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  Amazon Has Your PlayStation Network Access Codes

  Amazon.com becomes an extension of the PlayStation Store today, as the online retailer begins offering access codes to PlayStation Network add-on content and games for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. As they did with Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare, Amazon does with the PlayStation Network, launching a new section of their PlayStation 3 section dedicated…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 7, 2009
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  Kotaku Talk Radio Programming Alert: Modern Warfare 2

  Don’t forget to join us later today for our weekly live episode of Kotaku Talk Radio. Stephen Totilo and I will be on hand live to discuss the mainstream over-reaction to Modern Warfare 2’s Sunday night trailer, whether the Japanese game industry is on the cusp of a renaissance and a little something for those…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2009
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  FIFA 10 Is The Fastest Selling Sports Game Ever

  EA celebrates the biggest European game launch in the company’s history today, as more than 1.7 million copies of EA Sports‘ FIFA 10 sell during the first week of release alone. EA is rolling out the review scores and posting big numbers as it celebrates the success of FIFA 10 in Europe, calling it the…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 7, 2009
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  Forza 3 Races Towards Release With Free DLC

  Forza Motorsport 3‘s impressive list of more than 400 cars and 100 tracks gets even larger on launch day, with 10 more cars and 2 more tracks in the free Motorsports Legends Car Pack. With the October 27th launch of Forza 3 just around the corner, Turn 10 and Microsoft are gearing up to release…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 7, 2009
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  Christian Science Monitor Wrings Hands Over Modern Warfare 2’s D.C.

  Over the weekend Infinity Ward unveiled a trailer for Modern Warfare 2 in the middle of the Steelers-Chargers football game. The two-minute ad gave a national audience a gander at a war-torn Washington, D.C. Too soon after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks? The Christian Science Monitor thinks so. Does the game go too far?…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  There is shock and surprise in today’s TAY image. Maybe you could answer her question as you chat here about video games? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 7, 2009
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  Typhoon Incoming!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Scare Tactics Raining hard here, and I wonder if Mini-Bash will have school tomorrow… Is it me or is the number of typhoons increasing?! What you missed last night Details About Project Natal Pricing Emerge Tretton: What’s Good for Sony is What’s Good for Gaming Meet Your GTA IV: The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009
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  Now U2 Wants To Be In A Video Game

  With the music business falling apart, musicians are hoping to get their cut of the music game pie — even The Beatles have their own Rock Band title! Now, it looks like Irish rockers U2 want in, too. U2 hasn’t lent their likeness to games, and from what bassist Adam Clayton tells USA Today, it…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009
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  Curt Schilling’s Studio Making PS3 Game? [Update]

  Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and his Massachusetts-based game company 38 Studios have been working on a MMO code-named Copernicus. What platform will it be coming to? 38 Studios has put up job listings for a Senior PS3 Programmer and a Lead Art Director to work on a RPG for the PS3. The studio…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009
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  Valve Has Edited Version of Left 4 Dead 2 For Possible Release

  Three weeks back, Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 was refused classification by the Australian Classification Board. The reason? The game “contains violence that is high in impact and is therefore unsuitable for persons aged under 18 to play.” Valve’s Gabe Newell admitted he was “a little surprised” by the decision, and the company has appealed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009
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  Atlus Looking For PS3/Xbox 360 Programmers

  Atlus, the game developer of all things Atlus, hasn’t really make the jump into high definition game development. That may change. There have been rumors flying that Persona 5 is coming to the PS3. Atlus is searching for a programmer to work on a PS3/Xbox 360 game. According to a job listing, qualified applicants should…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009
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  Yay! A Witch’s Tale Just In Time For Halloween

  I’ve been waiting for NIS America to release A Witch’s Tale for about two years. Now, as of October 6, I can finally own it and realize all my stylus spell casting ambitions. A Witch’s Tale is an action role-playing game where users play as a super-cute witch in a Halloween-themed world. Nearly all the…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 7, 2009
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  How Different Dating Games Are In Different Cultures

  That’s a dating sim from Thailand called Re Angel has recently gotten a Japanese release. Cross culture exchange! But how different are these types of games in different countries. Here is Japan. And South Korea. China, this is from China. Hello Hong Kong! …America. Yeah. タイのギャルゲーが日本語版になって登場 [痛いニュース(ﾉ∀`) via DannyChoo]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009
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  Nancy Drew Game Gets A “Twitter Soap Opera”

  Oh, Nancy Drew. Can you forgive me for not playing your PC games after that Emma Roberts film? I promise to catch up on all your mystery, drama and evolving social attitudes on Twitter. Her Interactive, publisher of the PC games, is putting out a “Twitter soap opera” in conjunction with the upcoming Nancy Drew:…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 7, 2009
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  New Prince of Persia Trademark Pops Up

  On September 29, a trademark for “Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands” was filed by Jordan Mechner. Who’s Jordan Mechner? He’s the creator of Prince of Persia, that’s who. We’re not sure if this latest trademark is a game or some sort of tie-in for the upcoming movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009
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  Global Conflicts: Child Soldiers Preview: Show Me, Don’t Tell Me

  Serious Games Interactive’s newest 3D role-playing game touches on the tough topic of Child Soldiers in African countries. I could have used this edutainment game back in spring when I was working on my project for Human Rights Journalism class. I’d chosen the topic of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and their first case that’s…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 7, 2009
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  NieR Developer Calls The Wii’s Graphics “Harsh”, Wants HD Wii

  Taro Yoko from Tokyo-based developer Cavia is hard at work on upcoming Square Enix published title NieR Gestalt and NieR Replicant. While at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Yoko blogs, he caught some of the trailers at the Square Enix booth, including Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers for the Wii. “Honestly,” he writes, “Crystal Bearer’s graphics…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009
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  Of Course His Hair is Perfect — It’s Lego Hair

  Lego visuals or no, I wish I could get my band to play this well together for half as long as the minute of gameplay you’re seeing in Lego Rock Band, whose David Bowie minifig was unveiled yesterday.

  By Owen Good Published October 7, 2009
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  Details About Project Natal Pricing Emerge

  At an Microsoft event today in New York City, exec Robbie Bach talked about how the pricing for the upcoming motion controls Project Natal will work. According to Variety, Bach said that the pricing will start high and decrease over time. “Relative to Natal,” said Bach, “we’ll see how the pricing cost works out. But…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009
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  Other Large Gundams In Japan

  The giant Gundam in Tokyo’s Odaiba might be long gone, but our memories of it live on and on. Know: It was by no means the first giant Gundam. There have been others, oh yes. In the gallery, there are several big mechas: the totally unofficial 1/3 scale “Zeta III” in Okayama prefecture, some short-term…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2009