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WWI Flight Combat Makes Another Sortie
It’s been 10 years since would-be flying aces had anything worth playing – 1999’s Red Baron 3D. Since then, fans of this genre have been disappointed repeatedly. Rise of Flight wants to fix that. The World War I combat flight sim may be a rather specific genre, definitely suited for PC play over console. But…
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Godfather: The Lawsuit Settled
Paramount and the estate of “The Godfather” author Mario Puzo settled their $1 million dustup over how much was owed to whom over sales and rentals of the 2006 game. The estate of Puzo, who died in 1999, sued Paramount Pictures Corp., which licensed the game to Electronic Arts. The two sides appeared headed for…
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Unbound Saga: Drawing Up a Beat-Down
Unbound Saga, billed as an arcade-brawler with comic-book art direction, was announced with this trailer at New York Comic-Con. The adaptation of the Dark Horse title is due out for the PSP in June. An accompanying news release says PSPers can battle it out as Rick Ajax, the series’ star, traversing 10 levels of comic…
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ESRB Gettin’ Ready for DSi
As you can see, the ESRB is all set to start listing DSiware. And we’re all ready to start snooping them out once they get rated. The page, for now, is empty. Of course, we’re all wondering what rating the Tokyo rail map and the alarm clock will pull down once that content is in…
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Xbox Helped Drone Pilot Be All He Could Be
A guy went from high school dropout to drone pilot instructor in the Army – not a position most 19-year-old enlisteds hold, by the way – thanks in part to his video game skills. In an interview, P.W. Singer, a former defense policy adviser to the Obama campaign, and the author of “Wired for War,”…
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Kotaku Originals: Impressive Impressions
In a week that saw our new previews format, we gave you the goods on Resident Evil 5 (preview) and Killzone 2 (impressions) plus nearly half-a-dozen more titles. The previews weren’t limited to just games. Jeff Kass gave everyone a look at the video-game parts of his comprehensive Columbine retrospective set for publication right around…
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Rock Band and Guitar Hero Conquer Summer Camp
Amateur musician summer camp Power Chord Academy is using Rock Band and Guitar Hero in two new courses designed for “the new age of musicians,” those who happen to play Rock Band or Guitar Hero. GameRockers is a three-day program that has kids competing for prizes by forming bands, writing and recording songs and finally…
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Velvet Assassin Gets the Aeon Flux Treatment
Peter Chung, creator of the avant garde sci-fi cartoon Aeon Flux, is signed up with SouthPeak Games to pen a 15-page Velvet Assassin digital graphic novel. The comic will be available as an exclusive bonus item for people who get the game at GameStop. The events in the comic will cover the life of Velvet…
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