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  It’s Amazon Gold Box Game Deals Day Again

  Amazon.com loves gamers. More specifically, Amazon.com loves the amount of money we spend on games, and are rewarding us once again with chances to spend less money with a day of Gold Box deals. Today’s Gold Box deals come on top of this week’s Black Friday game specials. So far we’re looking at an Xbox…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 24, 2009
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  Rock Band Yoko Ono

  For every form of expression there is a Yoko Ono, but for every Yoko Ono there is a Call of Duty. Think about it. It’s deep. Seriously. Watch the video. Rock Band Yoko Ono

  By Brian Crecente Published November 24, 2009
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  Celebrate 5 Years Of Killzone With Double XP

  World of Warcraft isn’t the only game turning five this week, with developer Guerrilla celebrating five years of Killzone all week long at Killzone.com, culminating in a weekend’s worth of double XP goodness. The original Killzone was release on the PlayStation 2 on November 26th, 2004. It wasn’t all that great, but it did lay…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 24, 2009
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  The BioWare Community Is Legion

  BioWare breaks EA web-traffic records as the developer’s community swells to more than 5 million registered users in the wake of the release of Dragon Age and the shadow of Mass Effect 2. Integrating a community website with Dragon Age: Origins and the upcoming Mass Effect 2 has paid off in spades for BioWare, bringing…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 24, 2009
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  Excitebike: World Rally Micro-Review: Race back to 1985

  The NES motocross classic gets updated for a trip across the WiiWare finish line. Nostalgia-craving gamers who couldn’t quite embrace Wii-fangled updates Excite Truck and Excitebots: Trick Racing will pop a wheelie over this decidedly old school-flavored entry. Loved Ah, the Memories…: Make no mistake, this is Excitebike as you remember it from back in…

  matt cabral Published November 24, 2009
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  Tekken 6 Online Play Less Of A Turkey On Thanksgiving

  If you’ve got any strength left to hold a controller after gorging yourself this Thanksgiving, why not hop online to give the eagerly-awaited Tekken 6 lag patch a spin? Namco Bandai is releasing the free online play patch previously promised this Thursday, which includes various tweaks and adjustments aimed at making Tekken 6 somewhat enjoyable…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 24, 2009
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  Ezio Is Kicking Altair’s Assassin’s Creed Sales

  According to internal Ubisoft estimates, Assassin’s Creed II has sold 1.6 million units in the first week of release, 32% more than the original Assassin’s Creed sold two years ago. While Assassin’s Creed the first remains the fastest selling new video game IP in U.S. history, it’s younger brother isn’t doing too shabby itself, selling…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 24, 2009
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  The DS and DSi Gift Guide

  This year saw the launch of not one, but two additions to the DS family. The DSi, sporting two cameras and the ability to download games, hit in April. The DSiLL (XL to folks outside of Japan) is all of that a more, well more in the sense of size, super-sizing the screen and mondo-sizing…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Once a year, we must all shake our heads and wonder if/when Donkey Kong will be featured in his very own game again. Maybe even a good one? Talk about that and other gaming stuff in TAY. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 24, 2009
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  When Did You Stop Believing in Santa Claus?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Christmas the First Man, presents are a gianormous pain when we go the States for the holidays. Mini-Bash wrote his list to Santa yesterday. He wants a kickboard (I think it’s called a “razor” scooter in English — not sure) and Beyblade spinning tops. Not sure if we are going…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  LittleBigPlanet: From Sketchbook To The PlayStation 3

  As part of a recent re-launch of the game’s community portal, Media Molecule – the developers behind LittleBigPlanet – have shared with the world a ton of concept art from the early days of LBP’s development. In some ways, you can see that the game’s final aesthetic has a lot in common with its formative…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  British Sales Charts: Little Italy

  Big surprise this week, as Modern Warfare 2’s cross-platform domination is abruptly ended after only seven days, with the PS3 version nudged aside by a stealthy, Italian newcomer. Assassin’s Creed II has dropped from the rafters and, with a flick of the wrists, shanked MW2 in the guts, the 360 version of Ubisoft’s big franchise…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game

  According to game site Bitmob, this trailer for Mercenaries Inc., a multiplayer entry in the Mercenaries franchise is a few months old, but real. The game has not been announced and is apparently being prepped at EA’s Los Angeles studio. Mercenaries was previously developed by Pandemic Studios. There is no longer any Pandemic Studios. About…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Remaking Commander Keen

  With id showing no signs of reviving the Commander Keen IP anytime soon, a guy in New Zealand is taking it upon himself to remake the game, give it a more contemporary touch. Laz, the creator, says the game is a “tribute”, but as fans of the little Cheesehead will instantly recognise, this is no…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  DSi LL Selling Faster Than PSPgo

  On November 22, the DSi LL went on sale. Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has sales figures for the new NIntendo handheld’s first two days. The portable moved 103,524 units in Japan. In comparison, the DSi sold approximately 170,000 units in its first two days on sale in Japan. In its first day on sale in The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Tony Hawk Keen On Kelly Slater Revival

  In an interview with GameSpot, skating legend and video game staple Tony Hawk has spoken fondly, and none-too-subtly, of his wishes to see another Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer game. Using the Tony Hawk: Ride controller, of course. Chatting about what comes next for the expensive peripheral, Hawk says “I think that the first priority, beyond…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  2 Million LIVE Users Logged Into Facebook

  Earlier this month, Facebook went live on Xbox LIVE. Loads of people have logged onto Facebook via LIVE. “Loads” is not very descriptive. “Two million” is. According to Microsoft’s first week figures, at least 2 million LIVE users logged into Facebook, and a half a million accounts were created in the first 24 hours. The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  EA Creates Madden For Disabled Gamers

  EA Sports have teamed up with VTree, a provider of software for those with disabilities, to release what’s essentially a modified version of Madden. It’s called “My Football Game“, and while it won’t win many awards for its graphics (it appears to be running on an ancient version of the Madden engine), it gets thumbs…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  Super Street Fighter IV Getting Three More Fighters

  Muay Thai fighter Adon from Street Fighter Alpha and Final Fight character Cody and Guy are the latest characters announced for SSFIV. Cody is decked out in his Street Fighter Alpha 3 prison garb. Super Street Fighter IV is slated for spring 2010 on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Know Your Enemy (Especially His Weak Points)

  By Olly Moss, as seen on A Life Well Wasted.

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009