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  Dustbusting Blinky’s Got Pac-Roomba on the Run

  Roomba Pac-Man? Done before, but mostly as a cosmetic enhancement. Here it’s taken to the next level – five Roombas (Roombi? Roombae, thanks Greentrace) engaged in a contest of Pac-Man with programmed "chase" and "escape" AI. Roomba Pac-Man [site, via RipTen]

  By Owen Good Published November 9, 2009
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  Square Enix Makes FF XIII Announcement Announcement Official

  This Friday, North American Final Fantasy fans will want to pay close attention to Square Enix, as the company promises “a FINAL FANTASY XIII announcement you won’t want to miss!” Yes, as the Final Fantasy faithful have likely already predicted, this Friday, November 13, Square Enix plans an announcement, announcing that announcement of announcements on…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009
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  Kotaku Wants Your Modern Warfare 2 Launch Pictures

  Tonight’s the night you can go stand out in the darkness and wait to give your money to a store in exchange for a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on your platform of choice. Don’t let my indifference deflate you, instead take pictures of whatever launch event you attend and post them…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009
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  YouTube Yanked This Vid Off Infinity Ward Channel — on Modder’s Takedown Notice

  The displeasure directed by some in the Modern Warfare 2 PC community toward Infinity Ward isn’t limited to petitions. This weekend, YouTube removed a video Infinity posted to its channel, after a modder filed a DMCA takedown notice. BASHandSlash user PST*Joker has claimed that Modern Warfare 2’s AC-130 reward (achieved for a killstreak of 11)…

  By Owen Good Published November 9, 2009
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  Welcome To Modern Warfare 2, Everyone

  This morning, when I jumped back into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer, over 37,000 Xbox Live gamers were there to join me, laughing in the face of the outmoded concept of “street dates.” How’s it looking now? About double that, as our European friends join in the fray, helping to bring the current…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009
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  EA To “Revitalize” Medal Of Honor, Other “Blockbusters”

  Electronic Arts will be revealing its plans to “revitalize” its more successful “core IP”—specifically the Medal of Honor series—in the coming months, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau said today. The currently dormant Medal of Honor series—the most recent entries, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Medal of Honor: Vanguard and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, were…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009
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  Dante’s Inferno Heresy Level Looks Hot

  The sixth circle of Dante Alighieri’s version of Hell, also the sixth level of EA’s Dante’s Inferno does not sound like a nice place. A bit balmy, what will all the hellfire and such. Of the levels we’ve seen thus far in Visceral Games‘ journey to hell, Heresy looks the most Hell-ish. Like, how I…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 Launch Night, Do You Care?

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: So at midnight tomorrow morning Call of Duty: Warfare 2 officially goes on sale. I say officially, because it sounds like tens of thousands of people are got the game… but I wasn’t one of them. 🙁 It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement when you’re in the…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009
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  Magic Planeswalkers Duels Spill Over To PC, PS3

  Wizards of the Coast are bringing Xbox Live card-battler Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers to the PlayStation Network and PC, with two new Xbox 360 expansions in the works. Possibly the purest Magic: The Gathering experience ever to grace a game console, Wizards of the Coast is keen to bring Duels of…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009
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  As Seen on the Ground at Union Square in New York

  As part of the New York Modern Warfare 2 festivities, Activision played the game’s trailer on the ground of Union Square

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2009
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  Where Tony Hawk Ride Controllers Come From

  Skateboard controllers aren’t born of the brilliance of executives and market research firms. No, like the Tony Hawk Ride skateboard controller seen in the above video, they’re the product of inanimate objects having sex with each other. Or, so the above video, a Tony Hawk Ride “love story” would lead us to believe. Just a…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009
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  EA Cuts Loose Bottom Third Of Its Game Lineup

  During a conference call regarding the company’s 2nd quarter financial results, EA’s John Schappert revealed that more than a dozen unannounced EA titles had been cut from production as part of its cost reduction plan. Schappert called the move a “targeted cost reduction which will allow a greater investment in our hit titles and digital…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009
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  Borderlands’ Undead DLC Coming Nov. 24

  Gearbox Software’s Borderlands will expand its borders on November 24, with the release of The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, the game’s previously announced downloadable expansion, the one that puts a little check mark in the now-obligatory “Has zombies.” box. The first in a series of downloadable content packs for the multi-platform game will arrive…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009
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  Wary, Publishers Respond To GameStop Breaking Modern Warfare 2 Street Date

  A day after the United States’ biggest games-only retailer, GameStop started selling Modern Warfare 2 early, Activision has labeled the practice disappointing. Fellow publishers Sony and Capcom also weighed in. “Activision is disappointed to learn that some retail locations have released ahead of schedule,” a company spokesperson told Kotaku in a statement before reiterating comments…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 Throat Communicator Micro-Review: Comfy and Quiet

  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 could be the largest video game launch in history and Activision isn’t the only company looking to turn a buck on the game. Mad Catz has rolled out an entire line of third-party peripherals, including PC keyboards and mice, controllers, headsets and, most intriguing of all, a nifty Xbox…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009
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  EA Cutting 1500 Jobs To Reduce Costs

  Lending credence to the rumors of massive layoffs, EA details a “cost reduction plan” in its 2nd quarter financial results press release that will result in the termination of 1,500 employees. The “Cost Reduction Plan” detailed in the EA release involves the closure of several facilities and a huge reduction in workforce in order to…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009
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  Surrender To Army Of Two: The 40th Day’s Co-Op Tactics

  Mock surrender is just one of Army of Two: the 40th Day‘s list of cooperative multiplayer moves. We were going to show you a video filled with them, but we gave up. See what I did there? I learned a lesson from watching this video, and you could too. And a little something about friendship…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009
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  EA: Confusion About Mature Content In Games Starts With “Over-40 Crowd”

  How old do you have to be to not get that games aren’t just for kids? 40, according to EA. Though not everyone over 40 is guilty of that. Sound right? In a story about the increased acceptance of sex and sexuality in video games, the Calgary Herald got EA spokesperson Colin MacRae to draw…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2009
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  Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Review: You Only Sing When You’re Winning

  In recent years, as EA Sports’ FIFA series has gone from strength to strength, the once-mighty Pro Evolution Soccer has slipped, unable to keep pace in the current generation. Is now the time for Konami to stage a comeback? I’m pleased to say that, for the first time since the PlayStation 2 era, significant changes…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  NBA Unrivaled Dunks On XBLA This Week

  Looks like we spoke too soon. Right after we posted this week’s Xbox Live Arcade offering, Tecmo slips out a press release announcing a Wednesday release for arcade baller NBA Unrivaled. Announced back in June of this year, NBA Unrivaled is Tecmo’s entry into the basketball video game market since 1992’s Tecmo NBA Basketball, the…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009