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  How To Filter Kotaku

  You read Kotaku. Some of the topics, you love. Some of them, you don’t. What to do, what to do. We’re all about options here at Kotaku, so we’ve made it possible for you to totally bypass certain types of content altogether. Don’t like posts tagged “Maximum Risky”? Really would rather skip non-game-news posts completely?…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 28, 2009
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  These Could Tell A Story Or Two

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  By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2009
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  Marvel vs Capcom 2, Old Graphics vs New Graphics

  While Marvel vs Capcom may not be as comprehensive a re-release as the recent SSFIIHD – it’s more of a straight-up port – it’s still getting a few graphical improvements. You’ll be given the option of playing the game in three graphics modes: Classic, Smooth & Crisp. Classic is as you’d expect, the original Dreamcast…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2009
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  Microsoft Calling For Year-Round Game Releases

  Anybody outside the retail sector fans of the Christmas rush? You’re not. We’re not. And Microsoft may just be coming around to our way of thinking. Speaking with trade site MCV, Microsoft Europe’s David Gosen has questioned the gaming industry’s reliance on selling games at Christmas time, saying: We still have a very seasonally-focussed business.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts: Oh, Hi Demigod!

  So Demigod had a rocky launch. That only stopped people playing it, not people buying it, as the game’s strong debut on the NPD sales charts attests. The game entered the traditional retail charts at #3, trailing only Lich King and Sims 2. Congratulations, Gas Powered! And there’s more congratulations in order for another small…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2009
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  There Are No Gays In Star Wars

  BioWare take their Star Wars role-playing seriously. So seriously that the developers are shutting down talk on Old Republic’s message boards about homosexuality, because it’s a term that does “not exist in Star Wars”. Yes, if you care to trawl around the site, there are a few threads that either began as, or devolved into,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2009
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  Religious Groups Get Around To Being Offended By Faith Fighter

  Last year, the Italian team of artists, designers and programmers known as Molleindustria released Faith Fighter, a 2D Flash-based brawler that pits God against Buddha, Jesus against Muhammed. Obviously, this upset some people. But not right away, as the Metro UK reveals that religious types of all faiths (or at least three people) are fuming…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 27, 2009
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  Home’s Virtual Star Trek Contest Wins You Virtual Star Trek Stuff

  While PlayStation Home may not have the power to immerse on par with Star Trek‘s holodeck technology, at least your PlayStation 3 avatar can look the part, thanks to free digital Starfleet uniforms. The uniforms are available to PlayStation Home users as part of a competition that will challenge those who take part in the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 27, 2009
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  Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 In Play

  Ignore the fact that the techno doesn’t quite last the length of the game play, and sit back to watch a bit of Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 brought up to next-gen speed. I’ve never been a big fan of Marvel VS. Capcom 2—I know… blasphemy—but I have to admit, it was fun to play last…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 27, 2009
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  Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Confirmed With HD, Online Support, Demo Coming

  It’s been rumored. It’s been practically verified. Now it’s announced: Marvel VS Capcom 2 will be coming to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 this summer with a new visual filter and online matching modes. The game, which was developed for the PS3 and 360 by Foundation 9 and is based on the Dreamcast code,…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 27, 2009
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  Internet Decides Miley Cyrus Slightly More Influential Than Shigeru Miyamoto

  The results of Time’s online poll to determine the “World’s Most Influential People in 2009,” as decided by the mouth-breathing internet, has ranked Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto as the world’s 42nd most influential person. That’s one spot behind pop star Miley Cyrus, which might sting a bit for Mr. Miyamoto, but many, many spots…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 27, 2009
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  New Need For Speed: Shift Screens Are Very Normal

  Today has been… weird. News of Mr. T and Will Wright fighting Nazis, the addition of farting attributes to Nobi Nobi Boy, and unicorns on ESPN.com make me seriously worry that I’m not yet awake. Thank goodness for new Need For Speed: Shift screen shots. There’s absolutely nothing confounding nor perplexing about them. It’s just…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 27, 2009
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  Zootfly Signs Up Mr. T For Some Video Game Jibber Jabber

  Listen up, fools! ZootFly and Mr. T have formed a licensing A-Team, announcing that the developer will create a series of games “packed with the trademark over-the-top adrenaline-pumping action of Mr. T.” Don’t do drugs! ZootFly’s first game will pit the mohawked one against Nazis, obviously, bustin’ up the gigantic machines of the Third Reich…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 27, 2009
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  Fart Boy Rips Into Noby Noby Boy Tomorrow

  Noby Noby Boy players will issue a welcoming cheer for the newest Boy to join the Keita Takahashi-designed PlayStation 3 game this week, the adorable Onara Boy. That’s “Fart Boy” to you. Version 1.1 of Noby Noby Boy adds four-Boy offline multiplayer to the mix, in addition to the brassy Fart Boy, as well as…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 27, 2009
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  Nice!

  To: Luke From: Crecente Re: I am once more both healthy (mostly) and home (entirely). After being flown out to London by Bethesda. Capcom flew me out to Monte Carlo for their annual Captivate event. I can’t talk about what Capcom showed yet, the embargo doesn’t lift until tomorrow morning, but I can say I’ve…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 27, 2009
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  Microsoft Surveys NXE Avatar Changes, Including Wearable Achievements

  The addition of the Rare-designed Avatars in the New Xbox Experience hasn’t amounted to much beyond an increasingly expanding virtual wardrobe. But Microsoft may have grander plans for the little guys. While there are a handful of games that already support Avatars in-game—Scene It? Box Office Smash, Uno, etc.—as far as games are concerned, they’re…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 27, 2009
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  The Konami Code Makes ESPN.com Magical!

  Sports fans with a taste for glittery unicorns should run, not walk, to ESPN.com and remember their Konami Code, because it appears that some soon to be possibly unemployed web designer is having a laugh. As a couple of unicorn-loving tipsters with a thirst for sporting news have informed us, inputting the infamous Konami cheat…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 27, 2009
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  Burnout Cops & Robbers Pack Priced

  A brand new way to play Burnout Paradise online is coming this Thursday, and Criterion Games has revealed the price you have to pay for getting mixed up with the Cops & Robbers scene. The Burnout Paradise Cops & Robbers pack introduces a ton of new police-themed makeovers for your favorite Paradise City rides, along…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2009
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  Excitebots: Trick Racing Review: ***********

  Excitebots: Trick Racing, Nintendo’s sequel to Wii launch racer Excite Truck, makes the tenuous connection to the original Excitebike feel increasingly strained. How we arrived at transforming car-beasts doing mid-air stunts may be beyond explanation. But here we are, racing robotic cars shaped like mice, praying mantises and vampire bats against each other in locations…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 27, 2009
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  New Boxers Enter The Fight Night Round 4 Ring

  Manchester England’s own Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton headlines the latest batch of screenshots featuring sweaty men hitting each other in EA’s Fight Night Round 4. How many boxers can you name in the latest roster reveal for Fight Night Round 4? I can make out Hatton, Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao from the Philippines, and that’s about…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2009