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Finally, Brandish 2 [Clips]

Posted by Luke Plunkett on Saturday November 7, 2009 6:30 a.m.

In 1995, a sequel to Brandish, an obscure RPG, was released on the SNES in Japan. Now, 14 years later, we finally get it in English.

A team of fans have cobbled together an unofficial translation of the game. Which is just great for the 7 people outside Japan that actually give a shit. For the rest of us? It's just as great, because without the translation, we'd ...

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A Week In Comments [Hyper Multi-tap]

Posted by Brian Ashcraft on Saturday November 7, 2009 6 a.m.

Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped At 9v9
Comment by: Leanid
Nominated by: deanbmmv

I'm sad to see how apathetic and little sympathy many console gamers have.

PC gaming is more important than a lot of console gamers, and people in the industry today, give it credit for.

PC gaming was the backbone of Western gaming; Western games are PC games. Everyone celebrates the creativity, ingenuity, or originality of ...

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Nintendo Won't Commit To A 2010 Zelda [Zelda]

Posted by Luke Plunkett on Saturday November 7, 2009 5:30 a.m.

During an interview on GameTrailers TV yesterday, Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime was quizzed on whether we'd see Zelda on the Wii next year. His response? Hedge-betting.

"We haven't committed to Zelda in 2010" he told GTTV host Geoff Keighley. Which will obviously upset those keen enough to hope for Zelda in 2010, but also stupid enough to have expected a game that hasn't even been ...

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Tales of Vesperia May Be Coming To The Wii

Posted by Kat Bailey on Saturday November 7, 2009 5:20 a.m.


It's one thing to send Tales of Vesperia to the PlayStation 3, but how about the Wii? That may be exactly what happens, as popular Japanese voice actor Rikiya Koyama has reportedly leaked the news that Namco-Bandai is planning on porting the game once again (via Kotaku).

"Tales of Vesperia is coming out on one thing after another: Xbox 360, then PS3, and now upcoming, goes on sale even ...

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Why Do You Think Some Games Are Hard? [Note]

Posted by Brian Ashcraft on Saturday November 7, 2009 5 a.m.

Hello, you. Yes you. Let's talk.

Here's how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person.

You probably know oodles about us - more than you even want to, we're sure. But, hey, we'd like to ...

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Rock Band 3 Will Teach You How To Play Proper Music [Rumor]

Posted by Luke Plunkett on Saturday November 7, 2009 4:40 a.m.

In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Dhani Harrison - son of former Beatle George Harrison - has revealed that he's not only working on Rock Band 3, but that it's going to take the series in a new direction.

The fact he mentions a third Rock Band should surprise only those who wake up every morning shocked to see the sun has risen. But the specifics, and why he ...

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Tales Of Vesperia Is Wii Bound?! [Namco Bandai]

Posted by Brian Ashcraft on Saturday November 7, 2009 4:20 a.m.

Popular Japanese voice actor Rikiya Koyama appears to have leaked the news that Namco Bandai role-playing-game Tales of Vesperia is Wii-bound. Ooops!

On his official blog, the actor writes, "Tales of Vesperia is coming out on one thing after another: Xbox 360, then PS3, and now upcoming, goes on sale even on the Wii. More shortly, the feature film anime version is also opening in theaters (But, I, I'm ...

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What It's Like To Live Where Games Are Criminalized [Venezuela]

Posted by Brian Ashcraft on Saturday November 7, 2009 4 a.m.

Twenty-six year-old gamer Guido Núñez-Mujica lives in Venezula, where the government has passed a new law that in effect criminalizes video games.

"These games are a cherished part of my life," Núñez-Mujica writes over at website Boing Boing, "they helped to shape my young mind, they gave me challenges and vastly improved my English, opening the door to a whole new world of literature, music and people from all around ...

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Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest [Piracy]

Posted by Owen Good on Saturday November 7, 2009 3:40 a.m.

RedLynx, the developer of the well received downloadable title Trials, said that it seeded pirate torrent sites with neutered copies of the game in order to stoke interest in the title.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, Tero Virtala, the RedLynx CEO, said that the pirated version his team sent out did not include leaderboard support, which Virtala called the "soul" of the game. In other words, the pirate version functioned as ...

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God Of War PS2 vs God Of War PS3 [God Of War]

Posted by Luke Plunkett on Saturday November 7, 2009 3:20 a.m.

The upcoming God of War Collection for the PS3 boasts remastered editions of two of the PS2's finest games. But just how remastered are they?

Bitmob sat down, screengrabber at the ready, and found out, posting a ton of shots directly comparing the two versions. As you can see, the PS2 version looks a little, I don't know, warmer, but the texture clarity on the PS3 remakes is ...

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