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  Yes, EA Just Announced Command & Conquer 4

  In answer to McWhertor’s question from yesterday afternoon, yes. EA has just announced Command & Conquer 4, the dramatic conclusion to the Tiberium saga. The year is 2062, and the world is about to end. In six years, the Tiberium that has been the focus of such contention over the course of the Command &…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009
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  A Glimpse At G.I. JOE on the Playstation 3

  Due out next month, G.I. Joe The Rise of the Cobra hasn’t been making many favorable impressions around Kotaku tower. These screens from the Playstation 3 version of the game don’t really do much to change my mind. The game will let players take on the role of one of the game’s dozen playable G.I.…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Don’t mind anyone else. Speak your mind about video games. Right here. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2009
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  Hamburger Pictures Come Back To Haunt You

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: The Number Nine I’m SERIOUS. I think there are like maybe two hamburger eating pictures floating around there internet — and one of them ends up on this media ranking site. Very embarrassing! (The burger was effing delicious, though.) ……………….which is why, that’s it, I’m done, hamburger eating pictures are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009
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  Guitar Hero 5 Tracklist Features John Mellencamp, Coldplay & Tom Petty

  Neversoft have released a partial tracklist for the upcoming Guitar Hero 5, and it features songs from the above three artists. Not a fan? Don’t worry, there’s some variety in the other 21 tracks. The revealed tracks are: Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands” ? Beastie Boys – “Gratitude” Beck – “Gamma Ray” Billy Squier…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009
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  German Gamers Venture Outside To Protest Violent Gaming Crackdown

  Poor old Germany. The nation’s politicans have in recent years really started to crack down on violent video games, and since many of the best games are violent games, this presents is a problem. But it’s one the German people are beginning to hit back against, as evidenced by this protest in the German city…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009
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  Poll: Japanese People Thought Dragon Quest IX Would Have WiFi

  This Saturday Dragon Quest IX is going on sale in Japan. Apparently, there are already 2 million pre-orders. Some of those folks might be in for a surprise! The game uses the DS’s local ad hoc wireless, but loads of gamers thought the title would use the DS’s WiFI connection so that players didn’t have…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009
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  Michael Jackson Won’t Affect Beatles Rock Band

  Michael Jackson has passed away, and lawyers are currently picking through his estate. Jackson owned 267 Beatles songs, the ownership of which is at risk. Rock Band developer Harmonix has stated that the situation regarding Michael Jackson’s estate will not effect the release of Rock Band Beatles. What’s more, the game’s track list will not…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009
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  No More Heroes Designer Wants Travis Touchdown In Next Smash Bros.

  The last Smash Bros. game, like the one before that, was a smorgasboard of characters. There weren’t just Nintendo developed characters, but the likes of Sonic and Snake also made an appearance. No More Heroes designer Goichi Suda is already making off-handed remarks about his desire to see NMH hero Travis Touchdown in the next…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009
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  Carcassonne Coming To A DS Near You

  Classic German board game Carcassonne – which has already turned up on Xbox Live Arcade – will also soon be making the leap to the Nintendo DS, courtesy of Koch Media. This DS version will contain the original board game along with expansion “River”, but also expands upon this by introducing three new “worlds”, described…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009
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  Rhythm Heaven Producer: Hey Americans, You Have Rhythm!

  By day, music producer Tsunku writes Morning Musume songs. By night, he sleeps. Sometime in between he creates Rhythm Heaven games. At a panel in Los Angeles, Tsunku talked about his music career and rhythm. “Rhythm is something that hasn’t really been valued in Japanese culture or in Japanese music,” he said. “I really wanted…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009
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  Wii Remote + 15 Tonnes Of Metal Arm

  These two industrial grapplers don’t just have cute names (one of them is called "Bender"). They’ve got a cute control method as well, as they can be jiggled, jaggled and, yes, waggled by a Wii Remote. These guys used a control system written in Python to replace the arm’s regular input (a joystick) with the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009
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  EA, Sega On iPhone 3G vs 3GS

  As we’ve warned you about, one day soon, there will be games that will only run on the iPhone 3GS, which is bad news for the 40 million people in possession of an iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPod Touch (2nd gen). While that day isn’t imminent, you can tell from the following statements provided by…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009
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  Man Arrested For Sharing Rape Game

  The Kyoto Police’s High Tech Crime Unit has arrested 38-year-old Kawasaki City resident Hidetoshi Fukuzawa for illegally sharing an erotic game via the internet. “I downloaded it,” he stated. “but I didn’t leak this onto the internet.” File sharing is illegal in Japan. Using an online file sharing service called “Share”, the title was leaked…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009
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  New Mechwarrior Game Confirmed, Will Reboot Series

  Surprise, Mechwarrior fans! That teaser from yesterday was indeed for a new Mechwarrior title, which is in development at Piranha Games, who worked on the latest Transformers title. So at least you know they have experience with giant robots! Then again, it also means they have experience with making crummy games based on giant robots.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009
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  Kingdom Under Fire II Bringing Crusader Carnage To Xbox 360

  Jeez, Kingdom Under Fire II just feels like it’s been in development forever, hasn’t it? Part-MMO, part-RTS, it’s not due until the second half of next year. But when it does come, at least we now know which platforms it’s coming for. Previously it had been listed as coming for PC and “consoles”, but that’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009
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  Wii Fit Plus (And Other Nintendo Titles) Dated For Japan

  Via Japanese Nintendo news website Rambling Man come a smattering of Nintendo release dates. Please keep in mind that these are unconfirmed at the moment. • August 6: Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip • September 17: Forever Blue 2: The Call of the Sea • September 3: Sloan and MacHale’s Mysterious Story 2 •…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009
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  Hey Pirates, Beware of Fake Dragon Quest IX Hentai Boobies!

  The “leaked” version of Dragon Quest IX is malware. The ROM was dumped early on to Japanese bulletin board 2chan and is actually a hentai slideshow show called “DS Owata”. Maybe download “Dragon Quest IX JPN DSi Enchanced NDS iND” if you’d like a hentai slideshow? Oh, this bricks your DS. Buying it legally does…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009
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  Cooking Mama, Cooking Zelda, Cooking Samus…

  This is the cover to the latest issue of French mag IG. It features Cooking Mama. And Cooking Faith. Cooking Peach. Cooking Chun-Li (they even got the thighs right!). And, best of all, Cooking Mai. With Cooking Mai boobs. It’s an awesome pic, but also a curse, as the rest of my week will be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009
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  Kingdom Hearts Conceived With Chainsaws

  That’s how Square Enix designer Tetsuya Nomura first pitched the game’s weapon to Disney. Square Enix wanted to make a game starring Mickey Mouse, he tells Japanese game mag Famitsu, and Disney wanted a game starring Donald Duck. “Meanwhile,” he says with a laugh, “I wanted neither.” What did Nomura want? “The first weapon I…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009