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  Brutal Legend: Meet the Halfords

  Here’s a glimpse at some of the introductory story behind Brutal Legend and its glorious rock fiction. It’s just enough to whet your appetite for next week’s big show.

  By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009
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  Next Week’s Rock Band Update A Big Bunch Of Bonnaroo

  MTV Games will ring in this year’s Bonnaroo music and arts festival with a batch of downloadable tracks featuring artists from the show. If you’ve ever wanted to jam along with Phish, this one’s for you. A half-dozen tunes will comprise the “Bonnaroo Pack,” due for release on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009
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  The Final Countdown

  To: Owen From: Crecente Man, today has been stressful what with all of the news breaking, still juggling E3 scheduling and the stories and interviews. I can’t wait to relax for a day before flitting off to LA to prepare for our E3 coverage. My in-laws are coming into town from Australia the day I…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009
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  Shadow Complex: Orson Scott Card’s Empire Meets Super Metroid

  Undertow developer Chair Entertainment has been hard at work on video games based on Orson Scott Card’s Empire novel, the first of which is likely to be the recently trademarked Shadow Complex. Sources claiming to have already played that game told us about their experience with the title, a side-scrolling shooter likened to classics Super…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009
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  Walden: The Game Is In Development

  EA can’t have all the fun turning great books into video games. Tracy Fullerton wants to turn Henry David Thoreau‘s classic into one too. Step aside, Dante’s Inferno and you literary adapters at EA working on 2010’s video game version of the Divine Comedy. Walden: The Game is also in the works. In 1854, Henry…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 29, 2009
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  We Need Your Help!

  Kotaku and Luna need your help. We’ve narrowed down the finalists of our Most Unique job contest and we need you to vote on a winner! 1) Dan Love: Dan is getting ready to head back to Afghanistan for the 3rd time for his job working in public affairs in an Army Special Forces Group.…

  By Chrissie Lamond Published May 29, 2009
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  PS3 Getting Bundled With Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Blu-ray Next Week

  Buy a PlayStation 3 next week and you might just get a free copy of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete on Blu-ray as part of a new bundle for Sony’s console. While not yet officially announced, GameStop locations are receiving copies of the Blu-ray movie based on Final Fantasy VII with instructions…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009
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  Kotaku Robot Wars: The Final Battle

  It’s all come down to this. From thirst five robots down to two. Now Xenosaga’s Kos-Mos and Knights of the Old Republic’s HK-47 square off in the final round of the Kotaku Robot Wars. More than just a battle between fictional robots, the Kotaku Robot Wars has been a battle between human intuition and robot…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009
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  Sony Prepares An Army of Playstation Evangelists

  Earlier this year Sony began quietly readying an army of evangelists to take to the front lines of the escalating console wars. The Experience Playstation Now program had a “beta test” of sorts earlier this month, with Sony employees well-versed in the ins and outs of the Playstation Portable and Playstation 3 setting up temporary…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009
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  Sacre Bleu! The First LEGO Rock Band Trailer

  Yes, LEGO Rock Band is for real. And yes, this alleged E3 trailer is completely in French, which might lead one to believe that somewhere in the European PR pipeline, a leak has sprung. Totally pre-rendered stuff, our first look at LEGO Rock Band in motion via JeuxVideo is as disarming as we’d hoped. Minifigs…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009
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  XSEED’s E3 Lineup Greatly Exceeds Our Expectations

  Publisher XSEED has announced its Wii, DS and PSP heavy E3 2009 lineup, taking the opportunity to announce that its bringing Lunar: Silver Star Harmony and Half-Minute Hero to North American PSPs. The recently announced PlayStation Portable remake of Lunar: Silver Star Story will arrive in English this Fall, thanks to XSEED. It’s also bringing…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009
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  E3: The Great Walk-Off

  Stephen Totilo and I have become quite enamored with Nintendo’s Personal Trainer: Walking. So enamored, in fact, that we’re forcing the entire E3 Kotaku crew to wear the pedometers next week to see which of us puts the most mileage on our soon to be aching feet. Barring someone tossing theirs on a paint mixing…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009
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  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  Me? Probably squat and bupkis, as with the impending arrival of E3 and Sunday’s Kotaku and Meat Bun party, I’ve got my hands full. Crap! And my parents are in town! No games for me. Maybe I’ll be able to sneak in a little Rock Band Unplugged during more private moments, but there’s just too…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009
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  E3 2009 Preview: These Are The Big Shooters, We Reckon

  In one week, E3 will reveal just about every major game you will be able to play in the next year. For shooter fans, these are the big ones expected at the big show: Bioshock 2 – The sequel to one of the most acclaimed and respected games of this generation is getting both a…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 29, 2009
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  Tomorrow Is Your Last Day To Not Get BlizzCon Tickets

  In case you missed out on the first round of BlizzCon 2009 tickets, make sure you make it to the BlizzCon website tomorrow morning to miss out on that batch as well. Just like the amazing vanishing first batch, the remaining BlizzCon tickets go on sale at 10am Pacific time at BlizzCon.com tomorrow. Hopeful ticket…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009
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  Madden NFL 10 Introduces Online Co-op

  EA Tiburon has big plans for this year’s installment of Madden, kicking things off with the announcement of online co-operative play – a first in franchise history. For the first time, two players will be able to take their game online together with online co-op play in Madden NFL 10. Team up online with your…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 29, 2009
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  Square Enix Announces NIER, Front Mission Evolved For E3

  E3 2009 is getting a massive dose of Square Enix next week. The company is bringing along a few games you might expect—Final Fantasy XIII, Dissidia Final Fantasy—and some brand new games. That includes the newly announced NIER, a PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 action adventure from developer cavia. According to official Square Enix word,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009
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  DJ Z-Trip To Demo DJ Hero Live at E3

  Famed mashup DJ Z-Trip will perform sets at E3 next week to help unveil DJ Hero. DJ Hero will also feature DJ Z-Trip as an in-game avatar, according to the artist’s press release. The game will include more than 100 songs spanning a wide variety of genres including hip-hop, R&B, pop, rock and electronica. So…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009
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  Are Our Games Alive?

  By John Gaudiosi Anyone who’s played through a game like Microsoft’s Fable II (who can forget your virtual dog?), BioWare’s Mass Effect (with its robust roster of non-playable characters) or seen Sony’s upcoming Heavy Rain (whose developer, Quantic Dream, promises a new type of relationship between player and character) may have wondered to themselves whether…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009
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  Ico & Yorda Sacks Coming To LittleBigPlanet?

  LittleBigPlanet creators Media Molecule are teasing two new enticing additions to the decorative Sackboy (and Sackgirl) lineup with a new Ico themed teaser image. Happy coincidence, or telling of Team Ico announcements? A full-size version of the Ico LittleBigPlanet mash up is available at fan site LittleBigPlanet Central. And yes, it’s legit, as confirmed by…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 29, 2009