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  11-Year-Old Girl Chases Xbox Robber With Crutch

  In a roundabout way, one New Zealand girl got her stolen Xbox back. Wellington-based newspaper The Dominion Post tells the tale of 11-year-old Rena Sciascia, whose dad was too hobbled by a broken leg to chase a burglar who bolted from the Sciascia’s home earlier this week with Rena’s iPod and Xbox in hand. Rena…

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 28, 2010
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  Six PADDs I Would Actually Buy

  I may be tempted to one day buy the iPad as a crossover e-reader, but there’s nothing magical about the device for me. Not unless you replace one of its vowels with a consonant. The only pad I’ve ever wanted to lug around is the PADD, Star Trek’s ever-present Personal Access Display Device. Here’s six…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 28, 2010
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  The First Perfect Game on MLB 2K10 Wins $1 Million

  2K Sports is offering a $1 million prize to the first player to throw a perfect game in MLB 2K10, laying down the bounty as a statement of confidence in the authenticity of their game’s revamped pitching controls. The million-dollar prize is believed to be the largest ever offered for this type of contest –…

  By Owen Good Published January 28, 2010
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  The Battle Of Forli Was A Costly Battle Indeed

  Centuries from now historians will still speak of Assassin’s Creed II’s Battle of Forli, a downloadable battle that cost countless lives, and 99,999 Microsoft points. Assassin’s Creed II’s Battle of Forli DLC is now available for purchase on the Xbox 360, but at what cost? Several Kotakuites who’ve attempted to purchase the new content from…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 28, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s commenting time. Video-game commenting time. Here. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 28, 2010
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  Tune In Monday, Feb 1 to Chat with Jonathan Knight, Executive Producer, Visceral Games

  Kotaku is hosting a live chat in the comments on Monday with special guest Jonathan Knight, Executive Producer, Visceral Games. Join us at 9:30 am PST/12:30 EST to ask him about his work on the EA game Dante’s Inferno. See you then!

  By Chrissie Lamond Published January 28, 2010
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  And Then There Were Three

  To: Crecente From: Luke Re: iNote So, I’ve got a story for you. Being recently married and having just bought a new house, I thought “finally, I can buy a dog”. I’ve wanted one for years. A big Golden Retriever. And I’ve really wanted one since my family pet, my old Beagle Becky, passed on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  Rumor: DJ Hero Goes Mobile

  Activision’s DJ Hero may have been a bit of a failure – at least, relative to its exposure and marketing budget – but the mega-publisher is sticking with the franchise, beginning with the upcoming DJ Hero Mobile. We’ve heard the game will be published by port specialists Glu Mobile, and one artist we know will…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  Battlefield Bad Company 2 Demo Launches Surprise Attack On Xbox 360

  Not to be outdone by the impending release of a beta on the PC, the Xbox 360 has secured some Battlefield Bad Company 2 action of its own, with the surprise release of a demo. Originally appearing in Australia overnight, the demo has now been downloaded – and played – by people all over the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  The 2010 Zelda Of Your Dreams

  Nintendo’s refusal to step into the “next” generation of hardware means we’re years away from seeing a high definition Zelda game. Still, a man can dream… These images were generated by Zelda fan Ryu-Gi, using Garry’s Mod, a PC utility which allows users to import and edit game characters within Valve’s Source engine. Taking some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  What Snake Would Look Like…If He’d Been In Toy Story

  Hot on the heels of Michael Lau’s take on Snake as a vinyl collectible comes toy company Medicom’s effort, with this pair of exclusive Japan-only figures. Available only at Wonder Festival 2010 Winter early next month, and in extremely limited quantities, they’ll be ¥8190 each (USD$90). The clear, stealth camo version will probably be the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  What Does Epic Games’ Mark Rein Think Of The iPad?

  We ran into Epic Games vice president Mark Rein at Apple’s iPad demo event today, happily tapping and gesturing to his heart’s content with one of the sleek new tablets. Will Epic bring its Unreal Engine to the iPad? Well, it already has, as Rein pointed out. The engine maker has a working demo of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2010
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  Nintendo Game Sales: Mario, Pokemon, Zelda Selling Millions (Millions!)

  It wasn’t just hardware and money Nintendo was dealing with today; software sales were also announced as part of the company’s latest financial report. All figures listed are lifetime sales. If you’re wondering why a particular game isn’t listed, it’s because these are the only ones Nintendo disclosed as part of the report. Nintendo DS…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  Nintendo Reveals Lifetime Hardware Shipment Figures

  Nintendo today released its financial results for the period between April 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. And after the money stuff was all done with, the company announced some lifetime hardware shipment numbers. Those numbers are as follows: Wii – 67 million DS (including all variants) – 125 million Nintendo also announced that 510…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  Lost Planet 2 Action Figures Suit Up For A Giant Bug Hunt

  Japanese toy manufacturer Kotobukiya announced yesterday the release of a line of figures based on Capcom’s Lost Planet 2. No giant bugs, sadly, but there are Vital Suits. These two figures are from a couple of the new suits featuring in the game, the PIX-140R HARDBALLER and the GTF-11DRIO. Both are fully articulated, and come…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  PC Beta For Battlefield Bad Company 2 Starts Tomorrow

  Battlefield Bad Company 2’s beta process has been a bit of a mess, but today DICE put PC owners out of their misery, providing details on when their version of the game’s beta will get underway. It’ll begin tomorrow, January 28, and will commence at 1800CET, 1200EST and 0900PST. You’ll be able to grab it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  Today Is Hat Party Day In Team Fortress 2

  The winners of Team Fortress 2’s propaganda contest didn’t just earn some internet fame. They also scored themselves some fancy in-game hats, which even the common man can now enjoy. That’s them there on the left. The fancy hats on the left are one-of-a-kind items, and will be worn only by the competition winners. The…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  Show Us Your Commander Shepard

  So, Mass Effect 2 is out. Being the second game in the series, a lot of you are now playing for the second time with the same character. That kind of action forms bonds. Bonds that need to be shared. So show us your Commander Shepard! That’s mine, up there. A grizzled, beat-up old coot,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2010
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  Nintendo Games Dominate Overall Wii, DS Sales

  Sure, that headline reads like “sky is blue”, but retail data firm The NPD Group today released figures showing just how reliant Nintendo software sales are on, well, Nintendo games. For the 2009 calendar year, total revenue for games sold on Nintendo platforms was $3.23 billion. Of which Nintendo games constituted $1.53 billion. Or, 47%.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2010
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  Kotaku Off Topic: Sudden Sleep

  Well, I’m beat. All that Apple iPad anticipation and today’s relaxing special event from Steve Jobs have made this editor ready and willing to hit the sack. Oh, but let’s not talk about that Apple tablet right now. Tonight’s off-topic can be iPad free, if you want it. You’re steering the ship while I hurry…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 27, 2010