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  Halo Anniversary is Exactly how I Like my HD Remakes

  It’s the flavour of the show at this year’s TGS. It seems everywhere you turn there are HD remakes of old games, just waiting for the chance to get you to pay for the same game twice. As I’ve said with one such remake, MGS2, each is taking a slightly different approach to renovating an…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  Dead Island: The Kotaku Review

  This is the part where I’d try to artfully describe how I meticulously took apart a zombie with an electrified fire axe on a pristine beach, sky-blue waters lapping at my knees. I even took notes. I’d probably explain that on my second play-through of Dead Island I switched from the Xbox 360 button-pushing attacks…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2011
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  An Eloquent Apology for Geek Misogyny to a Woman That Doesn’t Exist (Yet)

  Geek men like to believe that we’re the sensitive, thoughtful, and caring men that attractive women often pass over for asshole alpha male types. Recently male geek culture as a whole proved that not to be the case. Late last month a Gizmodo story about an OkCupid encounter with a champion Magic: The Gathering player…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011
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  Persona Punches Out Arcade Gameplay Footage

  Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena brings the stylish pizazz of Persona to the face-kicking 2D chaos of BlazBlue creators Arc System Works. The game is arcade bound and then headed to consoles. Have a gander at some gameplay footage, running on an arcade cabinet. Don’t fret, I do move my finger from blocking…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011
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  Is the Awesome Power of the Weather Lost on Game Developers?

  Waking up to find his town enshrouded with thick fog, commenter Nimzy wonders if game developers have fully harnessed the power of the weather in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. I left my house this morning to find my entire town engulfed in fog. It’s the first time I’ve ever had to walk through fog,…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011
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  Two More PSN PLAY Games Will Bring You Closer to a Free One

  The final two installments in the PSN PLAY program that will earn you a voucher code for PAYDAY: The Heist are here. BloodRayne: Betrayal is already out and Renegade Ops is now available as well. But since they’re part of the PLAY plan to get PAYDAY: The Heist free, each one comes with its own…

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  Zynga Adding Indiana Jones to Facebook’s Adventure World

  Indiana Jones’ next video game will be on Facebook. He’s going to appear in Adventure World, the actually pretty good quest game from Zynga, makers of FarmVille. It’ll happen some time this October, according to a Zynga blog post

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 16, 2011
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  When Video Games Are Grasshoppers

  Woody Allen once said that the reason why he makes a new game every year is so that his movies don’t become events. A steady stream ensures that the hits don’t become that big of a deal. Ditto for the failures. Grasshopper Manufacture’s Goichi Suda loves movies, he loves wrestling, he loves t-shirts, and he…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011
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  Ice-T’s Gears of War 3 Character is a Facebook Unlock

  Like Gears of War on Facebook and the Ice-T voiced Aaron Griffin is yours to do with as you please in Gears of War 3 multiplayer. Use him!

  By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011
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  There are Voice Actors for Dogs. And Horses.

  Hard-working professionals (who usually stand on two feet) are paid to sound like dogs and, now horses in the video game series The Sims 3 Pets. Today, we present footage of some of their work. We also present a twist in the world of video game animal sounds: for this October’s The Sims 3 Pets,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 16, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s that time again, people of Kotaku! There has been a fair amount of news this week to look back on, so whether you want to discuss the new information, or ramble about anything at all, here’s the place to do it. So please, feel free to talk amongst yourselves! Thanks to Incursor for today’s…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published September 16, 2011
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  Tokyo Game Explosion Day 2: Faux Fights, Real Hostesses, Monster Hunter and Testicular Fortitude

  The Tokyo Game Show rolled on today. There were boats, booth companions, news and gamplay. There was even a fake fight. And all of that before the Tokyo Game Show opens its doors to the masses over the weekend. Here’s a complete round up of Brian Ashcraft and Luke Plunkett’s coverage from Day 2: Final…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2011
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  Monsters Ate My Condo is Colorful Candy-Coated Kaiju Madness

  Some folks might say that all a game has to do to make my Gaming App of the Day pick is contain at least one colorful cartoon unicorn. While that’s probably true, Monsters Ate My Condo doesn’t just feature a giant cartoon unicorn. It’s also got a puppy-controlled robot, a killer crab, and a leder-hosen…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011
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  Dragon’s Dogma Has Studied Its Competition Well

  If you thought Dragon’s Dogma looked like Capcom trying to make its own Dragon Age, you are correct. And from what I saw of the game yesterday (and given people’s reaction to Dragon Age II), that may be a very good thing. This is partly due to the game’s imagery, of course. Strip back the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  Uh, Cosplay Starts Tomorrow Guys

  Spotted at the Tokyo Game Show, a trio was practicing their dance moves with an audience of the unblinking eye of a camcorder to check their moves later. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011
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  Here Are The Tokyo Game Show Companions

  They help you with games. They pass out fliers. They smile. They are booth companions—not “booth babes”. And Tokyo Game Show is crawling with them. Every booth has a handful of booth companions on hand, with many of them posing for pictures. Pictures like these. Have a good, long, hard look at some of this…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011
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  Say Welcome to the PS Vita’s Welcome Pack

  Welcome Pack is an on board PS Vita feature that acquaints players with the PS Vita. There are a couple mini-games, such as one in which players try to touch bubbles with numbers in order as they pop up on the screen. In the above video, the Welcome Pack teaches players how to use the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011
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  Ni No Kuni is Coming to America

  Speaking at a Tokyo Game Show event earlier today, Level-5 Akihiro Hino boss made a lot of people reading this website very happy, announcing that the PS3 version of gorgeous RPG Ni No Kuni would be getting a North American release. It’s due out in early 2012, and while no mention was made of a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  Ni No Kuni’s Gameplay Footage Shows Why This is TGS’ Best-Looking Game

  Just in case you didn’t believe me that upcoming RPG Ni No Kuni looks shit hot, here’s a ton of gameplay footage shot from the floor of this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Seeing as I was within arm’s reach of three demo kiosks, you’ll find pretty much all the content available in this build of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  An Old-School NES Baseball Game Inspired EA Sports’ World-Class Hockey Title

  NHL 12 is not just a critically acclaimed game for its simulated play; it’s also a fun time for armchair talent evaluators and kitchen-table franchise managers. Giving credit where it is due, the series’ producer says the game took its inspiration from an old, old old-school NES title. “Our GM mode is based on Baseball…

  By Owen Good Published September 16, 2011