed series provided a little better sense of what the series’ surprise next installment will be like. Ubisoft creative director Patrice Desilets and series lead writer Corey May were both there to…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 19, 2010
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  Mile Marker 20: Closure

  Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Closure! In A Sentence Sketch art and playful use of light and shadows combine to make an interesting looking and interesting playing platformer.…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Mission objective: Comment about video games. Lives remaining: 3. Difficulty level: Easy. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 19, 2010
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  The Dark Darkness of Alien Vs. Predator’s Perpetual Night

  Aliens Vs. Predators is a dark game. I’m not just talking about the ability to rip off someone’s head, spine still attached. The game’s settings are all inside buildings with few lights, at night, in the jungle. So, you know, dark. That’s great for setting the mood, but not so great for seeing just what…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 19, 2010
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  Why Is Time Moving So Quickly, Can You Make It Stop, Gee Thanks

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: One Headache Averted Is time going faster or is it just me? Seriously. I feel like weeks are now the equivalent of days when I was a kid. I don’t know if that’s depressing or scary. Maybe both! What you missed last night Rumor: Next Call Of Duty Is A…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  What’s The Father of the PlayStation Doing These Days?

  After a rocky PlayStation 3 launch, the platform’s creator was replaced by exec Kaz Hirai as the head of Sony Computer Entertainment. A year later he retired. Besides keeping busy with his new start-up companies Cellius and Cyber Ai Entertainment, Kutaragi has also been giving lectures. And now? Now Kutaragi is joining popular online retailer…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  Bring Me The Head Of Boba Fett

  I like my Star Wars. I’ve got a ton of Star Wars games, even some Star Wars toys lying around. But this? This goes a little beyond a “toy”. It’s a 1:1 bust of the galaxy’s favourite bounty hunter. That’s life-size. Which means this baby weighs in at 35lbs (15kg). Course, it also weighs in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010
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  Sony Files Patent For Universal Game Controller

  There are universal TV remotes, so why not universal video game console controllers? Sony’s recent patent filing indicates that could change. The Sony patent, which was filed in August 2008 but appeared online on February 18 of this year, reads: “Just like remote controls, game consoles, and thus game controllers, are becoming widespread. It is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  ESRB Leaks Tecmo Bowl Throwback

  There have been rumors that Tecmo is bringing Tecmo Bowl to the PSN and Xbox LIVE Arcade with Tecmo Bowl Throwback. If you believe the ESRB, those rumors could be true. The Entertainment Software Rating Board has a listing for Tecmo Bowl Throwback for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Here is the listing: This…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  Rumor: Next Call Of Duty Is A Cold War Game

  Those rumours that Treyarch’s next Call of Duty game is set in Vietnam? They might only be partially correct, if a supposed casting call for actors for the game is anything to go by. The call, spotted by VG247, is looking for four actors to provide a mixture of voice work, facial capture and full-body…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: Who Needs Yakuza 4 When You’ve Got Yakuza 3?

  This week’s European store update is a good one, PAL gamers finally getting their hands on a Yakuza 3 demo that isn’t in Japanese. I played the crap out of the Japanese demo last year, but then, it was in Japanese. You kind of had to just fumble your way through it. Now that I…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010
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  How To Unlock The Resident Evil 5 DLC “Classic” Camera

  The new Resident Evil 5 downloadable content “Lost in Nightmares” is available. It features a special surprise. As an easter egg, the game has a hidden “classic” camera angle mode from the earlier titles. Here’s how to unlock it: Talk to the front door a couple of times until it says “?” instead of investigate.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  Hey I Heard You Like Ostrich Racing In Your Prince Of Persia Movies

  Tired of short, theatrical trailers for the new Prince of Persia movie?? This new Sands of Time featurette on IGN has plenty of new footage. Including Chesty Jake. And ostrich racing. Up there, you can see just a glimpse of Chesty Jake. And flirty Jake. And jumping Jake, and fighting Jake, and stoic Jake. You’ll…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010
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  More Fist of the North Star Screens, Of Course Already Dead

  The latest batch features helmet wearing bad guy Jagi, who was disfigured after trying to kill his brother, Kenshiro. In March 2010, Tecmo Koei is bringing post-apocalyptic martial arts manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) to the PS3 and the Xbox 360 in Japan. The game has been titled Hokuto Musou, and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  The Legend Of Zelda: The Magical Magic Cards

  Because Magic Cards weren’t dorky enough as it is, somebody had to go and make a custom set of cards based on Nintendo’s The Legend Of Zelda. What’s funny is that they’re not, well, funny. Read the descriptions, these cards are serious business. Shame there’s only six of them, though; a full game could have…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010
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  XBLA Perfect Dark Multiplayer Features GoldenEye Weapons, Levels

  In March, an hi-def port of Perfect Dark will be released on Xbox LIVE Arcade. The port will feature much more than tarted up graphics. Ken Lobb from Microsoft Game Studios has told Kotaku at DICE 2010 that players can use weapons from Nintendo 64 game GoldenEye 007. That game was developed by Rare, the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  Ubisoft On The Campaign Trail Over New PC DRM Measures

  Ubisoft’s new digital rights management setup on the PC sounded bad, then in practice, sounded even worse. That can mean only one thing: damage control! Seeking to clarify comments made by PC Gamer magazine, suggesting that users would need a constant internet connection to keep playing singleplayer games, Ubisoft told Ars Technica “As long as…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010
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  NSFW: Erotic Game Tracks “Alone Time”

  *cough* Adult game developer Waffle is releasing a new title later this month that allow players to track their playing-with-themselves time. Shameful, not-safe-for-work post to follow. You’ve been warned! As website Canned Dogs points out, ero title Migite ga tomaranai boku to, osananajimi no shimai (loosely “Me who can’t stop his right hand and childhood…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2010
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  NBA All-Stars Get Custom PlayStation Portables

  Continuing a long-running trend of presenting overpaid athletes with custom versions of consoles they probably already have, Sony was at the recent NBA All-Star weekend handing out PSPgos like they were…going out of style. Admittedly, some of these are pretty nice. Others…a little crass. The one up top is LeBron James’, which of course was…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010