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  Where’s the Next Assassin’s Creed? Select One Answer

  Assassin’s Creed has Italy and the Middle East covered. It’s time for the series to spread its wings. What locale will Assassin’s Creed III be set in? Your guess is good as mine. But, if this survey is to be believed, let’s make an educated guess. A reader of website Empire State Gamer apparently took…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2011
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  The Secret Nicknames of Shadow of the Colossus

  They’re some of the most memorable opponents/victims in all of gaming, but the Colossi in Shadow of the Colossus don’t actually have official names. All this time you’ve been calling them “sword guy” and “flying thing” (or things presumed to be more official), but turns out those aren’t canon. They’re officially nameless. They do, however,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011
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  Watch Men Turn a Convenience Store into a Schoolgirl Anime Mecca

  Schoolgirl rocker anime K-On! isn’t only getting a feature film, in which the girls travel to London. It’s also getting a convenience store. This is it. In Japan, convenience stores not only sell food and snacks, but an array of necessities (boxers, anyone?) and also double as a place you can send letters, order gifts,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2011
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  Nobody Likes Zynga

  Zynga rocketed to fame with titles like FarmVille and Mafia Wars. When Mafia Wars 2 launched, the number of players peaked at 2.5 million, but dropped to 900,000 earlier this month, with players complaining that the game just wasn’t as fun. They weren’t the only ones complaining—the individuals making the games were, too. This comes…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2011
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  Uncharted 3’s Aim has now Been Fixed

  As promised, you can now aim in Uncharted 3 a little more like you could in the first two games in the series. [Naughty Dog]

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011
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  Skyrim’s Tough When You’re a Midget

  Actually, this guy isn’t even a midget. He’s more like a Fraggle. With a sword. YouTube user DoctorMelon messed around with his copy of Skyrim on the PC and changed the size of his hero. He now finds horses terrifying. Towns go from reasonably-sized to monstrous. And let’s not even think about dragons You can…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011
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  Curvy General with a Curvy Figure (GEDDIT?)

  If you’ve played war game Valkyria Chronicles or seen the anime, you probably know Selvaria Bles. She’s the part of the game’s Empire faction. And like any good Brigadier General, she has good command of her troops and her swimwear. Bles is Valkyria Chronicles‘ fan service character—as evident by this figure, which is due out…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2011
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  Let the Xbox 720 Concepts Begin!

  Now that rumours about the next Xbox console are flying thick and fast, those with an eye towards the future and a hand on their mouse are dreaming up concepts of what the next machine will look like. Here’s the first credible one I’ve seen in the wake of the recent rumours, which is the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011
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  The Whore of the Orient is the Next Game From LA Noire’s Creator

  Brendan McNamara, whose LA Noire project resulted in a good game and a shuttered studio, has ended up at the same place many of his ex-employees did: filmmaker George Miller’s KMM Studios. He’s there to develop a game called Whore of the Orient, which has been described as “one of the great untold stories of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011
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  So, Who Exactly Could Be In a Sony Fighting Game?

  There’s a rumour going around that Sony is set to take on Nintendo’s Smash Bros. series with a fighting game franchise of its own. Interestingly, a lot of the early sentiment I picked up on over the weekend was people wondering whether the PlayStation brand had a strong enough roster to support such a game.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2011
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  Red Bird Baked in a Pie

  Red Bird Baked in a Pie | No pork products on this Angry Birds pizza. Just red and yellow peppers, olives, mushrooms. (Seen via Neatorama) Only One Man in the World Owns TF2‘s “Top Notch” Hat It shouldn’t be hard to guess who it is, either. Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson was invited to play…

  By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011
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  Megathrusters Are Go!

  A re-release of three Sly Cooper classics on the PlayStation Network, and the arrival of Voltron: Defender of the Universe on PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace, highlight what is traditionally the slowest week of the video game calendar. After next week’s Mario Kart 7 on 3DS, retail will go into hibernation until January. Tuesday •…

  By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011
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  Would You Pay $1,300 for a Virtual Spaceship? [Update]

  When EVE Online began selling premium vanity items this summer, everyone lost their minds and rioted. Granted, these were $68 virtual monocles and such, but they didn’t offer any kind of performance advantage. Another space-based MMO, Dark Orbit decided to offer a rare spacecraft with a value of €1.000 (roughly $1,300) and found more than…

  By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011
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  Only One Man in the World Owns TF2‘s “Top Notch” Hat

  It shouldn’t be hard to guess who it is, either. Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson was invited to play in Team Fortress 2‘s third Mixup event. Playing on RED, he was teamed with Valve’s Jon Lippincott and Cobalt’s Daniel Brynolf (against a BLU comprising filmmaker Freddy Wong, Valve’s Robin Walker, and others). After Notch collected…

  By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011
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  Frozen Delights

  Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. • 12 Awesome Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite Tributes [oddee] From ice cube makers to cell phone cases to that badass executive desk, I can’t…

  By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011
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  Just in Time for Christmas, the Batcave Will Be Arkham City‘s Newest Challenge Map

  After being mentioned in the GTTV Presents GameStop Unwrapped TV special on Thanksgiving, it looks like the newest location for players to kick the asses of Gotham’s worst criminals is going to be the Dark Knight’s innermost sanctum. A new DLC pack’s coming on December 20th, which bundles the all-new Batcave challenge map, along with…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 27, 2011
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  Saudi Arabia’s Gaming Expo is Also a Giant Sausage Party

  When Saudi Arabia gets into games news here, it’s usually for banning a game (which its citizens can readily obtain by other means), although it does have developers, who recently published an Uncharted clone. This weekend saw the nation’s first gaming exposition, too, although a visit to its main page advises “Attendance for males only.”…

  By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011
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  A Note About the Most Recent ‘Shop Contest

  Regarding our ‘Shop Contest of Nov. 27, “Don’t Fear the Creeper.” The base image, submitted to Kotaku’s tips forum by a reader, was taken by Adam Sahlin of minecraftforum.net. Kotaku did not receive permission to use it and has been asked to remove it. We have. As such, this week’s ‘Shop Contest has been aborted.…

  By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011
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  Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Everybody had their fill of turkey and shopping? Good, we can all kick back and get back to talking—amongst ourselves, in Kotaku’s official open thread. Discuss anything you like here, so long as it’s about the vidya. Big thanks to Pan1da7 for today’s TAYpic. We had to reach back a week to find one. It…

  By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011
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  Sunday Comics: By Any Other Name

  Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Nov. 21.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Nov. 25.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by…

  By Owen Good Published November 27, 2011