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  City Of Heroes Issue 16: Power Spectrum Revealed

  Last month’s teasing comes to fruition as NCsoft pulls back the curtain on City of Heroes Issue 16: Power Spectrum, putting the power to customize powers in the players’ hands. It really wasn’t much of a secret, now was it? My biggest gripe about City of Heroes has long been the fact that I can…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 17, 2009
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  Kings Of Leon And Rancid Debut In Rock Band

  The first tracks from Kings of Leon and Rancid hit Rock Band next week, topping a massive list of tracks dropping across all three consoles. The addition of Rancid’s “Ruby Soho” to Rock Band next week fills a hole in my heart that I didn’t realize was there until just now. It’s part of the…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 17, 2009
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  The Many Shapes of Stylus To Come

  Tired of your boring old DS stylus? Is the Transformer’s stylus a bit too much? Maybe you should look into a custom stylus from Shapeways. The company has a service that lets people customize a number of pre-designed styluses, including ones shaped like a Wii remote, a Pokemon and Link’s shield, by selecting the material…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 17, 2009
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  Wolfenstein The Animated Graphic Novel Part Three

  Activision returns to Castle Wolfenstein in the third chapter of their animated graphic novel….Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Return to Castle Wolfenstein is yet another prequel to the original Wolfenstein 3D, because that’s what you have to do when your protagonists kills Hitler in the first act. U.S. Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz is back, taking…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 17, 2009
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  Microsoft Gears Up For Fall Opening Of Retail Stores

  Those Microsoft retail stores we’ve seen and been told about are going to stop popping up near Apple stores this fall, Microsoft told Cnet. “As we progress on our retail strategy there will be scenarios where we have stores in proximity to Apple,” a representative told CNET News. “We are on track to open stores…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 17, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  We continue to try to resist the urge to re-name this feature “Call of Duty: Talk Amongst Yourselves.” Join us in resisting, and please comment here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 17, 2009
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  There Is A Severe Shortage of Picture Frames

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Fun With Feynman Dunno why I’m so jazzed about it being Friday, and I don’t really have any plans this weekend. No, wait. I do. I am going to buy picture frames. There seems to be a shortage of picture frames. I mean frames that you hang on the wall,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2009
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  Uh, Britain, About Your Modern Warfare 2 Pricing…

  While Europeans are sadly used to paying more for games, we don’t think they’re quite as used to paying as much as Britons are being asked to fork out for Modern Warfare 2 when it hits this holiday season. The standard version will be priced at £55 (USD$90), making it one of, if not the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2009
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  Zeno Clash 2 Headed For Retail, Consoles

  Zeno Clash was a bold, quirky little thing, and for that, people loved it. That’s also why it was released solely on the PC, as a low-risk digital download. But for the sequel, developers ACE Team are thinking big. Chatting with That VideoGame Blog, ACE Team’s Andres Bordeu hsa said, “The sequel will be developed…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2009
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  Saints Row PSP Apparently Confirmed By…Swedish Metal Band

  According to a posting on the website of Nordic rocker band Opeth, THQ’s sandbox title Saints Row is coming to the PSP. Did you know this? I didn’t. *throws up devil’s horns* As of posting, the band’s website reads: We may not like playing video games all that much but we do like it when…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2009
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: Sincerest Apologies

  As is the standard for the PAL PlayStation Store, there’s not much on offer this week. So much so that Sony Europe’s blog has issued a brief apology. SCEE’s Mike Kebby writes “I know this update looks light on content, and I do apologise for that”, before promising that in the coming weeks, there’s not…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2009
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  Katamari Forever Gets Nutty New Trailer, Rolls Into PlayStation Home

  Continuing their support of Sony’s PlayStation Home, Namco Bandai have today announced that they’ll be bringing some Katamari Damacy stuff to the PS3 service. To be released to help promote the upcoming Katamari Tribute (or Katamari Forever as it’s known here), Japanese users will soon be able to pick up a Katamari t-shirt and adorable…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2009
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  Microsoft Closes Game Development Program

  Microsoft have been getting into user-created gaming in a big way of late. First Xbox LIVE Community Games, then Kodu. Which means they have little use for their original games creator, Popfly. Released to minimal fanfare last year as a set of templates upon which people could build games with little or no programming experience,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2009
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  …And Atlus Accidentally Reveals Teased Title (Doh!)

  Japanese game company Atlus launched a teaser site with a July 24 announcement. But the reveal has already been revealed — and only hours after it first went live! Earlier today, Atlus put a teaser site online with a scrambled image. Above is the image unscrambled. It shows what could be the South Pole imploding.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2009
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  Caution: Japanese Designer Pokemon Shirts Ahead

  Continuing their recent run of collaborations with the clothing label, Nintendo have teamed up with A Bathing Ape to bring us a line of Pokemon/Bape t-shirts that will no doubt set your wallet’s heart aflutter. There’s six shirts in the line, some heavy on the Pokemon, others heavier on a freaky, Pokemonised version of the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2009
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  Gears 2: All Fronts Launches Early For Half The Price [Update]

  The latest piece of Gears of War 2 downloadable content – the “All Fronts” pack – wasn’t supposed to be out until July 28. But for some reason, it’s out now, and is available for half the price. Yes, whether you buy the pack from Xbox.com or from the 360 dash itself, it doesn’t matter,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2009
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  How Do Dragon Quest’s Famitsu Scores Stack Up?

  Japanese game magazine Famitsu gave new DS title Dragon Quest IX a perfect score — the tenth game to get such a score. But how does it stack up to the others? Since Famitsu has been doing its 40 out of 40 reviews, the DQ titles have been rated: Dragon Quest II 38/40 Dragon Quest…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2009
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  Hey, You Can’t Take A PSP Into A Nuclear Warhead Facility!

  Three security guards at the ominous-sounding National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, have been suspended without pay after it was found they’d brought portable gaming systems to work. The complex is responsible for building, repairing and disassembling components for nuclear warheads, so yes, it’s a high securty, important place. And as such, it’s got…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2009
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  What Does Brown Man Think of Dragon Quest IX?

  That’s Toshihiro Nagoshi. He makes those Yakuza games and created Super Monkey Ball. Amazing tan aside, he’s also just like 2.3 million other Japanese people. Nagoshi purchased Dragon Quest IX. What does he think? He says it’s easy to get into and the interface is good. “It’s a much better match for handhelds than home…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2009
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  It Was Only A Matter Of Time: Ryu vs Nude Cammy

  While some owners of the PC version of Street Fighter IV are editing the game to change movesets and faces, other owners are more direct. They don’t want new moves. They want to see Cammy, sans clothing (NSFW!)

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2009