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  Napoleon: Total War Meets Its Waterloo Next Month

  Creative Assembly Announced today that Napoleon: Total War, sequel of sorts to the amazing Empire: Total War, will be out next month. “Napoleon: Total War will be released on 23rd February 2010!”, a message says on the company’s Twitter account. No word on whether that’s just in Europe or worldwide, but with the game being…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010
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  Animal Crossing Over To Tissues

  To mark its 30th anniversary, Japanese tissue brand Elleair is collaborating with Nintendo’s Animal Crossing. Nothing says tissues quite like Animal Crossing. The tissues are limited edition and will go on sale from January 21 to March 31 in Japan. As children and families uses high number of tissues (kids are snotty!), cute character often…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010
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  Gran Turismo 5 Screens Burn Some Rubber

  Toyota’s FT-86 G concept sports car will feature in Gran Turismo 5, which handily explains why it’s the star of these new screenshots

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010
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  Japanese Newspaper Denies It “Misinterpreted” Nintendo DS Successor Claims

  Speaking with Japanese newspaper the Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata was quoted about the DS handheld’s successor. Nintendo has since claimed that Iwata’s comments were “misinterpreted“. That newspaper has fired back, saying its reporting was indeed accurate. Nintendo took issue with the original reporting by the Asahi Shimbun, stating that the paper’s reporter ran…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010
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  PAL PlayStation Store Update: *Crickets*

  Normally, despite the fact it’s often not as timely or as generous with content as its US counterpart, there’s always something to recommend on the PAL PlayStation Store. Not this week. No, a scan down the list of stuff available reveals that not only is this week’s update lacking in quantity, but also quality, with…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010
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  Mega Man Zero Coming To Nintendo DS

  All the Mega Man Zero games in one place. On your Nintendo DS. Capcom has just announced the Mega Man Zero Collection, which is a compilation of all four Game Boy Advance games in the Zero series. Mega Man Zero was first released back in 2002 and praised for going back to the franchise’s original…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010
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  Heaven Shakes: New God Of War III Screens

  Sony today released a number of new screens for upcoming brawler God of War III. Swords and angry men feature prominently. The game, sure to be one of the biggest of the year on the PlayStation 3, will be out in March.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010
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  This Is Another Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition Trailer

  Capcom is releasing Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition this coming spring, and the game will take advantage of the PS3’s new wand motion controls. Settings include the Spencer Estate mansion as well as Africa. Resident Evil: Alternative Edition will be available as downloadable content for both the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Characters Jill Valentine…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010
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  Rumor: Rockstar Responds To Allegations Of Poor Work Conditions

  Rockstar Games has yet to respond publicly to allegations that staff working on Red Dead Redemption have suffered through poor work conditions, but this apparent internal email is the next best thing. Posted on Gamasutra, the supposed email to RSD employees goes to great lengths to distance the company from the accusations levelled against it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010
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  This Female Japanese Popstar Wants More Gaming Jobs

  Mari Yaguchi rocked to fame in the late 1990s as a member of idol group Morning Musume. (Check her out in the video for Morning Musume’s Jyosei Kashimashi Monogatari.) That was then, this is now. Now, Yaguchi records solo tracks and appears on popular program Quiz! Hexagon II. She is also a columnist for Famitsu,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010
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  GDC Ain’t What It Used To Be

  In case you don’t make it to the end of this clip, no, this is not what the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco is like. It should be, though. It really, really should be.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010
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  Your In-Flight Entertainment: The PSPgo

  Hate in-flight movies? Didn’t bring a book? Like to game? A subsidiary of airline Korean Air, Jin Air, is here to help by renting PSPgo consoles to passengers. The PSPgo is available for rental for flights out of Incheon for 4,000 won (US$3.50) — way cheaper than the $6 that some airlines charge economy passengers…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010
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  Beyond Good & Evil 2, I Am Alive Still In Development

  Two games were notable by their absence yesterday from Ubisoft’s fiscal report. Those games were I Am Alive and Beyond Good & Evil 2. So what’s the deal, Ubisoft? Well, the Frenchmen at Gamekult spoke yesterday with Ubisoft’s Geoffroy Sardin, and asked him precisely that. His response? “Ils sont toujours en production tous les deux…”,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010
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  Ringo Starr? “Crap” at Rock Band

  While Beatle Ringo Starr might be a rock’n’roll icon, he is not a Rock Band game playing icon. But that’s okay. He’s Ringo Starr. “I’m absolutely crap at it,” Starr said in a television interview with talk show host Jimmy Fallon with asked about the Rock Band Beatles game. “We tried it when they were…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010
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  Video Game Statistics At A Glance

  Print this off, stick it to the back of your bedroom/toilet door, and get to memorising. Occasional questionable figure aside, this will definitely help you win fights on the playground/at the pub. Videogame statistics [Online Education]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010
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  Nintendo Of America President Downplays Need For HD Content

  So the Wii now has Netflix, just like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This, however, raises an inconsistency: both those systems can display high definition content, something the humble little Wii can not. This should be a concern for Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, right? Apparently not, as he shrugs off the notion…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010
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  The Tekken Movie Trailer Does Not Disappoint

  Oh, I don’t mean from a quality perspective, because the movie adaptation of Namco Bandai’s popular fighter looks deliciously awful. But the fighting game movie bar has been set extremely low for Tekken. The first trailer for the live action flick is heavy on reminding you that someone competing in the Iron Fist tournament is…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2010
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  Kotaku Off Topic: No Bucky

  Look, I’m in a big hurry, so you’re going to have to drive tonight’s Kotaku Off Topic while I have dinner and a meeting. So let’s start with the non-video game related conversatin’. Not much in the way of interesting links during my travels through the internet, and I won’t bore you with the details…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2010
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  Gamerscore for Corporate Achievement Whores

  The motif isn’t exactly original but the execution is reasonably clever. Pardon me – lj.l.jbqr4 na aeg;ioab;-a3lasd rqzxcy – just trying to get "send an email with your feet" before I clock out. Xbox 360 Achievements in Real Life [Runaway Box on YouTube]

  By Owen Good Published January 14, 2010
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  R.I.P. Calling All Cars! Online, 2007-2010

  Today marked the end of online support for Calling All Cars!, the debut PlayStation Network game from David Jaffe‘s Eat Sleep Play studio, leading the outspoken developer to eulogize the game and express his thoughts about its cool reception. Jaffe wrote about Calling All Car!’s success, or lack thereof, in his typically frank fashion last…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 14, 2010