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  Review: Def Jam Rapstar

  Rap fans need their own Guitar Hero, their own Rock Band, their own great music game. Def Jam Rapstar steps up. Can it be that? Def Jam Rapstar is a microphone-only rap karaoke game. No turntables included. No bling. No bottle of Cristal. No Adidas included. Imagine a game that can let you (and a…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010
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  The $15,000 Space Battle [Update]

  EVE Online is a massively multiplayer game that is best-known for its in-game politics. Which is a shame, when it could be best-known for its epic space battles. The attacks in this clip culminated in the destruction of ships worth 300 billion of EVE’s in-game currency, translating roughly (roughly because it’s not a fair comparison)…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010
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  Valve’s New Game Is Dota 2

  From the studio that brought us Half-Life, Portal and Team Fortress, the next big thing will be Dota 2. That’s a new Defense of the Ancients game coming to PC and Mac in 2011. Valve describes the game as “a massive sequel for one of the most played games in the world.” Dota is shorthand…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010
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  Guwange Ready To Blast Up Xbox Live Arcade

  On November 10, arcade shooter Guwange will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade. That’s next month! The game is set during the Muromachi period and features ghosts and demons. Guwange is pure bullet hell. According to the game’s official release, the Xbox Live Arcade version has an Arcade Mode, a more accessible Arrange Mode and a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  A Visual Guide To Def Jam Rapstar

  Def Jam Rapstar Hype Video Nuthin But a G Thang, possibly the most famous rap song on Def Jam Rapstar’s soundtrack Commercial for Def Jam Rapstar, imagining a diverse player base Get On Da Mic, a previous attempt at a rap karaoke game. Progress has been made!

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010
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  Amazon Lets Slip The Dead Space 2 Collector’s Edition

  A swag-laden collector’s edition for EA’s Dead Space 2 briefly appeared on Amazon.com yesterday before being taken down, but not before this attractive image found its way onto the internet proper. Is that a replica Plasma Cutter I see? Along with a large and lovely box, the Dead Space 2 Collector’s Edition that briefly appeared…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010
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  New Red Dead Redemption Trailer Swarming With Flesh-Eatin’ Crazies

  You’ll see husbands eating wives, mothers eating children, and one very pissed-off John Marston in the official trailer for Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare. Click to view Now that’s good eating! Take a moment to soak up the sheer horror of the undead invasion of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption. Then come back tomorrow, when we’ll…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010
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  A Look at the PS3 Surround Sound System

  Unveiled at E3 earlier this year, the Playstation 3 Surround Sound System hits North America next week. Let’s take a closer look at why Sony thinks you may want it. It is a $200 audio system created specifically for the console, they say. The system has both an optical audio input and an analog audio…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2010
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  Why So Blue, Tron: Evolution?

  Everything’s blue in this world, except for the orange stuff. Propaganda Games shows off what it can do with a limited color palette in this latest batch of screens from Tron: Evolution. I like the color blue. It can be light and airy, cold and detached, or deep and commanding, depending on the shade. Despite…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010
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  Amazon Answers The Call Of Duty With Savings

  War never changes, but the price of war does. Amazon.com is lowering the prices on war games all day long, with a strong focus on Call of Duty. So strong a focus that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 is the Deal of the Day, dropped to…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2010
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  We Can Live Without Fable III’s Scuttled Kinect Tomato Game

  Early concepts to control portions of Fable III with Microsoft’s Kinect sensor just weren’t good enough to bring to gamers, a representative for the game told Kotaku this week. Agreed. The tomato idea doesn’t sound awesome. At a Microsoft product showcase in New York on Monday, I learned that two Kinect-oriented ideas that had been…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010
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  Gran Turismo 5 Delayed, Now Coming This “Holiday Season” UPDATE

  I bet you thought that Polyphony Digital was going to stick to the release date for the Playstation 3’s Gran Turismo 5 unveiled at E3 earlier this year? Boy were you wrong. Sony confirmed this morning that the storied racing game will not be available Nov. 2. This is a global delay. Writing on the…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 13, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Talk about video games here, please. And thank you to reader

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2010
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  Pheeeeeeewwwww!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Still! Phew! Phew! Pheeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww! What you missed last night Could This Actor Be Right For The Uncharted Flick? The Sakura Wars Creator, The Young Idol And The Rumored Sleepover The Whores (And Man Whores) Of Fable III Darth Vader Can Sure Take A Beating This Wii Remote Is Made By…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  New Rune Factory Headed Towards Wii *And* PS3

  There is a new Rune Factory game. But unlike the previous Rune Factory games, it is not a Nintendo exclusive. Oh no. Rune Factory is a fantasy spin-off of farm simulator Harvest Moon. The first game was released on the Nintendo DS in 2006 in Japan. The sequel was released on the DS in 2008.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  Pick Up Speed And Lets Watch This Fable III Trailer

  Slated for release later this month, action role-playing game Fable III raises the stakes. The game is about more than being good or bad. It’s about causing a revolution. This new trailer features the tune “Young Men Dead” by Texas rockers The Black Angels. Those who have played Xbox 360 thriller Alan Wake might recognize…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  PS3 Pirates Can’t Play Medal Of Honor (Yet)

  Having recently blocked the new PlayStation 3 piracy devices via a firmware update, Sony has finally released its first retail game that forces users to upgrade to the same firmware. The PlayStation 3 version of Medal of Honor is the first game to ship with the 3.42 firmware – which combats the use of devices…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010
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  Red Dead Redemption’s Trusty Undead Steed

  I am intrigued by the upcoming zombie downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption. On the one hand, zombies are so 2008. I’m done with them. On the other…that’s John Marston riding a zombie horse Plus, it’s nice seeing some serious single-player added to the game, rather than more multiplayer, seeing as the appeal of Red…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010
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  Sega Is “Probably Guilty” Of Too Many Sonic Games

  Sega has made a lot of Sonic games. Too many, perhaps? You betcha. “We’ve probably been guilty of bringing too many Sonic games to market too quickly,” Alan Pritchard, Sega’s US sales and marketing man, tells website Joystiq. By comparison, Pritchard believes Nintendo has been slightly more strategic in how and when it releases Mario…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  An Outrun Game Is About To Be Terminated

  The upcoming release of a Ferrari-branded game on the PlayStation Network, combined with the expiration of Sega’s licensing deal with the Italian car manufacturer, means Outrun Online Arcade just became an Xbox 360 exclusive. This licensing deal is the key to the game’s disappearance, as the latest Outrun game featured several authentic Ferrari cars; lose…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010