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  EA Provides “Girls”, Asks Gamers To Sin To Win

  Electronic Arts is asking Comic-Con goers to “sin to win” a dinner and “sinful night with two hot girls, a limo service, paparazzi and a chest full of booty.” To enter the contest, conventioneers need to “commit acts of lust” by taking photos with the models working the Dante’s Inferno booth or any other booth…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 24, 2009
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  White Knight Chronicles Preview: Her Head Is So Huge!

  A little hands-on time with Level-5’s PlayStation 3 RPG White Knight Chronicles last night demonstrates why you should never let a slightly-drunk journalist have a go at your character creator. What Is It? White Knight Chronicles is an action role-playing game developed exclusively for the PlayStation 3 by Sony’s Japan Studio and Level-5 of Dark…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 24, 2009
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  New Brutal Legend Gameplay Delivered By Guitar Playing Cat

  Is it just me or does Jack Black seem to be running out of things to say about Brutal Legend? I mean, a cat playing a guitar? The video does deliver nearly half a minute of new Brutal Legend gameplay and a few seconds of Black headbanging. That’s something.

  By Brian Crecente Published July 24, 2009
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  MySpace Looking to Transform Into Gaming Platform

  MySpace, seemingly in a losing battle with Facebook, is looking towards gaming now as a way to reinvigorate the service, according to parent company News Corp. “MySpace is and will be more in the future a gaming platform, a space for people to meet and play games,” Jonathan Miller told a gathering at the Fortune…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 24, 2009
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  The Uncharted 2 Catch Phrase You May Never Hear

  Of all the catch phrases muttered by Nathan Drake in Uncharted 2, the best one comes from the unlikeliest of sources – voice actor Nolan North’s son Cooper. During an Uncharted 2: Among Thieves panel yesterday at Comic-Con, Nolan and the other voice actors present – Emily Rose, Robin Atkin Downes, and the new girl,…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 24, 2009
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  Wii Bowling Leagues Taking Over Chicago

  Wii bowling has been all the rage at retirement homes pretty much since the Wii started selling with Wii Sports packed in, which was day one. But instead of fading away, the Wii Bowling movement seems to keep growing. In a recent piece in the Chicago Tribune, Alicia Fabbre talks about a particularly popular Wii…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 24, 2009
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  We Get It, Her Thighs Are Huge

  As seen at NECA’s San Diego Comic-Con booth.

  By Mike Fahey Published July 24, 2009
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  Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Manga Kicks Off

  Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days isn’t due out in North America for another two months or so, but maybe the manga will tide you over ’til then. The July issue of Shounen Gangan features an eight-page preview chapter of the manga which basically re-hashes all the names and some of the neuroses of Organization XIII‘s members.…

  By AJ Glasser Published July 24, 2009
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  Dev: DSi Is “A More Powerful Platform” Than DS Lite

  One of the top DS development houses in the industry doesn’t see the DSi as just a DS Lite plus gimmicks. “It’s not just a DS with cameras in it as some might think,” video game producer David Nathanielsz told Kotaku in an interview earlier this week. “It’s a more powerful platform.” Nathanielsz is the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 24, 2009
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  NECA’s BioShock Toys Are Disturbingly Awesome

  NECA’s Comic-Con 2009 display was chock full of BioShock playthings, from sisters big and little to full-sized ADAM extractors. As we saw last week, NECA is taking great care to make sure their line of BioShock toys is of the highest quality, staying as faithful as possible to the game designs. I find it nice…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 24, 2009
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  Xbox 360 Avatar Marketplace: Giant Cotton Swabs to Steampunk Goggles

  Avatars, long the ignored, under-dressed face of the Xbox 360, are getting an overhaul. But it will cost you. New clothing and props from popular games including The Secret of Monkey Island and Halo will be hitting the 360 next month. The avatar marketplace is tucked away neatly inside your avatar customization menu as its…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 24, 2009
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  Netflix Party Play in Action

  The update to Xbox 360’s Netflix, which came as a separate download, deals with many of the issues that the streaming service had, but introduces a couple of new ones. I use Netflix on my Xbox 360 almost weekly, streaming Tristan-friendly movies onto our big screen for Friday night movies together. One of the biggest…

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  Hands On With Xbox 360’s New Dashboard

  This morning Microsoft sent the much-anticipated Xbox 360 dashboard update to a group of game writers to check out before it hits officially on Aug. 11. In this video I give you a quick overview of the dashboard’s main screen, looking the new look for achievements and the ability to drop into a Xbox Live…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 24, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Keep your shoes on, and please comment here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 24, 2009
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  I Would Like To Go To America

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Comic-Con I just realized, that, like, this is the longest I have been away from the States. The last time I went there was last summer. I didn’t go last December because Micro-Bash was born. I’d kinda like to go back! I wonder what the people in America are doing……

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2009
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  Ecko Release The Ugliest Halo Shirts In The Known Universe

  There are people who do video game t-shirts the right way. People like Meat Bun, and King of Games. Then there are people who do video game shirts the wrong way. Like Hot Topic, and Mark Ecko. Just take a look at Ecko’s new range of Halo shirts, featuring six designs that you would expect…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2009
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  Make Noise For The First NBA Live 10 Trailer

  Hey, basketball fans. Here’s the first trailer for EA’s NBA Live 10. As someone who last played an NBA Live game in 95, the series sure has come a long way.

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2009
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  This Spanish Language Movie Logo Looks Familiar

  As seen on Kitsch/Posh. Thanks, Mike!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2009
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  Xbox Live Indie Games Open, Selling Games For $1

  Xbox Live‘s Community Games venture has just been re-branded as “Xbox Live Indie Games“, and along with the new name comes a new pricing structure, which will see some titles sold for as little as $1. Ever since Community Games launched, there have been complaints that the minimum asking price of some titles was too…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2009
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  Behind The Scenes of Making Ryu Ga Gotoku 4 (Yakuza 4)

  Earlier today, SEGA detailed Japanese crime game title Ryu Ga Gotoku 4. As we previously posted, it will use the latest motion capture technology so that not only the actor’s voice will appear in the game, but 3D models of them as them in character. SEGA has released pics of Hiroki Narimiya and Kenta Kiritani…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2009