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  EA Sports MMA Claims “Now It’s A Fight”

  Electronic Arts may be a little late to the mixed martial arts game, but its first effort, EA Sports MMA, may win over fans who don’t find what they’re looking for in THQ’s UFC-licensed competitor. With its “late 2010” ship date, EA Sports MMA might have a difficult time catching up to UFC Undisputed 2010’s…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 17, 2010
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  Fancy Arrow Tech

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Cannot Find My House Key The only thing better than fancy new tech is fancy old tech you didn’t know you already had. Take for instance Totilo’s discovery today. Apparently you can flick through our galleries with the help of the keyboard arrow keys. Fancy!!! What you missed: Mass Effect,…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 17, 2010
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  Final Fantasy XIII Comes To iPhone As… An Artbook

  Square Enix is no stranger to iPhone apps, but the Final Fantasy maker is doing something interesting for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII, turning your iPhone or iPod Touch into a digital artbook. The Final Fantasy XIII Larger-Than-Life Gallery, released today on the iTunes App Store, packs in a library of hi-res artwork from…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 17, 2010
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  The Newest Kotaku Podcast Completes Its Dark Descent To iTunes, Zune & More

  Dante’s Inferno senior producer Hans ten Cate joined our hosts, Brian Crecente and Stephen Totilo, in today’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio to discuss everything you need to know about descending into the darkest depths of hell. In case you missed the live show, which runs every Wednesday at 11AM Mountain, 1PM Eastern time, we’ve…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2010
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  First PlayStation Move Ad Trolls Wii & Natal, Kevin Butler Style

  The PlayStation Move controller may have only been officially named last week, but PlayStation VP of Realistic Movements Kevin Butler already has his commercial ready. How? This spot is from The Future, when Sony’s already trolling the motion control competition. Clearly, Kevin and Sony’s shotcallers are not at all embarrassed to be in the position…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 17, 2010
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  Better Days To Die Coming To Star Trek Online

  For Klingons, every day is a good day to die, but you might want to wait until Cryptic slips the new Klingon player-versus-enemy content into Star Trek Online, as seem in part two of the Expanding Universe video series. The Klingons need more distractions in Star Trek Online. This is readily evident to any Federation…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2010
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  A Rare Argument For More Linear Video Game Stories

  One brilliant thing about video games is that they can react to what players do and have multiple endings. Books can’t do that. Movies can’t, not even Clue. Many in gaming argue for branching storylines. Here’s an argument against: “What we found is that if you over-branch the storylines [is that] if there was one…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 17, 2010
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  Kane & Lynch Make A Date For Two

  Summer is due for some Shanghai shoot ’em up grit and grime, thanks to those lovable scamps Kane and Lynch. The anti-heroes will make their return in Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days this August. The sequel to 2007’s coolly received and controversial Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Dog Days lands, appropriately, during what may…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 17, 2010
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  Speak-Up On Kotaku: Metroid Drinks, Proper Baby Prep, Natural City, And Public Gaming Etiquette

  After skipping the week of GDC, Speak-Up on Kotaku returns at full force, with contributions by Kotakuites The Drunken Moogle, Rear Admiral Meatwad, Raffleking, and Kyosen! Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes what they have…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2010
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  This Week In Comics

  Two new gaming comics this week, one non-gaming comic for you to consider. The non-gaming comic is probably not a classic. It is not created by an all-star cast. No, it merely has an amazing title: Executive Assistant Iris. Army of Two #3 Written by Peter Milligan and drawn by Dexter Soy. Summary Via IDW…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 17, 2010
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  Metroid: Other M and The Great Samus Schism

  While Metroid: Other M may feel like a departure for the series in the way it plays and the influences brought in by fabled designers Team Ninja, at its heart it is meant to be a unifying game for the series. In fact, the unifying game for all things Metroid. While Star Wars has its…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 17, 2010
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  Is There Another Star Wars MMO On The Horizon?

  With BioWare hard at work on Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Wars Galaxies hanging onto life, is Sony Online Entertainment working on a browser-based Clone Wars MMO for kids? Rumors say yes. Sony Online Entertainment is making a mint with its free-to-play, browser-based family-friendly MMO Free Realms, which is why the prospect of…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2010
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  The Most Impressive Fireworks On The Wii

  The best thing one can write about a game like the upcoming Wii title Sin & Punishment 2 is that it is busy, maybe hyperactive. The June Wii game with the bizarre name is a sequel to the only game I’ve ever played that pits two heroes against a fleet of futuristic aircraft carriers —…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 17, 2010
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  Kiss Me, I’m An Irish Video Game Character

  It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, and before we get around to drinking ourselves into a stupor and starting fights with inanimate objects, we’re taking a moment to celebrate our favorite fightin’ Irish video game characters. Did you know Anna and Nina Williams were Irish? What about M. Bison? While several of the more prominent Irish video…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2010
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  Yakuza 3: The Kotaku Review

  It’s funny, for all the Japanese games you and I have ever played—and they number in the hundreds, if not thousands—few of them are Japanese in the way that Yakuza 3 is. Think about it. How many Japanese games have you played where the recorded dialogue is still in its native tongue? Or that are…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2010
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  Syncopation In The Super Mario Bros. Theme

  [Kotaku proudly presents the following in-depth look — and listen — to the evolving music of Super Mario Bros. via gaming blog Cruise Elroy] You know what? It’s been too long since we looked at any music around here. Here’s an excerpt of the Super Mario Bros. theme, composed by Koji Kondo: And here’s an…

  Dan Bruno Published March 17, 2010
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  Toy Story 3, Brunswick Pro Bowling Like To PlayStation Move It

  Sony has updated its official PlayStation Move page with a couple of new games taking advantage of the PlayStation 3’s upcoming motion controller, Toy Story 2 and Brunswick Pro Bowling. I hope those wrist straps are sturdy. Of the two latest additions to the Move’s list of supported titles, Brunswick Pro Bowling is listed as…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2010
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  Come Talk Dante’s Inferno With the Developers

  Kotaku Talk Radio starts now with special guest Hans ten Cate, senior producer of Dante’s Inferno. Call in! Ask questions! Listen Up! Ten Cate will be talking about Dante’s Inferno, the game’s recently released Dark Woods prequel level and the upcoming downloadable content, including the Trials of St. Lucia, which allows players to create their…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 17, 2010
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  The Video Gamer’s Eternal Struggle Summed Up In One Photo

  As seen on Chris McKeever’s Page, via Crass Anxiety

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2010
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  Shocking Study Finds Video Games Interfere With Schoolwork

  Direct from the We Could Have Told You That department, a recent study determined that introducing young boys to video games has a direct effect on their academic performance. Introducing a major distraction interferes with learning? Who’d have thought? The study conducted by Robert Weis, a psychologist at Ohio’s Denison University, is the first controlled…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2010