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  If The Phoenix Wright Crew Was In A Fighting Game….

  Never mind the recently announced expansion to the Street Fighter roster. What if, I asked some Capcom developers last week, the company put its video game lawyers into a fighting game? Who would enter, and what would their moves be? I was speaking two the two top men behind Ace Attorney Investigations in their last…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2009
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  DJ Hero Preview: Gonna Need A Bigger Lap

  The closest I’ve ever been to a famous DJ is ten feet. The smell was unbearable. But I blame that on the marijuana, not on DJ Roni Size. I happen to be allergic to California’s cash cow crop. In my frantic effort to get away from the jerk who was blowing it directly into my…

  By AJ Glasser Published September 29, 2009
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  How To Dress A Tokyo Game Show Booth Lady

  “They look cute,” says 20-something-year-old Takahiro Yamaguchi. “So cute.” He’s spent a good chunk of his day taking booth companion photos. “It’s not just how the girls look,” he explains, “but what they’re wearing. That’s what I’m taking pictures of.” Every year there are two shows at the Tokyo Game Show: the games that are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2009
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  Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Demo For Everyone

  PlayStation 3 owners who have yet to experience the thrills of the Uncharted 2: Among Thieves multiplayer demo will get their chance today, as Naughty Dog sets it loose on the PlayStation Network. The Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo goes live today at 11AM Pacific, with just under 1.3GB of multiplayer goodness for all PS3 owners…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  WAR Comes To The Mac This Month

  Mythic entertainment opens the world of Warhammer Online to a whole new group of players later this month, when the MAC version of the MMO goes live. October 28th is when the floodgates open and a slow trickle of the Mac users who haven’t already been playing Warhammer Online using emulation are unleashed upon the…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  Crackdown 2 Campaign: Mutants, Revolutionaries and Explosions

  Before getting my hands on Crackdown 2’s multiplayer and learning about the fun new ways you can use a jump pad, the guys at Ruffian Games walked us through what the game’s single-player campaign was going to be about. This time around, the developers focused much more on creating a city and population that fights…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2009
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  Sign Up For The Old Republic Beta

  Star Wars: The Old Republic, most eagerly anticipated Star Wars MMO since the last one, is now gearing up for closed beta testing, and the time to sign up is now. Signing up for the Star Wars: The Old Republic community is your first step towards become a closed beta tester for the next big…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  Ratchet & Clank: How To Spot A Super Villain

  This video for Ratchet & clank dealing with how to identify a super villain has everyone at Kotaku tower eyeing Crecente suspiciously. I am not saying that he is Count Nefarious. I’m just saying that if they met at a party they’d have a great deal in common. Put a bird shirt on the evil…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  Dante’s Inferno PSP Impressions: A Handful of Condemnation

  My short time spent playing Dante’s Inferno on the Playstation Portable reminded me an awful lot of time spent beating Chains of Olympus on the PSP, which is both good and bad. When I reviewed God of War: Chains of Olympus I called it portable near perfection but that was because of it’s delivery of…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2009
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  DC Universe Online Gets A Shot Of Green Arrow

  The DC Universe’s other Green superhero makes his debut in DC Universe Online, with a series of screenshots and concept art fir for a Queen. Oliver “Ollie” Queen, that is, known as much for his ad choice of kid sidekicks as he is for his signature weapons. His first kid sidekick, Speedy, once became a…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  A Little Bit Of Fable II For Free

  Fable II finally gets a demo of sorts with the debut of Fable II: Game Episodes, the epic adventure split up into five bite-sized chunks, and the first one is free! Fable II: Game Episodes is the full version of Fable II split up into five easy pieces, with all of the achievements, co-operative gameplay,…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  Booth Check: The Behemoth

  Not all the booths at the Tokyo Game Show were huge, some where just right. Take, for instance, this compact little show space by The Behemoth, makers of Castle Crashers. It featured cookies!

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2009
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  Super Talk Amongst Yourselves

  As of yesterday, the word “Super” is back in the gaming lexicon, the once again perfect prefix for quasi-sequels. Consider today’s installment of this feature the first edition of Super Talk Amongst Yourselves. This edition contains tweaked moves, new characters. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2009
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  A Week In Baby Time Is A Long Time

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: More than 1 Billion Served A billion — the mind boggles. I wonder how many words I’ve written since I’ve been writing at Kotaku. I wonder how many of them have been spelled correctly. :/ ……………..So last week I was in Tokyo. This week I am not, I am home.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2009
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  First Super Street Fighter IV Trailer

  So, Super Street Fighter IV is real, and it’s not quite what we were expecting. Neither is this trailer, which features zero new characters and zero gameplay footage.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2009
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  Don’t Buy Left 4 Dead’s DLC Yet! [Update]

  Because if you do, you’ll be paying too much. Instead of the promised 560MSP price point, the Left 4 Dead expansion has hit the Xbox Live Marketplace at 800MSP. You might want to wait until it’s fixed. And fixed it will be, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb confirming that the price is indeed a mistake, and not…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2009
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  L.A. Noire Is Coming Along “Splendidly”

  Remember L.A. Noire? It’s the 1940s-era detective game developer Rockstar first announced back in 2006. We’re not still hearing much, just rumblings of things to come. On the official Rockstar site, there is this blurb: “While we have yet to announce a definitive release date, L.A. Noire is coming along quite splendidly, and we’re going…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2009
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  New Mass Effect 2 Screens Are, Well…

  Oh dear. I really feel sorry for the person at EA marketing who thought highlighting this woman was a good idea.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2009
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  Uncharted 2 Western Box Art Vs. Japanese Box Art

  The Japanese box art for upcoming PS3 exclusive Uncharted 2 has been revealed. But how does it stack up with the European and North American box art? The Limited Edition Uncharted 2 box art on the left will be released in Europe (and North America, for that matter!), while the box art in the middle…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2009
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  First Dawn Of War II: Chaos Rising Trailer & Screenshots

  Dawn of War II is getting an expansion – Chaos Rising – and with it, finally, some new terrain. Oh, and some Chaos Marines, the Saints Row 2 fans of the desolate, distant future.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2009