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The Week In Review: Just A Little Bit Longer

Surprise. Gran Turismo 5 is delayed again. That may not be news in the ironic sense, but it is in terms of what folks were talking about at the beauty parlor and feed store, if gamers gathered in such places.

We also packed in seven reviews, among them Medal of Honor, NBA Jam, and Kirby’s Epic Yarn – just the second title to get a Kotaku Editor’s Choice citation. A huge slate of original video clips rounds out a robust news report here in Kotakopolis. The week that was:

Kotaku Talk Radio

Top Stories

Gran Turismo 5 Delay Will Be “A Short One”

Pirates of the Caribbean Game Canned as Layoffs Hit Propaganda

EA Sports Confirms Disc Release For NBA Jam On 360, PS3

Turmoil In The Land Where Your Consoles Are Made

Singularity Game Developer Hit with Layoffs

The Kinect You Never Knew

All Of NBA Jam’s Secret Characters (So Far) – And Their Ratings

Columns

Well Played: LEGO Universe Delivers a Compelling Online Experience

Stick Jockey: NBA Jam, NBA Elite, And A Tale Of Two Videos

Reviews, Previews, Hands-On and Impressions

Review: Kirby’s Epic Yarn

Review: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light

Review: Comic Jumper

Review: Def Jam Rapstar

Review: Alan Wake: The Writer

Review: Medal of Honor

Review: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Review: NBA Jam

The Next Kingdom Hearts Is One Of 2011’s First Notable Games

Understanding Final Fantasy’s Next Fighting Game, Just A Little Better

The 3rd Birthday Brings Back One Of My Favorite Gameplay Mechanics

Captain America’s Next Game Borrows From Arkham Asylum, Punch-Out

The Sights And Shocks Of Red Dead Redemption’s Late October Undead Nightmare

There Is A Game Inside The Game Of Fable III, And Other Details

Features

The Controversial Saga Of The Zombie Massage Makers

Awesome Things I Learned How To Do From Playing Video Games

Press Play

Watch Me Run My Tiny Game Studio Into The Ground

Medal Of Honor Vs. Call Of Duty, In Times Square

LEGO Universe’ Minifig Madness

Pokemon Animated With 3D Computer Graphics Looks Like This

Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log Three: Strength In Numbers

The Making of an Epic Yarn Kirby Room

Taking Pictures, Watching Movies, Typing and Playing Games on Windows Phone 7

Xbox Live Indie Clips: Explosionade

Super Meat Boy’s Meaty 80s Commercial

Make Way DS, PSP and iPhone, Here Are 10 Windows Phone 7 Games In Action

Eat Them Is Secretly A Great-Looking, Cow-Hating Game

Age Of Empires Online Explained For You In Video

Jak Fights In Sly Cooper’s World Thanks To A Game With A New Name

Sonic 4 Has Exclusive Levels For Consoles

Let’s Sell Kirby’s Epic Yarn With A Cross-Dressing Comedian

Magneto and M.O.D.O.K. Tearing It Up In Marvel Vs. Capcom 3

News

250GB Xbox Includes Forza, Alan Wake

NetFlix Streamers Get a Surround Sound Update Starting With the PS3

Guwange Ready To Blast Up Xbox Live Arcade

Crazy Taxi Port Is Faithful But Wider

Jumping Not Mandatory In Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2

You Deserve 200 Points For Looking In The Right Direction

EA Dismisses Fears That Action-Packed Dead Space 2 Won’t Be Scary

Konami’s X-Men Arcade Classic Headed For XBLA And PSN [Update]

Numbers

iTunes Chart Toppers: Angry Birds Knocked From Its Perch

Perspectives

Nintendo, Sony, I Feel Your Pain

Hollywood And Video Games Should Break Up Pronto

We Can Live Without Fable III’s Scuttled Kinect Tomato Game

The Argument For Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s Super-Simple Controls

Reactions

A Week In Comments

Gallery

New York Comic-Con Cosplay Gallery Day 2

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Zombie Mode Winners

Oddities

How’d You Like to Play Angry Birds on an $8M iPhone 4?

How I Met Your Kinect

Contest

We’re Giving Away Four Dj Hero 2 Party Bundles

Look Who Won This Laser-Etched Left 4 Dead 2 Zune

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