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  Waving My Wand At Sorcery

  The PlayStation Move magic game Sorcery charmed us when presented on stage at E3 earlier this year. Does the enchantment hold now that we’ve played it ourselves? Many people thought Sorcery was little more than a PlayStation Move tech demo, meant to show off how the Sony motion controller could be used as a magic…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2010
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  Gamescom 2010: Day Two Round-Up

  Wednesday was press day at the massive Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany. That means our guys out there were working hard playing games, interviewing and all that good stuff. Here’s ALL of Kotaku’s second day worth of Gamescom-related excitement. News No Console Version Of Diablo III Planned Gran Turismo 5 Adds Course Creation, Kart Racing…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  There is a time to talk about video games. That’s now. There is a place to talk about video games. That’s here. Go for it… Thanks to reader arionfrost for this “Valve Anonymous” image today. Submit your image for TAY at #TAYpics

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2010
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  Gouging Eyes in Killzone 3 Multiplayer

  Killzone 3’s multiplayer is loaded with features new to the series, including five career paths, three times as many character levels to unlock and dynamic cut-scenes that highlight the top player’s in-game efforts. The game, due out in February, also fully supports both playing in 3D and using the PlayStation Move motion controller. The key…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 19, 2010
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  How Do I Convince The Wife I Need A Pricey Racing Wheel?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Gamescom Day One Mrs. Bashcraft and I played GT4 on a controller. We were younger! More innocent! (We have “wheels” for Mario Kart, but that’s slightly different.) Now, trying to convince her that we need a super duper racing wheel. Anyone have any suggestions on how I can convince her…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2010
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  Street Fighter Creator Shows Off His Worst Best Idea, Hasselhoff Vs. Hasselhoff

  Could the star of Knight Rider pummel the star of Baywatch? Just imagine, David Hasselhoff vs. himself, Hoff vs. Hoff. As shown by Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono at today’s Street Fighter X Tekken event in Germany (He was kidding — hopefully!).

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 19, 2010
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  An Early First Look At Tekken X Street Fighter

  Namco held an unusual event at Gamescom today to give its European audience a peek at Street Fighter X Tekken. But fans of both fighting games also got a sneak peek at its successor sibling, Tekken X Street Fighter. Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono and Katsuhiro Tekken producer Harada showed Gamescom attendees the same…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 19, 2010
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  Sony Ordered To Pay 5 Million Yen To Former Company Inventor

  Former Sony employee 58-year-old Hidehiro Kume invented a small optical pickup that is used to read and write discs in the PlayStation 2 and the original PlayStation. He didn’t feel Sony recognized his contributions, so he took it to court. A lower Japanese court rejected Kume’s claim he deserved compensation, but the Japanese high court…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2010
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  This Looks Pretty Slick For An Xbox Live Indie Game

  Upcoming Alpha Squad doesn’t look like your typical Xbox Live indie game. That’s for sure! The game features music from Stemage of Metroid Metal fame, art from Genzoman and apparently “hot chicks” that need rescuing.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2010
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  More Gran Turismo 5 Screens Than You Can Shake A Prius At

  Karts, custom tracks, it’s been a big week for Gran Turismo 5 at GamesCom. And if you like screenshots of the game’s garage, online modes, and, yes, its karts, it’s about to get bigger For those who don’t dig any of that stuff, don’t worry. There are sexy German cars aplenty. And…A Toyota Prius. And…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2010
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  FIFA 11 Is 11 v 11

  There aren’t many MAJOR shake-ups for the FIFA franchise this year, so to sell the game, it’s back to the tried-and-true sports game formula of death by 1000 bullet point features. Lucky for FIFA those points look awfully pretty. While most excitement here will probably centre around the fact you can control the goalkeepers, the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2010
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  Americans Get Russia Fighting The US

  In upcoming sci-fi third-person-shooter Vanquish, Russia and the United States face off. That wasn’t the original plan, though. “With Vanquish, for example, the original idea for the story was for China to invade the US, but when we started testing that with Western audiences they didn’t understand it,” Vanquish designer Shinji Mikami told Edge. “They…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2010
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  PSP Successor Has Touch Controls On Its Backside?

  Sony has a lot of stuff on show to the public and the gaming press at GamesCom, but behind the scenes, the company is also reportedly showing off its next handheld. The unnamed PSP successor is, according to “three separate development sources” speaking with Eurogamer, around the size of the existing PSP-3000, and has a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2010
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  Gran Turismo 5 Injects Some RPG Into Your Hardcore Racing Sim

  Gran Turismo 5 is coming to the PlayStation 3 later this year, stuffed with nearly 1,000 cars, over 70 courses, new racing leagues (NASCAR, WRC, Super GT), a track creator and, finally, high-speed kart racing. But wait. There’s more Developer Polyphony Digital is adding a few new tricks and tweaks to what Gran Turismo series…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 19, 2010
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  Australia Might Lose Many iPhone, Mobile Games

  Australia’s lack of an adults-only rating is a tricky issue, one in which there’s really no longer any “villain”. A new move that could threaten mobile games in the country, though, is a little more sinister. The federal government is seriously considering forcing the developers of small mobile games to submit their titles to the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2010
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  I Guess This Is A Bizarro Ferrari Trend

  To recap, we’ve seen a Prism Magical and a Hatsune Miku Ferrari. This time, it’s Neon Genesis Evangelion’s turn. As seen on Akiba Blog

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2010
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  Hey, There’s A New Heroes Of Might & Magic Game!

  Only, this time, it’s not called Heroes of Might & Magic. It’s called Might & Magic Heroes. Don’t be too confused; underneath the name change it’s the same old series, and even retains its numerical order, this game being called Might & Magic Heroes VI. Kicking off 400 years after the last game, it’s got…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2010
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  No More Heroes Developer Working On Side-Scrolling Shooter

  Grasshopper Manufacture (No More Heroes) and Digital Reality (Imperium Galactica) are joining forces for a series of games. Their first? Side-scrolling “Sine Mora”. “We think we can strongly benefit from having an ally such as Digital Reality in the digital publishing realm, who can provide long term online publishing services for their partners, and to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2010
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  Valve Will Have To Fight To Trademark New Game Based On Warcraft III Mod

  You might be happy that Valve seems to be releasing a commercial product based on an old Warcraft III mod, Defence of the Ancients Allstars. Valve are probably happy too. Some of the mod’s original creators, though? Less happy. Riot Games – at which one of the mod’s creators, Steve Mescon, works – has filed…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2010
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  Would You Like To Watch A Costume Quest Trailer?

  Costume Quest, an upcoming role-playing game from Brutal Legend developer Double Fine, looks wonderful. How wonderful? This wonderful. Costume Quest will be out on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network this fall. Read Kotaku’s impressions

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2010