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#3drealms
The Fall And Fall Of Duke Nukem Forever
The latest issue of Wired has a great piece by Clive Thompson on the death of Duke Nukem Forever, and the development studio it took with it. More » - Yesterday - December 21, 2009
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#clips
Command & Conquer 4 Trailer All About...Harvesting Tiberium
"Our community loves harvesting Tiberium", enthuses C&C4 producer Raj Joshi in this 5-minute long gameplay demonstration. Do you, community? Really? More » -
#crime
GameStop Clerk Shot During Robbery
An employee at the GameStop store in Orange County, Florida, was shot earlier today during an armed robbery. More » -
#2009yearinreview
2009 In Review: The Shows That Were
I always like to think of the video game industry as being more like the car business than any other creative medium. There's art, yes, and business, but also functionality to consider. Oh, and shows. Big, loud shows. More » -
#dragonquest
Dragon Quest IX Breaks Dragon Quest Sales Records
Square Enix aren't so preoccupied with the success of Final Fantasy XIII that they've forgotten about their other mega-bucks franchise, Dragon Quest IX, and how it's also breaking sales records. More » -
#mmo
Leonard Nimoy To Appear In Star Trek Online
Just like the recent Star Trek movie had two Spocks in it, so too will the upcoming Star Trek MMO, with Zachary Quinto (new Spock) to be joined by Leonard Nimoy (old Spock). More » -
#transformers
Some Artwork From Transformers: War For Cybertron
I am daring to be excited by Transformers: War For Cybertron. Why? Because I love any Transformers not involving Michael Bay, and I especially love the War Within comic series. More » -
#masseffect2
Mass Effect 2 Achievements Revealed
Xbox 360 Achievements has the full list of Mass Effect 2 achievements. None are secret achievements, which means you should take the spoiler alert here seriously. More » -
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#tf2
Try Out Team Fortress 2's Bots
Valve have quietly been tinkering under Team Fortess 2's hood for some time now, and today would like you to try and help them test something out: officially-sanctioned, AI-controlled "bots". More » -
#911
Mom Calls 911 When Kid Won't Stop Playing Console
In Chicago last month, a kid called 911 when the 'rents took away his Xbox 360. Saturday in a Boston suburb a mom dialed the law when her son wouldn't stop playing. Oh yeah, Grand Theft Auto's involved here, too. More » -
#ratings
Dante's Inferno ESRB Rating Sounds Pretty Tame, Boss Penis Physics & All
For a game that features a boss ejecting demonic babies from her nipples and "giant, metal penises" as columns, Visceral Games upcoming Dante's Inferno sounds somehow more tame when the ESRB describes it. Even considering questionable body part physics. More » -
#review
Jurassic: The Hunted Review: Punch a Velociraptor in the Face
In their "other" recently released first-person shooter, Jurassic: The Hunted, Activision forgoes over-used antagonists such as aliens, zombies, demons, and Nazis, and puts dinosaurs back where they belong-right in our cross hairs! More » -
#wtf
Pac-Man vs. Naked, Pole-Dancing Mario, in Russian
If that's not enough to get you to watch, I don't know what is. Seen via N'Gai Croal's Twitter and Patrick Klepek's tumblr today. -
#playstation3
God Of War: Blood & Metal EP Packs In Actual Metal
The impressively ornate—and not exactly cheap—Ultimate Edition version of God of War III will feature more than just the soothing sounds of the God of War trilogy's original score. More » -
#screens
Creepy Bunnies & Bottles of Booze In Last Window Screens
Hotel Dusk's sequel, Last Window: Midnight Promise is real and here's a whole bunch of screens to prove it. A while ago, a listing and box art for the Nintendo DS game were spotted on Japanese retail sites. More »
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#xboxlivearcade
Shadow Complex Is Your XBLA Deal Of The Week
Missed out on Xbox Live Arcade smash Shadow Complex? One of my favorite downloadable games of the year and recent Spike TV VGA award winner is now just 800 Microsoft Points, a deal that lasts only this week. Hurry! -
#business
Take-Two Sells Off Jack Of All Games, Goes All In On Publishing
What would make Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive revise its yearly earnings downward by an impressive $290 million for the year, just four days after previous guidance? The selling of its distribution business, Jack of All Games. More » -
#crime
Missouri Man Serving 10 in the Can for Xbox Live Hookup
A 27-year-old man met a 15-year-old girl over Xbox Live, then drove 30 hours to Central California to have sex with her, and now is looking at 10 years in the federal slammer. More » -
#xbox360
Crackdown 2 Blows Up First Half of 2010
You're already likely well aware that 2010 should be a better year for Xbox 360 games and exclusives, but did you know that one of those, Crackdown 2, may be coming sooner than you had expected? More » -
#magazines
EGM Relaunches In March 2010
Magazine racks will be falling over with joy next March when video game print publication Electronic Gaming Monthly officially returns to bookstores and beyond. The all-new but still familiar EGM has inked a deal with Time/Warner to handle marketing and sales. More » -
#decadeinreview
The Decade That Superhero Movies Beat Video-Game Movies
Ten years ago, superhero films and video-game films were both minor genres. You had your Batman Forever and your Mortal Kombat, but not much else. Both genres blew up in the 2000s, but superhero films won much bigger. For now. [io9] -
#2009yearinreview
2009 In Review: The Controversies
Looking back on 2009's many kerfuffles and foofaraws, it may not have been the most contentious year the gaming industry has ever seen. But it certainly was among the most entertaining. More » -
#sega
Bayonetta Sneaks Out Early At Retail For Some
Sega's official street date for the PlatinumGames-developed action game Bayonetta isn't until January for North America and Europe, but some gamers have found the game already sitting on store shelves. More » -
#happyholidays
Happy Holidays From Fallen Earth
There might not be any snow in the post-apocalyptic world of the MMO Fallen Earth, but that won't stop the Wastelanders from building Dirtmen while waiting for the Seasonal Arctic Network of Toy-based Altruism to arrive. More » -
#contest
Kotaku Tekken Contest Winners Announced Right Here
Earlier this month we announced a Tekken cosplay/haiku contest, and readers did not disappoint with their submissions. We have winners to announce! The lucky five need to send me their contact info. Details below.
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#psn
Fat Princess Gets Fifth Finger, Release Date For Japan
After suffering a short delay, it appears that PlayStation Network game Fat Princess will be released in Japan on Christmas Day. And the reason for that delay? Previous speculation about a lack of fingers may have been accurate. More » -
#podcast
5th Cell's Jeremiah Slaczka Draws Your Questions During This Week's Podcast
The very creative creative director behind Scribblenauts and the Drawn to Life is hanging with our own Stephen Totilo this week, taking your calls and answering your queries with a vocabulary of more than 22,800 individual words.
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#2009yearinreview
A 2009 View From The Top: One Man's Year Making Assassin's Creed II
If you made Assassin's Creed II this year, it was a good year — even if you had to trim the game, even if things didn't click until August, even if, for five minutes, you had to suppress your accent. More » -
#playstation3
Final Fantasy XIII Gives PS3 Its Biggest Week In Japan, Passes 1.5 Million
Looks like Square Enix's newest numbered Final Fantasy is off to a good start, giving the PlayStation 3 a not-too-surprising surge in sales in Japan, according to early figures from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain. More » -
#clips
Create Your Army Of Two: The 40th Day Mask Online Right Now
Why wait until the 12th to design your mask and armor for Army of Two: The 40th Day, when you can create them right now via EA's online Army of Two mask and armor creator? More » -
#demo
Divinity II Demo Out Now
Between now and Friday, I'm loading up on every free or borrowed video game-related thing I can to keep me from going out and buying anything before Christmas. The Divinity II demo fills the bill nicely. More » -
#playstation3
Demon's Souls' Pure White Christmas Starts Today
Adventuring in the kingdom of Boletaria is going to be just a little bit easier this week, as PlayStation 3 role-playing game Demon's Souls switches to "Pure White World Tendency" today in recognition of the Winter Solstice. Wuzzat, you say? More » -
#announcement
The 2009 Video Game Year In Review Starts Here... Now
Don't get dizzy now, but fresh off of previewing Gaming In 2010, Kotaku will spend much of this week looking back at Gaming in 2009. How will you remember 2009? We've got some plans to reminisce of our own. More » -
#screengrab
Vault Boy Cookies Activate Cannibal Perk
Forget gingerbread men this Christmas — you know you want tasty Vault Boys instead. Spotted on Bethesda's blog, these delicious-looking treats were crafted using a "tortured" gingerbread man cookie cutter and the Joy of Cooking's "Rich Rolled Cookie" recipe. More » -
#screens
Pretty Pictures From BioShock 2
Totilo's shining BioShock 2 preview was big on words, but where were the images? Here are the images, and they are just as lovely and enthralling as the experience Mr. Totlio describes. More » -
#preview
BioShock 2 Preview: Maybe It Was Needed After All
It's hard not to start playing BioShock 2 without thinking about it as one of the most unnecessary sequels in gaming. It is easy, however, once playing has begun to recognize it as a very promising game. More »
