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  Shatner Sends C&D to Studio Over “Shatter” Joke

  Captain Kirk set the lawyers to stun when he heard a skin was coming for the PSN game “Shatter,” using his likeness and including a remix of Big Bill’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” cover. One problem: the news was a joke. Two weeks back, New Zealand site Game Console wrote up a spoof about Kiwi dev…

  By Owen Good Published August 19, 2009
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  Some Super Screen Shots of DC Universe Online

  Want to hang out with Batman? So do we. While DC Universe Online is still in the works, we’ve got some screenshots via Sony Online Entertainment to keep you from going crazy, Joker style.

  By Andrew Freedman Published August 19, 2009
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  Two Cave Bullet Hell Shooters Dated For Xbox 360

  Once again, the Xbox 360 console is the shoot ’em up console. Cave’s Espgaluda II Black Label and MUSHIHIME-SAMA FUTARI Ver 1.5 are case in point. MUSHIHIME-SAMA FUTARI Ver 1.5 will be out November 26 with a standard edition and a limited edition pack with a two disc soundtrack set. Espgaluda II Black Level will…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009
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  Do You Dream Of Kotaku?

  To: Ashcraft From: Totilo Re: If Only There Was German Beer In My Fridge, If Only I have no German beer for you, man. I’m in the U.S. of A! And — shhh — Crecente is sleeping right now. Do you think he’s dreaming of Kotaku? Today wasn’t as insane as yesterday. Sony had already…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2009
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  Gamescom Booth Blitz: Take-Two (+ 2K, Rockstar)

  Publisher Take-Two (and its little siblings 2K and Rockstar) have a big presence at Gamescom this year. Want to see how big? Here’s a tour of their booth.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009
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  Kotaku Talk Radio: Gamescom

  We had an international adventure this week on Kotaku Talk Radio, connecting Crecente in Germany at GamesCom with England, the U.S. and an “undisclosed location” to talk Gamescom, PS3 Slim and those darn Starcraft II Internet petitioners. Listen in. Best of all, we had on you, our readers, phoning in live to ask questions and…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2009
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  PS3 Slim Standing Test

  Can the PlayStation 3 Slim stand without its fancy stand? Being a vertical-system guy, I had to test this.

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2009
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  Dark Void Release Void Filled, Launch Date Announced

  Sci-fi jet-pack title Dark Void from Osaka-based game maker Capcom now has a ship date: The game will blast off on January 12, 2010 in North America and on January 15 in Europe on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game was originally slated for release late this year, but was shuffled to avoid…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009
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  Gamescom Booth Blitz: Brink

  We may still have a little trouble describing the game, but trust us, Brink is shaping up nicely. As is the game’s Gamescom booth!

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009
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  1000 Rock Band Songs By The End Of The Year

  With more than 800 songs already available in the Rock Band Music Store, Harmonix and MTV Games foresee that number reaching 1000 by the time 2010 rolls in. Speaking at Gamescom 2009 today, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos flaunted his franchise’s massive library of music, citing it as just one of the reasons for Rock Band’s…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009
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  Gamescom Booth Blitz: Microsoft

  Microsoft, maker of things Microsoft, is at Germany’s Gamescom and is bringing its Microsoft things with it. Here are photos. You can look at them if you want. If not, you don’t have to. Nobody is making you, you know.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009
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  $40 For That Old Thing? How Used Games Are Priced

  Not content to pay any old price for a used game, Kotaku recently attempted to figure out how big stores decide what to charge for old games. The idea to research the subject of how game resellers priced their titles came after a visit to a local GameStop store. Browsing the used PlayStation 2 section,…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009
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  Fat Princess Teases Pirates And Ninjas

  What could possibly be missing from Titan Studios’ multiplayer online PlayStation Network game, Fat Princess? Oh yeah…those. No details and no teasing words. Just a simple image popping up on Titan’s website. Subtle. Classy. Pirates. Ninjas. New job classes for the game, or does someone over there just really love pirates and ninjas? The world…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009
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  Gamescom Booth Blitz: The Old Republic

  The good thing about The Old Republic booth is that it sure looks all Old Republically. Just imagine publisher LucasArts made it look New Republicish? That would be very embarrassing. We can feel our faces flush red hot right now. Star Wars: The Old Republic is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game for PC…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009
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  Sony: PSP Minis Not An iPhone App Store, No PSPgo UMD Transfer Update

  Sony is gunning for games — not “apps” — on its new Mini download PSP store, the company told Kotaku about the October-launching service. What it couldn’t tell Kotaku is the answer to the biggest burning October PSP question. John Koller, head of marketing for Sony Computer Entertainment of America told me yesterday that the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2009
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  Europe, You Are Officially Getting Pre-Paid PSN Cards

  Those Dutch retailers knew what they were talking about. During Sony’s Gamescom press conference yesterday, it was announced that Europe will finally be getting some pre-paid PSN cards of their own. They’ll be available next month, and come in two flavours: €20 & €50 for Euro-using types, £20 and £50 for Britons and $30 &…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009
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  Looking Back: Our Verdicts On PS3 Slim Rumors

  Over the past several months, we have reported a number of PS3 Slim rumors. The PlayStation 3 Slim generated more rumors than any other product in recent memory, dating back to the first one we reported in February of 2008. So what was true and what was false? Check out what happened when we played…

  By Andrew Freedman Published August 19, 2009
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  Gamescom Booth Blitz: Sony

  Sony seems to have the most real estate by far at this year’s Gamescom with sections set aside for plenty of PSP, PSPgo and PlayStation 3 titles.

  By Brian Crecente Published August 19, 2009
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  Read Hideo Kojima’s Full Gamescom Press Conference Intro

  We liveblogged Konami’s Gamescom presser and did a bang up job. But those who would rather read the full transcript of Hideo Kojima‘s intro and pore over every word, we’ve got that, too. The exclamation points aren’t ours, but Hideo’s! Gutten Tag! Hello everyone! I am very proud to be here in Cologne to take…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009
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  Sega Announce New Total War Title

  That was fast! Having released Empire: Total War earlier this year, Creative Assembly have announced that the next game in the series will be out in 2010. Don’t expect anything too different from Empire, however, as Napolean: Total War will pick up right where the last game left off, following the campaigns of the little…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009