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  Nothing Says “First Wedding Dance” Like the Skyrim Theme

  Malukah’s haunting interpretation of the Skyrim theme may not sound like the best thing to stick on at a party, let alone a wedding reception, but given the time and the place here it kind of fits. Boy, two months on and that song still gives me goosebumps. Skyrim Wedding Dance of the Day [TDW]

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2012
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  PS3 Updated to 4.1, Browser Improved

  The PlayStation 3’s firmware has just been updated to 4.1. Of interest is a new web browser, which can’t be any worse than the last one! Also of interest is the fact that for many people it’s breaking Netflix.

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2012
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  The PlayStation Vita Slim is Coming. One Day.

  Will there be a slimmer PlayStation Vita sometime down the line? Sometime soon? The evidence is mounting. It’s out there. Trust nobody. The Vita Mystery HD [Mega 64] Get More: GameTrailers.com, Mega64 – The Vita Mystery HD, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2012
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  A Crazy, Paranoid Story From Red Dead Redemption’s Development

  A Red Dead Redemption fansite has been holding court with some interesting interviews lately with the Western’s cast, and the latest – with Rob Wiethoff, voice of John Marston himself – is no exception. Wiethoff makes Rockstar, who we normally assume to be a slightly eccentric, paranoid bunch, sound incredibly eccentric and paranoid with the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2012
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  LittleBigPlanet Getting its own Kart Racing Game?

  I don’t whether to laugh or cry, but word coming out of Sony’s behind-closed-doors Destination PlayStation event has it that a LittleBigPlanet kart racing game is in development. Either somebody at Sony thinks it’s still 2005, or this is a very public admission that nobody has ever really cared about ModNation Racers. Then again, it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2012
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  Happy Valentine’s Day! I Got You This Giant Hissing Hell-Cockroach

  Aagh! Or maybe yay! Because you think that’s romantic. Who knows? It takes all kinds. Welcome to the nightly open thread, where you can come to chat away about anything you desire. Here, from the internet at large, are some things that might be fun to talk about, or just to check out. Man almost…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published February 7, 2012
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  Microsoft “Cares Deeply” About Hijacked Accounts, Asks For “Trust in Us”

  Offering the company’s first detailed and dare I say it human response to a recent flood of hijacked Xbox Live accounts, Microsoft’s Alex Garden, General Manager of Xbox LIVE, has issued the following statement: (I’ve bolded what I think are the important bits!) Your Security is Important to Me Since today is Safer Internet Day,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2012
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  Get a 3DS For Just $150 (at GameStop)

  For the next week, you’ll be able to buy a Nintendo 3DS from GameStop for just $150. The 3DS, which was released less than a year ago for $250, has had its price further discounted at the retailer as a move to lure potential Vita purchasers away at the last second. Sony’s new handheld is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2012
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  Valve & Bethesda Release Official Portal 2 Mod…For Skyrim

  To commemorate the opening of Skyrim’s fancy new Creation Kit on Valve’s Steam service, Bethesda and the creators of Portal have teamed up to release an official mod. Which brings Portal 2’s Space Core to Skyrim. How? Well, it quite literally falls out of the sky. To celebrate the opening of the Steam Workshop for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2012
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  The Dating Secrets of Your Favorite Video Game Characters

  Nathan Drake has recently purchased a new MacBook, after talking to several of his friends about it for several weeks. He has done more discussing the MacBook than he has actually using it, and secretly he enjoys causing the icons to sort of ‘pop’ along the bar at the bottom of the screen more than…

  Leigh Alexander Published February 7, 2012
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  Erox Is Supposed To Get Gamers Laid, But Somehow We Wound Up Discussing Armpits

  In the interview above, the America’s Top Model winner and PlayStation The Tester star Adrianne Curry tries to sell our own Stephen Totilo on her new pheromone-infused fragrance aimed at gamers. Erox is supposedly what you need to spray on yourself to improve your chances with the one you lust after. Adrianne also talks about…

  By Chris Person Published February 7, 2012
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  How Mega Man Met Samus

  Mega Romantic | Mega Man meets his match in this adorable fan-made Valentine’s Day card. (Image by by Katie Crimespree.) Forget Call of Duty and Battlefield. Real Military Training Needs a Different Kind of Game You’re playing a game like Battlefield 3 or Call of Duty, shooting and grenading left and right. And you’re thinking,…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published February 7, 2012
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  The In and Outs of Surviving in I Am Alive

  Ubisoft Shanghai’s upcoming adventure/survival game I Am Alive sure does look cool. Back when I saw the game a few months ago, I was impressed, with its gritty realism, and how it recalled Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Just the other day, Stephen checked it out and was equally impressed. The video above walks you through…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published February 7, 2012
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  Forget Call of Duty and Battlefield. Real Military Training Needs a Different Kind of Game

  You’re playing a game like Battlefield 3 or Call of Duty, shooting and grenading left and right. And you’re thinking, “Wow, what an awesomely realistic game. The Navy Seals should be playing this.” Well, they probably are. The U.S. military has embraced video games. In fact, the Pentagon can’t even fight a war without games,…

  Michael Peck Published February 7, 2012
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  Psychonauts Creator Says Notch-Funded Sequel ‘Could Happen’

  After joking around earlier, Double Fine head Tim Schafer has told Kotaku that a Psychonauts sequel funded by Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson could very well be a possibility. “Could happen!” Schafer told me in an e-mail today. “I have found funding on Twitter before!” This likely refers to Steven Dengler, CEO of Dracogen, who…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2012
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  Does David Jaffe Really Recommend His New Game as A Sexual Aid?

  Game designer David Jaffe has been in the news quite a bit this week. His newest game, Twisted Metal is set to launch in a few days and his recently announced impending departure from studio Eat Sleep Play made a bit of a splash. Unfortunately, while promoting Twisted Metal in an interview with GameTrailers, Jaffe’s…

  By Kate Cox Published February 7, 2012
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  Twisted Metal Designer Leaving The Studio He Co-Founded

  The Salt Lake Tribune reports that David Jaffe, the mind behind God of War and Twisted Metal, is leaving Eat Sleep Play, the company he helped create. [Salt Lake Tribune]

  By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2012
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  Here’s How Giants Will Fit Into The Next Skylanders Game

  As you might have guessed from the screenshots, trailers, or your ability to read words, Activision’s upcoming Skylanders Giants will feature a set of new figures called Giants. You’ll be able to collect up to eight of the hulking creatures, which are twice the size of normal Skylander action figures both in-game and in real…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 7, 2012
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  Man, That Sure is a Lot Of Gotham City Impostors DLC

  Gotham City Impostors doesn’t hit Xbox Live until tomorrow, but you can get all of the Gotham City Impostors DLC you could ever want today. The game now has over one hundred selections of downloadable costume pieces, ranging in price from $1 to $4 (80-320 MSP). A majority of the DLC is obtainable the old…

  By Nick Vannucci Published February 7, 2012
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  Receive Texts from Mass Effect Characters with the Mass Effect Datapad App

  In addition to the the upcoming iOS game Mass Effect: Infiltrator, BioWare also announced an app called “Datapad” that would allow you to “stay in touch with all of the info in Mass Effect 3,” check the status of the war in the galaxy map, and even get messages from game characters. Okay, this kind…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published February 7, 2012