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  Don’t Expect World of Warcraft On Video Game Consoles, Ever

  World of Warcraft, the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is available on the PC and on the Mac. It is not available on home consoles like the PS3 and the Xbox 360. And it probably won’t be. “I think there’s a lot of reasons,” World of Warcraft lead producer J. Allen Brack…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2010
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  Baseball Star Unwinds With A Little Face-Punching

  Not only is Seattle Mariners’ superstar Ichiro one of Japan’s greatest baseball players, he’s also one of the most talented big leaguers today. He also likes to unwind like the rest of us — by beating up virtual palookas. In a recent interview, he explained his lack of sleep. The right fielder had spent the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2010
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  God Of War III’s Ending Snipped, Might Make A Comeback Later

  Spanning three excellent, bloody titles, Sony’s God of War trilogy has finally come to an end with the release of God of War III. But did you know there was originally an end after the end? Speaking with GameTrailers, Senior Producer Steve Caterson says in response to questions of whether any content from the game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2010
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  Inside GDC: The Show Behind This Week’s Big Show

  Kicking off tomorrow at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the 2010 Game Developers Conference won’t only feature, wait for it, game developers, but also t-shirts, mugs and backpacks. There are also cardboard boxes, laptop PCs and people standing look not-so-busy. Tomorrow Kotaku’s coverage officially begins, so check back for updates and breaking news. You…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2010
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  Salute Your New King Of Kong

  Hit documentary “King of Kong” portrayed the real life battle between Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe over the world’s highest Donkey Kong score. It’s moot now, however, because a new challenger has beaten them both. The 2007 film ends on a happy note, Wiebe hitting a new record score of 1,049,100 in his garage. Shortly…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2010
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  See Modern Warfare’s “No Russian” Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

  Michael Barnes is the man to thank for this incredible piece of Modern Warfare 2 machinima, which recreates the game’s controversial “No Russian” mission in a manner fit for prime-time TV. What you’re seeing here is almost entirely in-game action from the PC version of the game. What Barnes has done is record it from…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2010
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  Kotaku Off Topic: GDC Eve

  It’s the calm before the storm, with the rest of the week full of Game Developers Conference coverage and little time to explore off-topic subjects. Let’s cherish this moment with appropriate conversation, like talking about Iron Man 2. Sure, the argument can easily be made that Iron Man 2 is on-topic, as the sequel is…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 8, 2010
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  The Tron Legacy Trailer In Sexy High Definition Now Online

  Disney has released the new, two minute twenty second trailer for Tron Legacy, the Joseph Kosinski-directed sequel to the 1982 computer generated landmark film Tron. It’s yours for the downloading and obsessive pausing on sexy frames just like this one. That’s the same Tron Legacy trailer we saw last week, only in downloadable form and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 8, 2010
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  Mario and Luigi, Still in Business

  The south side of 386 Claremont Road, Manchester England, as imaged by Google Maps. Seen via Reddit. Note that Mario’s sign is red, Luigi’s green.

  By Owen Good Published March 8, 2010
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  This Is Spelunky For Xbox Live Arcade

  Indie developer Derek Yu’s Spelunky is making the platform leap from PC to Xbox Live Arcade some time this year, a release date we’re starting to believe courtesy of a quartet of new screen shots. The procedurally generated action adventure platformer—not to be confused with Spelunker HD for PlayStation Network—which Yu describes as “La Mulana…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 8, 2010
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  Bungie Promises Teabagging Support for Halo: Reach

  In its current alpha state, the camera for Halo: Reach immediately flies back to the deceased’s respawn location, rather than lingering while his victorious assailant squats over his face. A bug fix has been submitted. Yes, really. Bungie acknowledged the flaw in its weekly update on Friday. Here it is: Title: Teabagging / humiliation moves…

  By Owen Good Published March 8, 2010
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  Rumor: Batman: Arkham Asylum II May Get Some Robin [Updated]

  Is Rocksteady’s superb Batman video game series already reaching the point of Robin? So says a listing for Batman: Arkham Asylum II at the occasionally factual Internet Movie Database. That could be bad news… or it could be good. The bad depends on your tastes, whether you consider the lone wolf Batman to be superior…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 8, 2010
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  Why M-Rated Trailers Must Stand Behind a Swinging Gate

  Age gates on trailers are a delay, not a barrier, a figleaf that does no more to stop kids from seeing violent content than the third-base line stops a foul ball. How many have claimed birthdays of Jan. 1, 1902? But you may have noticed that we’ve added them to our hosted trailers for M-rated…

  By Owen Good Published March 8, 2010
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  Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Looks Memorable

  Ubisoft finally offers up some in-game footage of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, the not quite an adaptation of Jake Gyllenhaal’s Prince of Persia movie, a game set between The Sands of Time and Warrior Within. Sure, it may look a lot like the Mike Newell-directed, Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film Prince of Persia: The Sands…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 8, 2010
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  Nazi Zombies Now Targets In The Real World

  When tens of thousands of currently dead Nazi soldiers are inevitably re-animated by some combination of secret SS tech and the ancient mystic arts—following Hellboy rules—video gamers will be well prepared. But what about our local law enforcement? Thanks to the folks at Zombie Ammo, gun range enthusiasts and policemen can now empty the skulls…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 8, 2010
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  Dead Space 2 Asks Fans to Plan the Perfect Kill

  The makers of Dead Space 2 have put out a call for gruesome dismemberment ideas to be included in the game. The top submission not only will be rendered in the full release, its creator will be, too. You don’t have to be a whiz with cinematography or visual design; Electronic Arts says word-based descriptions…

  By Owen Good Published March 8, 2010
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  GDC: Day Zero

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I AM NOT DEAD…YET! Myself, Mike McWhertor and Stephen Totilo are all flying out to San Francisco tomorrow to start our GDC coverage. It will be fantastic, informative and, I hope, entertaining. The schedule is packed from breakfast to midnight snacks with interviews, gameplay sessions, hands-ons, lectures and parties. I’m…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 8, 2010
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  Original Left 4 Dead Also Coming To Mac

  While it wasn’t listed among the other Valve games that were getting Mac OS X support earlier today, the original Left 4 Dead is also making its way to Apple computers alongside its sequel. The official Left 4 Dead blog confirms that Francis, Bill, Zoey, and Louis will be hitting the Mac platform this spring,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 8, 2010
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  Olympic Hockey Hero is NHL 2K11’s Cover Man

  Presumed dead until a week ago, not only is NHL 2K11 publishing this year for the Wii, it’ll have one of the stars of the United States’ silver medal-winning Olympic hockey team starring on its cover. Ryan Kesler (right), who memorably fired home an empty-net goal to cap the Americans’ victory over Canada to begin…

  By Owen Good Published March 8, 2010
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  Shameless Subliminal World Of Warcraft Advertising Discovered In Gnomeregan

  The Matrix Punchograph in World of Warcraft’s Gnomeregan has been spitting out pro-WoW propaganda for years, right under our noses! Master of Warcraft translates the binary cards, revealing the advertisements, secret love affairs, and a strange fascination with Natalie Portman. Blizzard loves sneaking pop culture references into World of Warcraft, so it comes as no…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2010