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  Duke Nukem Forever, Portal 2, L.A. Noire And A 3DS Headline An Amazing Video Game Spring

  The spring season of video games usually starts busy, then slows. But last year’s spring produced Kotaku’s 2010 Game of The Year and a few GOTY contenders are on the calendar to be released between now and June. Plus there’s this one game that some people have been impatiently awaiting for 15 years. Come get…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 22, 2011
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  Get More Trade-in Power at Best Buy

  Holding on to a game you’ve beaten is like keeping a girl’s number who you won’t call again. Sure, it’s a reminder of the good times, but come on, player, it’s time to move on! Good thing Best Buy has recently introduced a game trade-in program, where you can turn stacks of your old qualifying…

  Sponsored post Published March 22, 2011
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  “Boxer” Makes Playing Old PC Games on Macs a Snap

  Retro PC game players are surely familiar with Dosbox, the top-shelf emulator that makes playing games from the ‘80s and ‘90s possible on modern machines. Boxer is Dosbox shined up for Apple computers. (Some call them “Macs.”) And from what I can tell from my dabbling with Boxer here on my work machine, it’s a…

  By Joel Johnson Published March 22, 2011
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  Popcap Raises $200,000 for Earthquake Relief

  PopCap’s discounted iPhone and iPad games helped to raise more than $200,000, the company tells Kotaku. The money will be given to the International Red Cross for use in their ongoing efforts to provide food, shelter, medicine and other essentials for those suffering from the natural disaster in Japan.

  By Brian Crecente Published March 22, 2011
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  The Great Checkpoints Versus Saving Anywhere, Anytime Debate

  Commenter MtlAngelus doesn’t like checkpoints in video games, preferring a system that allows players to save anywhere at any time. Which is better? You decide in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. I hate checkpoints. I love being able to save whenever I want. If there’s a point of the game that I really like, I want…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2011
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  How The “Heroes” Of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Come Together

  Bringing together four leading characters from the Ratchet & Clank series together and making them cooperate to survive is an excellent idea, as long as you’ve got a strong story to back it up. Let’s see how Insomniac does it. Ratchet and his robot buddy Clank are pretty much inseparable, unless the plot calls for…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2011
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  Do You Want a Dog Killer on Your Copy of Madden 2012?

  Much has been written about Michael Vick’s dog fighting ring. About the 70 dogs seized, the cruelty they were subjected to and the two year sentence that came when the NFL football player admitted that he pitted dogs against dogs. And killed—with his own hands—the losing animals. The single sentence that seems to best summarize…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 22, 2011
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  Dragon Age II For $40? It Must Be An Amazon Gold Box Gaming Day

  As we mentioned yesterday, today’s Amazon Gold Box deals are games all day, with Dragon Age II $40 across all platforms and great deals on De Blob 2, Bulletstorm, Dead Space 2, and more.

  By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  If you have anything you want to say about video games today, say it here. This is Kotaku’s official forum, and you’re Kotaku’s official commenters. Thanks to reader KaiserSpiegel for today’s image, which he calls “The miracle of the 1px hitbox.” Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 22, 2011
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  Underage Kids Enjoy The 3DS

  SNAPSHOT | OSAKA, JAPAN: Children that appear under the age of six check out 3D gaming on the 3DS. Nintendo recommends that only players over 6 use the 3D setting. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) Wake Up, Kotaku Call Of Duty ‘s Cover Competition Has 32 Candidates, And The Fans Are One Never one to let…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011
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  Man Gets Full Yakuza Back Tattoo. It’s Valued At Over $9,000.

  Back in 2010, Sega held a competition to promote Yakuza 3 with a very dedicated prize: a full back tattoo like the one Yakuza character Kazuma Kiryu sports. Somebody actually won that prize and got the tattoo. The winner was 46-year-old Australian Fari Salievsk, a MMA trainer from New South Wales. The process took six…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011
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  Autographed Game Posters, Onlive Game Systems Added to Fundraiser Auction

  With just two days until Kotaku’s Japan Earthquake Relief fundraiser, two more companies have sent us silent auction items. Chair Entertainment, makers of Infinity Blade and Shadow Complex, sent us autographed posters of Shadow Complex and Infinity Blade to include in the fundraiser’s silent auction. Onlive sent us three bundles to auction off: 1 –…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 22, 2011
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  Jill Valentine In The New Resident Evil Flick Is…

  Well, the Jill Valentine in the old Resident Evil film. Actress Sienna Guillory is once again returning to the role. “RE:5 alert! Training begins! I aim to mostly put less in the big hole on the front of my face than comes out of the little one on my arse,” she wrote via Twitter. Guillory…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011
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  Nintendo’s 3DS Midnight Launch For NYC

  New Yorkers! This Saturday, Nintendo is holding a midnight launch at the Best Buy in Union Square, complete with hands-on demos, entertainment, and schwag giveaways. Playable demos start at noon and wrap up at 8pm. Launch event to follow.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011
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  Otaku Rooms Are Dangerous In Earthquakes

  The recent earthquake and tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan, but it also turned much of the Kanto area upside down. Otaku are uploading images of havoc it caused in their nerd kingdoms. Of course, there isn’t even remotely near to the damage caused elsewhere in the country – damage that cost people their homes, lives and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011
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  A Hacker Didn’t Break This Game, He Helped Fix It

  New MMO game Rift has had a few problems since launch, one of them being a percentage of user accounts having been compromised. Luckily, an ex-hacker has been able to help plug the leak. A user with the handle ManWitDaPlan was able to identify the issue with the game – which the developers describe as…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011
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  Call Of Duty‘s Cover Competition Has 32 Candidates, And The Fans Are One

  Never one to let Electronic Arts steal a march on it, Activision will be holding a vote (hint: they’re not really) for its flagship franchise, allowing fans to select who (or what) will appear on the cover of the next Call of Duty game. You can place your vote in the comments section below. The…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011
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  Dreaming Of A Shadow Of The Colossus Anime

  Fan art specialist Metalhanzo gives us an anime-infused look at PS2 classic Shadow Of The Colossus.

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011
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  Pray They Don’t Make A Boondock Saints Game

  Music might not have worked out for movie director Troy Duffy, but that doesn’t mean games won’t. The director, known for crime flick Boondock Saints and the documentary of his implosion Overnight, is keen for a game version of the film that made him famous. “We’re thinking of making a video game out of Boondock…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 22, 2011
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  Wait, People Play Competitive Minesweeper?

  To you, Minesweeper may be a casual gaming relic, but to a small band of hardcore fans, it’s a competitive scene as hotly-contested as any Call of Duty or StarCraft leaderboard. Despite being a game synonymous with Windows 3.1 and XP, and one that hasn’t exactly been culturally relevant for a while now, Minesweeper retains…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2011