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  Talk Live With Xbox Live’s Major Nelson Today

  As noted on Monday, Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, director of programming for Xbox Live, will guest-host today’s live Kotaku call-in podcast. Show time’s 11 a.m. MT, 1 p.m. ET. Call-in and listening details will be live on the site just before show time.

  By Brian Crecente Published December 30, 2009
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  Rock Band Next Week: Rock, Rock, Rock N’ Roll High School

  Along with the live Paul McCartney tracks mentioned previously, The Ramones return to Rock Band next week, with their one song worth any three Blink 182 or two songs from The Psychedelic Furs that might also be showing up. The three live Paul McCartney tunes Luke mentioned yesterday are joined by The Ramones classic “Rock…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 30, 2009
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  Blood Bowl Teaser Hits Hard

  This is why elves don’t generally make good football players. This teaser trailer goes along with yesterday’s announcement that SouthPeak is bringing Blood Bowl to retail next year, though I highly doubt the action in the PSP, PC, and Xbox 360 versions will be quite as entertaining as the video clip. After spending the better…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 30, 2009
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  N.O.V.A. Micro-Review: Say “Halo” to iPhone’s New Shooter

  Following their hit military-themed FPS iPhone app Modern Combat: Sandstorm, Gameloft reloads and sets its sites on an all new threat-aliens!-in sci-fi fragger N.O.V.A. As with their aforementioned Call of Duty clone, Gameloft’s latest shooter borrows from the best; while it’s unlikely we’ll see Master Chief’s shiny green armor splash across the iPhone’s slick display…

  matt cabral Published December 30, 2009
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  Welcome Home!

  To: Brian From: Luke Re: You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello Welcome home! Actually, writing that from the place you just left, as you arrive somewhere I am not, that doesn’t seem quite right. Welcome….back to…your home? Bah, doesn’t have the same ring to it. Sorry to hear about your dog. Mine – a beagle…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  Google Bringing Games To YouTube?

  Google applied for a patent earlier this year called “Web-Based System for Generation of Interactive Games Based on Digital Videos”. Translation: bringing games to YouTube. Interesting. The application was filed in February, but only published this month. While it’s heavy on fluff, the gist of the patent is that Google would like to be able…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  In Our Dreams: Castlevania And Luigi’s Mansion Knock Boots

  By Shane Hill, as seen on Tiny Cartridge.

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  British Sales Charts: British Sales Charts…British Sales Charts…British Sales Charts…

  Is there an echo in here? I only ask because last week’s British sales charts look an awful lot like this week’s British sales charts. And it’s not just the first couple of games, either. The top 10 from December 26 is exactly the same as the top 10 from December 19, with only the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  A Little More Info On Xbox Live For Mobile Phones

  We’ve known for years that Microsoft would be expanding Xbox Live beyond the Xbox console. Heck, with Games For Windows, it’s (practically) already started. Still, new info is always appreciated! A job posting on Microsoft’s site for a Principal Program Manager specifically asks the successful applicant to “drive the platform and bring Xbox LIVE enabled…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  Plants vs Zombies, iPhone, January

  PopCap’s excellent Plants vs Zombies has already been announced for the iPhone, but you know what hadn’t been announced? Its release date. According to the company’s Facebook page, however, the game will be out on Apple’s handheld in late January. So, around a month! Should be well worth the wait, as about the only thing…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  Get Your Fists On Super Street Fighter IV At Vegas Preview Event

  Those with a need/desire to get their hands on Super Street Fighter IV should pack their bags and head for Vegas, as Capcom will soon be hosting a public event/fight club for the game. The event will take place on January 7, at Planet Hollywood. All the game’s new characters will be playable, the catch…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  Return To Ostagar With This Trailer

  Dragon Age’s next piece of downloadable content, Return to Ostagar, will be out next week. To get you in the mood, here’s the pack’s trailer.

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  Guilty Gear Gearing Up For 360, PS3

  Series creator Daisuke Ishiwatari has revealed that Arc System Works are looking at bringing a new entry in the Guilty Gear series to the PS3 and Xbox 360. “What we can say about Guilty Gear is that it is not dead yet”, Arc System’s Tomo Ohno told NowGamer. “It has not ended. The producer/creator of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  Got $200,000 To Spend On A Driving Rig?

  The Cruden Hexatech simulator is billed as the ultimate driving sim. Which it had want to be, since it costs $191,000. Suspended off the ground by hydraulic rods, the Hexatech can be customised with the car body type of your choice, comes with either three 42″ screens or two “wrap-around” ones, and costs…yeah, $191,000. Regardless…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  A Touching Tribute To The King Of Space Pop

  This is some Space Channel 5 cosplay from Comiket, and for once, Ulala isn’t the centre of attention. No, the focus of this piece is the amazing Space Michael, which following on from months of teary-eyed celebrities and dirty cash-in movies is probably the sweetest tribute to the fallen pop idol as we’ve seen. ［コミケ77］ゲームキャラのコスプレギャラリー＜その1＞…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2009
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  BioShock 2 Has Sprung A Leak

  For a game set underwater, there wasn’t much water in BioShock. With Rapture now a little worse for wear, its sequel is looking to make amends.

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2009
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  A Phat Slice of Cake

  PS3 Game Cake with two games, one incompatible. Created by Debbie Does Cakes and seen via PS3 Maven [thanks Julius]

  By Owen Good Published December 29, 2009
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  OnLive Boss Gives Live (And Long) OnLive Presentation

  OnLive, an ambitious service which plans to allow gamers to stream games over the internet to their TV – removing the need for a console – has its doubters. Steve Perlman, boss of OnLive, is not one of them. Here he is giving a 48-minute presentation on the service, covering almost every single aspect of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2009
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  Historians Rebuilding Old Atari Chips

  The Atari Museum is reconstructing several of the original company’s proprietary chips – including those from the 2600/VCS, 5200, and the 8-bit personal computer line – using data recovered from the reel-to-reel tapes used in their original manufacture. The Museum’s Curt Vendel says the project has a practical application beyond the living history factor. “What…

  By Owen Good Published December 29, 2009
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  Gears Of War Buffs Up Games On Demand

  Epic Games‘ huge dude shooter Gears of War has been added to the list of Xbox 360 games available “on demand,” in the unlikely event that you don’t already have the seminal third-person chainsaw and shoot ’em up. The damage is $19.99 USD, more or less in your currency, and takes an impressive 6 GB…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 29, 2009