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  If Only There Were PS2 Games On The PSN…

  Do you dream about things? We don’t. Dreaming is for dreamers. We prefer to spend our spare time thinking merely of things that should be, but are not. Which is where these new kind of Kotaku posts come in. If you see a post tagged “Let’s Fantasy”, that’s exactly what it is: fantasy. An idea,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009
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  New Assassin’s Creed II, Patrice Footage

  Not only does this Assassin’s Creed II clip have new gameplay footage and concept art, but it also has new footage of AC creative director Patrice and his beard. Patrice does the talking. His beard? The listening.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009
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  After Monkey Island, Telltale Looking At…Loom?

  During a podcast chit-chat with PC Gaming Now, Telltale’s Dave Grossman has revealed that, once his team is done with Tales of Monkey Island, another classic Lucasarts game might be ripe for the remake/sequel treatment. “The one I always think about these days is Loom actually”, Grossman says, “and how ahead of its time it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009
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  Another Game Delayed To Spring, This Time Lord Of The Rings

  Add another game to the won’t-be-released-this-holiday pile. The Lord of the Rings: Aragon’s Quest will now be out “Spring 2010” — with a bunch of other games that were originally slated for this holiday season. No reason was given why the Wii, PS2, DS and PSP versions of family-friendly Aragon’s Quest were pushed back to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009
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  Sony Europe: PSN Game Delays? It’s The Publisher’s Fault!

  PAL customers often have a hard time of it. Delays, higher prices, that sort of thing. So Sony Europe have taken the time to pull up a chair, have a little chat, try and explain some of that stuff. On the topic of delayed games – particularly those on the PSN – Sony’s Angela Madronero…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009
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  Oh Goodie, Another Mother Statue

  Camille Young’s handmade, resin statues are exquisite. But she doesn’t just make ’em for Mother 3 handbooks! Oh no. She makes them for previous games in the series as well. Here’s Ness. Since we used “exquisite” already, we’ll have to use something else for this guy. “Delightful”? Yeah, that’ll work. Ness Figure [Tiny Cartridge]

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009
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  Hong Kong Game Mag Puts “PS3 Slim” On Cover [Update]

  The upcoming issue of Chinese publication Game Wave features an image of a very “slim” looking PS3, along with a blurb that says the console is debuting at the end of next month. What’s more, according to this publication, the new console will be first shown in Germany. (We assume at the upcoming Games Convention…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009
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  There Are Adult Ads In UK Game Mags

  Lock up your daughters! Over at website Overclock 3D, forum member “mayhem” has discovered “porno” in UK game magazines. “My concerns were risen when my son went out and bought himself a gaming magazine to read the reviews of the latest Xbox 360 games,” mayhem writes. “To my surprise the only thing that did was…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009
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  Is This The New Voice of Starcraft II’s Kerrigan?

  Glynnis Talken Campbell, the original voice of StarCraft’s Sarah Kerrigan, Queen of the Blades, lent her famous pipes for the StarCraft II reveal trailer at BlizzCon 2008, but ultimately the actress will not be voicing the villain for the game. According to Campbell, the voice work done in that trailer was considered an audition for…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009
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  Mega64: A PS3 Slim Ghost Story

  The PS3 Slim isn’t scary. Not in of itself. It’s just a (heavily rumoured/expected) machine! But the story of Sony’s reaction to early reports of the supposed machine, man, that’s some terrifying stuff.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts: Sales Of Iron

  I’m going to look past the top PC games of the past week, and focus on a quiet achiever that’s doing well on both the Steam and Direct2Drive listings: Hearts of Iron III. It’s from a long line of dry, dry strategy games, as archaic and “old school” as PC gaming gets, and look at…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009
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  Samurai Cat Lady Plus Screens

  Action adventure game Way of the Samurai 3 is getting also an Xbox 360 port as well as apparently an English location. In Japan, the PS3 is getting a revamped version with bonus features this October. Here are screens. Look at them.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009
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  Wi-Fi Company Sues Nintendo, Sony

  Bandspeed, a company specialising in wi-fi networks, has filed a patent infringement suit against Nintendo, Sony and Apple, claiming devices from all three companies cut a little too close to two patents they hold. At the heart of the lawsuit are three devices – the PS3, Wii and iPhone 3G – which Bandspeed allege violate…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009
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  3D Custom Girl Developer Churns Out Xbox LIVE Game…

  …about interior design. Erotic game maker Tech Arts 3D is best know for PC title 3D Custom Girl, which lets users create a customized, well, 3D girl. It’s newest game could not be further from that. Here is a YouTube clip of its custom girl game, and here’s an example of the software in action:…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009
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  Xbox Live To Span Mobiles, Web “And Beyond”

  Got a long memory? Long enough to remember Xbox’s “Live Anywhere” concept? Then you may be shocked to find Microsoft are still hiring people to go implement it. A Microsoft job posting, noticed by Ars Technica, is looking for a “LIVE Community Director”, who would be asked to… …manage [Microsoft’s] LIVE community strategy and execution…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009
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  The Next Devil Kings Game Is A Wii Title

  Capcom’s tremendously popular franchise Devil Kings (Sengoku Basara) was born on the PlayStation 2 when the Warring-States-era title was released in July 2005. The sequel was released on both the PS2 and the Wii. According to Japanese news source Nikkei, the next Sengoku Basara game is being developed for the Nintendo Wii. Japan is currently…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009
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  The Wii Will Soon Play DLC Straight Off A 32GB SD Card (Who Needs A HDD?)

  Who needs a HDD? Not Wii owners, that’s for sure, with news today that – beginning with Guitar Hero 5 – Nintendo will begin allowing proper, retail games (not just VC) to stream data from a high capacity memory card. This means that if you want to download in-game content – like songs for Guitar…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2009
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  Ever Wonder How Much EA Honcho Made Last Year?

  Here’s a hint, much less than Activision boss Bobby Kotick, much less — like half of what the Activision exec made. The horror! EA’s John Riccitiello received US$6,365,823 in compensation during 2008. To recap: Bobby Kotick made over $14 million, while Riccitiello only made $6 million. Only. So if you happen to see Riccitiello out…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 11, 2009
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  Bad Company Xbox 360 On Demand Offers PS3 Manual

  Microsoft’s summer system update has brought games on demand to the Xbox 360. Via LIVE, you can now buy titles like retail packaged title Battlefield: Bad Company for the Xbox 360. Xbox LIVE Marketplace has the game’s manual available for downloading, and, as of time of posting, Xbox LIVE has the game’s PS3 manual available…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 11, 2009
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  World at War is Half Off Through Thursday

  Steam’s midweek bonanza is a neat bisection of Call of Duty: World at War‘s retail price. Ordinarly $50, you can grab it for $24.99 until Thursday. The franchise just dropped its third map pack – for the PS3 and Xbox 360 – but the first is still lurking out there for the PC version –…

  By Owen Good Published August 11, 2009