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  Red Faction: Guerrilla Builds On Wrecking Crew Mode With Update

  THQ has issued a new patch for its Martian hit Red Faction: Guerrilla, fixing bugs, tweaking multiplayer modes and adding a new Wrecking Crew mode. Finally, a chance to wreck things! That new Wrecking Crew “challenge mode” adds three rounds of distinct submode/weapon/backpack settings per level, also making Wrecking Crew available for single-player play. The…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009
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  Old News ’94: Tim Schafer Ditching Ham Sandwich Puzzles

  It was just 15 years ago that designer Tim Schafer had to tell a reporter how one of his games differed from the other, and to do so he invoked the use of bread and mayonnaise. You are reading Kotaku’s once-weekly (thank goodness) journey back to yesteryear. This week, I wanted to find some old…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2009
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  See Guitar Hero: Van Halen In Action For The First Time

  The song list for Guitar Hero: Van Halen certainly seems strong enough, but what about the spandex rendering power of the Guitar Hero expansion? Can current generation console technology keep up with David Lee Roth’s bulging air splits? Unfortunately, that question is clearly answered in the debut trailer for Guitar Hero: Van Halen, which features…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009
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  Summermodo Will Keep You Cool and Make You Cool This Summer

  What’s summer without a drivable beer cooler? Nothing, that’s what. Get the most out of your sun-loving days with Summermodo, a summer-gadgetry wonderland brought to you by Heineken Light. Check out Summermodo.

  By Chrissie Lamond Published August 6, 2009
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  PlayStation Store Update: Arkham If Ya Got ‘Em

  I’d think this week’s PlayStation Store update for North America is a little slim, but the Batman: Arkham Asylum demo and a new Call of Duty: World at War map pack destroy that theory. What this week’s new additions lack in quantity, they make up for in rabid anticipation. Because there’s also a Call of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009
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  When An Activision Boss Jokes About Raising Game Prices…

  Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is taking his daily bruising from gamers, this time for telling someone he’d raise video game prices if he could. But there’s a little more to the story. Kotick made the comment during a conference call between Activision Blizzard executives and financial analysts yesterday to discuss the company’s performance from April…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2009
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  Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Micro-Review: It’s Gonna Take You For A…Yeah

  Another classic 2D Capcom fighter is reborn, with the release of Marvel VS. Capcom 2 for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. Rather than give Marvel VS. Capcom 2 the full high definition makeover they did Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Capcom took a much simpler route in bringing the classic clash…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009
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  The (Movie) Future Of Gaming Is Murderous And Natal-y

  The future of gaming, as envisioned by the September movie “Gamer” does not involve the happy playing of the Wii. Think more of The Running Man via Project Natal developed by a really rich guy. Walking to the subway yesterday, I spotted a poster for a movie called Gamer. And I discovered that it is…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2009
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  Ex-Halo Movie Director: It Would Be “Difficult To Revisit Halo” Film

  Neill Blomkamp was set to have his directing career start strong with a film adaptation of Bungie’s Halo. That movie is dead—but not for a lack of trying on Blomkamp’s part, who worked tirelessly on it for months. Blomkamp tells MTV that he “spent five months working on it, like, 24 hours a day” only…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009
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  More Testers Wanted For League Of Legends

  While Riot Games‘ League of Legends is speeding towards a September release, the company still craves your testing acumen, and isn’t above bribing you with exclusive Champion skins. League of Legends is an online persistent massively-multiplayer real-time strategy title, and Riot Games wants to make sure they don’t flip the switch in September only to…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009
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  What Wii MotionPlus Really Does For Red Steel 2

  I recently asked the creative director of Red Steel 2 what the required MotionPlus attachment adds to his Wii game. He asked me if I wanted the marketing answer or the technological answer. I wanted the technical answer, of course. But first Jason VandenBerghe, a man who was soon to impress me with the fact…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2009
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  Brutal Legend Lawsuit Settled, Free To Rock October

  Activision and Brutal Legend developer Double Fine Productions have reached a settlement over the release of the video game, wrapping up months of totally lame litigation and all but ensuring the game’s safe release this fall. According to a report from the Associated Press on the matter, Activision’s legal team informed a Los Angeles Superior…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009
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  Madden Isn’t The Only NFL Game In Town

  Gameloft recently announced NFL 2010 for the iPhone, a fully-licensed National Football League video game that neatly bypasses EA’s exclusivity arrangement. EA’s exclusive rights to create video games utilizing the NFL license doesn’t extend to mobile games. This is how Gameloft has continuously released NFL titles for normal mobile phones over the past few years,…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009
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  Get Your Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 Codes (360 and PS3)

  Exploding monkeys, zombies, new maps? It must be time to give away some codes for Call of Duty: World at War’s third map pack. We’ve got five Playstation 3 codes and ten Xbox 360 codes. I’ve decided to bury the codes in two old posts on Kotaku. You’ll just need to find them. Here’s a…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 6, 2009
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  Monster Hunter Slays Dragon Quest IX In Japanese Sales Chart

  Who can end Dragon Quest IX‘s chart topping run in Japan? As expected, it’s Monster Hunter 3, the Wii sequel to the bestselling slay and loot series that has seen monstrous success on the PSP. Dragon Quest IX‘s three week run at the top of the chart is ended by sales of more than half…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2009
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  Creating A Character In Aion

  NCsoft’s second dev diary for the upcoming massively-multiplayer online game tells you everything you need to know about creating a character in Aion. Thank goodness for developer diaries. I was getting very tired of explaining the tiered class system and combination skills to all of my friends. Now I can take care of it in…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009
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  The Ten Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of August 1)

  One month after Kotaku’s last Wii stats report, here are the 10 games that get the most play by their owners/renters on the Wii. (click the chart to enlarge it) As always, note that this is NOT a list of the most popular games on the Wii. It’s neither a rank of the best-reviewed games…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2009
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  Nearly 100 Exhibitors Lined Up For PAX 2009

  With the sixth annual Penny Arcade Expo a mere month away, PAX organizers have released the full list of nearly 100 exhibitors strutting their stuff at the show. By nearly 100 they actually mean 90, with everyone from 2K Games to Zalman USA packing the show floor with stuff to see and do. Notable events…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009
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  A Closer Look At Zafina’s Butterfly Bra Costume

  We can never get enough of the Mutsumi Inomata-designed butterfly bra costume for Tekken 6’s Zafina. Namco gives us our fix. As we’ve mentioned previously, Mutsumi Inomata is a designer on Namco Bandai’s Tales of franchise, as well as being the butterfly enthusiast’s best friend. While I can’t see much of a Tales influence in…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009
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  Pure Pwnage Becomes A Real TV Show

  It’s been nearly a year since the last episode of internet gaming comedy Pure Pwnage went live, and now the reason behind the hiatus becomes clear – real television fame, in Canada no less. In case you don’t understand the video, Pure Pwnage is coming to Canada’s Showcase cable channel in 2010, with eight full…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2009