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  Asphalt 5 Micro-Review: Pedal to the iPhone

  Gameloft races back onto the iPhone with a follow-up to last year’s arcadey Asphalt 4: Elite Racing. By tweaking and tuning the formula that made last year’s entry such a rubber-burnin’ blast, Asphalt 5, despite hitting one major bump in the road, positions itself as the platform’s premier racer. Loved Garage Full of Features: A…

  matt cabral Published November 18, 2009
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  Mastiff Rights The Wrongs Of The Duck Hunt Dog

  After more than 25 years of relentless hunter-mocking, Mastiff’s Remington Great American Bird Hunt introduces Rockford, a hunting dog that won’t laugh at your obvious shortcomings. Hunting video games don’t get a lot of play here at Kotaku, as I feel they are marketed towards a demographic that doesn’t read things on the internet on…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2009
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  Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official

  After trademarks and teases and rumors of naked grizzled men, Square Enix finally announces Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, with developer IO Interactive taking inspiration from documentary filmmakers and the user-generated era. That last bit certainly explains the teaser video that McWhertor posted awhile back, featuring the two criminals running through a Chinese restaurant…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 18, 2009
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  Chat With Tim Schafer Today on Kotaku Talk Radio

  Later today, Double Fine‘s Tim Schafer, the man behind Brutal Legend, joins us on Kotaku Talk Radio to chat about gaming and take your calls. If you’ve ever had a burning question for Schafer, now is the time to get it answered. We expect a high volume of calls during this show, so it’s probably…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 18, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves II

  We all know the secret, right? These sequels this season haven’t been too bad. Talk about that and other gaming stuff here in this first-ever sequel to TAY. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 18, 2009
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  Me Too, Me Too

  To: Crecente From: Luke Re: Xbox Going Down Funny you mention that. I got home from my honeymoon to find my third Xbox 360’s power supply had died while I was away. When it wasn’t even being used. The machine itself still works, but the power supply just…gave up the ghost. Good times. Less good…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 By the Xbox Live Numbers

  Luke already pointed out that Modern Warfare 2 is an entertainment industry record setter, so today’s Activision confirmation isn’t too surprising. But the Xbox Live numbers included along with that confirmation sure are. More than 2.2 million gamers logged more than 5.2 million multiplayer hours playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the first…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 18, 2009
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  Team Fortress 2 Gets Updated A LOT

  There’s an interesting statistic to be found in a Gamasutra interview with Steam’s Jason Holtman, published earlier today. Concerning Team Fortress 2, and just how often Valve feel the need to tinker with and improve the game. Apparently since the game was released two years ago, there have been 97 updates for the game. 97!…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Report: 60% Of Britain’s Xbox 360s Have Died

  Following in the wake of Game Informer’s armchair survey earlier in the year – which found that 54.2% of American Xbox 360s had broken down – CNET have done a similar study for the British market. With similar results. 1,128 gamers were polled (note: it was a self-selected survey, not a blind study), with 562…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  A Game Store That Only Sells One Game

  Kooky, but true: EA Sports have, in the run-up to Christmas, opened two actual storefronts dedicated entirely to EA Sports Active (and, we guess, it’s expansion). One is in San Francisco, the other, Boston. Can’t say we can remember the last time a single game got its own store. Actually, it’s rare a game company…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  PSP Comics Service Dated, Priced (For Japan)

  Sony today announced the final launch plans for the PlayStation Portable’s comic service, whereby a range of manga will be made available to PSP owners in Japan. There’ll be a PSP firmware update on the 19th to 6.20, which will add the comics store ahead of the service’s launch a few weeks later on December…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Finally, The Steel Battallion Controller Is Put To Good Use

  Looks like somebody found a job for their old Steel Battallion controller that didn’t involve posting on small-time forums how much they paid for it or how awesome it would have been if more games had supported it. Instead, Japanese VJ Bonsajo rigged his up for performances, using it to do things like fade and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Facebook Comes To The PS3 Today

  Having only been announced on Monday, Sony’s Eric Lempel has told 1UP that the PlayStation 3’s 3.10 firmware update will be released sometime later today. The main attraction will of course be Facebook integration with your trophies, store purchases and in-game progress. Though, as someone who uses the feature all the time, the new improved…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  GRID Now Available On Games On Demand

  It’s been announced that Codemasters’ rather well-received 2008 racer, Race Driver: GRID, is now available for download via the Xbox 360 Games on Demand service. It’s available right now, pretty much everywhere (except Japan), with pricing to of course vary depending on where you are. In the US, for example, it’s $30. In the UK,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  America’s Army: Super-Effective

  Of all the US Army’s various recruitment methods – and they have many – it appears none are anywhere near as successful as a humble, free video game. We are of course talking about America’s Army, the free-to-play shooter that’s been drumming up interest in the US armed forces for nigh on seven years now.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Evony Ads Go From Bad To Worse To Awesome

  You live on the internet, so we know you’ve seen them: ads for Evony, pathetic attempts at enticing people to play an online game run by shady types by using boobs. Least, they were pathetic. Now, they’re hilarious. I rock Adblocker, so I actually haven’t seen these in a while. Which is a pity. If…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  For The Discerning Art Collector/Halo Fan

  Perhaps in an effort to appeal to a more up-market clientèle than Halo merchandise currently allows, Microsoft have commissioned a series of framed prints depicting art from Halo 3: ODST. These aren’t the kind of things you’d get as a pre-order gift thrown in a cheap plastic frame. No, these are the kind of things…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Phoenix Wright Pleads WiiWare

  Not that the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle are ever wrong when it comes to leaking game news early, but still, it’s nice to get confirmation (via the latest issue of Famitsu) that Phoenix Wright is on its way to the Wii. The series will be released on Nintendo’s WiiWare service, with Ace Attorney out in Japan on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Mommy, Where Do Video Game Toys Come From?

  There are a lot of video game toys out there. We should know. But did you ever stop to wonder, amidst all the yearning and admiration for a hunk of painted vinyl, just where it came from? Toy importer Pop Culture Shock do, as they’ve published a gallery on Capcom’s site showing the factory in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2009
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  Square Enix Promise To Be More Timely With Future Western Releases

  Square Enix are known for two things: Final Fantasy, and massive delays for games released in the West. The former isn’t going to be changing anytime soon, but the latter just might be! In an interview with Ars Technica, Square boss Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada has said that in the future, post-FFXIII world, Square games…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 17, 2009