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Halo: Anniversary will Include New Content, Old Visuals and Updated Girlfriend References
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the high-definition remake of the landmark Halo: Combat Evolved, will feature new narrative content and on-the-fly switching between its new presentation and the graphic mode of the original. The news, first revealed to the gaming press last month, was delivered publicly to a couple thousand Halo fans packing a panel on…
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What the Hell is Going On in This Leaked Assassin’s Creed Video? [Update]
Between the old-school Animus interface and the Ubisoft Digital Arts watermark, I’m positive this video is leaked footage of something Assassin’s Creed related, but what? I have no clue. It could be a cut scene from Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, or perhaps a clip from the Assassin’s Creed: Embers animated short that will come packed with…
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Who Needs Tekken? Capcom Announces Street Fighter VS. Hello Kitty
We thought we had seen the ultimate street brawling crossover when Street Fighter X Tekken hit the scene. We were wrong. In fall 2012, Street Fighter and Hello Kitty will finally be one, at least from a merchandising perspective. Hello Kitty parent company Sanrio and Capcom are teaming up to mash-up Street Fighter and Japan’s…
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Wesley Snipes’ iPhone Game Getting Released Much Earlier Than Wesley Snipes
Veteran action hero Wesley Snipes isn’t getting out of prison until July 2013. I guess he’s just not as slick as his alter-ego, economic hitman Julius Styles, who’s getting released into the custody of the iTunes App Store next month. While Wesley’s been serving his three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, Finnish game developer Lapland…
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Dust Off Those Rock Band Instruments for a Five-Pack of Yes
I’ve not been giving much consideration to Rock Band’s new music releases, what with the franchise skipping a year and interest in the rhythm genre waning in general. It turns out all Harmonix had to do to get my attention was say Yes. Yes as in the British progressive rock group, not the affirmative response.…
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Poor Americans are Gamers, Too
In case you didn’t know, there are poor gamers. Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation has published a report on what it means to be poor in America today. According to the report, households living in poverty have many modern amenities including air conditioning, cable TV and video game consoles. The report is meant to…
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Why Root for the Chimera in Resistance 3?
In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Armstrongjx4 expresses his desire to see humanity fall to the Chimera in Resistance 3. Why? Because we expect to win. Am I the only one who wants the humans to…you know, lose the war in Resistance 3? I blame Killzone for this. Killzone has been a backwards game…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Maybe Socrates is in San Diego. If you’re there too… bring us home some swag like a good friend, will ya? The rest of us will keep our spirits up by swapping video game stories. Thanks very much to Brian H. May for what has clearly become his hobby while on tour. To get your…
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Creativity and Community Drive Dream Track Nation Towards Greatness
A charming little stunt racing game with a slick cartoon style, Dream Track Nation‘s track creation and sharing community is where Chillingo’s latest laps the competition. The play, create, share concept Sony established for community-powered games like LittleBigPlanet and ModNation Racers is alive and well on iOS. Developer PowPow has infused Dream Track Nation with…
By Mike Fahey
