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  The Great Experiment

  In a week full of startling gaming news, from Microsoft’s virtual controller to Nintendo’s biometric add-on, Sony’s launch of a digital-download only gaming system has the greatest potential to be a game changer for the industry. The PSPgo is a slimmed down version of Sony’s Playstation Portable. The device, set to hit stores on Oct.…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 8, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Scientific fact: One year from today, it still won’t be E3 2010 yet! Don’t let that get you down. Please, talk about games right here, right now. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 8, 2009
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  Have You Recovered From E3?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Well…have you? What you missed last night Itagaki Bayonetta Creator Hate May Provide Game Clues Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Impressions: If It’s Broke A Little, Fix It A Little The Changing Faces Of The Beatles Rock Band Gran Turismo Makers Try Forza 3 The Second Best E3 Meme Is… Pokemon Heart…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2009
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  Just Cause 2 Screenshots Jump Out Of A Helicopter, Then Explode

  Fresh out of E3, Eidos have released some screenshots for their upcoming sandbox sequel Just Cause 2. That half of them feature explosions is not a coincidence.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2009
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  Halo: Reach Is The Wild Bunch, Only With Spartans?

  We know nothing about Halo: Reach other than the fact it’s a new Halo game, and that it’s due sometime next year. So in the absence of facts, then, let’s speculate! While the game’s trailer lets us know the obvious things – it’ll deal with the Covenant’s attack on the human colony of Reach –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2009
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  Itagaki Bayonetta Creator Hate May Provide Game Clues

  Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki has left Tecmo’s Team Ninja. He’s been away, but has returned with a new start-up, unofficially dubbed the Tokyo Vikings. He’s also back to fill the vacuum of Japanese game developer trash talk. From an excerpt of Itagaki interview with 1Up comes this bit about Platinum Games developer Hideki…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2009
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  Where To Now For The Ninja Gaiden Series?

  Development of the modern, 3D Ninja Gaiden games has always been overseen by one man: former Team Ninja boss/ Dark Lord Tomonobu Itagaki. But what happens now he can no longer work on the series? Well, someone else has to work on the series. And that someone else is Yosuke Hayashi, the new leader of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2009
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  Ever Wanted To See What A Life-Sized Gundam Crotch Looks Like?

  As seen on DannyChoo.com

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2009
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  Tracking The Ups & Downs Of Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference

  Nintendo had some ups, and downs, during their E3 2009 press conference. So Bitmob’s Andrew Hiscock decided to do a little rough science and note just when, and how high/low they were when they occurred. Taking hardcore gaming forum NeoGAF as his subject matter, Hiscock tracked the comments on the site’s Nintendo presser thread, and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2009
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  Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver Come With Pedometer

  It’s not enough that Pokémon Gold/Silver are getting DS remakes this fall. Oh no, they’re getting remakes and a pedometer. (Think a new Pokémon Pikachu.) Dubbed the Poké Walker, the bundled item sends infrared signals to the DS and can be used to hold one Pocket Monsters as you walk around, building experience and gain…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2009
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  Taking A Closer Look At Last.fm On The Xbox 360

  News of a deal that brings Last.fm to the Xbox 360 was kind of lost in the flood of information coming out of Microsoft’s E3 press conference last week. So let’s go back to it. The service will be made available later this year, and will be free to all Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Once…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2009
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  Pirate Ban Monday!

  Are you surprised? Tim Curry sure as hell is. Today is Monday. Ban Monday. No, Pirate Ban Monday. What is Pirate Ban Monday? Not sure — we just wanted to post a photo of Tim Curry. But we can tell you what Ban Monday is! While we don’t have any problem banning on regular days,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2009
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  Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Impressions: If It’s Broke A Little, Fix It A Little

  I didn’t like Ninja Gaiden II much. From what I saw of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, though, I like it a lot better. Amazing what an extra 12 months development time can do for a game, isn’t it? Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is a remake of Ninja Gaiden II, first released around a year ago…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2009
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  The Second Best E3 Meme Is…

  Want to know what the second best meme of this year’s E3 was? Bam! Here it is. During the Sony press conference, Polyphony Digital’s Kazunori Yamauchi took the stage to talk Gran Turismo PSP. Since Yamauchi was giving his presentation in Japanese, there was a translator in tow. Though, this translator carried a pad of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2009
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  The Changing Faces Of The Beatles Rock Band

  The Beatles: Rock Band takes players on a journey throughout the band’s career, from Liverpool to Ed Sullivan to Eggmen & Walruses. These screens show how the band’s image changes as the game goes on.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2009
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  Gran Turismo Makers Try Forza 3

  Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto wasn’t the only game developer checking out the competition, the folks behind Gran Turismo did as well — getting up close and personal with Forza 3. According to Forza 3‘s Turn 10 Studios Blog: Perhaps the most surprising to me was when a couple developers from Gran Turismo makers Polyphony Digital came…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2009
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  Xbox Japan Ad Features Economic Recession Song

  This is the latest Japanese Xbox 360 commercial — it’s for the Platinum Collection budget line of games and low priced 360 consoles. It features a yet-unreleased track from Japanese rapper Seamo. About what? The recession. The title of the tune is Fukeiki nante buttobase! — which means something like “What a recession we’re heading…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2009
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  Want An Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Code?

  Reader Adam S. was kind enough to drop two codes for the multiplayer beta of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves on us, while Luke picked up ten while at E3. Hop on over to my twitter a bit later tonight, starting around 6 p.m. Mountain Time, to grab em. I’ll be posting them in there with…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 7, 2009
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  Dear Bethesda, I’m an Imbecile. Love, Owen

  To: Luke From: Owen Re: E3: It Never Ends As painful as this is to share with the entire readership, I feel it is appropriate to take ownership of my dumbassery, because lord knows tech support managers put up with enough of it. I finally downloaded Operation: Anchorage for Fallout 3 on Friday. Had a…

  By Owen Good Published June 7, 2009
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  Week in Games: The Shapeshift Hits the Fan

  It’s starting to feel like summer, with a robust lineup of more than 40 releases led by Prototype, whose protagonist is sorta like Altair meets Plastic Man. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again, mentioned at E3, will be available or download via DSiWare on Monday, when golf fans can also whack balls with Tiger…

  By Owen Good Published June 7, 2009