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  Where Are All The “Next Gen” Games?

  The calendar says “2009”. The Xbox 360 launched in 2005. That means we’re four years into the “next generation” of video gaming. If so, then where the hell are our “next generation” games? It’s something that’s been gnawing at me for a while now, but as we approach Christmas 2009 – the fifth holiday season…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2009
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  IndieCade Games Fest Kicks Off In California Tomorrow

  The IndieCade International Festival of Independent Games kicks off in Culver City, California tomorrow, October 1, a four day blowout of events, exhibitions and keynotes that highlight the best of independent games. You should go! For game enthusiasts who may find themselves in the greater Los Angeles area, you’ll be lucky enough to have access…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009
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  How That Stunning Halo 3: ODST Live Action Short Was Made

  Halo 3: ODST’s amazing live action trailer didn’t just happen by itself. No, it took dozens of people, hundreds of man hours and a light sprinkling of movie magic to create. Here’s how. This behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Halo 3: ODST spot offers more than just a peek at how Brute’s are…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009
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  This Week In Video Game Comics

  This week, Kotaku brings you not only the current week’s worth of new gaming-based comics hitting shops… but last week’s too. Double the comics for no extra price. Click the thumbnails for more details. Halo Helljumper #3… Written by Peter David. Drawn by Eric Nguyen Summary Via Publisher Marvel Comics: Mysteries deepen as the Helljumpers’…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 30, 2009
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  Sony Adding PSP-only Digital Copies To Blu-ray Discs

  Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be introducing digital copies of movies on upcoming Blu-ray releases that are exclusively offered for use on the PSP. That should make the process of adding portable copies a bit easier for PlayStation family owners. According to a report from Blu-ray.com, the first Blu-ray releases to feature said PSP copies…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009
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  Madden iPhone Micro-Review: The Biggest Small-Time Football

  EA Sports‘ Madden franchise didn’t hit the iPhone until the NFL’s first week, trailing Gameloft’s NFL 2010 by a month. Does it deliver what longtime fans should expect? Or is it just a big-name brand’s toehold on a new platform? Loved Come-Back Story: Unlike NFL 2010, which kicked you back to the beginning of the…

  By Owen Good Published September 30, 2009
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  Kotaku Talk Radio Complete – Download Or Stream It Here

  Fall is here, and this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio is in the can, ready to be downloaded and consumed at your leisure. This week Totilo, Crecente, and of course, our callers touch on subjects ranging from the Tokyo Game Show to Cosplay to the PSPgo and all that entails. Download the latest episode…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  PixelJunk Shooter Impressions: An Improving Flow

  Few games that I’ve seen benefit as much from being seen in video, as opposed to in stills, as PixelJunk Shooter. So before reading further, interested parties should watch the following — then read the words that follow. Let’s look at the official Tokyo Game Show trailer for the game, via GameTrailers.com… OK. See how…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 30, 2009
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  PlayStation Home “Universal Game Launching” Update Hits Oct. 1

  Denizens of PlayStation Home should warm up the internet connection for tomorrow, as the latest and greatest update to the virtual hang out service will hit Thursday, October 1. Version 1.3 of Home, as previously detailed, will add universal game launching from within the service. No need to stop doing the Running Man just to…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009
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  The Official Energy Drink Of Modern Warfare 2

  Activision teams up with Monster Energy next month for special Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2-branded packages, with the chance to win free stuff packed right in. What kind of free stuff? the Monster Modern Warfare 2 Giveaway will be handing out 1,000 copies of the Modern Warfare 2 Hardened Edition; 5,000 map pack codes…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  Red Steel 2 Impressions: What 2006 Promised

  My second hands-on with Red Steel 2, this time in Tokyo, confirmed to me that Ubisoft’s first-person Wii sequel is the kind of Wii game that, back in 2006, I thought we would be playing more of. It is a game that will be as fun as the motions needed to control it. If arm-swinging…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 30, 2009
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  BBC Airs Charlie Brooker’s Gameswipe And It Is Good

  Last night, the British Broadcasting Corporation aired Charlie Brooker‘s Gameswipe, a humorous (and informative!) look at the history and present of the video game, presented in the style of the broadcaster’s Newswipe and Screenwipe. And it was quite good. The 50 minute one-off program was part obligatory primer, explaining genre types like platformer, shoot ’em…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 30, 2009
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  Battlefield Bad Company 2: Battlefield Moments

  Let’s take a look at how well a round of Battlefield Bad Company 2 multiplayer can go if your entire team possesses some kind of bizarre mind link. I’m sure there are clans and such that play with the level of communication displayed in this trailer for Battlefield Bad Company 2, due out early next…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  Okamiden Hands-On: The Celestial Stylus

  Planted in the middle of Capcom’s eclectic Tokyo Game Show booth, the demo of Omkamiden had attendees playing the DS sequel to Okami in the middle of a traditional Japanese garden while seated on stools which looked like cut lumber. Groups of gamers were escorted into the area by booth companions and seated at small…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 30, 2009
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  Why We Love To Hate Activision — And Might Be Wrong

  The games biz has a new favorite bad guy, and its name is Activision. Do the mega-publisher and its aggressive, polarizing CEO, Bobby Kotick, deserve the bad rap? Or do we just love to hate? Who is this man, anyway? Though always an industry mainstay, Activision didn’t start to take its place front-and-center in the…

  Leigh Alexander Published September 30, 2009
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  Frankenreview: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

  Two years ago developer Naughty Dog set aside Jak & Daxter, striking gold with the adventures of Nathan Drake in the original Uncharted. Now Nate triumphantly returns in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune gave PlayStation 3 owners one of the most cinematic action-adventure titles ever created, filled with high-flying platforming, tense gunplay, and…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Impressions: My Kind Of Junk Food

  Having bailed on Kingdom Hearts 2 after reaching the Steamboat Willy stage, I may have finally found the KH game to bring me back. It was available to preview last week in Tokyo. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep is, according to the wonderfully pithy Square-Enix TGS press kit, a game that lets us “Turn back…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 30, 2009
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  Digger Burrows Onto PSN Tomorrow

  Creat Studios takes the 1983 PC classic Digger and gives it an HD makeover in Digger HD, arriving tomorrow on the PlayStation Network. Digger was more or less a clone of the arcade game Mr. Do. You drive your mining vehicle around, digging tunnels, collecting emeralds, and dropping bags of gold on monster’s heads. Creat…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009
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  Kotaku Talk Radio is Live: Cosplay, PSPgo, TGS and Fall Gaming

  In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about cosplay, the Tokyo Game Show, the PSPgo, the start of big game hunting and fielding calls from you. To listen, head over to our BlogTalkRadio page. Unfortunately, you can only listen live on the BlogTalkRadio website. Want to be heard on Kotaku Talk…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 30, 2009
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  Dress Your Avatar For Mass Effect

  My Xbox Live friends list should look a whole lot cooler now that Mass Effect space suits and clothing have hit the Avatar Marketplace. Not that my friends don’t look amazing right now, with their steampunk outfits and little remote-controlled toys and all that. I just think they’d look much snazzier decked out in full…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2009