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Older models being phased out - but when are they on sale?

Though Rockstar missed its original June release date for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on iPad, the delay might have been worth it for a cool release date: September 9 (a.k.a. "9/9"), which goes very well with the $9.99 price. That's actually the same price as the iPhone version, and you get updated graphics for that (relatively) enormous iPad screen!

Like the iPhone version, Chinatown Wars HD includes a customizable "Independence Radio" station, so you can listen to your own music while fueling gang wars and looking for the most profitable drug deals, and then keep the music going when you play Grand Theft Auto.

#gunweek In Dallas, last month, I spotted a big inflatable igloo. It had been erected by a company called Microvision on the exhibition floor at QuakeCon. Inside of it, I discovered, was a man holding this gun. More »

There's some serious motion on the streets of China.

Now this is totally cooler than discounts on PS3 service plans: next Tuesday, September 7, those with subscriptions to Sony's PlayStation Plus service will score an early download of the God of War: Ghost of Sparta demo. No word yet on a non-subscriber date for the demo. We'll keep you posted.

Arcade games are finally back on the A-list.

#greatscott Telltale Games, creators of Sam & Max and Monkey Island episodic games, are hard at work on all-new Back to the Future games chronicling the time-traveling adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown. Today, they bring good BTTF news. More »

#sports As surmised, 2K Sports is upping the role-playing aspect in the second year of its "My Player" singleplayer career mode. Two screens and a quick comment today say your player will get endorsement opportunities if he becomes a big enough star. More »

Arcade games are finally back on the A-list.

What the hold up is all about...

Save the world and kill yourself.

#rumor Star Wars game developer LucasArts has confirmed to Kotaku that it's making cutbacks at its internal studios today. Word from those affected by LucasArts layoffs indicating deep cuts. More »

Dreams of electric sheep in the heart of Rapture.

As the October 26 release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 draws near, LucasArts has confirmed a cut in its internal development staff -- much like it did just prior to the launch of the first Force Unleashed in 2008. Speaking to Gamasutra, the publisher presented the downsizing as "reorganizing its teams to better address the needs of the internal studio."

"Unfortunately, this means adjusting staffing," it said, adding, "LucasArts continues to be committed to creating a first-class internal studio and to fostering relationships with trusted external partners in order to deliver quality games that amaze and inspire fans." The cuts come less than six months after the resignation of LucasArts president Darrell Rodriguez. His replacement, Paul Meegan, came onboard in June.

We're guessing that Splinter Cell director Clint Hocking, who just started at LucasArts in August, is staying put.

MTV's dating sim is a dismal bore.

Suddenly, everyone is an expert but you.

#speakup Today in Speak-Up on Kotaku, M0squ1t0, Ameenshake, Joecapps1127, and Acebuckeye13 have something to say about a sexy Samus shirt, headset shopping, Will Ferrell's The Other Guys, and the lovely GT500, asit appears in Burnout Paradise. More »

#clips A month ago, Freddie Wong gave us a look at aimbots (and bunny hops) in live action. In another clever short film, Wong gives us the allegorical real-life birth of the leetest tactical innovation - the rocket jump. More »

PAX Prime is coming, but we've covered a lot of the games there.

PAX Prime is coming, but we've covered a lot of the games there.

PAX Prime is coming, but we've covered a lot of the games there.

IGN reports that two big announcements have been made at a Microsoft Open House event in Australia. First and foremost, Kinect will launch in the land down under on November 18. The unit will be bundled with Kinect Adventures for AUD $199 (USD $181). A console bundle with Kinect (presumably the 4GB Xbox bundle we've seen before) will retail for AUD $449 (USD $407).

Furthermore, Foxtel's previously announced premium TV streaming service will launch in October. Pricing details for the service are expected closer to launch, though apparently it will be "fabulously affordable."

PAX Prime is coming, but we've covered a lot of the games there.

#rumor Star Wars game developer LucasArts has confirmed to Kotaku that it's making cutbacks at its internal studios today. Word from those affected by LucasArts layoffs indicating deep cuts. More »

According to a report from Touch Arcade, the previously iPad-only Mirror's Edge will become available for purchase this evening on iPhone and iPod Touch, alongside Telltale's first "pilot program" release, Puzzle Agent. Given Faith's reduction in size from iPad to iPhone, the price for Mirror's Edge will be dropping accordingly from $9.99 to $4.99.

Puzzle Agent will also carry a $4.99 price point, staying in line with the pricing for other Telltale Games on iDevices. Both games are confirmed to be available via the iTunes App Store right now in some international territories and are expected to arrive in the US App Store around 11PM ET tonight.

It begins on a beach of exile covered in zombies of exile.

Hop into magical paintings to bring the rightful ruler to the throne.

#gunweek Whether you're serious low on ammo or just want to make someone's life completely miserable, there's nothing quite like bringing a hammer, crowbar, or chainsaw to a gun fight. Here are some of our favorite gun alternatives. More »

Indie developer Perpetual FX has announced its first PlayStation Move title, due out this December on PSN: Top Hand Rodeo Tour. As you might imagine, the motion-controlled game tasks you with performing a number of acts of forceful animal husbandry, including calf roping and team roping. We imagine that actual bull riding will be involved in some manner as well, though we doubt the force feedback of the Move controller will adequately simulate the jostling provided by an angry, bucking man-cow.

A teaser trailer for the game explains the life of a titular Top Hand -- a lifestyle which requires unswerving courage, a tolerance for chapped hands and, we kid you not, a fondness for the smell of horse sweat. If you're not already totally yucked out, you can check out the trailer after the jump.