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  Lionhead Teases Impending News with Che’s Head?

  This morning, visitors to Lionhead Studio’s webpage were greeted with the iconic visage of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara. Under the black and white image is a single quote from Guevara: “At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love.” Che Guevara (1928 –…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 13, 2009
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  Need For Speed Nitro Gets All Artsy

  Need for Speed Nitro for the Nintendo Wii capitalizes on its stylized graphics, signing up tokidoki, Upper Playground and i am 8-bit to provide exclusive car skins and artwork for the game. Nitro’s animated style gets a bit more animated with the inclusion of custom car skins from celebrated brands tokidoki and Upper Playground and…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2009
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  Army Of Two: The 40th Day Is In January

  EA has nailed down a January 2010 release date for Army of Two: The 40th Day, with exclusive access to the game’s Extraction multiplayer mode for those putting down their money early. Army of Two: The 40th Day is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Army of Two, in which Salem and Rios struggle to ignore…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2009
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  Sega Will Celebrate Dreamcast’s 10th Anniversary Quietly

  9/9/09 will not produce any major Sega events commemorating the Dreamcast launch of 9/9/99, but the company is thinking about the future of its last gaming console in one key way. The head of Sega West, Mike Hayes, told me Wednesday that, despite the pride Sega has in the Dreamcast, it has no formal celebration…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Start a conversation about video games here today, will you? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2009
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  What Exactly Is A Hamburger?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: QuakeCon Kicks Off Tomorrow Lunch time conversation: What makes a hamburger a hamburger? Is it the burger or the hamburger buns? Meaning, if you put a hamburger patty on sandwich bread and not buns, what is it? Is it a burger? What about if you put a patty on, say,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: Curly Moustache

  Big, big update for the PAL PlayStation store this week, with a host of quality PS3 games, demos and even a couple of downloadable PSP games you might be interested in. Headlining the week’s update is of course Marvel vs Capcom 2, arriving in a far more timely fashion than it’s HD predecessor, SSFIIHD. Those…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009
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  Nintendo’s Lifetime British Sales Numbers Are In

  Retail tracking company Chart-Track have released an updated set of figures for the British market, revealing how many units of the Nintendo Wii and DS (all versions) have been sold since launch. The figures show that while the Wii has a pretty sizeable install base for a country of 60 million people, it’s got nothing…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009
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  Rockstar’s PSP Music Game Is Real, Coming Next Month

  Don’t look now, but Rockstar’s borderline mythical music title Beaterator is coming, it’s coming this year, and it’s coming to the PlayStation Portable. Rockstar sent the word out this morning that the music creator, which has long been kept under wraps since first debuting as an online time-waster, will be out on September 29 in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009
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  Is Monster Hunter 3 Underperforming?

  Wii title Monster Hunter 3 came out of the gate like gangbusters in its first week this August, selling half a million copies. So why is it already in the bargain bins? The Monster Hunter series on the PSP has been one of the real success stories — not just for the PSP, but Capcom.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009
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  Trackmania Finally Barrell Rolls Its Way To The Wii

  It appears that after nearly two years of talk (and little else), cult create-a-racer Trackmania is finally making its way onto the Nintendo Wii. It’s been announced that Firebrand Games – the team behind the recent Trackmania DS – are on development duties, with the game set to make a public appearance at Germany’s big…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009
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  SNES Portable Case Mod Does Not Stop At Case Mod

  There’s also a custom box creation. French modder darthchris13 whipped up the creation and then compared it size-wise to a SEGA GameGear. The SNES Portable sports a 2.5 inch screen, and according to darthchris13, the tricky part was getting all the SNES wiring into such a small casing. Nice work. Une magnifique Nintendo SNES Portable…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009
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  Tropico 3 Box Art Is So Despotic It’s Adorable

  As seen on Giant Bomb.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009
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  Does Anyone Here Know Welsh?

  Welsh-speaking people, game developers Arberth Studios needs your help. Instead of shelling out £16,500 (US$27,000) to have its game professionally translated, the studio is asking for the next best thing: Free help. The title, Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches, is based on medieval Welsh folk tales. “We have to try and translate this game…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009
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  Mega Man 9 Gets A Lot Harder With New DLC

  A common complaint these days when it comes to downloadable content is that there’s too much of it that makes a game easier to play/complete. Paying to cheat, basically. Paying to make the game harder, though, that’s different. A new piece of DLC has been released today for Mega Man 9 called “Superhero Mode”. It…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009
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  Gameplay Footage Of New Halo 3 Multiplayer Maps

  Developer Bungie is including three Halo 3 multiplayer maps in a add-on disc shipping with the upcoming Halo 3: ODST. The new Heretic map revisits Halo 2‘s Midship map, allowing players to plasma grenade each other all over the interior of the Pious Inquisitor. From purple reign we move on to the Forerunner Citadel, which…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009
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  GameStop Joins The PC Gaming Alliance

  The PC Gaming Alliance announced today that their ranks have been bolstered by the addition of eight new member companies, including the world’s largest specialist games retailer, GameStop. Joining the global retail giant are Gas Powered Games – the studio behind Supreme Commander – along with online games portal GameTap, BFG Technologies, Bigfoot Networks, Flextronics,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009
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  Girls, Go Finger Nail Crazy On Your DS!

  Ah, kids’s morning television. This is clip from show Gokujyou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou (Top Quality! Super Popular Committee Chair), and about one minute in there’s a plug for a Konami DS based on the anime. Girls can paint nails and do virtual make-up. The show, like most kids’ shows, is wall-to-wall adverts. Though, what makes…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009
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  Korean Game Trailer Likes Halo A Little Too Much

  South Koreans are renowned for many things, but when it comes to games development, adhering to copyright laws isn’t one of them. Latest case in point: this trailer for Sudden Attack. While the gameplay looks a little “been there, done that”, it’s not the only overly-familiar thing about the trailer. We could swear we’ve heard…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009
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  Bunch Of PS3 Games Go Budget This September In Japan

  Sony Computer Entertainment has announced its new line up for the budget priced PS3 the Best brand. That line-up includes: Afrika Sept. 3 ¥2,980 Uncharted Sept. 3 ¥2,980 LittleBigPlanet Sept. 3 ¥2,980 Gundam: Target In Sight Sept. 3 ¥2,980 Eternal Sonata Sept. 3 ¥3,800 Ridge Racer 7 Sept. 3 ¥2,980 All these games will be…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009