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  Could This Actor Be Right For The Uncharted Flick?

  This is Nathan Fillion. He’s a television star. Nathan, Nathan, Nathan? The hero of adventure franchise Uncharted is named Nathan. That series is getting a movie version, and actor Nathan seems keen. “If ever there was a Twitter campaign, let this be it,” the actor tweeted, linking a news blurb about the flick. “Rise, ye…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  Developer Turns To Mod Maker To Fix Broken Game

  When a retail game from a noted PC developer launches and is then quickly found to be broken, who do you bring in to help fix things? In Stardock’s case, they hired a guy who made mods for Civilization. A few weeks back, Stardock released fantasy strategy title Elemental, and it was broken. Really broken.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010
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  The Sakura Wars Creator, The Young Idol And The Rumored Sleepover

  Hiroi Oji is noted for many things. Creating video games like Sega’s Sakura Wars, penning manga and even writing musicals. He’s what Japan calls a “hyper creator”. But he’s now being known for something else entirely. Japanese weekly Shukan Bunshun is running photos of the 56-year-old Oji visiting the residence of 22-year-old AKB48 singer Sayaka…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  The Game Where You Can Use 33,000 Words For Good (Or Evil!) UPDATE

  Super Scribblenauts, out yesterday, contains more words than its decidedly wordy predecessor. How many words is that? Try about 33,000. And here they all are! Pikimal went fishing in the game code and came up with a list of the roughly 24,000 objects, along with the 9000 or so adjectives to go with them. The…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010
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  Who Names Games For Metal Gear’s Creator?

  Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima doesn’t just design video games. He writes them. He directs them. He even names them. “I was happy and getting used to the title given to our coming game, but I decided to change it,” Kojima tweeted in English. “Any game that I design, will be named by me.”…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  How TV On An Xbox 360 Works

  So, Americans have finally joined the ranks of nations that can use their Xbox 360 to watch TV on. For those wondering, here’s how it all works. Sure sounds a lot more convoluted than, say, the British (or upcoming Australian) solution, which is…have a subscription to the relevant service, plug your Xbox 360 into the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010
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  Gamers In Disguise

  As seen on pixiv via Tiny Cartridge

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  The Whores (And Man Whores) Of Fable III

  Xbox 360 and PC role-playing game Fable III, not one to shy away from the sexier side of humanity, contains prostitutes. Here are some of them. Warning: coin purses ahead. This image comes from an upcoming Fable III artbook, which is mostly full of beautiful images of uniforms, posters, characters and environments. Then you get…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010
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  A Week In Comments

  Kinect Does Not Need This, No Sir It Does Not Comment by: Ash Paulsen Day one. The Argument For Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s Super-Simple Controls Comment by: Soul Bro Ryu Nominated by: Andrew Wyatt I know there are plenty of naysayers on this subject, but I welcome this addition. Mainly, because in casual situations where…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  Let’s Watch A Gran Turismo 5 Stage Being Built

  Driving sim Gran Turismo 5 will allow users to create their own tracks. Here’s how you build one, then go race on it! You can’t build your own course out of thin air, of course. There’s six years worth of rendering on those stages and roads, so you won’t be playing LEGO Gran Turismo, making…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010
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  Yakuza Producer Looks Browner On Television

  Toshihiro Nagoshi is known for two things: Being very brown and making video games. He looks even browner on television. The Yakuza franchise, which has already seen a movie adaptation, is currently getting a television adaptation in Japan. The program is based on the new PSP game, Yakuza: New Chapter Black Panther Nagoshi has undergone…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2010
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  This Wii Remote Is Made By LEGO, Not Nintendo

  If you’re sick to death of Nintendo and its subtle, stylish colours for Wii Remotes, you could always pick up one of these official LEGO controllers. Due out later this week from Power A and selling for $40, it’s, well, exactly as advertised: it’s a LEGO-branded Wii Remote controller. Sadly, it’s not a complete kit,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010
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  Darth Vader Can Sure Take A Beating

  The very talented animation team at Blur Studio have produced two more cinematic trailers for upcoming Star Wars title Force Unleashed II. They’re very pretty. The one above shows that Stormtroopers combust just fine, while below, well…I’ve seen Darth Vader lose a lot of limbs in my time, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2010
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  The Littlest Def Jam Rapstar Boom Box Flashdrive

  I love gaming flashdrives. They’re tiny, they’re functional, and often they’re cute. Take this Def Jam Rapstar drive. Adorable. Too bad it doesn’t play music.

  By Brian Crecente Published October 12, 2010
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  LEGO Universe’ Minifig Madness

  There’s a lot I like about LEGO Universe including the ability to make your own mini-figs to use as avatars. I also hear there is talk of selling plastic versions of them down the line.

  By Brian Crecente Published October 12, 2010
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  PlayStation Store Update: In Dead Space, No One Can Hear Sonic The Hedgehog

  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 and Dead Space Ignition both hit the North American PlayStation Store this week. You’d think they’d spread such similar games out a little. Sonic is reborn and Dead Space is re-dead this week in the PlayStation Store update, but my eye is on the PS One Classics release of Alundra and…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010
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  New Dragon Quest Food For You To Eat

  Luida’s Bar is a Dragon Quest restaurant in Tokyo’s Roppongi. It’s been opened since earlier this year, so the dishes might have become old hat. Good thing the restaurant’s menu is getting new DQ themed food. There are 11 new items on the menu that range from sweets to spaghetti. There is also a recently…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2010
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  Browse The Entire Rock Band Music Library In This Post

  In honor of the release of Rock Band’s 2,000th song, Harmonix has released a handy widget that lets you browse the entire Rock Band library from inside a blog post. For instance, this one. Jimi Hendrix’s “Are you Experienced?” is the 2,000th song to hit Rock Band in the past several years. That’s a lot…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2010
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  Review: Alan Wake: The Writer

  Back when I played through Alan Wake I heaped on the accolades. It redefined interactive storytelling, I wrote. I said it likely won’t be topped in 2010. Enter now the final chapter in this brave experiment of blending the interactive nature of video games with the compelling hooks of episodic must-see-TV. The Writer is the…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 12, 2010
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  The Dusty Great Gaming Machines Of Old

  We bring you news of new games. Flickr user liftarn brings you this nice gallery of old video game machines, photographed this month at Retrogathering 2010 in Sweden. Have a look. I can’t name all these wonderful fossils. Can you?

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2010