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  The Sims 3 Sells 1.4 Million During Week One

  Was there ever any doubt that The Sims 3 would be a smashing success? If so, sweep away those doubts, because the Electronic Arts published game is now “the best-selling PC launch in EA’s history.” According to official word from EA, The Sims 3 has already moved 1.4 million copies of the PC and Mac…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 9, 2009
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  Fat Princess: A Fistful of Cake Preview: Fatter

  The downloadable PlayStation 3 version of lady-stealing, cake-eating Fat Princess isn’t out until mid-summer, but Sony’s already showing its PSP spin-off, which might become the beefier version, to mix food metaphors. What Is It? Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake is a the PSP spin-off of Titan Studio’s mid-summer-scheduled PlayStation Network game Fat Princess. The multiplayer-centric…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 9, 2009
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  Gran Turismo Creator Explains PSP Delays, Talks Controls & Online Play

  Prior to E3 2009, Gran Turismo for the PSP was largely considered vaporware, a driving simulation that felt like little more than a five-year-old announcement. But Gran Turismo is real—and it’s coming to the PlayStation Portable this October. Why the long wait? Kazunori Yamauchi, president of developer Polyphony Digital, says it was just a matter…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 9, 2009
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  EA Considered Doing Its Own Natal, Backs Sensible Motion Gaming

  In an interview with Kotaku, the head of EA disclosed some of his company’s experience and ideas involving Microsoft and Sony’s motion tech, predicting that half of the market will eventually go to motion-control games. On the final morning of E3, I sat at a closed bar with EA CEO John Riccitiello and learned that…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 9, 2009
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  Eduardo Toasts WiiWare This Monday

  The long wait is over, as Semnat Studios announces Eduardo the Samurai Toaster is coming to WiIWare on Monday, June 15th. Let us celebrate with screens, as a toast would be in poor taste.

  By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2009
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  Five Bloody Minutes Of Left 4 Dead 2 Gameplay

  What’s new in Left 4 Dead 2? This collection of direct feed gameplay snippets from Valve’s quick sequel shows off the highlights: melee weapons, incendiary bullets, new Special Infected, zombie killin’ action set during day time and… tractors! Yes, this is the South, so you’ll come across a John Deere or two in your journey…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 9, 2009
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  Supreme Commander 2 Impressions: Less Is More

  After he finished delivering medical advice, Gas Powered Games founder and CEO Chris Taylor showed me a little of what Supreme Commander 2 was bringing to the real-time strategy title. It was a bit odd, seeing the next title in the Supreme Commander series behind closed doors in the Square Enix booth, but with the…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2009
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  Army of Two: The 40th Day’s Smartest Feature Guarantees Arguments

  Before you roll your eyes at yet another game infused with an innovative morality system, consider the arresting E3 2009 debut of Army of Two’s co-op morality. Fist-bumps and standing back-to-back while shooting machine guns…those were some of the signature elements of co-operative, two-player gaming in EA’s original 2008 shooter Army of Two. For the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 9, 2009
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  World Of Warcraft Flavored Mountain Dew Now Quenching Epic Thirsts

  Have a massive thirst? Consider it slayed, as Mountain Dew (aka Mtn Dew) and Blizzard have officially made the soda based on World of Warcraft available, in either citrus-cherry-flavored Horde Red or wild fruit-flavored Alliance Blue. The previously announced sugary concoction should be raiding store shelves near you, according to word from PepsiCo, offering players…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 9, 2009
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  Jason Sudeikis Pitches First Full-Penetration Game to Schafer

  Focus Effect 4 isn’t just a game, it’s a seed in Jason Sudeikis‘ fevered mind. Jimmy Fallon sent Sudeikis to E3 this year to cover the conference and, apparently, pitch his idea for a new game which is one part every game every made and one part full-penetration sex. Brutal Legend dev Tim Schafer seems…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 9, 2009
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  Alpha Protocol: You Got Some RPG In My Shooter

  Alpha Protocol is a role-playing game disguised as a fast-paced third-person shooter. In the game you play as a highly customizable Michael Thorton, a CIA field agent on the run from his former superiors. Developers Obsidian Entertainment describe the game as a modern-day espionage role-playing game, but it plays just like a shooter. That’s not…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 9, 2009
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  Shadow Of The Colossus Wanders Into LittleBigPlanet This Thursday

  Phase two of Media Molecule‘s sinister plan to add Team Ico-themed content to LittleBigPlanet, forcing me to buy it, consists of three new Sackboys from Shadow of the Colossus. Meet Wander and Quadratus. But wait there’s more. Exactly one more Shadow of the Colossus Sack, that is. LittleBigPlanet will also get the Gaius colossus, albeit…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 9, 2009
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  Forza’s Mind-Blowing Trailer Took a Month to Create

  One of the most stunning moments for me during Microsoft’s press conference didn’t come from their new virtual controller, or Beatles appearance, in came from a car ballet. I’m not a big racing fan. I play racing sims, and occasionally enjoy them, but they’re certainly not my bread and butter. The same holds true for…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 9, 2009
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  Bioshock 2 Big And Little Sisters, Anime Style

  While terrifying glimpses of BioShock 2’s Big Sister and creepy Little Sisters are enough to satiate Western audiences, the cover of a recent issue of Taiwan’s Famitsu Weekly takes a decidedly more Eastern approach. GameSetWatch highlighted this anime take on two of gaming’s creepier characters, which takes a great deal of the creepy away, filling…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2009
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  Capcom’s Marvel Vs Capcom 2 Hip-Hop Mixtape Revealed

  The summer re-release of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 features the same wacky jazz as the original game, but Capcom revealed to Kotaku today plans for a star-studded free bonus soundtrack players can fight to instead. Given that not everyone thinks that a battle between Wolverine and M.Bison should be set to jazz, Capcom will offer…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 9, 2009
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  Undead Knights Impressions: Throwing Zombies At The Problem

  Tecmo might have created an entirely new genre with their PSP title Undead Knights – the zombie tosser. Announced during E3, I got my first look at Undead Knights early on during the show, with a helpful Tecmo rep playing through a mission while I watched. The game blends hack and slash gameplay, anime design,…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 Iterations of Nuance

  Modern Warfare 2 is a game loaded with detail. After watching the game play for Modern Warfare 2 during Microsoft’s press conference, I had a chance to watch the same section played through again at Activision’s booth. This time I paid closer attention to all of the little details, and there were plenty of them…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 9, 2009
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  Europe’s Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Bundle

  Announced in April during Capcom’s Captivate 09 in Monte Carlo, here’s a look at Europe’s Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP bundle, which includes a Mystic Silver PSP and a little bit of swag. The box is quite lovely, but what comes inside? Along with the game and the aforementioned Mystic Silver PSP-3000, those picking up…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2009
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  Dungeons And Dragons Online Goes Free

  The Eberron Unlimited upgrade for Dungeons and Dragons Online is coming this summer, bringing new quests, a new class, a cash store, and a higher level cap, all while introducing a new free-to-play business model. The gates to Eberron will swing wide this summer, as the Eberron Unlimited upgrade transforms Turbine’s DDO from a subscription-based…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2009
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  Aliens Vs. Predator Impressions: Petting A Human Head

  There are a lot of things I can say about Rebellion’s return to the beloved Aliens vs. Predator franchise, most of them good, but know this first: You can pull the head off of humans and, spine still attached, stroke their faces. The kill move, one of what will be many, for the Predator is…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 9, 2009