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  A PSP For Gran Turismo Fans

  The old PSP is going out with a bang in Japan later this year, with the October release of a special Gran Turismo PSP hardware bundle. The bundle includes a copy of Gran Turismo PSP and a PSP-3000, which is black with a wee little Gran Turismo logo on the front. Pricing for the bundle…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009
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  Blizzcon 09! Ozzy Talks! Hands on With the Monk! Lvl 85!!

  Click here for all BlizzCon 09 coverage on Kotaku.

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 21, 2009
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  Battlefield 1943 Won’t Be Out On PC This Year

  Hey, PC users. Sorry if you thought Battlefield 1943 would be out on PC sometime in 2009. Really sorry. Because it won’t be. Instead, the game has been delayed into 2010, DICE’s Gordon Van Dyke telling G4TV: We haven’t released a Frostbite [DICE’s game engine] built game on PC, so going into this project we…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009
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  You’re Confused About Metal Gear? Hideo Kojima Is Confused, Too

  Let’s be honest here, the Metal Gear Solid saga is hard to follow. Fascinating and intricate, sure, but like a daytime soap with clones, nanomachines and mechas. Don’t worry if you are baffled at times. Series creator Hideo Kojima gets baffled, too, scratching his noggin while figuring out plot points. “I personally get confused too…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: Gamescom Gamescom Gamescom

  For some reason, while the American update was a little thin this week, the PAL PlayStation Store sees the arrival of a ton of content, from live Gamescom press conference videos to a demo for Bethesda’s WET. Games & Demos Colin McRae DiRT 2 (demo) WET (demo) Mini Ninjas (demo) IL2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009
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  Hong Kong Hosting PS3 Slim Launch Party

  That’s right, the steaming metropolis will having be a big bash for the new Sony console. Look, shirtless man! Sony HK is having a launch party in Causeway Bay, which is one of Hong Kong‘s major shopping areas. The event is on August 31 and starts at 6pm and will run past midnight on September…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009
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  Plants vs Zombies To Gnaw At Retail, iPhones, Your Chest

  PopCap announced today that Plants vs Zombies – a game we like very, very much – will now be able to be enjoyed by even more people, with both a retail and iPhone release. The game will, as you read this, already be sitting on store shelves across America, for the reasonable price of $20.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009
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  How Much Does The PS3 Slim Really Cost? (In Japan, That Is…)

  Well, it is cheaper, but is it cheaper? Sony shaved off more than the price for its new PlayStation 3, the PS3 Slim. Japanese news site Get News did some number crunching — your mileage may very. Let’s dive in: • PS3 Slim = ¥29,980 (US$318) • PS3 Slim + Game = ¥36,980 ($394) •…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009
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  Blur Will Be Out In November

  Well, here’s one game not peeing its pants at the first sight of the words “Modern Warfare 2.” Activision (which probably explains it) announced today that Blur will be out in November. November 2009. The racer – Bizarre’s first since leaving the Project Gotham series behind – hasn’t exactly captured the public’s hearts and minds…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009
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  Thanks For the Mammaries, Queen’s Blade

  This December, Namco Bandai is releasing Queen’s Blade Spiral Chaos and bringing a handful of gaming to the PlayStation Portable. Two more fighters have been announced for the title: Curvy Cattleya and mountainous Melpha. Queen’s Blade is originally a Lost Worlds style “combat picture book game” and has been published in Japan for the last…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 Cast Includes Keith David, Lucius Vorenus

  I’ve got a soft spot for Keith David. A big one. It’s got nothing to do with his video game work, and everything to do with They Live and The Thing. So it’s good to hear he’ll be in Modern Warfare 2! I look forward to him playing a gruff Sergeant, barking orders at me…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009
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  Iranian Gaming Makes Gamescom Appearance

  Trade body Iran National Foundation of Computer Games has a booth at the Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany, showcasing the latest games developed domestically in Iran. “We are using this event to promote what is happening in the Iranian games industry,” Amir Tarbyatjoui, who is managing the booth at Gamescom, told the BBC. “We believe…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009
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  Ah, Your Mother Was A Mafia II Screenshot

  Just in case you’re feeling the need to put on a thick NY Italian accent today and say off-the-cuff things about other people’s mothers and punching faces, here’s some Mafia II screens for inspiration.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009
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  Paul McCartney And… Pilotwings

  Beatle Paul McCartney has done extraordinary things like writing classic tunes, making gobs of cash and being knighted by the Queen. He’s also done regular things, too. He’s a regular dude, too, you know. “I have a son who’s 30, so he’s a big gamer, he gamed through a lot of the early stuff,” McCartney…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009
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  Two Racing Games Added To Games On Demand

  Having already updated the Games on Demand lineup once this week, with Saints Row, Microsoft have announced the addition of two more games to the 360’s digital delivery service. Both are racing titles, namely EA’s Need for Speed ProStreet and Criterion’s Burnout Revenge. Both will be available next Tuesday, August 25. In addition to those…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009
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  Independent Xbox LIVE Game Banned For “Visual Sexual Assault Reminders”

  And Yet, I Love You, an indie game developed for Xbox LIVE Indie Games Marketplace, has been pulled for being “too erotic”. The text heavy visual novel was developed by Japanese independent dev Naoki Sagawa and contains no actual sex scenes. It is not an adult game. Sagawa was contacted by Microsoft Europe who stated…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009
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  New Borderlands Screens

  Borderlands is on show at Gamescom. And tonight, it’s on show at Kotaku, with a ton of real, in-game screenshots.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009
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  PlayStation Store Update: Bloody Roar!

  With Gamescom raging across the Atlantic, you’d think the US PlayStation Store update would be full of demos and trailers from the show. But no! Instead, Americans, you get Bloody Roar. The kitsch fighter becomes one of only a handful of PS1 games released on the US store, and is joined this week by PSN…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009
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  PS3 Getting 2D Hero In 3D Game

  Imagine 2D graphics in a 3D game. Japanese developer Silicon Studio has done that with upcoming PS3 action role-playing-game exclusive 3D Dot Games Heroes. The game uses voxel volume element to depict the game world in three dimensions. As game site Insert Credit points out, this isn’t a console first: SEGA Saturn shooter Amok did…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009
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  What’s Inside The BlizzCon 2009 Swag Bag?

  Too excited to wait until I got back to my hotel, I grabbed a seat at a table outside of the Anaheim Convention Center and sorted through the contents of my BlizzCon 2009 swag bag. The swag bag this year is dominated by a box, and inside that box is the nOObz StarCraft II Raynor…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2009