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  What In The World EA Is Doing In Japan

  What’s EA doing in Japan? Making partnerships. Putting out games. And determining that Dead Space Extraction suits the market. But Brutal Legend does not. About a week ago, give or take a jet-lag-lost half-day I was at an EA event in Tokyo participating in such ancient Japanese traditions as playing Dante’s Inferno and killing some…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2009
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  Xbox 360 Bundles Up For The Holidays

  Microsoft will be cozying up retailer shelves this holiday season with a pair of bundles for the Xbox 360 crowd, including one that officially confirms this week old rumor. So, what’s in the box(es)? The big one comes carefully stuffed with a 120GB Xbox 360 Elite, one copy of LEGO Batman: The Video Game and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2009
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  Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review: Fortune Shines on Drake

  Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has a lot to live up to. The original Naughty Dog-developed third-person shooter was one of the crown jewels of the Playstation 3 launch, its critical success highlighting the technical prowess of Sony’s new console and the storytelling chops of the game’s creators. Now nearly two years later, Uncharted 2 has…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2009
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  Kojima: Maybe A Foreign Studio Should Re-Make Metal Gear

  One last bit from Kotaku’s Hideo Kojima interview of last week. The gentleman asking questions for Kotaku Japan asked Kojima about remaking the original Metal Gear. Too busy, the developer said. But… “It doesn’t have to be me who makes it,” he said, noting he may not enough years in his life to get to…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2009
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  Silent Hill: Shattered Memories PSP Hands-On

  Konami and Climax’s re-imagining of the first Silent Hill is a risky prospect, a wildly different take on the PlayStation horror classic. As a fan of the series, the remixed, retold Silent Hill: Shattered Memories just felt… unnecessary. That was until I had played through the Tokyo Game Show demo. The section we were coaxed…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2009
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  Electronic Arts Sues to Cancel Langdell’s Trademarks

  Electronic Arts is asking the United States to cancel five trademarks held by Tim Langdell’s Edge Games, saying the marks have been effectively abandoned. In comments to Kotaku, EA portrayed its actions as done on behalf of the development community. Langdell, at the center of many controversies over the years regarding trademark rights to the…

  By Owen Good Published September 29, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead ‘Crash Course’ DLC Lands Safely On XBLA, Steam

  If you’re still playing Left 4 Dead, you’re probably well aware that the ‘Crash Course’ episode was due for release today on Steam and Xbox Live Marketplace. If not, hey, new DLC! To commemorate the new mini-chapter, plus the new Achievements (*drooooool*), Valve is slashing the price of the Steam version by 50%, giving you…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2009
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  Namco Bandai Wants You Enslaved

  Take a trip through post-apocalyptic America with Monkey and Trip in Enslaved, a new action-adventure game coming in 2010 from Namco Bandai and developer Ninja Theory. Enslaved takes place more than 150 years in the future, where the world has been transformed into a wasteland populated by the remnants of humanity and robots from wars…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  NieR Gestalt Impressions: Bewildered In A Hallway

  Nier Gestalt‘s protagonist may be the perfect hero for his game. He looks tired and a bit confused. After a 40 minute wait on a line at last week’s Tokyo Game Show, I played a five minute demo of Square-Enix and Cavia’s 2010 third-person action role playing game, NieR Gestalt. I was unimpressed. The demo…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2009
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  Tokyo Game Show Cosplay: Day Three Append Disc

  Day three? But there are only two public days at Tokyo Game Show. That means two cosplaying days. So, why a third batch of high-caliber dressing up? Would you believe I forgot to upload some of these? I know, I know. Looking at the Sazh and Lightning cosplay, it sounds like an impossibility that one…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2009
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  Ray Park Talks King Of Fighters Movie

  Martial artist turned actor Ray Park talks about his role as Rugal in the upcoming King of Fighters movie, with a sneak peak at the quality dialogue we can expect from the film. Ray discusses stunt work, his faithfulness to the character, and some of the other roles he’s taken on in the past in…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  Snoopy Flying Ace Hands-On: Get Warhawk For Peanuts

  Wait. Did I really fly all the way to Tokyo and brave the TGS masses to play Snoopy Flying Ace? Yup. After all, the Xbox Live Arcade game had one of the more promising gameplay trailers this year. Snoopy Flying Ace is a fairly straightforward dogfighting game with a cute, younger-skewing bent to it. In…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2009
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  Cave Wants To Bring Its Manic Shooters Global

  Cave general manager Makato Asada has plans to bring the company’s frantic shoot-em-ups to a larger audience, one that spans beyond Japanese arcades and a few import enthusiasts. Maybe even to your PC. While Cave’s releases, titles like DoDonPachi, Mushihime-sama and Death Smiles, are readily available in Japan, getting your hands on them in the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2009
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  Frankenreview: Gran Turismo PSP

  Polyphony Digital puts the power of one of the most acclaimed racing franchises of all time in the palm of your hand with Gran Turismo PSP. Since the very first Gran Turismo title, Sony’s racing series has been lauded for three things: realism, graphics, and its massive stable of drivable vehicles. Now the game finally…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  If The Phoenix Wright Crew Was In A Fighting Game….

  Never mind the recently announced expansion to the Street Fighter roster. What if, I asked some Capcom developers last week, the company put its video game lawyers into a fighting game? Who would enter, and what would their moves be? I was speaking two the two top men behind Ace Attorney Investigations in their last…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2009
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  DJ Hero Preview: Gonna Need A Bigger Lap

  The closest I’ve ever been to a famous DJ is ten feet. The smell was unbearable. But I blame that on the marijuana, not on DJ Roni Size. I happen to be allergic to California’s cash cow crop. In my frantic effort to get away from the jerk who was blowing it directly into my…

  By AJ Glasser Published September 29, 2009
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  How To Dress A Tokyo Game Show Booth Lady

  “They look cute,” says 20-something-year-old Takahiro Yamaguchi. “So cute.” He’s spent a good chunk of his day taking booth companion photos. “It’s not just how the girls look,” he explains, “but what they’re wearing. That’s what I’m taking pictures of.” Every year there are two shows at the Tokyo Game Show: the games that are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2009
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  Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Demo For Everyone

  PlayStation 3 owners who have yet to experience the thrills of the Uncharted 2: Among Thieves multiplayer demo will get their chance today, as Naughty Dog sets it loose on the PlayStation Network. The Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo goes live today at 11AM Pacific, with just under 1.3GB of multiplayer goodness for all PS3 owners…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  WAR Comes To The Mac This Month

  Mythic entertainment opens the world of Warhammer Online to a whole new group of players later this month, when the MAC version of the MMO goes live. October 28th is when the floodgates open and a slow trickle of the Mac users who haven’t already been playing Warhammer Online using emulation are unleashed upon the…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009
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  Crackdown 2 Campaign: Mutants, Revolutionaries and Explosions

  Before getting my hands on Crackdown 2’s multiplayer and learning about the fun new ways you can use a jump pad, the guys at Ruffian Games walked us through what the game’s single-player campaign was going to be about. This time around, the developers focused much more on creating a city and population that fights…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 29, 2009