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When A Real Band Tried Rock Band…

6:00AM Stephen Totilo | By Leigh Alexander. It may be the Summer of Gaming here at Kotaku, but for many Brooklyn neighborhoods, the season’s long, hot days mean just one thing: weeks of non-stop band shows. No, not Rock Band — real bands. Is there common ground? More »
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Have We Reached Exercise Game Saturation?

5:00AM Brian Ashcraft | Get up off your arse. Move, move, move. It’s summertime! No need to go outside. Video games can you become active and maybe even lose weight. This is hardly new, but have we reached saturation? More »
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Backyard Adaptations Of Video Game Classics

6:00AM Brian Crecente | Growing up meant summers spent outside for me. Long days locked outside with no hope of returning home until the sun fell and my parents called us for dinner. More »
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And Now For The Games Inspired By Summer Blockbusters…

6:00AM Luke Plunkett | We took a look yesterday at the games based on Summer’s biggest blockbuster movies. Today, let’s switch things up, and look at the games inspired by the movies. More »
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Thanks, Hollywood, For These “Summer Blockbusters”

3:40AM Luke Plunkett | Summer means sun. Weeks off school, days off work, Coronas under a palm tree as a sea breeze washes over you. But it also means it’s time for Hollywood’s big shebang: the summer blockbusters. More »
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Turning Summer Movies Into Games: Dos And Don’ts

12:00PM Michael McWhertor | The video game industry has longed enjoyed riding on the coattails of Hollywood, turning summer blockbuster films into what should be easily profitable video game adaptations. But things don’t always turn out as planned. More »
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Kotaku’s 2009 Summer Reading List

4:30AM Mike Fahey | Summertime is here, and it’s time to hit the beach, splash in the waves, and bask in the sun with a little ultra-portable gaming, courtesy of Kotaku’s 2009 Summer Reading List. More »