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  Our Tour Of Halo Waypoint, Including Surprise Avatar Awards

  The hub for all things Halo is live on my Xbox 360 (and yours if you have the dashboard update preview). I’m a Level 19 Halo user, it seems. Check out my video tour, which starts with… Avatar Awards. Avatar item unlocks…. Awards given for people who get Achievements pulled from a series of related…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 30, 2009
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  No Other Platforms Planned For Disney Epic Mickey… Anymore

  Speaking with game designer Warren Spector earlier this week, he told Kotaku that Disney Epic Mickey is currently a one-platform game. That means that while it’s headed for the Wii, there aren’t even plans for a DS version. “There haven’t been a lot of games like this on the Wii,” he said. “There hasn’t been…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 30, 2009
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  Kotaku’s Denver Fundraiser: Silent Auction Items

  Don’t forget that we’re holding our annual Child’s Play fundraiser here in Denver on Nov. 19. The evening will be filled with Rock Band and DJ Hero up on stage, a mountain of swag that we’ll be giving away and a few high-end silent auction items. We’re still gathering up what we will be auctioning…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 30, 2009
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  The Old Republic’s Jedi Knights Revealed

  BioWare finally reveals the Jedi Knight class for Star Wars: The Old Republic, bringing with them more than 20,000 years of defending the Republic, wielding lightsabers, and wearing long, flowing garments. For many Star Wars fans, this is the end-all and be-all of character classes. The Jedi Knights are the warrior monks of the Republic,…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 30, 2009
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  Behold, The God Of War III Ultimate Edition

  Do you possess the courage to open Pandora’s Box and discover the bountiful swag included in the God of War III Ultimate Edition? An epic game needs a truly epic collector’s edition, and Sony is delivering just that. The God of War III Ultimate Edition is a work of art. Specifically a work of sculpture,…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 30, 2009
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  Demon’s Souls Gets Even Harder For Halloween

  An ominous warning from Atlus indicates that online players of Demon’s Souls for the PlayStation 3 will find the Demon’s minions much more powerful on All Hallow’s Eve. The Kingdom of Boletaria is a pretty dark place, so reports of it growing darker over the Halloween weekend are disturbing to say the least. According to…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 30, 2009
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  Capcom Hopes To Sell 300K Copies Of Motion-Controlled Resident Evil 5

  The company also expects to sell more than 10 times that for Lost Planet 2. In a report of the company’s performance for the first half of its fiscal year, Capcom provided sales projections for some of its biggest console games on the horizon. The chart below, shows blockbuster expectations for Lost Planet 2 and…

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 30, 2009
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  Here Are Your Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition Finalists

  Earlier this week we asked you to prove that you were the biggest Uncharted fan on the site, and boy did you answer the call. Hundreds of you spent time crafting stories, taking pictures, traveling, making things, drawing, dressing up, to prove you deserved a copy of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition. We…

  By Brian Crecente Published October 30, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Our October folks are leaving! What should next month’s image be? Drop suggestions into TAY today. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published October 30, 2009
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  Yes, Yes, I Have Been Sledding

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Sledding Sure did! I used to go sledding at Cornell, down the Libe Slope — which sometimes can look like this photo someone else took (not me!). Snow sucks. Haaaaaaaate the snow. Now I will drink beer. The end. What you missed last night Jury Awards $16 Million in Fatal…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Surprise: People Prefer Wii Sports Resort To Wii Fit Plus

  As seen on Coffee With Games via the Go Nintendo blog. Me, I’m loving Wii Fit Plus — but I don’t own Sports Resort and I have a virtual crush on my virtual Wii Fit Plus trainer.

  By AJ Glasser Published October 30, 2009
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  Nintendo President: “There Was A Miscalculation”

  Today at an investors event in Tokyo, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was once again frank, admitting a “miscalculation” was made about the game market. “The mood of the market got colder than expected,” said Iwata, “and there was a miscalculation.” This comes as Nintendo records its first decline in profits in six years. Iwata disclosed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Fat Princess Gets Patched, Demoed

  Patch 1.03 hits the PlayStation Network today for Fat Princess, bringing a new map called New Pork. Also, there’s now a demo you can download if you’re not convinced of Fat Princess‘s fatness. Even better, both of these things are free. So you too can get in on the choke points, silly hats and magic…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 30, 2009
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  Katamari Designer Has An FPS Idea (It’s Kooky!)

  Keita Takahashi, the guy behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, is a wacky guy — he makes wacky games! But he has plans for more wacky games he hasn’t even started making yet. There’s this FPS concept he’s got… Talking with game site Develop, Takahashi explains, “I had this idea for an FPS where…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Record Sales For Scary Games, Reuters Dates Dead Space 2

  News source Reuters says scary video games are having “a record year as zombies, monsters, demons, and chain-sawing wielding psychos fight against the consoles, making video games the new home of horror for some.” Nice qualifier, there. After all, not everybody is sold on the scariness of some games. The article goes on to quote…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 30, 2009
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  So, Shigeru Miyamoto Got A Cat

  Remember when Shigeru Miyamoto started weighing himself everyday? We got Wii Fit. And before that, he had a dog. We got Nintendogs. And even before that, he took up gardening. We got Pikmin. Now, Miyamoto has a cat. At a Nintendo meeting today, Kotaku has learned that it was announced that, yes, Shigeru Miyamoto has…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Saucy Shower Poster, So Revealing!

  For those of you who take showers with characters from erotic PC games, listen up! Water is being sprayed on Izumi-chan from upcoming Max Factory erotic game Sekirara. Splashing water on the poster does what you ask? This, apparently. Just think if these wizards put their mind to curing cancer! Shower Poster [Danny Choo]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Dennis Hopper Has Cancer

  The actor who voiced Steve Scott in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and played King Koopa in that ill-conceived Super Mario Bros. movie has prostate cancer, the Associated Press reports. Hopper, now 73, is being treated at the University of Southern California. His manager says the actor is canceling all travel plans to focus on…

  By AJ Glasser Published October 30, 2009
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  PS3 Sales Up, PSP Sales, PS2 Sales Down

  Sony’s Networked Products & Services Division (the PlayStation and VAIO businesses) is reporting a 24.2 percent decrease in sales during the financial period ending September 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008. “This decrease,” states Sony, “was mainly due to lower VAIO PC and game sales.” According to Sony, lower PS2 hardware and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009
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  Wii And DS Games From Non-Nintendo Companies

  Third parties! You know, those companies that don’t hold the hardware platform. Well, Nintendo has announced the upcoming releases from third party developers for Japan, the US and Europe. This is not the complete list, we imagine! There could be more games, but maybe not. Who knows. Well, these companies probably do. Here’s the list…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 30, 2009