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  inFamous Preview: Ride The Lightning

  The (very) long awaited game from Sucker Punch is nearly here. I recently checked out a newest build at a Sony preview event. What It Is Infamous is an open-world Playstation 3 game geared towards a more adult audience. The premise of the game focuses around the character, Cole McGrath, who is given eclectic super…

  By Jim Reilly Published February 9, 2009
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  Goodbye College Loan, I Hated You!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Hooray for me. As of this month, my college loan is finally paid off. They really need to make college more reasonably — especially considering the number of people who do post-grad work. (“They” being “they.”) Can’t imagine what it would be like to pay four years of university plus grad…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009
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  New Dead To Rights Coming This Christmas

  Been a while since we last saw a Dead To Rights game. So long we’d consigned the series to the digital dustbin of history. But no! A new game is coming, due this Christmas. Volatile Games (Resorvoir Dogs) are on developer duties, with a PS3 version confirmed and a 360 version rumoured to be joining…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2009
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  Only These Publishers May Work On The PS3’s Home

  If it lives up to Sony’s expectations, Home will end a money-printing extravaganza. If. So Sony won’t just let any old chum with a dev kit work on it! They’re only letting these developers. There are 24 companies in all, ranging from the expected (Activision, Sega) to the unexpected (D3) to the borderline unknown. And…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2009
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  Microsoft Won’t Kill New Game Franchises

  The economy is in the toilet. The safe thing might be to stick with what’s proven and not venture into virgin territory. Then again, maybe not. Microsoft exec Chris Lewis says his company will “continue to innovate and focus on exciting IP for the future.” Why? “I think all the big, mature companies are thinking…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009
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  SOCOM Confrontation Gets A Late, Patched PAL Release

  SOCOM Confrontation had a few issues. OK, it had a lot of issues. Issues that up til now, only Americans have had the pleasure of experiencing! That’ll change next month with the PAL release. Coming five months after the American release, SOCOM Confrontation will be out in Australia on March 18, and in Europe on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2009
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  Sonic Creator Welcomes Your Boring Sonic Questions

  Try asking Harrison Ford about Han Solo, and you’ll only get dirty looks. But ask Sonic programmer Yuji Naka (pictured) about working on Sonic the Hedgehog, and he’ll gladly cooperate… …not that Yuji Naka is Harrison Ford or Sonic is Han Solo. Let’s Tap is the first title Naka has created since leaving SEGA and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009
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  Animal Crossing, Now With Pikmin DLC

  So, GameCube classic Pikmin is beign re-released on the Wii. For older, pre-Wii Nintendo fans who probably already played it, it’ll be a tough sell. So Nintendo figure Pikmin-themed DLC for Animal Crossing might help. Provided your Wii is connected to the internet, and provided you’ve enabled outside communication from within the game, from now…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2009
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  Soulja Boy Kisses Maple Story Through The Phone

  Rapper Soulja Boy has posted this Maple Story version of his song "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" video on his YouTube. It’s created by xl0vemeh, viralerrific and certainly sporting more sprites than cleavage. Fewer old people kissing, too. There’s ROFLMATION, too. All good things! Thanks AwesomeGamerGirl for the tip!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009
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  Shoe-Throwing, Anti-Bush Game Barred From iPhone Store

  A guy threw a shoe at former US President George W. Bush. The internet enjoyed it. Yet while countless flash games turned up lampooning the affair, you won’t find the same thing on the iPhone. Why? Because Apple won’t allow it. The Pakistani developer behind MyShoe, a shoe-thrower with accelerometer support, have been told by…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2009
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  The Evolution Of Chun-Li’s Face

  Like with fellow Street Fighter Ryu and pretty much any character over time, Chun-Li has changed. Japanese website IT Media has traced Chun Li from 1991’s Street Fighter II to today’s Street Fighter IV (and upcoming movie!) as well as all the various SF titles in between to see just how the character has changed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009
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  Crippling Gears Of War Glitch All Fixed Up

  Few days back, Gears of War on PC stopped working, courtesy of an expired Windows digital certificate. Meant people owning the game couldn’t play it. Few days later, it’s OK! Everything’s fixed. Epic have since released a patch for the game, which will turn up as a mandatory update. If by some chance you were…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2009
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  Star Ocean 4 Differences For Japan And The West

  Star Ocean: The Last Hope will be released on February 19th. The following week, a slightly different version will be released in North America. There will be two types of character portraits in the battle scenes — one for each region. One is getting anime faces, and the other is getting CG models. Likewise, the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009
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  Australia Gets Killzone 2 Console Bundle

  While we’ve seen sketchier reports of this bundle’s existence from Europe, this is the first official announcement that’s rattled our mailbox. And it comes in the form of a release date and price for Australia. The bundle – which includes an 80GB PS3, a DualShock 3 and a copy of Killzone 2 – will be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2009
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  No More Xbox Support For Japan

  Starting March 3, Microsoft Japan will no longer service first generation original Xbox consoles (not Xbox 360s). This includes Xboxes that are under warranty as well as out-of-warranty consoles. Microsoft Japan, however, is offering an upgrade to those owners with still-under-warranty first generation Xbox consoles in need of repair: Swap that busted console for an…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009
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  Translating The “Dead Rising 2” Trailer

  Last Friday, viral trailer from Capcom popped up online. Some believe it’s the Dead Rising 2 trailer. By “some,” we mean “all.” Throughout, Japanese quickly flashes on the screen. What does it mean, though? Below is a list of the Japanese that briefly appears in the trailer along with English translations: 1. 完治不可能 = incurable…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2009
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  Apparently You Can Start a Band in Phantasy Star

  Say what? Play Phantasy Star Universe with a Git-tar controller? Wow. I might need the Geek Squad to come over and install that. Thanks to reader sunpop7 for this pic of Best Buy‘s mis-cased game.

  By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009
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  XIII The TV Movie Airing Now

  Well it is if you live in the Kotaku time zone at least. XIII: The Conspiracy, the two-part TV mini-series based on the comic later turned into a video game, was first aired in France last October. But this is its first airing in the U.S. The two-parter stars Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff. My…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 8, 2009
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  Square-Enix Brings Toys, Not Games, To NYCC

  While the rest of the other video game publishers at the NYCC brought video games for fans to check out, Square-Enix brought lots and lots of toys. No playable demos. No trailers. Just toys. At least these were new toys. On display were action figures and statues from Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core, Star Ocean,…

  By Jim Reilly Published February 8, 2009
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  The Mod Squad Arrives … and Departs

  To: Luke From: Owen Re: Reportage I’ve been trying to sell my old TV, which is a nice HD screen but it’s big and heavy and about four years old. Friday I got a call from a guy up in Sacramento, which is more than five hours round trip, wanting to look at it. He…

  By Owen Good Published February 8, 2009