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#cccp
Classic Arcade Posters For The Proletariat
As we've covered, the Soviet Union didn't just have big tanks and long lines for potatoes. It also had video games. But those games didn't just sell themselves! Like everything else, they needed to be advertised. More »
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#wow
WoW's Official Magazine Finally Breaks Cover
The official World of Warcraft magazine, which has been coming for what feels like years now, still isn't out. That's the bad news. Good news? The mag's site finally gives us a good look at the publication. More »
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#pc
Report: The Most Pirated Games Of 2009
Sales figures can be an impressive thing, but so too can the figures showing how many times a game has been pirated. OK, maybe not "impressive". "Disappointing" might be a more suitable term. More » -
#teaser
What Exactly is Konami's "Piece Walker" Site Getting At?
This site is not the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker portal. This site is. So what exactly is Konami touting with this picture of sneaky Snake equipping a box. What's going on? More » -
#tsa
In-Flight Electronics Rules Eased After Two-Day Crackdown
The Associated Press is reporting that increased security measures on international flights inbound to the United States have been eased. The government has not publicly announced any changes, but the AP's report cites unnamed airline officials "familiar with the matter." More » -
#clips
Two New Mass Effect 2 Trailers: Assassin and Savage
Mass Effect 2 trailers! (*fires shotgun*) Mass Effect 2 trailers here! (*fires shotgun*) Get your Mass Effect 2 trailers! Who's ready? (*fires shotgun*) Mass Effect 2 trailers! More » -
#rumor
Rumor: EA Sports' New Title is a Wii Football Trainer
Earlier this month, EA Canada's community manager tweeted that the company would announce a new sports title in January. Rumor now has it the game is an (American) football-based trainer with NFL branding. More » -
#fight
Which NES Classic is Truest to Fighting Style: Kung Fu, or Karate Champ?
A third-degree black belt in American Karate, with experience in five other martial arts, assessed the NES' Kung Fu and Karate Champ to determine which 2D 8-bit game most accurately presents its eponymous fighting style. More » -
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#sale
Get Fallout 3 Game Add-Ons For 400 Microsoft Points [UPDATE]
All five Fallout 3 game add-ons (Mothership Zeta, Point Lookout, Broken Steel, The Pitt and Operation Anchorage) are only 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live today. More » -
#bs
Tabloid's Most Outrageous Claim Ever: Wii Boxing is "Dangerously Lifelike"
Hey, you know what makes a domestic violence arrest funny and lighthearted? Wii Boxing. At least according to one supermarket tabloid's interpretation of what went down between Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller. More » -
#violenceinvideogames
Batman Comic Book Writer Advocates More Video Game Violence?
Landry Walker, writer on comic book Batman: The Brave and The Bold, recently played Batman: Arkham Asylum and did not like what he saw. In his own words, "Batman doesn't get shot. He doesn't get shot, because he's Batman." More » -
#shopping
Not Exactly a Quote That Inspires Hope for Retail Season
The New York Times took a first look at holiday sales and, while finding that it didn't suck as bad as last year for retailers, found someone to remind us that stores aren't the only ones deserving of concern. More » -
#screengrab
Would You Pay $700 For A SNES In Your Pocket?
Spotted on eBay via Technabob. The creator says at full charge it runs about two hours and s/he omitted the L and R buttons because "they are rarely, if ever, used." -
#mmo
Study: Female Everquest II Players Still Logging More Hours, Still Not Honest About It
Men may be the more stereotyped hardcore gaming gender, but a study of Everquest II players published in the Journal of Communication says that women regularly out-MMO men—but that women aren't as honest about the hours logged gaming. More » -
#clips
Assassin's Creed Fan Film Shows You How Altair Lost His Finger
High quality fan films can enrich video game lore as much as yaoi fanfiction damages it by filling plot holes and visualizing pieces of the game's back story we only hear about in passing. More » -
#podcast
Xbox Live's Major Nelson Takes Your Calls During This Week's Podcast
Microsoft's Xbox Live director of programming, Major Nelson, will be our guest host on the Kotaku call-in podcast this week, filling in for ... me. The good Major joins Crecente live, Wednesday, ready to field your live calls.
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#coolness
Pac-Man Bracelet Goes Waka Waka On Your Wrist
This hand drawn, handmade bracelet features Pac-Man and Ghosts in a never ending circle. It was drawn as a vector image and then screened onto acetate and layered into durable clear resin. Neato! -
#clips
Oh Yeah, That Other Final Fantasy Release
It may not look, sound, or play quite as good as its numbered big brother, but the recently released Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers does have one advantage over Final Fantasy XIII - I can understand it. More » -
#ps4
Report: Sony Working On Multi-Core Design For PS4
Just because Sony said that the PS3 would have a ten year life span, that doesn't mean the company isn't apparently moving forward with the PlayStation 4. More » -
#review
Need For Speed: SHIFT Micro-Review: Changing Gears
Following a reboot of the long-running arcade racing series on consoles, EA Mobile shows the iPhone Need For Speed's more serious side. More » -
#officialkotakuforum
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Little known fact: Crecente was once a fencer - and not of stolen goods. At least I think he was; he spoke of it often back in our Denver days. He could have been bluffing against my rapier-like wit. More » -
#feature
Can The West Cosplay With The Best Of Them?
There is a stereotype — an unfair stereotype — that Westerners cannot cosplay. More » -
#wellplayed
Terror at 30,000 Feet: Game-Free Transcontinental Flights?
I found myself doing something strange as I prepared for a 14 hour flight back to the United States this week: Buying games. More » -
#infinityward
Something Modern Warfare 2 Got Wrong About Pakistan
Pakistani reader Saad was thrilled when he heard that Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was getting a multiplayer map set in the city he calls home, Karachi. That is, until he played it. More » -
#gallery
A Bayonetta You Can Touch And Pose
Well, not quite yet. The unpainted prototype for Square Enix's Play Arts branded Bayonetta figurine was revealed at this year's Tokyo Game Show. At the Jump Festa this month, a painted version was finally shown. More » -
#gallery
What Japanese Erotic Game Voice Actresses Look Like, Part 2
It's their voices that players fall in love with, but here is a look at the some of the biggest names in the eroge voice business. This is what they look like. More » -
#japan
The Year I Appeared In A Comiket Doujinshi With Hideo Kojima
As 2009 draws to a close, it's time to look back and reflect. A lot has happened, and a lot has not. Funny, that. But it's not over yet, and there's still things left to be done. More » -
#clips
Call Him "Xbox 360 Kid"
The Nintendo 64 Kid has found his modern replacement: the Xbox 360 Kid. But pawing at the box has been replaced with "air running" and some box humping. Squealing, too. Kids, today! More » -
#gallery
New Fist of The North Star Screens/Art Already Dead
In March 2010, Tecmo Koei is bringing post-apocalyptic martial arts manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) to the PS3 and the Xbox 360 in Japan. More » -
#zelda
Zelda Producer Wanted More Crossbow Training, "More, Better FPS" From Nintendo
Eiji Aonuma, master of all things Zelda at Nintendo, was a big fan of Link's Crossbow Training. So big, in fact, he wanted to make a sequel to the Wii Zapper launch title. More » - Yesterday - December 27, 2009
