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Posted by Kotaku Mar 07 2010 18:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#photoshop Some recent weekend screengrabs of Sonic and Mario engaged in vice and loansharking supply fodder for the latest edition of Kotaku's 'Shop Contest. More »

Posted by Joystiq Mar 07 2010 18:00 GMT in Gaming News
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While we've been repeatedly assured by Microsoft that we'll hear more about gaming on the recently announced Windows Phone 7 Series in a few weeks at the company's MIX10 event, Engadget spotted some early footage of a company rep demonstrating a fairly basic platformer game being played seamlessly across a PC, a "Windows Phone 7 Series prototype device," and an Xbox 360. In a speech at TechEd Middle East, Microsoft's Eric Rudder (to his own admission) poorly played a game that then allowed him to save his position on a PC, pick it up on his (Windows) phone, and eventually move it over to his Xbox 360.

Otherwise, Rudder was at the conference to show off the company's development software, Visual Studio. He revealed that 90 percent of the code between each iteration of the game is shared (and then went on to speak about code in a way that made us start seeing stars). Sure, we'll see more official (and likely cooler) stuff on this soon, but for now we've got the speech just after the break.

Posted by GoNintendo Mar 07 2010 17:11 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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Wow, that’s quite a huge accomplishment! People are still plugging away at all three of these games, but New Super Mario Bros. Wii is not the front-runner. Wii Fit Plus needs to get back in the game…and on retail shelves!

Posted by GoNintendo Mar 07 2010 17:09 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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No specific lettering this time…just a few more entries in the long, long list that resides within the gamer’s alphabet.

Posted by GoNintendo Mar 07 2010 17:01 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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This little tidbit comes in from reader Charltzy… On the latest episode of the Ricky Gervais Show, Karl gets confused about people wanting to donate a goat to a starving African family and Ricky asks “what do you think they’d rather have, Nintendo??!” I’ve been meaning to check this new show out. I like Mr. Gervais’ [...]

Posted by GoNintendo Mar 07 2010 16:56 GMT in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
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More screens here Details from a Game Informer interview with Takashi Iizuka… - If your a fan of Tails and Knuckles, you should be pleased with Episode 2 - Ep. 1 is a prologue - spin dash, rolling attack, homing attack and a new move - “I wanted the user to enjoy an easy-to-play feeling by the attack sequence that [...]


Posted by Kotaku Mar 07 2010 17:00 GMT in Blur
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#dlc Blur's developers do have plans for DLC but they don't intend to put any out at launch. In fact, no dates have been set, and they've made clear they're not going to tackle DLC until the main game's finished. More »

Posted by PlayStation Blog Mar 07 2010 17:01 GMT in PlayStation News
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If this isn’t the longest reading list in recent memory, please forgive me – we’ve been prepping like mad for GDC. Speaking of next week’s Game Developer’s Conference, I hope you’ll be joining us in-person; but if you can’t, we’ll have live coverage beginning at 3pm (Pacific Time) on Wednesday.

Also, bit of housekeeping: we know the blog login system has been jacked up over the past several days. Everyone should be able to log in, but if you’re still appearing as the wrong name, let us know in the comments (also, let us know what your real PSN ID is if you’re appearing incorrectly). I want this thing gone forever by this time tomorrow :-)

Oh, and God of War III reviews hit soon. Keep an eye out for those (we’ll be linking out on the right rail of the Blog).

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of March 1, 2010)

  • Insomniac’s Ted Price On Mistakes, Having Limits, Learning From The Competition – G4tv.com
  • Platinum Developing Vanquish on PS3 and 360; PS3 Lead SKU – 1UP
  • VU Meters and psp’s – Tailor Made Toys
  • Amazon Slashes Prices On Blu-Ray Anime Box Sets – Siliconera
  • Swag Sunday: Age of Zombies eats your braaaaaaains (PSP Minis) – Joystiq
  • ModNation Racers Deep Dive – IGN
  • MLB 10 The Show cover athlete Joe Mauer’s all-time favorite sports video games – USATODAY.com
  • MLB 10: The Show Review – IGN
  • Naughty Dog’s Wells: GoWIII Is Worth A PS3 Purchase – PSXextreme
  • Interview: Adam Puhl, Lead Combat Designer, God of War III – Gamervision
  • Interview: Yakuza 3 – Gamervision
  • ModNation Racers trailer introduces devastating props – Joystiq
  • The PS2’s First Ten Years: A Timeline – Kotaku
  • Report: FFXIII on 360 “Isn’t Anywhere Near As Impressive” As PS3 Version – Kotaku
  • PS3 is the lead platform for Vanquish – Destructoid
  • God of War III contest series – Week 2 – Destructoid
  • Get your free God of War III track here! – Destructoid
  • Final Fantasy XIII Producer Had A Hard Time Hunting Mission Monsters – Siliconera
  • PSP Pro-Tips – IGN
  • UNCHARTED 2 DLC – Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer Pack Review – Pads & Panels
  • ‘Heavy Rain’ tips from the developers – USATODAY.com

Posted by Joystiq Mar 07 2010 16:30 GMT in Age of Zombies
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Why do zombies eat brains? There's usually perfectly available, good meat around, so what's with the brain-cravings? It's not like they do anything special with them. If they saved them for some kind of a stew or possibly pulled a Sylar, then you could understand it, but this willy-nilly shambling towards grey matter? Weird. Plus, do they have some sort of brain detector built-in? They always seem to know exactly which way to go.

Whoops, pardon our tangent. You want to get right to the swag, don't you? We're giving away nine copies of Halfbrick's brand new Age of Zombies, the PSP minis game that combines cute and cuddly with brain-hungry and undead. Seriously, these little zombies are adorable, and they'll look super keen on your PSP or your PS3. Since we can't explain why zombies crave brains, all you have to do is follow the rules below and tell us what the perfect side dish would be.
  • Leave a comment telling us what the perfect side dish would be for a serving of brains.
  • You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec -- it has to do with Pierre Duchesne and he knows why).
  • Limit 1 entry per person per day.
  • This entry period ends at 11:31AM ET on Monday, March 8.
  • At that time, we'll randomly select nine winners to receive a code good for one copy of Age of Zombies for PSP or PS3 (ARV: $4.99).
  • For a list of complete rules, click here.
What is Joyswag? Since we don't keep the games and merchandise we receive for review or promotional purposes, it becomes "Joyswag," which is passed along to our readers. Please note that Joyswag may be in "used" condition. For more info on our policy, click here.

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Posted by GoNintendo Mar 07 2010 03:09 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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Can you believe that the Minibosses have been playing video game mixes for 10 years now? I swear, it feels like yesterday when I learned about this band. I’ve been following them for quite some time, and actually had a chance to see them live…in a church basement. It felt [...]

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Posted by Joystiq Mar 07 2010 01:30 GMT in Mass Effect 2
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We know that some of you are less than excited about the return of vehicular gameplay to the Mass Effect franchise -- we still have vivid nightmares about our time behind the wheel of the Mako from the original game. However, your position will probably be reversed by last night's episode of GameTrailers TV, which showed off the Hammerhead vehicle which will arrive in the upcoming "Firewalker" DLC for Mass Effect 2. It is, in a word, rad. In two words? Totally rad.

Check out Chapter Four of the episode to see the Normandy SR-2 crew's new toy in action.

Posted by Kotaku Mar 07 2010 00:30 GMT in Gaming News
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#photoshop The Shop Contest, it's for breakfast now! Our call for entries for new game-themed cereals produced another raft of strong entries, including two from the same commenter, a first. More »

Posted by Kotaku Mar 07 2010 00:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#nintendo Siliconera found a patent application from Nintendo that is one of either two things - a new cartridge for existing DS configurations, or a new cartridge for a new DS. Or it could be both, come to think of it. More »

Posted by Joystiq Mar 07 2010 00:00 GMT in Xbox 360 News
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Signal Studios' new game Toy Soldiers might sound like any other tower defense game at first glance, but it has art direction that will knock your socks off. It's one thing to pit the Kaiser's forces against the boys from England, but Toy Soliders turns them into little clockwork toys, full of cogs and springs. Combine that with addictively fun gameplay and Facebook integration and you have a winner.

So worry not if you have moral objections to pumping howitzer shells into approaching baddies, they're just toys! We want to share this toybox full of fun with you, so we're giving away three codes for this game on Xbox Live Arcade. All you have to do is follow the rules below, and tell us what your favorite toy was. Or is. There's no shame in still playing with toys, is there?
  • Leave a comment telling us what your favorite toy was (or is).
  • You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec, at least in part due to our vehement opposition of the Montreal Canadiens).
  • Limit 1 entry per person per day.
  • This entry period ends at 7:01PM PT on Sunday, March 7.
  • At that time, we'll randomly select three winners to receive a code good for one copy of Toy Soliders on XBLA (ARV: $15).
  • For a list of complete rules, click here.
What is Joyswag? Since we don't keep the games and merchandise we receive for review or promotional purposes, it becomes "Joyswag," which is passed along to our readers. Please note that Joyswag may be in "used" condition. For more info on our policy, click here.

Posted by Kotaku Mar 06 2010 23:30 GMT in Gaming News
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#accessories Time was, if you bought a used 360 hard drive, you could call a toll-free number and dupe Microsoft into sending a free transfer cable. Then they got wise and charged $12. It's now a fully listed accessory, for $15. More »

Posted by GoNintendo Mar 06 2010 22:45 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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The guys behind the NES Belt Buckle craze have given us quite a deal! If you enter the coupon code “mario” when making your purchase, you’ll get a cool $15 off your purchase. Act now, as this deal only lasts for a week!

Posted by Kotaku Mar 06 2010 23:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#screengrab Xbox 360 Controller Cupcake by Clever Cupcakes, as seen on Cupcakes Take the Cake. Thanks to reader .em. for the tip. More »