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  Tecmo Bowl Throwback Micro-Review: Retro-Rockin’ Football

  Today, a sports title without real players and teams has a hard pitch to make. If any franchise can close the deal, it’s the one that started it all: Tecmo Bowl, trading on 20 years of nostalgia with Tecmo Bowl Throwback. Packing new 3D player models and cutscene animations, Throwback bluntly leaves its core unchanged…

  By Owen Good Published May 3, 2010
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  This Could Be The Best Street Fighter Film Ever Created

  Check out clips and stills from Street Fighter Legacy, an officially sanctioned Street Fighter short film featuring Hollywood talent that could be the most accurate screen adaptation of the World Warriors ever created. Street Fighter Legacy is the creation of actor, filmmaker, and action choreographer Joey Ansah, known for his role as Desh in The…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010
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  What Is Ivy The Kiwi? A New Game With A Sonic The Hedgehog Pedigree

  Former Sonic the Hedgehog producer Yuji Naka has moved on from Sega to Prope, with his latest creation, Ivy the Kiwi?, coming to the Wii and Nintendo DS this summer, courtesy of XSEED. Prope’s Ivy the Kiwi? puts player in control of vines that help guide the eponymous lady bird to safety and to her…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010
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  StarCraft II Wings Its Way To Liberty This July

  Blizzard isn’t in the habit of handing out game release dates until they’re good and ready, so when they say StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will be hitting store shelves worldwide in late July, they damn well mean it. StarCraft II is possibly the most eagerly anticipated real-time strategy game in the history of the…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010
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  Bungie: Halo Reach Is Being Overwhelmed, Repairs Underway

  Can’t complain when things go bad in a beta, can we? Word from Bungie is that intense server activity is gumming up the works: “We’re aware and working to resolve slow matchmaking times and inaccessible playlists. As soon as we’re back up and running at full capacity, we’ll make some noise. Stay tuned for more…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2010
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  First Team Fortress Collectibles Up For Sale, Brace For Sticker Shock

  The first offering in Valve’s new line of collectibles, Team Fortress 2’s the Heavy, is now up for pre-order. These lovely limited edition statues can soon be yours, provided you’ve got the scratch to afford it. Gaming Heads is now taking orders for four separate versions of the Heavy. The RED Heavy and BLU Heavy…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010
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  Strange Things Are Afoot At The Assassin’s Creed Facebook Page

  Fans go nuts as Knights Templar member and Assassin’s Creed I and II villain Doctor Warren Vidic makes a his presence known at the game’s official Facebook page. Templar destiny is at hand! Ubisoft has proven itself more than willing to use social networking site Facebook as a marketing tool for its major releases, so…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010
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  The Sequel They Had No Right To Make — Now Has A Surprise Twist

  You love a video game and you want a sequel. So you decide, with friends, to make one. A decade passes; your game never gets done. The companies that own the original games have shut you down twice. This is when it might be time for David to agree that Goliath has won. But past…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2010
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  There’s A New (Old) Syphon Filter Coming To The PS2

  It’s rare that Sony makes announcements about new PlayStation 2 games, but not too surprising when that game is Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow, the latest PSP game to come to the company’s last-generation console. The portable Syphon Filter, originally released in 2007—garnering “Game of the Year” accolades from at least one outlet—will make the leap…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 3, 2010
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  The Nintendo Download: Zombies In Wonderland

  Not only does this week’s Nintendo Download feature adorable anime zombie combat, it’s also got 1970’s kung-fu movie-themed mini-games. This could be the most perfect Nintendo Download ever! I don’t know any more about Zombie Panic in Wonderland than most of you folks do, but I know I want it. I’m sure it involves zombies,…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010
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  LEGO: Harry Potter Years 1 – 4 Hands on, Feet Up

  On its surface, LEGO Harry Potter may look an awful lot like LEGO Batman, LEGO Indiana Jones and LEGO Star Wars, but dig down a little past those colorful those bricks and you’ll discover some major shifts in the way the game looks and behaves. Players will for the first time have a chance to…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2010
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  Getting Started With The Halo: Reach Beta

  The Halo: Reach beta is finally live, and we’ve assembled some handy information to help you get started in what could be the biggest console game beta ever. Halo 3: ODST Owners can now enter the Halo: Reach beta, but there’s no reason to go in blind. While you’re waiting for the download to complete…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010
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  Sid Meier Will Take Your Calls On Kotaku Talk Radio This Week

  All Sid Meier ever did for video games was create Civilization. Oh, we think that merits a podcast red carpet! The legendary designer will be our guest on Kotaku Talk Radio this week. Get ready to call in on Wednesday. Meier will be our guest for the hour, talking about Civilizations past, present and, if…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2010
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  Super Mario Crossover Creator Cut Luigi, Bionic Commando, More

  Jay Pavlina recently released a sensation of a video game, a remix called Super Mario Bros. Crossover that allows gamers to play Super Mario Bros. as the heroes of Mega Man, Metroid and Castlevania. Other legends almost made it in. From a GameXplain interview with Pavlina about the making of the game GameXplain: Mario, Mega…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 3, 2010
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  Sword & Poker Gets a Sequel

  Part five card draw poker, part role-playing game, we were huge fans of the original Sword & Poker when it hit last year. So, Sword & Poker 2 is on our list of games we’re planning to check out this weekend. I haven’t had a chance yet to check out the sequel, but develoeprs GAIA…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2010
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  Might Sony Suggest An Extended Service Plan For Your PlayStation 3?

  Why succumb to the high-pressure retail pitch for an extended service plan, when you can extended the warranty on your PlayStation 3 or PSP directly through Sony with the PlayStation Protection Plan? Sony gives consumers a weapon against the pressure put on customers at retailers like Best Buy to purchase extended care contracts by offering…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010
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  The Prince Of Persia’s Pretty New Elemental Powers

  Ice Blast? Trail of Flame? This trailer for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands shows of the shiny new elemental powers the Prince will have at his disposal in his latest adventure. For me, Price of Persia has always been about the acrobatic puzzle-solving, so these new powers don’t do much for me. I guess…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010
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  The Best Kotaku Reader Created Mini-Game Ever

  Game design doesn’t have to be a multi-million, multi-year ordeal. Just ask the people who made games for our WarioWare D.I.Y. Warioware contest. We gave you a week to design and submit your own mini games for a chance to win some pretty amazing prizes. The grand prize winner receives a Nintendo DSi XL system,…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 3, 2010
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  You Will Die, But You Might Also Win 10,000 Microsoft Points

  In a game where the enemy grows more powerful with each level, you’re destined to die, but survive long enough in Dead Pixel Arcade’s Xbox Live Indie game You Will Die and you might posthumously score 10,000 Microsoft points. You Will Die is a twin stick shooter in which your enemies grow progressively stronger the…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010
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  World Of Warcraft On The iPad? How Can This Be?

  Shiny Entertainment founder David Perry shows off a picture of World of Warcraft running on an iPad, made possible by the streaming technology of his newer company, Gaikai. Gaikai’s technology is more than simply streaming video games over the internet. Gaikai aims to host entire retail copies of popular games like World of Warcraft, streaming…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2010