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  Tim Schafer’s Brutal Legend Intro Walkthrough

  In this set of videos Tim Schafer provides a sort of director’s commentary for the beginning of his upcoming Brutal Legend. Packed from beginning to end with spoilers, I’d suggest giving it a pass if you want your Legend experience to be virginal.

  By Brian Crecente Published July 3, 2009
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  Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Review: Clench The Difference

  Getting the most out of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen requires a steady hand, a keen eye, and the ass muscles of an Olympic athlete. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is an action adventure game based on the movie of the same name, telling the story of the return of Megatron and the rise of…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 3, 2009
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  Ninja Gaiden 2 Sigma Premium Box Pack Premium Price

  Ninja Gaiden Σ 2 has been dated for Japan. Here are details about the ¥9,980 (US$104) Premium Box. It includes a soundtrack CD, an original accessory set and a special sleeve. Those who pre-order can get a “Starter Set” that includes a Ninja Gaiden guide book.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2009
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  How Dead Space Extraction Controls On Wii, With Side-Shooting Twist

  The Wii’s September 29 prequel to last year’s Dead Space has a control scheme EA’s Visceral Games couldn’t put on an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. A new EA trailer shows how it works. Dead Space Extraction will be out September 29. As you watch, remember, EA calls this a “guided first-person experience.” Different platform.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 3, 2009
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  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  Most of my weekend will be spent playing a little real-life Tetris, as I attempt to find open slots for all the boxes, furniture and knickknacks still in boxes from the Kotaku Towers West relocation endeavor. First thing I’ll be playing in the virtual world this weekend is the iPhone version of Doom: Resurrection, in…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 3, 2009
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  Alpha Protocol Hits Oct. 6

  Spy role-playing game Alpha Protocol will be hitting the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 6, according to Sega. I took the game for a spin during the lead up to E3 and was quite impressed with how well the game blended the best elements of shooter, action and adventure. I’m hoping my…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 3, 2009
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  How To Name A Video Game Studio — And Hopefully Get It Right

  The decision to give something a name, whether that be your struggling rock band, your first dog, your only child, or your game development studio is no simple task. For better or worse, you might be stuck with it. Names carry weight. They give a group of people and the products they create an identity.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 3, 2009
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  First Dante’s Inferno Gameplay Footage

  So Dante’s Inferno is “EA does God of War”. Doesn’t bother us. Dead Space was “EA does Resident Evil”, and it was great. These are the same guys, we expect the same results.

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2009
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  There Are “A Lot Of Factors” For Borderlands Demo

  Trying before you buy. You might not be able to do that with upcoming multi-platform shooter Borderlands. According to Gearbox’s Mikey Neumann, “We talk about a demo every day. We would love to do a demo. There’s obviously factors there. If and when we do one, I don’t know if it’d be pre-launch or post-launch,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2009
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  Eat Up This God Eater Trailer

  Namco Bandai’s God Eater is coming to Japanese PSPs this fall, and it still really looks like Monster Hunter, giant swords and giant monsters and all.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2009
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  Sesame Street Says Video Games Are OK

  We’re not normally in need of celebrity endorsement of our entertainment medium of choice. But when it’s Big Bird, Grover and Oscar the Grouch singing gaming’s praises, we’ll take it. Game Changer, a report issued by the Joan Ganz Clooney Center from the Sesame Workshop, basically says that governments, the healthcare industry and schools should…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2009
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  Get Some Russian In Your Independence Day

  War movies, games and books are a great way to reinforce patriotism on Independence Day; so here’s a trailer for a World War II game… that happens to be Russian. Men of War: Red Tide is a standalone expansion to the March 2009 PC realtime strategy game, Men of War. The game puts players in…

  By AJ Glasser Published July 3, 2009
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  Yup, Looks Like There’ll Be A Skate 3

  Sounds like EA are already hard at work on Skate 3. Not the most shocking thing you’ll read today, since it is an EA title, but still, it’s a great series, so news of more games is always welcome. Schmitty, from Skate website Epicly Trife, has posted on his Twitter account “I just got told…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2009
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  Cute, Fighting And Totally Free

  Vanguard Princess is a totally moe old school freeware 2D fighter from developer Tomoaki Sugeno. Who’s he? Apparently an ex-Capcom employee. The game can be downloaded here. Enjoy! 生存確認 [Sugeno’s Blog via Canned Dogs]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2009
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  How Many Hours People Play Nintendo’s Wii Games (Sorry, Donkey Kong)

  Never mind what’s at the bottom of this barrel, here’s a list of 29 Wii games from Nintendo and the amount of hours people play them, per gamer. (The following stats are pulled from the usage data shared by more than two million Wii users through the system’s Nintendo Channel. For more information about how…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 3, 2009
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  The Characters of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

  This new look at Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles gives us a better sense of all of the characters appearing in the game. We also get yet another chance to see how they handi-cam look and feel of the game help to highlight the tension in the game.

  By Brian Crecente Published July 3, 2009
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  Battlefield Heroes Review: The Great (Cartoon) War

  EA have really got behind the whole “free to play” thing of late, announcing it’ll form the basis of future Tiger Woods and Need for Speed titles. The first such game to test those waters, however, is Battlefield Heroes. The premise is simple: take Battlefield, then make it absolutely free to play, by stripping some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Happy (uh, early) Independence Day, my fellow Americans. Happy Friday, everyone else. It’s time to talk about video games like you’ve never talked about them before. 3…2…1… start. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 3, 2009
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  Hey Americans, Why The BBQ? Why? Why? Why?

  To: American People From: Bashcraft Happy Independence Day! Mrs. Bashcraft wants to know why Americans BBQ or have cook-outs on the Fourth of July. So, why? Is it symbolic? Side note: OH! One more thing, buddy just informed me that illustrator Chinatsu Kurahana is at the AnimeExpo — she’s illustrated several best selling titles from…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2009
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  British Lifetime Console Sales Figures Get!

  According to figures released by GfK-ChartTrack, there are now 24 million current-generation consoles in the UK. Let’s see how those numbers break down. The numbers can be found in the latest report from European retailer GAME, and reveal that each console has sold the following: DS – 9.1 million Wii – 5.4 million Xbox 360…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2009