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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
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  A Fivesome Of God of War III Gamescom Screenshots

  Sony’s surliest hero, Kratos, is showing up at Gamescom in God of War III. A batch of new screens from the 2010 PlayStation 3 game commemorates the event.

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2009
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  Heavenly Sword Devs Ninja Theory Sign On With Namco Bandai

  The developers of Heavenly Sword have a new Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game in the works, one that new publisher Namco Bandai wouldn’t name at today’s Gamescom press conference. But Ninja Theory and Namco Bandai have contractually “shaken hands.” Namco Bandai execs also failed to provide any further details, unfortunately, only going as far…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 19, 2009
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  Kojima’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Whips Out New Screens

  Hideo Kojima’s giving the Castlevania series a shot in the arm, courtesy of developer MercurySteam. The Kojima Productions head and Konami producer David Cox showed a new extended trailer of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game today at Gamescom. But we have something… better? Screen shots!! Yes, fresh Gamescom-exclusive stills of Castlevania: Lords of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 19, 2009
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  Tune in To Kotaku Talk Radio Now

  In this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we’ll be talking about GamesCom, PS3 Slim, the negatives of Internet petitions and we have a rap song. It won’t be conducted by myself and our very special guest-host, N’Gai Croal. To listen, head over to our BlogTalkRadio page. Unfortunately, you can only listen live on the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2009
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  Red Faction: Demons Of The Badland Micro-Review: British Girls On Mars Go Wild

  What the hell is wrong with you, Volition? You think providing cheap, substantial DLC that expands meaningfully upon the core game is good for us? Well, it’s not! We want to be nickel-and-dimed! We want to pay $5 for a new suit for Alex, or $10 for a new hammer and eXtreme paintjob for Martian…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009
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  Gamescom Booth Blitz: Electronic Arts

  So many games at EA’s booth. Driving games, army games, people games, sports games…so many, many games. How many? See for yourself.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009
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  Fairytale Fights Preview: The Brothers Grimm Never Looked So Gory

  Not since that Matt Damon/Heath Ledger flick have I seen such an abusive interpretation of classic fairytales. And I mean that in a good way. Fairytale Fights takes the “let’s make charming children’s stories bloody” approach to Brothers Grimm characters and runs with it in a direction that’s violent, gory and totally hilarious all at…

  By AJ Glasser Published August 19, 2009
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  Watch BlizzCon 2009 Online, Get Grunty

  DIRECTV’s coverage of BlizzCon 2009 goes beyond the television this year, with non-subscribers able to purchase a streaming internet package that includes the exclusive Grunty the Murloc Space Marine pet. Last year DIRECTV broadcast BlizzCon 2008 as a pay per view event, giving those who purchased the programming a code for the show-exclusive polar bear…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009
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  Namco Bandai Picks Up Clash Of The Titans By Severed, Snake-Covered Head

  Legends never die, and that holds true for games based on movies base on those legends, as Namco Bandai picks up publishing duties from now-defunct Brash Entertainment for Clash of the Titans: The Video Game. Clash of the Titans, based on the 2010 remake of the classic Harry Hamlin vehicle, has been in development at…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2009