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  Dedicated Server for Aliens vs. Predator Coming Soon

  Aliens vs. Predator released today, and PC players are stuck with peer-to-peer matchmaking for a little longer while Rebellion gets a dedicated server ready “in the next few days,” according to the studio. In a Steam forum post today, Rebellion had this to say: Rebellion are busy preparing the dedicated server for the Aliens vs.…

  By Owen Good Published February 16, 2010
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  A New Eternal Darkness Trademark? What’s That About?

  Silicon Knights’ psychological horror game Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem was one of the bright spots in the GameCube library, so Nintendo’s new refiling of the Eternal Darkness trademark warrants at least a modicum of excitement. Or does it? Nintendo of America re-upped the trademark earlier this week, after canceling the previous mark in December, leaving…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010
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  Rumor: Three New Characters Announced For Super Street Fighter IV

  Supposed scans from the latest issue of Famitsu – along with some equally supposed off-screen shots – suggest that there might be three more characters on the way for Super Street Fighter IV. Those three characters – as expected – are Ibuki, Makoto and Dudley, all of which made their debut in Street Fighter III,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2010
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  EA Takes Nine More Games Offline

  Achievement hunters, beware! Electronic Arts is pulling the plug on nine more games with online components, titles like The Godfather, Def Jam: Icon and The Simpsons Game, which will go offline forever starting in March. Some of those titles are going offline in certain regions only—Asia loses Army of Two on the PS3 in April—and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010
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  The Official StarCraft II Beta FAQ Answers Your Every Question*

  *Well, almost every question, as the final StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty release date and the system specs required to play the StarCraft II multiplayer beta on PC are missing. But if you have other questions, Blizzard’s FAQ has answers. Almost everything you’ll need to know about the StarCraft II beta, arriving this month, and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010
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  Initial Team Ratings for MLB 2K10 Revealed

  Game Informer has been posting a running hands-on blog with MLB 2K10 and the game’s initial team ratings are revealed within. Boston and the New York Yankees are tied for first at 97 overall. Here’s what we’ve got right out of the box. Bear in mind these will probably change with a roster update on…

  By Owen Good Published February 16, 2010
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  White Chili

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I’m making white chili tonight, also known as Chicken Chili Verde. I haven’t made chili in a good year or so, which is weird because I love making and eating it. Typically I make a straight-forward Texas red chili. No beans, lots of meat. So this white should be interesting.…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 16, 2010
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  Halo Legends Hits Blu-ray, DVD Today… Who’s Getting It?

  Microsoft’s foray into the animated adventures of Halo is now officially available at your local retailer of fine DVDs and Blu-rays, offering Master Chief fans seven short films based on the popular Xbox shooter. Anyone getting it? If you have plans to do so, Halo Legends should be available now in physical format on DVD…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010
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  Star Trek MMO Log, Stardate 2010.16

  In this third MMO Log for Star Trek Online, we feel the ravages of free time, explore episodic missions, and reach the sobering revelation that I still know Monty Python and The Holy Grail by heart. When last I left Star Trek Online, I’d just finished taking a turn as the Klingon-affiliated Orion slave girl…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010
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  Dragon Age Brings Us the Dwarven Fortress of Kal’Hirol

  BioWare has posted a world update for its upcoming Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening expansion, and reveals the setting of Kal’Hirol, a once prosperous Dwarven keep that mysteriously fell to ruin. Eleven images of the fortress are on the jump. Here’s the story, from the world update: The dwarven fortress of Kal’Hirol was long known…

  By Owen Good Published February 16, 2010
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  Final Fantasy XIII Creators On The Influence of Call of Duty, Card Games & The Toyota Prius

  Square Enix’s long in the making Final Fantasy XIII finally comes to North America in March, a game that is less like a traditional Japanese role-playing game, its creators say, and more like a first-person shooter like Call of Duty. That is how Final Fantasy XIII designer and writer Motomu Toriyama describes the latest game…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010
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  The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai Dishes Out Dish Washing Liquid

  Between the 100% non-organic label and the sudden appearance of a countdown clock, I get the feeling the bottle of Fervor Shine! dish washing liquid I received from The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai developer Ska Studios isn’t a real product. What a fine marketing tie-in it would be, partnering the Dead Samurai with “Japan’s #1 dish…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010
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  Would You Kindly Discuss Lost?

  I wanted to discuss Lost with people. So I made a #LostTalk page. Episode three (four?) is tonight and needs discussion, naturally. For example: Claire = Rousseau? Discuss it there. But say you’re obsessed with something else? Start a page via the “Got something to say” window on our front page. Include your own hash…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2010
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  First Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Screens, Gameplay Videos Leak

  The announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4—Sega’s episodic, downloadable return to 2D hedgehog platforming for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare—was exciting, but lacking in both screen shots and video. That’s why we have leaks. 1UP has received a handful of screens and one poorly filmed off-screen gameplay video of the next Sonic the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010
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  Sega Is Giving Out Ryo Hazuki Forklift Figurines

  Shenmue fans in North America and Europe might want to keep an eye on Sega’s various web presences for your chance to score one of 1,000 limited edition Ryo Hazuki figures, complete with the greatest accessory of them all – the forklift. As you no doubt know, Ryo will have a chance to give the…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010
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  These Folks Made A Marshmallow-Firing Bazooka

  For five or so years the people at the Marshmallow Fun Company have been making increasingly-sophisticated weaponry that shoots Marshmallows. For 24 hours since Toy Fair, I’ve been trying to recover from what happened at the end of this video. The Marshmallow folks don’t just make guns that shoot snacks. They have a comic book…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2010
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  Sony “Introducing” PS3 Motion Controller To Devs At GDC

  This year’s Game Developers Conference will see the introduction of the PlayStation Motion Controller and our newest peek at the PlayStation 3 peripheral, the subject a newly added session at the annual gathering of developers. The Sony-sponsored lecture will be our first new look at the hardware since Tokyo Game Show, when Sony showed off…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2010
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  Mile Marker 23: Star Guard

  Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Star Guard! In A Sentence Little green man of maybe 12 countable pixels runs across the screen zapping games in a side-scrolling action…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2010
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  Diablo III’s Female Barbarian Is Rather Well-Armored

  Barbarians are traditionally known for their lack of practical armor, but Diablo III’s newly-revealed Barbarian female has managed to protect herself pretty well, while still showing off her amazing toned physique. It looks as if Blizzard is slowly rolling out the opposite sex choices for Diablo III, beginning with last week’s reveal of the female…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2010
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  Halo: The Mega Bloks Toys

  The Master Chief posing at Toy Fair was made up of about 500,000 Mega Bloks, a representative for the company behind the Lego-like toys told me yesterday. Behind him was Iron Man. Behind that, new Halo Mega Bloks toys. The first images below are of Master Chief and Iron Man outside the booth. The others…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2010