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  New Xbox To Launch In 2010?

  Last week, Microsoft’s Shane Kim told us that the launch of the 360’s motion-controlled camera system – Project Natal – would be as big as a console launch. Maybe he was onto something with that. Because 1UP are reporting a rumour that while Natal will be released next year for existing 360 consoles, it will…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2009
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  Deconstructing Pokemon, A Pixel At A Time

  Pokemon’s beauty lies in its simplicity. Much like other Nintendo RPGs. Pixels upon pixels, building a world that’s like a digital LEGO land come to life. Here’s Pokemon disassembled, pixel by pixel. Wonderful, isn’t it? One shot: Pokemon , pixel by pixel [Offworld]

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2009
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  How Does Post-Hype Change The Way You View Games?

  Another week has passed and here we are, you and me and that other guy, talking. Lovely. This is Tell Us Dammit, no, make that 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…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2009
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  PSPgo Getting An App Store?

  The App Store is probably the single best thing about the iPhone. All those useful things collected in one spot where they’re easily accessible? Handy. Might Sony, then, be looking to open an App Store of their own? “Sources close to game development” have told Destructoid that Sony will be unveiling just that at this…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2009
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  Metal Gear Creator Didn’t Plan To Be Involved In New Metal Gear Games

  Remember when Hideo Kojima said Metal Gear Solid 4 was the last MGS he was designing and he was handing off the series so he could presumably work on new and different titles? Well, scratch all that, because Metal Gear Solid 4 was a big hit for Konami and Kojima works for Konami. So no…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2009
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  More Madden 10 Screens Than You’ll Know What To Do With

  They say there are only two constants in life: death and taxes. Uh, no. There’s three. Death, taxes and Madden. So for all the pigskin fans in the house, here’s a ton of Madden 10 screens.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2009
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  A Week In Comments

  Dante’s Inferno Dev Diary Makes My Head Hurt Comment by: Antiterra Nominated by: Hiroken I’m not only Italian, but Tuscan. Most of my family still lives in Tuscany (in Piero Della Francesca’s hometown), a short drive from Florence, where Dante was born. It’s probably hard to imagine just how proud of their culture Tuscans can…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2009
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  Sony’s Motion Control Might Work On Old Games Too

  Sony’s new PS3 motion controller – whatever it’s called and whatever it ends up looking like – won’t just be for new games. It might be for old games too! Sony Computer Entertainment America boss Jack Tretton has told CNBC “I think our [motion] controller can be used with every game that’s on the system…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2009
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  Metal Gear Rising Getting Brand New Engine

  Upcoming multi-platform title Metal Gear Solid: Rising isn’t MGS4 with a fresh coat of paint. Oh, no. According to the Kojima Productions podcast, Konami is developing a brand new engine for Rising to, as KP podcast host Sean Eyestone points out, “realize this multi-platform goal”. “We’re redoing the engine from scratch, and it’s going to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead Mobile Helps Babies Learn About Special Infected

  It’s never too early to learn which post-apocalyptic infected are best to avoid, so give your kid a jump start on identifying which shapes mean “I’m about to have blinding bile vomited upon me” with this Left 4 Dead mobile. These hand-crafted, laser cut mobiles can impress upon your little boy or girl with the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 12, 2009
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  Beat The Heat With Dragon Age This Summer

  Fans can get their hands on Dragon Age: Origins at five different venues this summer before the game goes on sale for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall. BioWare’s epic fantasy will be making the rounds at various comic cons and consumer expos across the glob starting in July and ending in early…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 12, 2009
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  New Zelda Will Require Motionplus?

  While details on the next Legend of Zelda game are almost entirely non-existent, courtesy of Nintendo’s non-announcement during E3, that doesn’t mean we know nothing about the direction series creator Shigeru Miyamoto will be taking the series. We know one thing: that you might need to fork out an extra $20 for it. Speaking with…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2009
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  Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop

  Wedbush-Morgan’s Michael Pachter — the guy that was so harsh on the PSPgo’s price tag — thinks the Wii will drop to $199.99 this holiday season Edge Online reports that Nintendo has already sold 20 million units — 50 million worldwide — and plans to sell another 26 million this fiscal year. Noting that a…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 12, 2009
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  Details On PSPgo Battery Life, Accessories & More

  The European PlayStation.blog has shed a bit more light on the newly announced PSPgo hardware, answering some burning questions about how it differs from the currently available PlayStation Portable models, including battery life expectancy, accessory compatibility and Memory Stick changes. The PSPgo, according to official European word, will come with an “embedded battery” offering a…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 12, 2009
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  E3 Done

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Today I Fell Asleep On The Floor OK, now you can ask me if I’ve recovered from E3. The answer, by the way, is still no. But maybe next week. What you missed: Project Natal Does Not Require Red Jump Suits to Play Gears Of War 2 On PC? Try…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 12, 2009
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  Kotaku’s Best of E3 Awards: Hair Dragons, CatBats and Light Graffiti

  This year’s annual E3 Expo gathering of video game developers, publishers and players brought with it an unprecedented look at the games we’ll be playing over this year and next as well as the technology that will shape the games to come. Here are the staff of Kotaku’s picks for the best of 2009’s Electronic…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 12, 2009
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  Muramasa: The Demon Blade Goes Subtitles Only In America

  When Muramasa: The Demon Blade ships for the Wii later this year, it won’t come with the option for English language spoken dialogue. The Japanese language track will remain, with English language subtitles your only option. So says Ignition Entertainment‘s Shane Bettenhausen, who tells Siliconera that the Vanillaware-developed and Ignition-published Wii game is so “deeply…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 12, 2009
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  Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again Micro-Review: App Alternative

  One of the first full games released for download on the DSi, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again isn’t the slight diversion it first appears to be. One could look at Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again as a fun third iteration of Nintendo’s take on the Lemmings series. But you could also…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2009
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  Who’s Killing The Music Industry Now? Video Games!

  Music sales have been on the decline for years—even if that decline seems to be slowing—with record executives citing illegal filesharing and downloading as one of the root causes for the downturn. But are all those Sam Goody’s closing and executives whining over just the rampant illegal downloading, not purchasing, of music? The Guardian argues…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 12, 2009
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  Is Microsoft Using 3DV Systems Tech For Natal? No Idea

  Ever wanted to see Microsoft’s John Schappert dance? Ask him what’s in the Xbox 360‘s “Project Natal” hardware, specifically if it uses 3DV Systems‘ technology, which Microsoft was rumored to have purchased earlier this year. GameTrailers TV host Geoff Keighley asked the (deep breath) Corporate Vice President of Live, Software and Services for the Interactive…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 12, 2009