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  Yes, The Old Republic Has /Dance

  Sure, BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic is the world’s first fully-voiced MMO featuring the first multiplayer branching dialog system, but can you dance? Yes. Yes you can.

  By Mike Fahey Published September 7, 2009
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  Mike Didn’t Like Making Video Games, But Jerry Did

  Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, better known as Gabe and Tycho, the characters in their Penny Arcade just finished hosting a massive expo they like. But making video games? They have mixed feelings. Holkins and Krahulik took time out of their hosting duties at the 2009 Penny Arcade Expo to talk to Kotaku this weekend.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 7, 2009
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  Meat Bun’s 50% Off Labor Day Sale Means Cheap Video Game Ts

  For today and today only, we’re marking down anything and everything Meat Bun. That means 50% off every tee, from old stuff to new stuff to deluxe stuff as we make way for even newer, equally good stuff! Head on over to the Meat Bun online store to grab whatever it is we have left…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2009
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  Time Warp: Inside the Turtle Van

  The outside of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles PAX display was laregly about the new TMNT: Smash-Up game, but the inside was a trip back in time to the late 80s/early 90s. Inside the Turtles Tour bus (modeled to look as much like the Turtle Van as spray paint would allow), there were all kinds…

  By AJ Glasser Published September 7, 2009
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  Guitar Hero 5 Review: Do The Evolution

  Activision returns to a simple numbering scheme for the Guitar Hero series with the fifth entry in the core-focused, band non-specific entry, Guitar Hero 5. That’s reflective of its largely gimmick-free gameplay as well as the series’ evolution. Guitar Hero 5 doesn’t offer as much in the way of new, innovative features as, say, Guitar…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 7, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII Dated For December 17

  Embedded in a flash site is apparently the Japanese release date for Final Fantasy XIII. That release date is December 17. Thank URL twiddling. The flash site’s URL had “_Before_” in it, and typing “_After” seems to bring up this image, which clearly states that the game goes on sale December 17, 2009. Previously, the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  Who Lurks In Microsoft’s Xbox Hallways?

  Kotaku captured this scene during a visit to part of the Microsoft Xbox offices in Washington state last week. This hall leads to the offices of the third-party gaming team. Can you see what’s at the end? How about a closer look? And just a little bit closer… Why, yes, it’s a baseball-loving Big Daddy!

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 7, 2009
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  PAX Swag Report: The Good, The Bad And The WTF

  Well, it turns out that Poogie I was eying at the Capcom booth went for like $40, so I settled for all the free stuff you see here. You tell me — did I make the right decision? Actually, not all of the PAX swag this year was completely “free.” To net the majority of…

  By AJ Glasser Published September 7, 2009
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  After Splosions Comes Comic Jumper

  The makers of The Maw and Splosion Man announced their next game at PAX 2009: Comic Jumper, The Adventures of Captain Smiley. Watch the trailer and try not to laugh. Twisted Pixel people aren’t saying much about the game other than 1) It’s so early in pre-production that there is no release date and 2)…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 7, 2009
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  Mass Effect 2 Is More Than What Meets Our Eyes

  The build-up for BioWare’s Mass Effect 2, still not planned for release until next year, has been one of gaming’s more mysterious. Hints of Commander Shepard’s possible death in trailers and demos confuse ever more. What’s going on? Kotaku asked. “We have been saying it’s the dark middle act, so the tone is definitely darker,”…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 7, 2009
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  Stop Telling Me What To Do!

  Bob Dylan once told a journalist that the first time he heard a recording of Elvis Presley singing “That’s All Right”, he realized that no one would ever again be able to tell him what to do. I personally had a similar moment as a ten-year-old, playing Super Mario Bros. 3: I managed to use…

  Tim Rogers Published September 7, 2009
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  Can Blur Bring Split Screen Back?

  In the five years I have been covering video games professionally there’s one thing a video game company had never asked me to do until Activision did last week: Play their new game in four-player split screen. We might as well have been back in 1997 playing GoldenEye or something at Activision’s PAX-week event in…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 7, 2009
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  Could Gaming Soon Overshadow Music in Seattle?

  This Labor Day weekend two giant shows took over Seattle: One dedicated to music, the other to video games. But only one of them is growing. Bumbershoot, Settle’s annual international music and arts festival, has been drawing a crowd to the Seattle Center since 1971 when 125,000 visitors showed. This year attendance appears to be…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 7, 2009
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  At Last, An Easy Pokemon Game

  Pokemon experts may snicker. They may laugh at me the way they laugh at a pale blogger caught next to a flexible cos-player. But can they deny that Pokemon games are confusing to newcomers? And that simplicity might help? I’ve always been able to remember that water Pokemon are good against Fire, but I’m not…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 7, 2009
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  Should I Drink Placenta Jelly? Should I?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Got this as a freebie over the weekend. It’s “Placenta 10000”. It’s a jelly drink that is supposed to make you beautiful. If you’ve ever wondered what a placenta jelly drink tastes like, it’s peach flavored! And there are ZERO CALORIES. What you missed last night PS3 Slim Racks Up Biggest…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  A Fistful Of Red Dead Redemption Screens

  You know, for all the big sequels and big new games due in the next year, none have me as excited as Red Dead Revolver. What can I say. I’m a sucker for scowling cowboys.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  A Boy And His Blob Trailer Invokes The Spirit Of The 1980’s

  A Boy and His Blob was first released in 1989, but this trailer throws back to a slightly earlier time. I can see this running in a cinema, in 1985. And I mean that in a good way.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  Call Of Duty 4, Meet Star Wars

  Dark Forces & Battlefront fans, you may want to watch this clip from Galactic Warfare, an upcoming Star Wars mod for Call of Duty 4. Oh, sorry, I just called it a “mod”. It’s not just a “mod”, it’s a total conversion, meaning the entire game – from handling to graphics to the menus –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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  The U.K. Loves PS3 Slim, Too

  It’s not just Japan that is going bonkers over the PS3 Slim. The United Kingdom is going bonkers, too. PS3 sales are up over a thousand percent, apparently! Sales tracker ChartTrack hasn’t revealed specific numbers, but told game site MCV: “The sales increase is very impressive, making the PS3 the top selling hardware in Week…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2009
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  EA Sports, It’s In The…Toys Section

  As seen on Ian Cummings @ Twitter.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009