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  Castle Crashers DLC Arrives at Midnight

  Last night The Behemoth announced that the Necromantic DLC for Castle Crashers – said to be coming “soon” – is coming out, like, now. At midnight U.S. Pacific time it’s available for 160 Microsoft points. Update: The countdown seems to be pegged to your IP address’s local time. Gamers on U.S. Eastern time say they…

  By Owen Good Published August 25, 2009
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  You Can Buy A PS3 Slim, Right Now

  Even as Sony made the PS3 Slim announcement last week, trucks full of consoles were already making their way across America. Now, they’re sitting in retailers across the US. Some people are even – wait for it – buying them. Gizmodo intern Rosa popped into her local Best Buy (in Port Richey) with some clams,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009
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  Sega: Yes, Bayonetta Will Be Region Locked

  When Sega of America opted for a January 2010 release date for Bayonetta—which hits Japan end-of-October—we thought “Oh, we’ll just import then.” According to Sega reps at Gamescom, that doesn’t sound like much of an option anymore. At our Bayonetta hands-off demo, we asked the Sega of Europe folks if the PlatinumGames developed action title…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 25, 2009
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  Death By Fire Alarm

  To: Bash From: Crecente Last night, still a bit sleep deprived from my international travel and in a deep, deep, deep sleep, I was jolted awake by the sound of not one, but two fire alarms going off in the house. And these were those testing sounds, this was a full blown fire alarm. Needless…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2009
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  Leave Guantanamo Cleared Of Wrongdoing, Learn The Wii

  The Wii shows up in all sorts of places, like in a story today about Mohammed Jawad, a young man who spent six years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba before an American court ordered his release. A report carried in the McClatchy Newspapers today explained that Jawad, who may have been…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2009
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  Mini-Impressions Of PSP minis’ Kahoots

  Sony had a handful of its new minis available for the PSPgo available at Gamescom this week, including the platform puzzler Kahoots. For easy comparison’s sake, think of Kahoots along the same lines of Lemmings or echochrome. Your goal, like the goal of those aforementioned games, is to get the titular Kahoots to the exit,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 25, 2009
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  Hands-On With Cataclysm’s Goblins And Worgen

  The Goblin and Worgen races are getting a grand introduction in the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, with starting areas that make the other races’ pale in comparison. I briefly got my hands on both the Goblins and the Worgen during BlizzCon 2009, and while I wasn’t able to experience either area from start to finish,…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2009
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  Robot Chicken: Mario Kart

  Robot Chicken’s latest series is heavier than usual on the video game jokes, it seems, with the recent Castlevania sketch followed up by this Mario Kart piece. Click to view Like many Robot Chicken gags, it runs a little too long, but there’s still a good 15-20 seconds of chuckles to be had.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2009
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  Rockstar Dates Next PSP Grand Theft Auto

  Rockstar Games just dropped an October 20 date for Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars PSP. The official release date for the new GTA was announced on Rockstar’s official Twitter feed. Rockstar has been quiet about how they are transforming the game that launched this past March on DS into a PSP game, maintaining for months…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2009
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  Their Tweets Are Not Real, Neither Are They

  If three is a trend, we’re not quite there yet. But, watch out: Video game characters are on Twitter too. Earlier this summer, Capcom started Twitter feeds for Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, the protagonists of Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles. Their upcoming Wii game, a light-gun shooter sequel to Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, just got…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2009
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  Resonance of Fate Eyes-On: Welcome To The Machine

  Resonance of Fate is role-playing game developer tri-Ace’s first game for Sega, its first not to be published by Japanese RPG giant Square Enix. It may also be the first Japanese role-playing game to feature dogs in neck ties. Sega reps at Gamescom said that Resonance of Fate is “not the traditional RPG” that one…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 25, 2009
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  StarCraft: Ghost Lives On In StarCraft II

  Blizzard’s stealth-action game StarCraft: Ghost may be on indefinite hold, but according to Sam Didier it still remains a valuable resource in the development of titles like StarCraft II. The subject of StarCraft: Ghost came up during my interview with StarCraft II art director Didier as a joke at first. I asked him when StarCraft:…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2009
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  Mario Kart: The Movie (The Fan-Made Live-Action Trailer)

  Mario meets Days of Thunder? Special effects meet low budget? Fan dreams meet impossibility of big box office return? It’s the fan-made Mario Kart movie trailer. The video was created by the comedy troupe Dr. Coolsex. They seem to be based in New York. And I am based in New York. Hmmm. If they make…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2009
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  Avatar: The Game Goes Its Own Way On Wii

  James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game is getting noticeably different treatment on the Wii, courtesy of publisher and developer Ubisoft. Like the Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 versions you’ll play as the alien Na’vi. But you won’t play the humans. Avatar for the Wii puts you in the role of a Na’vi warrior, meaning a…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 25, 2009
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  Mad Catz Reveals Extensive Modern Warfare 2 Lineup

  When Mad Catz announced a partnership with Activision to develop Modern Warfare 2 accessories, we expected a couple of branded controllers and maybe a console skin or two. They had a bit more in mind. Yes, there will be console skins and branded controllers from Mad Catz, but that’s just a small selection of the…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2009
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  Eight New Maps For Red Faction: Guerrilla

  THQ follows up the success of its single player Demons of the Badlands DLC with a multiplayer pack next month, delivering two new modes and eight new maps to extend the Martian conflict. The Red Faction Guerrilla Multiplayer Pack, due out on September 17th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, introduces players to the…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2009
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  Batman: Arkham Asylum Review: The Dark Knight Is A Bright Light

  Batman is a smart comic book hero. He doesn’t need superpowers – just give him a gadget, a cape and a face to punch and he’s a regular Einstein. With a cape and iron fists. Gadgetry and ass-kicking are a big part of what makes Batman unique among other comic book heroes. While other mutated…

  By AJ Glasser Published August 25, 2009
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  Spread Your Aion Wings In Guild Wars

  NCsoft is spreading Aion’s wings into one of its other popular MMO titles, with a special promotion that will make the pretty people of Guild Wars that much prettier. Players who purchase copies of the Aion Collector’s Edition or a first run Aion Steelbook Edition will be treated to a code that unlocks a special…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2009
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  Rage Will Be Stuffed With 12s

  There will be 12s in Rage, I was told recently. This was mentioned by an id Software developer as I tried to gather facts about id Software’s next game. 12s? Oh, yes. 12s. I learned about this key Rage feature a couple of weeks ago in Texas, as I was wrapping up a chat with…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2009
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  Best Buy Offering Free Games To Prevent PS3 Slim Trade-Ins

  With the Playstation 3 Slim starting to show up at Best Buys around the country, the national retailer has kicked off a plan to try and cut down on the number of people returning a recent PS3 for the newer PS3 Slim, sources tell Kotaku. An internal memo, verified independently by a number of employees…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2009