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Posted by GoNintendo Jul 05 2010 17:35 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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How many times have you been kidnapped in your life? I’m guessing that the answer is zero times. Princess Peach can’t say that. She can’t even come close to saying that. She’s been kidnapped so many times that it’s hard to keep track! I think we have a case of [...]

Posted by GoNintendo Jul 05 2010 17:28 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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As you can see, Play.com is already dating some 3DS titles. The Dragon Ball title listed is set for a release in November, but the Gundam game isn’t due until next year. Rather strange to see two radically different release dates. Are these just placeholders, or does Play know something more?

Posted by GoNintendo Jul 05 2010 17:23 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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Wednesday night at Tigra Group: Chemical Researcher Chris Wilson finds himself walking out of the lift after it bizarrely stops at the 20th floor. Exiting the lift he finds the security guard lying dead in front of him. Panic enters his body and his vision narrows. Chris is left with a seemingly impossible mission ahead [...]

Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 17:00 GMT in Gears of War 3
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#usausausa This weekend was July 4, Independence Day. It's America's biggest national holiday. And it's got me thinking about American games — namely, as this post title indicates, what makes American games "American"? More »

Posted by Joystiq Jul 05 2010 18:00 GMT in Crackdown 2
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As the always astute Chris Hecker once pointed out, the thing video games do best are power fantasies. While we're literally trying to rescue our family or kill the evil guy, the metaphorical (and arguably more important) journey is in watching our character grow from weakling to demigod, whether that's through the collection of the most powerful weapons or the fastest cars. The balance then is in making the literal journey just present enough that the metaphorical one means something.

For all its strengths, Crackdown's major failing was in not nailing this balance. Punching, jumping and exploding your way to superherodom was amazing, but the story and missions were so threadbare that there was nothing really pulling you through, there was no momentum. Though narrative was never going to be its strong suit, it needed just a few more breadcrumbs to get you from point A to point B.

Disappointingly, Crackdown 2 does not fix the balance between literal and metaphorical journey. In fact, it seems much more content to pretend it doesn't exist.

- Developed by Ubisoft Paris - 25 new mini-games - Airborne race through Renaissance Italy, after the Rabbids take one of Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine - tilt Wiimote/nunchuck to steer - get a speed boost by flying through rings - use power-ups - Other mini-games: Side-scrolling obstacle course on the deck of the Titanic, top-down quest to keep the Excalibur [...]

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Posted by GoNintendo Jul 05 2010 16:50 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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Remember, click the direct link below to head over to YouTube, and then you’ll be able to click the ‘3D’ button to see these videos in 3D with the aid of red/blue glasses.

Posted by Joystiq Jul 05 2010 17:15 GMT in Hello Flowerz
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The Virtual Console is resting for the holiday, but Nintendo has attempted to compensate for its absence with so much DSiWare. If you like ... browsing the DSi Shop, this is the week for you.

Meanwhile, WiiWare has two games, including a WWII air combat game that sounds surprisingly full-featured for WiiWare.

Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 16:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#thisiskotaku Hey there! Welcome to Kotaku. Sit back, have a drink, let me show you around the place. More »

Posted by PlayStation Blog Jul 05 2010 15:38 GMT in PlayStation News
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This week, Ludia is excited to invite you to play Family Feud on your PlayStation 3! Based on the hit TV game show that’s been on the air for over three decades, our Family Feud game features all the favorite elements of the game as played on television.

Ever wondered what it’s like to play as the leader of your own “family,” as you eye the game board and hear the famous words “SURVEY SAYS!”? With Family Feud on PS3, you get to find out how you would perform in a contest to name the most popular answers to survey questions posed to 100 people and experience the fun of face offs, strike-outs, stealing and “fast money” rounds. This true-to-TV game play is enhanced by authentic theme music and sound fix to create realistic Family Feud fun for all ages.

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We’re particularly thrilled to offer two multiplayer modes in the game: you can play multiplayer on one PS3, or challenge friends online through PlayStation Network. The game also supports solo play, with tons of survey questions to keep things fresh.

You can download Family Feud from the PlayStation Store tomorrow, and please be sure to let us know what you think of the game. We look forward to finding out what the “survey says!”


Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 15:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#shmup Upcoming title Jamestown has very little to do with the early colonization of North America, and everything to do with four-player co-op on 17th-century British colonial Mars. More »

Posted by Joystiq Jul 05 2010 16:05 GMT in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
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The boy who lived placed a binding curse on the Chart Track's UK all-formats chart last week, sticking Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Red Dead Redemption and Super Mario Galaxy 2 in their present descending order, with Mr. Potter grabbing the golden snitch (and top spot) for the second week in a row.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, available on all the major consoles, premiered at number four last week. Also, the Wii's one singular sensation, Ubisoft's Dance on Broadway, let in the sunshine and basked with a sixth place premiere. Of course, perennial favorite Just Dance was ballroom dancing with its Broadway partner in the seventh spot. Find the complete UK top ten after the break.


Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 14:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#nba NBA superstar LeBron James convened a six-team pitch summit over the long weekend and could soon choose his next club. Thanks to the magic of video games, we can see what all potential outcomes look like. More »

Posted by Joystiq Jul 05 2010 15:00 GMT in Gaming News
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Wow! Are we halfway through 2010 already? Time flies when there's lots to write about in PC gaming, apparently. This week we thought would be fairly slow, but instead it turned out to be overwhelmingly busy. Let's take a look at the past seven days at Big Download, shall we? We shall!

Exclusive features
  • Interviews: We chat with the people behind The Silver Lining, MDK2 HD, Joystick Labs, and League of Legends.
  • Blur review: We give our final verdict for the PC port of the recent Bizarre Creations racing game.
  • Beta Contest: Enter to get a beta code for the upcoming free-to-play MMO World of Tanks.
Downloads
  • Puzzle Agent Demo: Try out a slice of Telltale Games' latest game.
  • Portal 2 E3 Demo Videos: Download all seven videos in HD showing off Valve's recent E3 2010 demo of the puzzle shooter.
  • Bulletstorm Gameplay Walkthrough Video: Check out this long walkthrough of the upcoming Epic Games- People Can Fly shooter.

Posted by IGN Jul 05 2010 13:10 GMT in Nintendo News
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Declare Independence from the Summer Doldrums with New Game Downloads

Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 13:00 GMT in Crackdown 2
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#review Crackdown 2 is a video game that poses a question players have subconsciously been answering since their first contact with a controller or joystick: Would you rather spend your time in a video game jumping? Or shooting? More »

Posted by IGN Jul 05 2010 13:00 GMT in Crackdown 2
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Familiar ground, but still fun.

Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 12:30 GMT in World of Warcraft
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#callofduty The Call of Duty games have a massive multiplayer following on Xbox 360. But is the series going to make the leap to a massively multiplayer online game? Nothing is confirmed yet. More »

Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 12:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#hideokojima Hideo Kojima, best known for making Metal Gear Solid games, is in France for the Japan Expo. He is posing with cosplayers, and pointing a plastic guy at one guy's face. More »

Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 11:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#gameface For the past few days, the video game industry has waged a beard war in our inbox, grown men doing battle not with fists or firearms, but with braids, themes and names. Names for their beards. More »

Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 10:00 GMT in Super Street Fighter IV
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#arcade When Super Street Fighter IV was originally revealed, it was not slated for arcades. But Street Fighter and arcades are inseparable, people said. Those people were right. More »

Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 05:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#july4 Enjoying your day off, Americans? Why not enjoy it with video games where you fight for your nation's independence. Or the continuation of British rule! It's 2010, we're cool either way. More »

Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 09:00 GMT in Kinect
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#rumor Some Xbox marketing material we got hold of over the weekend shows what looks like the box art for the Xbox 360's upcoming motion-sensing camera, Kinect. More »

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Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 08:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#totalrecall While companies like Sony and Nintendo are pushing 3D, the technology is not new. In movies, 3D was used in attempts to attract theatergoers that had dwindled during the 1950s as the diffusion of televisions increased. More »

Posted by Joystiq Jul 02 2010 12:00 GMT in PC Gaming News
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A partial list of vendors from the upcoming Tokyo Game Show has been released by the CESA, and lots of the usual suspects are on board, including Capcom, Square Enix, Konami and Sony. Microsoft, The Behemoth and Level-5 will also be in attendance. Hit the break for the list so far.

Posted by Kotaku Jul 05 2010 07:00 GMT in Gaming News
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#july4 Enjoying your day off, Americans? Why not enjoy it with video games where you fight for your nation's independence. Or the continuation of British rule! It's 2010, we're cool either way. More »

Posted by GoNintendo Jul 05 2010 06:28 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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Here’s a bit of information that I just learned a minute ago. While International Karate Plus has already hit the Virtual Console, did you know that it was also available on the Game Boy Advance back in the day? I had no idea that I could have been playing International Karate Plus on [...]

Posted by GoNintendo Jul 05 2010 06:25 GMT in Nintendo Stuff
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Is there any more patriotic scene from a video game than the one above, which comes from the beat’em-up classic, Bad Dudes? I think it’s hard to find any other amazing show of patriotism such as this one! If only we could have a modern-day sequel to Bad Dudes. I’d like to [...]