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  Activision Ready To Exploit The DSi

  The DSi should do good business! And where there’s good business, there’s Activision, ready to exploit that business, in this case with a downloadable DSi title. That title is Mixed Messages, developed by port & handheld specialists Vicarious Visions. It’s a party game for 2 to 21 players, and works a little bit like Pictionary,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2009
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  Play Tank Game With A Real Tank

  RCTiger has been kicking around for a while now, but cost money, so we ignored it. Now, though, it’s free. And we do love free stuff. Especially when it involves real, remote-controlled tanks. Yup. Real tanks. RCTiger is a web-based game that puts you in command of a real, remote-controlled tank via a web cam…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2009
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  Final Fantasy VII ACC, New FFXIII Trailer Screened In Tokyo

  Over the weekend, Square Enix held private screenings of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete at the Ginza Sony Building in Tokyo. Square Enix offered this chance to 800 silver members of its online site Square Enix Members who have reserved the Blu-ray movie or the movie’s special PS3 bundle at the Square Enix e-store.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009
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  Even Death Race Is Made Awesome By Mario Kart

  The new Death Race is…well, the old one didn’t really need re-making. But it’s not all bad! It seems to go pretty well with Mario Kart. This sequence goes for waaaaaayyyyy too long, but after 30 seconds or so you should have a handle on it.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2009
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  Let The DS Show You Tokyo Disney Resort Shopping

  Those going to Tokyo Disneyland, be sure to bring your Nintendo DS. Starting April 25, the portable can show you around shopping, dinning and entertainment complex Ikspiari at Tokyo Disney Resort. Visitors can download the “Ikspiari Nintendo DS Guide” to their DS, DS Lite or DSi platforms. The download contains a guidebook for the whole…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009
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  It Appears That The Sims 3 Is Very Important To Electronic Arts

  You may be unaware that The Sims 3 is out in June. But that’s OK. You are not EA’s intended audience. Those guys, well, those guys should by now be very aware. Because it would seem that Electronic Arts have been busy over the past couple of weeks covering what looks like every building in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2009
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  PC Game + Webcam Makes In-Game Upskirts Now Possible

  It was only a matter of time. Erotic game Tech48 is using face tracking technology to let players do things like look at in-game heroines from various angles — that, and up their skirts. Developed by eroge maker Teatime, the game uses a special webcam and face tracking software to locate players’ faces. So when…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009
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  Baby Pulls Off Zangief’s Double German Suplex

  Here’s a baby. A real, proper baby. Playing Street Fighter II. And not just winning. Winning with a poetic sense of timing. Awww… Baby’s First Double German Suplex [Capcom]

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2009
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  Look Who’s Talking In This Monster Hunter G Ad

  If you are going to sell a game, especially a Monster Hunter game, best to use a talking cat and a talking pig. Monster Hunter G was originally released on the PlayStation 2 in 2004, and is getting a Wii version later this month. Pig and cat not included, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD BE.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009
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  Real BioShock 2 Dolly Is Far From Cuddly

  Reader Nathan likes BioShock. Likes BioShock and is good with his hands. So, inspired by the little Big Daddy dollies in the BioShock 2 teaser, Nathan got to work. And this is the end result. If we hadn’t told you this was made by a reader, we could have told you it was on sale…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2009
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  EA Sports: “Can’t Port Down To Wii”

  This generation, it’s hard to make a truly multi-platform. EA Sports exec Peter Moore explains why. At a recent conference, Moore stated, “You simply can’t take what you’re doing on the Ps3 and Xbox and port — thats a dirty word — down to the Wii.” Instead, developers must build Wii games “from the ground…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009
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  New Halo Project To Span Console, Web & Mobile

  The future of the Halo franchise may not be as straight-forward as you’d imagine, if a Microsoft job advertisement is anything to go by. The listing – for a software development engineer – suggests that Microsoft are working on a Halo project that transcends the idea of a single platform or genre, and suggests they…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2009
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  Closer Look At tri-Ace’s Multiplatform RPG

  Japanese game developer tri-Ace has teamed up with SEGA for a new, multi-platform role-playing game called End of Eternity. It was announced last week in game magazine Famitsu, and Famitsu.com has now posted screens as well. While these same screens ran in the magazine, blurry scans meant it was hard to get a closer look…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009
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  Cute Arcade Fighter Gets Not-So-Cute PS2 Port

  Chick fighter Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2, which features classic moe girl archetypes duking it out, looks great in Japanese arcades. On the PS2, it looks less so. Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2 went on sale April 9 in Japan — complete with Hori fighting stick. While screenshots for the AQ Interactive PS2 port showed graphics on…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2009
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  Gyros Aren’t Hard to Find

  To: Luke From: Owen Re: Dr. Who This might sound extremely late to the party, but I finally got around to buying City of Heroes. Remember, I have a Mac, and NCSoft just put out the port for this back in January. Believe it or not, I’ve had my eye on that game for so…

  By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009
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  Week in Games: Spring Break

  Light week coming up – indicated by the shutout for the core consoles. City of Heroes: Architect Edition gets its retail release on Tuesday. Guitar Hero: Metallica arrives for PS2 gamers. Otherwise, not much to write home about. This week’s count: Five for PC and DS/i, three for Wii, two for PS2, one for PSP,…

  By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009
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  Terminator Game Devs Worked on Film Set, Did Not Get Reamed by Christian Bale

  An AP story about game adaptations of movies mentions that the developers of the Terminator Salvation game worked “under the same roof” as the film crew, in hopes of making something that doesn’t, well, suck. Noting the checkered history of movies made into games (which is still much, much better than games made into movies)…

  By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009
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  We Just Solved Mother’s Day for You

  Here at Kotaku, we like to think ahead and solve problems well in advance. So while today might be Easter, we’re already thinking about Mother’s Day. And here’s just the gift. Coming from a gamer, nothing could say “I Love You” to a mother more than this homemade handbag, which is only $39.99. And if…

  By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009
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  Is this the Video Game Mount Rushmore?

  Pwn or Die have come up with a good bar argument: The four faces on a hypothetical Mount Rushmore of video gaming. The four they’ve chosen are good, but are they the best choices? As you can see in the pic, the selections are Master Chief, Mario, Lara Croft and Sonic the Hedgehog. Lara is…

  By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009
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  “Rose Ball” — Pong with Street Fighter IV

  This is "Rose Ball," a practice mode "game" in Street Fighter IV. Both participants are playing with minimal health and just two moves – "Soul Spark" and block – to volley the energy ball. Explains the blog Infovore: Both players are handicapped so they have a pixel of health, and both have selected Rose as…

  By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009