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  Do You Like Sports Games?

  Hello! The weekend is just around the corner. But first, let’s talk. It’s Friday, time for TELL US DAMMIT. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2009
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  Some Facts, Figures On Music Game Players

  Ever wonder how many Americans played a music game during the month of April? Well, we can tell you. 25 million Americans played a music game during the month of April. The figure comes courtesy of market research firm Interpret, who can also tell us some other fun facts about music game players, like: –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2009
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  A Week In Comments

  Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Has Really Big Guns Comment by: psycoking Nominated by: -MasterDex- Yeah, something about this thread has me feeling like I’m some cranky old man of gaming. I seriously can’t believe that people here are complaining about a few slightly rough edges and calling them “jaggies.” Hell! I remember a time when…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2009
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  Madden 10 Screens Go West, Life Is Peaceful There

  EA Sports today released a ton of new Madden 10 screenshots, focusing on the teams from the NFC West. And here they are. Fun fact: despite my antipodean residence, I’m actually a big Niners fan. Tragic, I know, but that’s how I roll.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009
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  Further Confirmation That Spielberg’s LMNO Is D.O.A. [Update]

  Way back in October, we brought word that Spielberg’s “ultra-real” game, code-named LMNO Project, had been shelved — a rumor EA said was “incorrect”. Earlier this year, we heard that despite the many denials, Steven Speilberg action title LMNO (pronounced Elemental) was dead in the water, the budget pulled, the assets locked away. The game…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009
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  BioWare Boss On Future Mythic Collaboration

  So, EA decided to roll both their big RPG houses – BioWare and Mythic – together under the one command structure. It only took about 30 seconds before people started wondering: could the two ever work together on a game? BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka, who is now heading up the merged division, says…mmmaaayyybbeee. Anything’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009
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  World of Warcraft Freak Out Kid: The Japanese Remix

  Now, we’re hardly convinced that the original is real, we are convinced that this Japanese remix is UTTERLY AMAZING. More phony freak-outs for brilliant remixes, please! Oh, and as Kotakuite Gantz La Dix Croix points out, that’s Kirby’s theme song. Kirby’s theme song makes everything better. Even spinach. WOW Cancellation Tantrums: Japan Gets Into The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009
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  Maybe That Toshinden Wii-boot Won’t Be So Bad

  Takara Tomy’s been pretty quiet on the rebooted Toshinden that it announced last October. We don’t know that much about the 3D Wii brawler, but at least we know now who is developing it. That would be Dream Factory, as rooted out by Siliconera. If you’re hoping for the best, remember that Dream Factory was…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 26, 2009
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  Next Hitman Game Due “Late 2010”, Movie Sequel Will Tie In [UPDATE]

  The sequel to the Hitman movie, which is still in its early stages, won’t be just a sequel to a pretty crummy movie. It’ll also be a marketing tie-in for the next Hitman game, which is due out next year. Variety reports that the movie, which we told you about yesterday, would “contain story elements…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead Premium Theme Infecting New Official Xbox Mag

  I’m kicking myself for not having subscribed to the Official Xbox Magazine, as subscribers are due to get a free Left 4 Dead premium theme to zombify their Xbox 360s. Wait, do I subscribe to OXM? I can never remember. This nice little bonus for those of us who have turned their Xbox 360s into…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 26, 2009
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  Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1 Preview: Guybrush Sails Again

  Telltale Games aims to bring the comedy, adventure and swashbuckling of the classic Monkey Island games to a whole new audience – and to that end, they just drop you right into the action with Launch of the Screaming Narwhal. For fans of the original PC adventure games, the setting, situation and characters will be…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 26, 2009
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  Warner Bros. Wins Bid For Midway For A Very Simple Reason

  Looks like the new home of Mortal Kombat, Joust, Spy Hunter and other well-known Midway properties will be Warner Bros. after all. The media conglomerate looks to have won bidding rights to the publisher and developer by default. According to the LA Times‘ report on the matter, Warner’s $33 million bid for the better portion…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 26, 2009
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  The Man

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Now This Is Service Today the family and I headed to Carlsbad, New Mexico to check out their spectacular caverns. As usual, I wrote while Trish drove. About half way there we came across a border patrol check point station. When we stopped to talk to the INS agents we…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009
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  It’s Officially Game Over, Man For Aliens RPG

  The rumors were true. Sega’s Aliens role-playing game, previously in development at Obsidian Entertainment, is as dead as games can get. The title’s developer and publisher both confirmed today that development on Aliens RPG has ceased. A posting on the Obsidian forums from a forum administrator, picked up by Giant Bomb, attempts to clear the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 26, 2009
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  Notebook Dump: Layton, Samurai Showdown, RE5 3D

  There comes a time in the week when to reflect on what got into my reporter’s notebook but didn’t turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we? New Professor Layton: I played Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box on Monday evening during those Nintendo demos I couldn’t stop writing about in the middle of the week.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 26, 2009
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  Madballs in Babo Invasion Preview: A Game With Balls

  The old tagline for the Madballs collectible toys of the 1980s was “Obnoxious And Gross!” which should tell you a lot about both the 80s and what to expect from squishy balls with disgusting faces. However, apart from starring revolting balls, Babo Invasion isn’t really affiliated with the toy line, the subsequent cartoon or the…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 26, 2009
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  Playing As Insurgents: Volition Reflects On Red Faction Guerilla

  There are rebellions that were and weren’t intended to be part of Red Faction Guerilla, Volition and THQ’s well-reviewed destroy-everything open-world game. Kotaku talked to the game’s designers about the possibilities and politics of what they made. “I like an open world where it feels like stuff is going on around you,” James Hague, Red…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 26, 2009
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  Bethesda’s Big Move

  When Oblivion and Doom meet, the Fallout is bound to yield surprises; and perhaps offer some insight into the future of the video game industry. Earlier this week the company behind post-apocalyptic video game hit Fallout 3 bought the developers of famed shooter Doom putting two of the most respected talent pools in the industry,…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009
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  Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Has Really Big Guns

  Ninja Gaiden publisher Tecmo and Dynasty Warriors factory Koei were officially merged in April. But today, the two Japanese powerhouses spawned a European subsidiary. So we though we’d celebrate the good news with screen shots of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. Specifically, we wanted to upload these screens of Rachel, ones that we didn’t get around…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 26, 2009
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  The King Of Fighters XII – Triumph Of Combat

  Giddy after the triumph of winning three Best of E3 awards for Best Fighting Game for The King of Fighters XII , Ignition Entertainment rushes out this latest trailer without removing the opening slate. Sure, we could have edited the slate ourselves, but then how would we preserve the excitement? Simply telling you about it?…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 26, 2009