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  Facebook Game Studio Formed by EA Sports Defectors Readies First Release

  Rowshambow, the studio formed by the former studio general manager over EA Sports’ Madden and Tiger Woods franchises, is nearing its first release, less than six months after it opened. Woodland Heroes, built by a team with at least a dozen alumni of EA’s Tiburon studio, will soon launch on Facebook. Philip Holt, Rowshambow’s president…

  By Owen Good Published September 21, 2011
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  NHL 12 Goes Five-Hole on a … Defenseman

  Let’s just say if you’re going into the corner with Winnipeg’s Nik Antropov hot on your tail, be prepared to pay the price. You can contact Owen Good, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

  By Owen Good Published September 21, 2011
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  YouTube Superstar Freddie W and Friends Going Big With the Ambitious ‘Video Game High School’

  The men responsible for YouTube’s most enjoyable video game moments (Real Life Mario Kart, Aimbot, First Person Mario, The Rocket Jump, etc.) are working on their most ambitious project yet. It’s called Video Game High School and you might help it get made. Hell, you might even appear in it. If you have way too…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 21, 2011
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  Reminder: The Kotaku Game Club is Meeting to Discuss Gears of War 3 Tomorrow!

  Hey guys! Keep in mind that the Kotaku Game Club is having its first discussion Gears of War 3 tomorrow! We’ll be talking about acts one and two of the game’s campaign at 4pm Eastern. Be there!

  By Mike Epstein Published September 21, 2011
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  The Many Cinematic Missteps of Video Game Cutscenes

  The video game cutscene has undergone a lot of transformations over the past couple of decades, and many games these days present elaborate, dazzling CGI sequences that are often billed as “Hollywood-caliber.” But the truth of the mater is that most cutscenes wouldn’t rate a straight-to-DVD release. In fact, according to Wired‘s Jason Schreier, many…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 21, 2011
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  Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Multiplayer is Dripping with Death and Dubstep

  Please, do not forget that this November’s Assassin’s Creed: Revelations has a multiplayer component—just like last year’s Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood—in which you’ll have ample opportunity to stab others in the back, eviscerate them from the front or take them out at the legs. What else can we learn from this all-too-short look at Assassin’s Creed:…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 21, 2011
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  Let Us Show You Gears of War 3‘s Silliest Easter Egg

  Gears of War 3 is full of surprises. The game has multiple easter eggs and hidden secrets, but now we are bringing you the most ridiculous of the bunch in an easy-to-follow video. Watch our guide to see Cole’s innocent moment of joy amidst the carnage. Have fun!

  By Matthew Buzzi Published September 21, 2011
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  On Rails Mariachi

  On the Six Train –Today I was surrounded by mariachi while riding the six to work. They proceeded to perform as if I wasn’t there. The World’s Average Download Speed is 580KBps That figure comes courtesy of a Global Download Report published by the global game-delivery company Pando Networks. The study, which was conducted from…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 21, 2011
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  25-Year-Old Dragon Quest Games Are Big In Japan Right Now

  Japan’s love affair for all things Dragon Quest is clearly on display this week, as sales of the Dragon Quest Collection—or if you prefer its Japanese name Famicom & Super Famicom Dragon Quest I, II, III—crack a quarter million. Not too shabby! The first three Dragon Quest games for the Famicom and Super Famicom stuffed…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 21, 2011
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  Midweek Moneysaver: Get Your Gears Here

  This Wednesday edition of Kotaku’s The Moneysaver catches all the offers, promotions and bargains that can’t wait until the weekend. The Midweek Moneysaver is brought to you by Dealzon. Software • Yesterday’s Gears of War 3 releases: game alone is $56.99 w/ $20 bonus credit at Buy.com (next best: $55, no bonus); limited edition game…

  dealzon Published September 21, 2011
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  In Mario and Luigi’s Case, Clothes Do Make the Man

  Today we all know that Luigi is the taller of the two Mario brothers, but back in the old days the difference wasn’t quite as easy to notice. To think that Luigi was just a pair of red and blue overalls away from being the star of one of the greatest video game franchises of…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2011
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  PlayStation Network Returns, Sony Apologizes for Downtime

  After a few hours offline, Sony’s PlayStation Network is back in working order. Sony tweets “If you encountered issues logging in today, try logging in now. Apologies for the inconvenience!” PS3 owners, you good to go?

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 21, 2011
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  How Not To Make Fun of Nintendo Fanboys

  See, his attractive girlfriend thinks he’s a regular guy, but when she leaves the apartment we find out he’s really a closet Nintendo fan, which is horrible, right? As a gaming comedy video, “The Closet Nintendo Freak” fails on several different levels. For instance, the notion that in this day and age a video game…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2011
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  Tweet About Bunch of Heroes or This Indie Dev Dies!

  I think this is a marketing stunt. I don’t think they’re really going to kill Daniel Benmergui if we don’t collectively talk about Bunch of Heroes. But let’s play it safe, why don’t we? Bunch of Heroes, due out today for the PC, puts up to four players against an army of the undead and…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 21, 2011
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  Halo Anniversary Minimates Put Cortana in Your Pocket

  All I ever wanted was a clear blue curvy woman to call my own, and that’s exactly what we’re getting in Diamond Select Toys’ commemorative Halo Anniversary Minimates set. Coming this winter to a specialty toy seller near you, the Halo Anniversary Minimates set marks the debut of Cortana, Master Chief’s A.I. love interest, in…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2011
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  Payday: The Heist Lets You Recreate Hollywood’s Best Capers with Three Friends

  In my hour spent wearing a macabre clown mask robbing banks, looting armored vans and freeing prisoners, I rarely managed to succeed. It wasn’t because I didn’t have the tactics, or the ability, it was because I had, perhaps, a tad too much avarice. In most of the four scenarios of four-player cooperative shooter Payday:…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 21, 2011
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  Metroid‘s Zero Suit Samus Given the ‘Genzoman’ Treatment

  GENZOMAN created one hell of a cover illustration for Screw Attack Magazine‘s Anniversary issue. Check out the alternative piece w/ full text here Related Rampages: Fantasy Street Fighter | Zelda (More) Metroid by Gonzalo Ordonez Arias / GENZOMAN Via: svalts Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 21, 2011
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  A Speed Run Through a Gravity Defying, Laser-Shooting, Crate Throwing PS3 Game

  Technically, by speed run I mean playing through a level of Rochard without dying faster than I did during my brief time with the game. The 2D platformer hits the PS3’s Playstation Network next week for $10. In it you play as the titular Rochard, a hapless space miner armed with a laser gun that…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 21, 2011
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  Halo, Mass Effect 2, DC #1s and — New Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans Top This Week’s New Comics

  Each Wednesday brings new comics worth reading. Some of them are about video games. This month, a lot of them are new DC super-hero comics, since that company is re-launching everything. Read on for recommendations of this week’s best stuff and for my capsule reviews of DC’s second wave of new books… Comics You Should…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 21, 2011
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  Sony’s PlayStation Network Goes Down, Now Expected to Return Today [Update: We’re Back!]

  For the better part of the day, PlayStation 3 owners have been unable to take their consoles online via Sony’s PlayStation Network, a seemingly unplanned network outage that the company says it’s “working hard on restoring.” PlayStation Network service appears to have been interrupted early on Wednesday morning, with functionality still not restored. The company…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 21, 2011