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  OutRun Online Arcade Powerslides Into Your Life Next Week

  Despite being largely overlooked in favour of louder, faster games, Sumo’s OutRun 2 was one of the most joyous racing experiences of the last hardware generation. And next week, it arrives on the current generation. Sega have announced that OutRun Online Arcade will be released on Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday, April 15. In case…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2009
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  Sony’s Colossal No Comment On Shadow Of The Colossus Movie

  Trade publication The Hollywood Reporter reported that Sony Pictures is planning on bringing wonderfully stoic PlayStation 2 game Shadow of the Colossus to the big screen. Producer Kevin Misher, responsible for films such as The Scorpion King and The Interpreter, as well as the upcoming fighting movie Fighting, has apparently roped in scribe Justin Marks…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2009
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  The Chronicles Of Riddick On PC Has A Ridiculous Install Limit

  Oh look. Another PC game with a pointlessly restrictive limit on the number of installs. Aren’t these kind of stories just heart-warming? Irate users on the forums of both publisher Atari and developer Starbreeze are complaining that Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena only allows you to install it on three machines. After that, sorry. Atari’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2009
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  Perfect Dark Teased On Xbox LIVE

  This screenshot from developer Rare shows what appears to be an icon for its Nintendo 64 first-person-shooter Perfect Dark in an Xbox LIVE folder. That’s funny, because the game isn’t out on Xbox LIVE as a re-release. It would make sense though — Rare has started bringing other Nintendo 64 classic titles to XBLA. (Case…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2009
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  Japanese Hardware Sales Drop, PS3 Still Beating Wii

  Console sales were flat in Japan this week amid a slow batch of new releases. Hardware leaders from Sony and Nintendo were down, but Xbox 360 sales were up slightly. With nothing new and exciting hitting the dominant platforms, Nintendo DSi and Wii sales dropped, as did PSP and PlayStation numbers. The Xbox 360 saw…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 9, 2009
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  Preview: Spore Galactic Adventures – The Cake Is a Portal

  Spore’s first expansion pack focuses almost entirely on the space exploration segment of the game, adding a layer of adventure gaming to spice space up. Once space exploration is unlocked, players can choose the Galactic Adventure tab from the main menu and get down to some real exploring – like where you get out of…

  By AJ Glasser Published April 9, 2009
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  Even Uncharted 2 Has Concept Art

  Every game has concept art. Most games, though, you probably don’t care if you see it or not. Then again, not every game is as anticipated as Uncharted 2. Developers Naughty Dog have released some of the game’s concept art to IGN, which aside from being quite nice to look at on its own own,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2009
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  The Left 4 Dead Box Art That Didn’t Survive

  Serious Left 4 Dead fans are well aware of the previously nixed box art for the game, but Valve has revealed more of the game’s rejected attempts at box art that says “zombie apocalypse.” Like previous insights into the making of Left 4 Dead, the journey through rejected covers are full of “well, now that…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 9, 2009
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  Gearbox: “Borderlands Is Not Cel-Shaded”

  From what we heard earlier, it sure seemed like open-world sci-fi Borderlands was cel-shaded. According to Gearbox president Randy Pitchford, it’s not. “No, Borderlands is not cel-shaded — it’s a gritty and serious world after all,” Pitchford told Kotaku via email. “But since the game was first unveiled we have made big advancements with the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2009
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  Busy Day

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: People’s Dork Pictures Are So Very Funny Well that was pretty much an entire day’s work. What you missed: D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61 Nielsen Drops the Ball on Console Usage Numbers Frankenreview: Nintendo DSi Metal Gear Solid Touch Micro-Review Sony: Killzone 2 Sales Have “Exceeded Our Expectations” Confused about…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 9, 2009
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  Batman: Arkham Asylum Collector’s Edition Is Definitely Bat-tastic

  Remember that extra pricey Batman: Arkham Asylum Collector’s Edition we told you about last month? You know, the one with the Batarang? Well, here it is, old chum, in all its bat-glory. The official Batman: Arkham Asylum Facebook presence gives us a bat-peek at the game-accurate bat-bonus, a 14″ Batarang—with stand, to possibly prevent throwing.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 9, 2009
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  GameStop Sells Played Games As New, Sources Say, Practice Could Be Illegal

  The alleged practice of GameStop lending new copies of games to employees at their stores and then later selling those games as new, unused copies, may be a violation of federal law. GameStop’s “check-out” policy, confirmed to Kotaku by a number of the chain’s managers and employees, could fall under scrutiny of the Federal Trade…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 9, 2009
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  ‘Tis The End Of Ubidays?

  The thrill of corporate self-promotion, Ubisoft style—otherwise known as “Ubidays”—won’t be happening this year. Why? The French publisher already has enough overblown, game-pimping grandeur in the form of the revitalized E3. MCV reports that Ubisoft’s two-day media event won’t be happening in 2009 because the company believes, courtesy of established trade shows like E3 and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 9, 2009
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  Sony: Killzone 2 Sales Have “Exceeded Our Expectations”

  Guerilla Games’ PlayStation 3 exclusive shooter Killzone 2 is, by Sony’s own estimate, already a sales success. With some 500,000 copies already solid in the U.S., Sony says it’s breaking internal records. Sony Computer Entertainment America’s vice president of marketing Scott Steinberg tells GameDaily that Killzone 2 “set the record as the most pre-ordered SCEA…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 9, 2009
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  Metal Gear Solid Touch Micro-Review

  Kojima Productions brings the epic story of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to Apple’s iPhone platform with the Metal Gear Solid Touch, a touchscreen controlled shoot ’em up. In Metal Gear Solid Touch, Old Snake’s goal is the same as it was in the PlayStation 3 version: assassinate Liquid Ocelot, taking out…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 9, 2009
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  PlayStation Store Update: Flock Fu

  Got a North American PlayStation 3 account? Then you can get Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic and Flock, as of right now, thanks to this week’s PlayStation Store update. It’s a relatively light week on the Store, particularly in the expansions and add-ons category, surprisingly. Sorry, not much in the way of nickle…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 9, 2009
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  Even Goth Girls Enjoy Pangya: Fantasy Golf

  The latest screens for the PSP version of Pangya: Fantasy Golf demonstrates how golf is a game for everyone, from goth girls to dragons to giant pandas. Pangya: Fantasy Golf is one of those cutesy golf games that adds the adorable characters and dress-up opportunities sorely lacking in the real game of golf. Unless something…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 9, 2009
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  The Porter Dissidia Final Fantasy PSP Case Is A Little Late

  Presumably, there’s no rush to get these PS Pictogram cases out in Japan, considering Sony and bag-making partner Porter have released approximately one billion of them so far. But not a Dissidia Final Fantasy one! The Square Enix fan service-filled fighting game is the latest PSP game to grace the PS Pictogram line, with silhouettes…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 9, 2009
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  Midnight Club: Los Angeles Rolling Out New Vehicles

  Rockstar keeps Midnight Club: Los Angeles rolling this month, with two vehicle packs bringing seven new rides to the mean streets of L.A. The first of the two new vehicle packs drops on April 16th, so players won’t be waiting long to cruise the streets of the recently released South Central map expansion in style.…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 9, 2009
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  Blue Öyster Cult Teams With Warhammer Online On Rock Song

  Members of Blue Öyster Cult teamed with Warhammer Online devs to cut a Dwarf rock song to celebrate the recent launch of the WAR Dwarf Slayer career. “We thought long and hard about how to properly tell gamers what the Dwarf Slayer is all about,” said Paul Barnett, Senior Creative Director for WAR and the…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 9, 2009