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  Microsoft: Motion Is the New Multiplayer

  While Project Natal, and its ability to allow Xbox 360 gamers to play video games completely free of a controller, will launch as a niche of sorts on the platform, Microsoft believes it will one day become the norm. Motion control, Microsoft Game Studios’ corporate vice president Phil Spencer told Kotaku, will change what gamers…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 2, 2009
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  This Is What Beaver Defense Looks Like

  Vogster is bringing Robocalypse – Beaver Defense to Nintendo’s WiiWare platform this fall, and here are some screens to give you an idea of what exactly that looks like. It’s not exactly what I expected, though my expectations might have been a bit off to begin with. Vogster was quite clear that this would be…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 2, 2009
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  Trine Hits U.S. PlayStation Store This Month

  Released two weeks ago on the European PlayStation Store, developer Frozenbyte and publisher Nobilis are nearly ready to release the award-winning physics platformer Trine in the states. Trine has been available on the PC for quite some time, but on the PlayStation 3 it’s been only our friends over in Europe who’ve gotten to purchase…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 2, 2009
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  Is Microsoft Working on Universal Vid Cap for Xbox 360 Games?

  In a meeting last week with a game developer at the Tokyo Game Show, I asked them if they were planning on trying to incorporate in-game video capture into their title. The type you see in Halo 3. The answer was interesting and, I believe, accidental. “We’d love to have video capture in our game,…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 2, 2009
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  Rock Band Next Week: I Can Write This Post With No Handlebars

  Just when I had gotten The Flobots’ “Handlebars” out of my head, next week’s Rock Band Music Store update crams it back in, along with tunes from Electric Six, The Raconteurs, and a little Alanis. Setting The Flobots aside for a moment, both The Raconteurs and Electric Six make their Rock Band debut next week,…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 2, 2009
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  Assassin’s Creed II Gets More Kristen Bell

  Once again actress Kristen Bell answers the call of Ubisoft, reprising her role as adorable blonde woman in Assassin’s Creed II. The adorable blonde woman in question is Lucy Stillman, the Abstergo employee with a dark secret of secretive darkness. Lucy plays an even bigger role in Assassin’s Creed II, and the former Heroes and…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 2, 2009
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  Thexder-Neo PSP Impressions: Classic Robot Action

  The PSPgo and Playstation Portable were everywhere at Sony’s Tokyo Game Show booth. And tucked away in one section of the booth was a blast from the past: A PSP remake of classic 80s action title Thexder. In Thexder you control a tiny little robot that can quickly transform into a jet and back again…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 2, 2009
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  EVE TV Is Just Like Being In Reykjavik

  Bummed that you couldn’t make it to Reykjavik Iceland for this year’s EVE Fanfest? EVE TV has you covered, broadcasting tournaments and keynotes from the yearly celebration of all things EVE Online related. Why have an amazing time in a foreign land when you can sit at your computer desk, staring at a screen for…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 2, 2009
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  Episodes From Liberty City: Meet Armando, Enrique, And Brian

  Rockstar’s latest clip for GTA: Episodes from Liberty City acquaints us with The Ballad of Gay Tony‘s dynamic duo, Armando and Henrique, with a shot of The Lost and Damned‘s Brian on the side. While Armando and Henrique seem like a couple of nice guys, they aren’t the type of folks I’d run into in…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 2, 2009
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  Ninety-Nine Nights II Hands On: Not A Lot New

  Ninety-Nine Nights II, much like the original Xbox 360 game, is light on subtlety. In both the original and the Feelplus-developed sequel players run around in a world of light and dark, smashing through shoulder-to-shoulder waves of goblins and demons to rack up absurdly-high combo counts. My time spent with the sequel on the Tokyo…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 2, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Don’t be scared. It’s time to talk about video games. Here. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 2, 2009
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  Look What Books I Got For Free!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Orthopedic Surgery… For My Dog to Poop On Hung out with Noizi Ito the other morning — which was pretty darn awesome. She’s one of my favorite character designers, so incredibly talented. Fantastic artist, fantastic person. I was interview her about schoolgirl stuff with her for the schoolgirl book I’m…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  What Does Ichiro Do When He’s Hurt?

  He plays Dragon Quest, that’s what. In a recent interview in which he discussed his nine consecutive 200 hit season, the topic of Square Enix‘s role-playing-game came up. The Mariners right fielder said, “Oh, I’ve been indebted to Dragon Quest — especially when I got injured. That was true as well when I played in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Cricket Game Developer Lays Off A Third of Its Staff

  The Melbourne-based developer of Ashes Cricket 2009, Transmission Games, has made 30 of its workers redundant this week, reports Kotaku Australia. The lay-offs occurred this past Wednesday, September 30, and accounted for a third of the studio — primarily coders and QA staffers. The reason for the cuts apparently is that the studio was hoping…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Heroes Over Europe Review: A Flying Shame

  Let’s face it: When it comes to World War II-based games, it’s easy to skimp on plot. All you need are two words: “Kill Nazis” – there you go, instant storyline. Heroes Over Europe pretty much falls into that category. The arcade-style air combat game loosely strings together 14 missions from the perspectives of three…

  Monty Phan Published October 2, 2009
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  Is Uncharted PSP Bound?

  We’ve already heard that the Uncharted 2 isn’t the end of hero Nathan Drake, that he is “going to have a lot of adventures”. Some of those adventures might even be on the PSP. Nothing’s official by any means, but Naughty Dog‘s Evan Wells says in an interview with website Examiner, “We’d love to see…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Witcher Developer To Be Acquired By Polish PC Company [Update]

  Not all the in-game boobs in the world can save The Witcher developer CD Projekt from apparently being acquired by Polish computer company Optimus. But this might not be a bad thing. It could be a very good thing. Polish site Polygamia reports that a nearly defunct public PC assembly company Optimus S.A. is going…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Wonder What Uncharted 2 Sounds Like In Japanese?

  This, apparently. The game is being released with a Japanese voice track. Ever wondered what Japanese people thought of English language dubs? Well maybe now you know. Maybe you don’t. Who knows! Uncharted 2 will be released in Japan on October 15. PS3『アンチャーテッド 黄金刀と消えた船団』の日本語版プレイ動画 [オレ的ゲーム速報＠刃]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Capcom Objects To Tax Issue

  For big, international companies, taxes are complex — heck, for people living in other countries, taxes are complex. Capcom received a tax noticed from the Osaka Regional Tab Bureau for the years dated March 2000 to March 2006 and objected to this tax notice on the grounds of double taxation between Japan and the US.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  What the ‘Cheevers Will be Gunning for in Dragon Age

  Fifty achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore total have been revealed for Bioware’s “Dragon Age: Origins.” No, “Goat Sex-Having” is not one of them. Spoiler alert, some descriptions may reveal game plot details. The list points to origin stories for six character classes – Human Noble, Dalish Elf, City Elf, Magi, Dwarf Commoner and Dwarf Noble. Players…

  By Owen Good Published October 2, 2009