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  No Plans for Layton on Wii

  In an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine, the Level 5 CEO Akihiro Hino has said the studio has no plans to bring Professor Layton to the Wii, despite the series’ strong popularity on the DS. Hino said the current trilogy will close out with “Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel,” and a new one…

  By Owen Good Published October 8, 2009
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  Turbo: The Movie Is Better Than Most Street Fighter Films

  Jarrett Lee Conaway’s slick looking short film about fighting games in the future and the attractive teenagers who play them, Turbo, previously featured on Kotaku, is now live. Yours for the watching and, of course, buying! The film’s self described plot crafted “in the tradition of The Karate Kid and Tron” couldn’t be more accurate.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2009
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  Someone Just Paid $20,000 For This NES Game

  Spending $15,000 or even $17,500 on a collectible Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge, that we can understand. They’re covered in gold! But $20,100? That’s simply too much, even factoring in Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991’s rarity. But spend $20,100 on said ultra-rare NES game someone did, snapping up the “one of a kind” item on eBay. That…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2009
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  Snow!

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: No School Because of Typhoon (Typhoon Day?) You’re getting typhoons and we’re getting snow. That’s right it snowed today, which is a tad early for Denver in my experience. Usually we get our first snowfall the week of Halloween. They’re expecting a day of snow come this weekend, which suits…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 8, 2009
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  PlayStation Store Update: Crunch Time

  Let’s call this week’s North American PlayStation Store update… efficient. There are just a handful of playable games new to download, but thankfully one of those games is the adorable Critter Crunch. The rest? Well, there’s “Gay Bar.” It’s now available to owners of the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band. That’s pretty exciting. The…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2009
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  Old News ’82: Video Games Threaten The Model Industry

  Before video games were a threat to society at large, they were a threat to the hobby of model-making. We’re not talking about the creation of attractive people who appear on magazines. No, this is the other kind of modeling. You are reading Kotaku’s once-weekly (sort of) journey back to yesteryear. This week I wanted…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2009
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  To Be Perfectly Clear, Epic Mickey Is Wii “Exclusive”

  Any lingering doubts that Warren Spector’s new Disney game Epic Mickey was bound for the Wii? Didn’t think so. But if you’re wondering if it will also be coming to, well, anything else, here’s your unfortunate answer. Game Informer, as part of their epic Epic Mickey coverage, reconfirm that the game is a Wii “exclusive.”…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2009
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  Cyberball 2073 Season In Doubt, Says Robot Player’s Union

  Bad news for robot football fans, as The Onion is reporting that the 2073 season of Cyberball may be in danger of not happening at all, according to the ICBL Robot Players Union. [The Onion]

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2009
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  Will Wright Now A Part Of The “Play Industry”

  Talking to VentureBeat about, fittingly, his new venture, Will Wright made it clear how he relates to the gaming industry these days — and provided clues as to what he will do next to entertain us. Wright tells reporter Dean Takahashi that his post-EA venture, the expanded Stupid Fun Club, is staffing up but staying…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2009
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  Katamari Forever Review: Nothing More, Nothing Less

  Namco Bandai’s Katamari Damacy series comes to the PlayStation 3 with Katamari Forever, the sixth entry in the series in five years. Once again, the Prince is tasked with rebuilding the galaxy using his all-adhesive katamari. The game may have been more appropriately titled in Japan, there known as Katamari Tribute. The PS3 version borrows…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2009
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  Here’s How MagnaCarta 2 Combat Works

  Namco Bandai‘s MagnaCarta 2 is in stores today, which makes it an excellent time for a combat walkthrough video! It occurs to me that complicated RPG combat manuevers don’t translate very well into video tutorial form. I’m a little more confused than I was previously after watching it. I’m sure after I play the game…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2009
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  Eliza Dushku Ponders Live-Action Wet

  Actress Eliza Dushku tells MTV News that she’s interested in a movie or TV role as Rubi, her “working-class Lara Croft” character from Bethesda and A2M’s Wet. She’s only provided voice to the character so far, but Dushku seems ready to get in front of the cameras for a live-action take on Wet. In the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2009
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  …And You Will Know Fairytale Fights from the Trail of Bloodied Bunny Corpses

  Once upon a time…there was a band of psychotic fairytale heroes whose twisted objective was to hack through the magical forest and regain their notoriety. Click through for a photo gallery of the sick little buggers of Fairytale Fights. In Fairytale Fights, Playlogic Game Factory’s Unreal Engine 3 hack ‘n’ slash platform game, you can…

  By Chrissie Lamond Published October 8, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead 2 Gets “Realism” Mode For Hardcore Zombie Killers

  For players who find “expert” difficulty too easy in Left 4 Dead, it appears that Valve is upping the challenge for the sequel with “Realism” mode, a game modifier that made an unplanned appearance last night. The folks at 1UP spotted the Realism modifier nestled away in one of the game’s options, then squeezed Valve…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2009
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  Capcom’s Secret Dark Void Event Is Secret

  If you are 21 and older and going to be in the San Francisco area on Monday October 12th, then Capcom might want you to do something regarding Dark Void – they just won’t say what. Capcom is holding a Top Secret Dark Void event in San Francisco on Monday. So top secret that they…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2009
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  Show Us Your Wii History

  I’ll show you which nine games (and non-games) have gotten the most play time on my Nintendo console. Mind sharing yours? While pulling Wii gaming stats this month, I discovered a way to quickly see which games I’ve played the most on Nintendo’s home machine. You can find your records, too, by accessing the downloadable…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 8, 2009
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  Atari To Release Project Runway Game, Make It Work

  Fashionable reality show Project Runway will be fitted for a video game release next spring, courtesy of publisher Atari, with the first licensed title planned for a Wii release. Variety reports today that the Project Runway game will likely feature the likenesses and involvement of co-hosts Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum. In addition to fulfilling…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2009
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  Wii Fit Plus Takes Japan by Storm

  The release of Wii Fit Plus has been met with open arms in Japan. The newest Wii Balance Board-powered fitness game from the house of smiles sold more than 340,000 copies in its first week on sale. It was a good week for Nintendo platforms, with Level 5’s soccer RPG sequel Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 8, 2009
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  No, That’s Not a 32-Foot-Tall Big Daddy Stalking Berlin

  Massive marionettes Big Giant and Little Giantess walked the streets of Berlin earlier this week to the amazement of the 1.5 million people gathered there to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Despite the fact that the two giant puppets were part of France’s Royal de Luxe street theatre company…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 8, 2009
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  Dragon Age And Mass Effect 2 Blood Dragon Armor Is Dead Sexy

  BioWare gives us our first look at the Blood Dragon Armor, the special suit that comes with new copies of Dragon Age and can be used in Mass Effect II. Are the fictional universes that Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2 take place in linked? You might think so after seeing this video, which shows…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 8, 2009