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  Sledding

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: It’s still snowing here, we’re up to, probably past, two feet on the ground. It’s crazy. Good thing I work from home. Tristan built an igloo in the front yard today and then spent the afternoon sledding down a nearby hill. So great. I used to love sledding when I…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 29, 2009
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  We’re Giving Away Five Copies of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition

  Don’t forget, we’re giving away five copies limited edition Uncharted 2: Fortune Hunter here on Kotaku. You have the rest of today to post a picture of yourself and short paragraph in comments that proves you are the biggest Uncharted fan. Make sure to include #fortunehunter in the post. We’ll be sifting through the comments,…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 29, 2009
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  Old News ’01: “Star Fox Adventures… Should Keep Adventure Enthusiasts More Than Happy”

  Inspired by Crecente’s posts about Epic Mickey I went digging for some older Disney stories. That brought me to E3 2001 stories. That brought me to paragraphs about how awesome the GameCube debut line-up was at that show. You are reading Kotaku’s once-weekly (sort of) journey back to yesteryear. So, yes, E3 2001 was the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 29, 2009
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  Saw Review: Do You Want to Play This Game?

  First off, full disclosure: I’ve never seen any of the Saw movies. I’m not sure why. I guess I just fail to see their appeal. Along those same lines, I’m not really fond of survival horror games, either. In this case, though, I have a very good reason. It’s because I’m a giant wuss. Scary…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 29, 2009
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  Whoops

  As seen on Jared Rea’s Twitter feed…. and some guy’s appendage… for the rest of his life.

  By Brian Crecente Published October 29, 2009
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  Boy Charged With Bad Behavior Will Surrender Wii

  A Canadian judge permitted the release of a 12-year-old boy on bail on the contingency that the child behaves. To get his release, the boy gave the court his Wii. The Winnipeg Sun reports that Canadian judge Marvin Garfinkle accepted the unusual arrangement as a way to induce good behavior from a child who has…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 29, 2009
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  We’re Hosting a Live Chat Monday and We Need You

  Mike Laidlaw, lead designer at BioWare, is dropping by for a live chat in the comments on Monday to discuss his work creating Dragon Age: Origins. It’s going to be epic, so we need a moderator. Help a brother out! If you’re a starred commenter and are up for the challenge, email us here: [email protected].…

  By Chrissie Lamond Published October 29, 2009
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  Tekken 6 Review: The Lag of Iron Fist

  One of the only fighting games I’ve ever bothered to try and deeply understand outside of Street Fighter is Tekken. There’s something about the mechanics, and ability to button tap control each limb, that I love. While Tekken 6 hit Japanese arcades in 2007 and 2008, those of us without a booming arcade scene have…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 29, 2009
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  Play Resident Evil Zero On The Wii This December

  Resident Evil fans can experience the prequel to the franchise all over again in December, when Capcom releases Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero on the Nintendo Wii. I never played the Gamecube version of Resident Evil Zero, which tells the story of rookie S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca Chambers and ex-Marine Billy Coen as they discover…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009
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  On America’s Copies Of Zelda, Link’s A Fighter

  Game characters look different in different parts of the world, and sharp-eyed blogger Matthew Green noticed that Zelda’s Link is showing more attitude for his release in the U.S. than in Europe. Aggression sells better in America? Green told me that this is part of a trend, one I’d not been privy to. It goes…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 29, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 Footage Sparks Outrage In Australia

  Leaked footage of gameplay from Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 has the Australian Council on Children and the Media calling for the game’s MA15+ to be reconsidered, effectively banning it from sale. The skippable scene of terrorist atrocities in Modern Warfare 2 first came to light via leaked footage on YouTube early yesterday. News travelled quickly,…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009
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  Team Fortress 2 For $2.49

  By the time this post goes live, you have approximately 40 minutes to purchase Team Fortress 2 on Steam for only $2.49. Why are you still reading this? I’m going to go ahead and assume that since you decided to read further you either already have Team Fortress 2, it’s past 2PM Pacific time when…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009
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  Polite People Can’t Say Name Of Matt Hazard’s New Difficulty Level

  The profane, not-for-children-to-see-or-your-boss-to-read name of the hardest difficulty mode in the next Matt Hazard video game can by abbreviated as FTS. That stands for “Fuck This Shit!” One-hit kills (except for grenade splash damage). No continues. The middle level of difficulty is called “Dame This Is Hard.” The easy level is called “Wussy.” The early…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 29, 2009
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  A Peek At Bioshock 2: Where Good Ideas Turn Monstrous

  Creating a follow-up to what many consider the best game of 2007 is no easy feat. Neither is getting a sneak peek at that follow-up and then having to wait nearly four weeks to tell anyone about it. But, hey, rules are rules. At an event in San Francisco in early October, 2K Games gave…

  Monty Phan Published October 29, 2009
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  A Very Team Fortress 2 Halloween

  The spirit of Halloween has infected Valve’s Team Fortress 2 Team, spawning a Haunted Hallowe’en Special update, complete with new achievements, a ghost-infested new map, exploding pumpkins, and scary hats! Today through November 2nd, Valve invites the spirits of the dead into Team Fortress 2 in the form of terrifying paper bag hats. The masks…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009
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  DSi XL Coming To America in Early 2010

  The extra-large, extra-priced DSi LL, unveiled in Japan early this morning, will be coming to North America and Europe in the first quarter of 2010, Nintendo tells Kotaku. “A new iteration of the Nintendo DSi system will be introduced in Japan on November 21, 2009,” according to a statement from Nintendo released to Kotaku. “To…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 29, 2009
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  I Can Kick Your Butt, Wanna Bet?

  Whether it was the local arcades or the family living room, there have been players — not all — who have thrown down extra scratch to see if being good pays off in more than bragging rights. Players putting their money wheretheir mouths are, betting that they are better, betting that they will win and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 29, 2009
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  Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” Comes To Rock Band – In South Park

  Last night’s episode of South Park featuring the boys playing Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” in Rock Band once again proves that every song is better when Eric Cartman sings it. The Japanese are ruthlessly slaughtering whales and dolphins, and only Stan Marsh can stop them, not that his friends give a damn. They’re too busy…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009
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  Batman Arkham Asylum Defaced With Lego (Wait A Minute…)

  Not interested in promoting vandalism we must nevertheless provide evidence of what, following that Resident Evil deed, must be a spree of Lego-based game-ad defacement. (Two is a “spree,” yes?) Odd choice. Batman has already had a Lego head. Thanks to reader Davis who spotted this in Brooklyn’s High Street station. Lego Batman [Flickr]

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 29, 2009
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  The LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Begins Today

  $14.99 worth of tilting and rolling goodness hits the PlayStation Network today, as Sony releases LocoRoco Midnight Carnival for the PSP. LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is the latest installment of the painfully adorable LocoRoco series, featuring 16 new stages, competitive and co-op multiplayer modes, mini-games, and three bonus stages. The game also introduces the Boing! maneuver,…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009