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  There Seems To Be a Little Confusion Between Origin and Origin

  While plenty of folks have a beef with EA’s Origin, one Florida-based builder of custom gaming PCs has a particularly unique problem with the digital delivery service: People keep mistaking them for it. Origin PC is not a digital delivery service. They are not affiliated with EA. They make quality gaming PCs and laptops, like…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011
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  See Uncharted 3‘s Gorgeous Desert Village Gameplay Up Close and Beautiful

  You may have seen this sandy, sun-soaked footage of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception before—Naughty Dog showed at Eurogamer Expo, but yanked the footage from YouTube. But now you can see it again in great detail and high-definition clarity. Hooray! Since this appears to be some mid-to-late-game footage, be wary of spoilers, though most of what…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 11, 2011
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  Comic Book Legend Marv Wolfman Lends His Writing Talents to PlanetSide 2

  Behind every massively multiplayer online first-person shooter there is a story, and in PlanetSide 2‘s case that story will be written by the man who taught the Teen Titans about the ravages of drug abuse. Whenever I think of comics great Marv Wolfman, the Teen Titans drug abuse series is what immediately springs to mind.…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011
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  Chainsaw Art: The Most Apropos Gears of War Tribute Ever

  All this time, I’d thought that there’d nothing more satisfying than the close-up carnage of the Gears of War franchise’s signature weapon, Surely, nothing could surpass ripping a Locust or Lambent attacher to shreds with the chainsaw bayonet of the Lancer gun. But there is such a thing, friends. This YouTube video shows artist Griffon…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011
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  In 10 Minutes, I’ll Show You What’s Surprisingly Cool about Aliens Infestation

  They still make Nintendo DS games worth caring about, and Aliens games worth paying attention. My proof: Aliens Infestation, the brand-new DS game that merges Aliens with Metroid And it has the knife-trick thing in it as a bonus. Watch and enjoy my 10-minute video tour of a game that doesn’t just return the inspiration…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 11, 2011
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  This Isn’t the Collector’s Edition of Batman: Arkham City

  I had a real-life Riddle Me This moment when a Batman-festooned box came to Kotaku HQ today. Take a look at what probably won’t be in the Arkham City collector’s edition when the game hits next week. CORRECTION: The Batarang controller in the box isn’t a PDP product. It’s actually the Power A Batarang controller…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011
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  Exhibit COD: Underground Rapper Jay Electronica Names New Single after Modern Warfare 3

  One thing you’re going to learn about me, Kotaku readers, is that I love the hip-hop. Why, just this morning I was pumping J-Live’s “Braggin’ Writes” over the Kotaku Tower sound system. I, like thousands (millions?) of others, have been waiting for new music from Jay Electronica—regarded by many as The Next Great MC— for…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011
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  Oh Good, the Duke Nukem Forever DLC is Here

  Today’s the day 2K Games delivers the “Hail to the Icons Parody Pack” downloadable content for Duke Nukem Forever, featuring new game modes and maps that parody much better games. Along with the new Freeze Tag, Hail to the King, and Hot Potato game modes, the “Hail to the Icons” pack adds four new maps…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011
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  16 People Injured on Set of Latest Resident Evil Movie

  The Associated Press is reporting injuries to 16 actors on the Toronto set of Resident Evil: Retribution after a platform collapsed. Paramedics found it difficult to assess the actors’ injuries because of the zombie costumes and make-up they were wearing. The victims suffered leg, arm and back injuries but none were said to be life-threatening.…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011
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  Neal Stephenson Plays Halo 3 on Legendary to Avoid Getting Fat

  Science fiction author Neal Stephenson plays Halo on its hardest difficulty setting, Legendary, while using an elliptical exercise machine, the writer of Snow Crash told an audience in Austin today. He tried the same thing with Rockstar’s Western Red Dead Redemption, but it hasn’t worked. Why would a man exercise like this? “My relationship to…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 11, 2011
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  Forza 4 is $50 Until Tomorrow Morning

  • Forza Motorsport 4, which released today, is $49.99 with free shipping from Buy.com via eBay deals, through 11 a.m. EDT tomorrow. Next best price online is $53 from Deep Discount, and the best pre-order deal was $60 (plus shipping) with a $10 eGift Card from Walmart. [Dealzon]

  By Owen Good Published October 11, 2011
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  $170 Seems Like a Reasonable Price for a Spiny Anteater

  You never forget your first big guest star. Quality collectible crafters First 4 Figures certainly haven’t, commemorating Sonic the Hedgehog‘s original rival with $170 worth of Knuckles the Echidna. The first non-Sonic figure in First 4 Figure’s Sonic line (they’ve done Sonic, Metal Sonic, and Super Sonic so far), Knuckles crouches a menacing 10 inches…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011
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  Gran Turismo 5 Gets Much Better, Just in Time for Forza 4

  While we’re still a week away from the big batch of downloadable content for Gran Turismo 5, the free 2.0 update drops today, delivering car interiors, 2011 NASCAR racers, and tons of fixes and tweaks, just in time to turn racing fans’ heads away from Forza 4 Available today as a free downloadable update, version…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011
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  Star Wars Xbox Delayed, Microsoft Executes 320GB Star Wars Hard Drive Plan B

  For $130 this fall, owners of slim Xbox 360s can buy a 320GB hard-drive and get an excellent Star Wars game as a bonus. Microsoft said today that they’ll be selling a standalone 320GB drive this fall. Keeping with tradition, Microsoft is charging more for their Xbox 360 hard drive than other companies charge for…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 11, 2011
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  This Battlefield 3 Glitch Pits Man vs. Jet in an Unfair Dogfight

  Battlefield 3’s in beta, which means that bugs will pop up. This might be one of the more entertaining ones we’ve seen so far, where the plane being piloted disappear around the player. You’d think a guy floating in mid-air would be a sitting duck against a fighter jet, right? Wrong. UPDATE: Seems that this…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011
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  Three Hours With the Surprisingly Ambitious (and Tougher) Assassin’s Creed Revelations

  I’m consistently impressed by Ubisoft’s apparent ability to crank out complete Assassin’s Creed games each year. When Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood was released a mere year after Assassin’s Creed II, many were expecting more of an expansion pack. What we got was a full-fledged game, the deepest and most involved Assassin’s Creed yet. After spending an…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published October 11, 2011
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  Here’s What You’ll Pay to be the (Officially Announced) Nightwing in Batman: Arkham City

  WBIE’s confirmed the existence of The Dark Knight’s acrobatic partner in Rocksteady’s upcoming sequel today . Like Robin and Catwoman, Nightwing will come with moves and gadgets unique to him, as well as “Wayne Manor” and “Main Hall” challenge maps. The press release announcing Dick Grayson’s playability notes that the Nightwing Budle Pack will be…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011
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  It’s Not Easy Being a Video Game Equestrian

  A horse is a horse, of course; of course, unless that horses is ridden by commenter markandrovich1, in which case it becomes something of a liablity. Share your video game horse woes in today’s equine edition of Speak Up on Kotaku. Equine Trouble… As someone who has played thousands of video games in the arcades…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011
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  Felicia Day Goes LARPing in Dragon Age: Redemption Episode One

  While the production values are fine, the acting solid, and the writing passable, the first episode of Felicia Day’s Dragon Age: Redemption web series still feels like a bunch of friends spending the weekend in the woods role-playing. Felicia can’t help it. It’s part of her charm that she comes across as the sort of…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011
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  Walk Through More of Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s Upcoming “Missing Link” DLC in This Video

  Have you noticed how Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s cyborg hero Adam Jensen is a little like Jesus? Think about it. He dies (mostly) and comes back to life and then goes aout dispatching the wicked. That’d make David Sarif kinda like God, wouldn’t it? And just like the Nazarean’s Lost Years, there’s a period of…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2011