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  The Weekends Are Made For

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: North Korean Booze … what? For me they’re made for spending time with my family. A wife and son I see all the time, but rarely have time to interact with during the week. It’s also made for trying to decompress and do things not video game related, in hopes…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 11, 2009
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  Who Wants Some Shirtless Iggy Pop In Their LEGO Rock Band?

  You? Well, there you go, one helping of sinewy LEGO minifig Iggy Pop coming right up. Looks like the former Stooges singer will get blocky in-game representation in the younger skewing Rock Band game from Warner Bros. Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger” will be featured in LEGO Rock Band soundtrack as will the singer himself, looking…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 11, 2009
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  Persona PSP Halfway Delayed

  Shin Megami Tensei: Persona for the PSP is delayed, and yet it isn’t. While the UMD version of the game will arrive right on time, the PlayStation Network version slips to very early October. Fans will still be able to get their hands on the PSP remake of the original PSone Persona, as long as…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 11, 2009
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  Uncharted 2 Is Going To The Theater

  Naughty Dog‘s highly anticipated action adventure Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a little over a month out. If that 32 day wait seems slightly intolerable to you, a series of sneak peeks at select theaters might tide you over. Sony will be holding four events that will promote Nathan Drake’s newest PS3 outing, showing the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 11, 2009
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  Office Yeti Sounds Like The Best Office Yeti Puzzle Sim Ever

  N+ developers Metanet software have announced their next project will be the intriguingly titled Office Yeti. OK, it’s actually their next next project since Metanet has already announced Robotology, but shown very little of it. So what’s an Office Yeti? In Metanet game terms it’s “a single-player action/puzzle/simulation game in which players assume control of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 11, 2009
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  The Problem With Reality

  Video games are meant to be flights of fancy but, as with television, reality has become an increasingly popular concept to tap into. Nowhere is this more evident than in music-themed video games. Titles like Guitar Hero 5, The Beatles: Rock Band and soon-to-be released DJ Hero all use real musicians, living and dead, to…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 11, 2009
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  Valve Plans More Left 4 Dead Content Post ‘Crash Course’

  According to the leaders of the Left 4 Dead 2 boycott—who recently enjoyed a trip to Valve—there’s more downloadable content already in the works for the original Left 4 Dead, stuff beyond the already announced “Crash Course” episode. According to on and off Left 4 Dead fan Walking_Target, Valve is planning something for release for…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 11, 2009
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  Contra ReBirth Micro-Review: The ReBirth Of Challenge

  Konami takes us back to the old-school with Contra ReBirth, the 10th entry in the classic shooter series, lovingly rendered in 16-bit for Nintendo’s WiiWare. Contra hero Bill Rizer is back, joined by the humanoid alien samurai Genbei Yagyu from Neo Contra, sent back in time to defeat the Neo Salamander Army led by Colonel…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 11, 2009
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  Spyborgs Shooting Bromance

  There’s a lot to like in these two short clips, but what stands out for me is just how much shooting is going on. Good thing Capcom made the call to reboot this game. It looks like it may be worth a check out.

  By Brian Crecente Published September 11, 2009
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  Noby Noby Boy For iPhone Stretches Ever Closer

  Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi showed Game Developers Conference attendees a painfully brief look at an iPhone prototype of PlayStation 3 game Noby Noby Boy. Now, you can see it. Whatever it is. According to a report from Impress Game Watch, the iPhone spin-off of Noby Noby Boy is about 60% complete. That may help…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 11, 2009
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  Headshots and Spires: New Views of Brink

  Here’s a game that seems to have everything, an interesting aesthetic, gunplay and even torture. How can’t you be interested.

  By Brian Crecente Published September 11, 2009
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  Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Launch Trailer Does Damage

  Witness the heartbreaking breakup of Iron Man and Captain America in the launch trailer for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, accompanied by Kosheen’s amazingly appropriate “Damage.” Those of you who don’t follow comic books might scoff at the use of the Kosheen tune. How can a dramatic tale of two people dragging out a relationship long…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 11, 2009
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  The Most Addictive iPhone Game Yet?

  “Meet Doodle Jump, the iPhone version of crack – it’s so addictive it should be illegal! I got dumped because I wouldn’t put it down! And I just kept playing while she walked away… It’s that good!” – User review In Doodle Jump, you guide The Doodler—using some of the most subtle and accurate tilt…

  By Chrissie Lamond Published September 11, 2009
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  Tropico 3 Now In Convenient Demo Form

  Get a taste of dictator-ly power in a demo for Tropico 3, Kalypso Media and Haemimont Games’ new take on the island nation simulation, coming next month to the Xbox 360 and PC. Tropico 3 is almost a re-launch for the Tropico franchise, taking the series back to its roots after the sequel went a…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 11, 2009
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  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  Me? Still happily playing Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story for the Nintendo DS. I was hoping to have it completed for a Kotaku review this week, but it looks like life is preventing that from happening. Instead, watch for a review of Bowser’s Inside Story next Monday, when I should be wholly evacuated from…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 11, 2009
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  The Making of MotorStorm Arctic Edge

  With MotorStorm Arctic Edge set to hit the Playstation Portable in two weeks, Sony put together this developer diary showing us how the game came to be. In it folks from developer BigBig Studio show off a bit more of the upcoming racer. With Gran Turismo PSP on the horizon, are you planning on picking…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 11, 2009
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  PS3 Slim Gets A Huge Slice Of Japan’s Hardware Pie

  PlayStation fans in Japan lined up to get their hands on the newer, slimmer, cheaper PS3. Over 150,000 of them invested in the revised PlayStation 3, leading to a giant red slice of Sony dominance at home. That’s a considerable change from the console’s representation from the week prior, when it moved a paltry 1,040…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 11, 2009
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  S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere

  Developer GSC Game World excelled at crafting a heavy, tense atmosphere in its previous games, and it looks like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat with follow suit. Where S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky was a prequel, Call of Pripyat is a sequel to the original Shadow of Chernobyl, taking place after the events in the original game, in…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 11, 2009
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  Movie Frankenreview: Gamer

  Gaming is taken to the extreme in Gamer, a movie about a not-so-distant future where video game players take control of other humans for sport. 300’s Gerard Butler plays Kable, a wrongly-convicted felon who has been injected with a substance that essentially gives his brain an IP address that can be accessed by a player…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 11, 2009
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  A Look At Daft Punk’s DJ Hero Appearance

  DJ Hero won’t just be for hip-hop fans, electronic music, in the form of Daft Punk, will also be playable on the rhythm game, Rolling Stone reports. The game will feature 11 exclusive mixes by Daft Punk as well as in-game avatars and set designs. It will be the first time the duo have participated…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 11, 2009