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#offer
Sega Giving Out Early Access to Bayonetta 360 Demo
No, it's not some preorder bonus. But quantities are limited. Sega's offering 40,000 codes to play the Bayonetta demo early on Xbox 360, but you have to be a registered Sega Pass member to be eligible. More » -
#hotflashes
Saturday Timewaster: Bloktonik
Tipster BulletProof found this Tetrisesque block puzzle with an entrancing soundtrack and passes it along. But more curiously, "Bloktonik" seems to be in development for WiiWare (and for mobile), with a release date TBA. More » -
#legal
Visually Impaired Gamer Sues Sony
GameSpot reports that a man has sued Sony, Sony Online Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment of America, contending the company violates the Americans with Disabilities Act for not making its virtual worlds more easily navigable by the visually impaired. More » -
#weekendreader
The Meta-Narrative That Pulls Back the Curtain for All Games
Was GLaDOS, the artificial intelligence in 2007's critically acclaimed Portal, in fact a game designer? And if so, what does our relationship to the computer, and its abuse of our trust, say about the other games we play? More » -
#l4d2
Valve's Multiplayer Calculus: (360 = PC) > PS3
More provocative tidbits continue to trickle out of Valve, with the Left 4 Dead 2 project lead saying that game won't be coming to PS3 because the console's multiplayer community isn't on par with PC and the Xbox 360. More » -
#stickjockey
NCAA Football, and the Science of Subjectivity
With true-to-life fidelity, my most recent season simulation in NCAA Football 10 found Boise State losing a trap game late in the season and, as the token BCS Buster from a minor conference, paying for it dearly in the polls. More » -
#dealtaku
Weekend Coupons: Prelude to a Black Friday
Walmart kicked off the morning lineup craze three weeks early with its Saturday-only electronics sale. Crecente was there at 7:30 a.m. down there to file a live report, if by "live report" one means, "buy a Blu-Ray player." More » -
#original
Kotaku Originals: Dog Gone
The old dog-ate-my-controller excuse got a guy out of a 5,000 Microsoft Point purchase, plus Gamertag immortality for the scape-pooch, in the No. 1 story of a news-packed week delivered by your humble editors. More » -
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#clips
Finally, Brandish 2
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. More » -
#zelda
Nintendo Won't Commit To A 2010 Zelda
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. More » -
#rumor
Rock Band 3 Will Teach You How To Play Proper Music
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. More » -
#namcobandai
Tales Of Vesperia Is Wii Bound?!
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! More » -
#venezuela
What It's Like To Live Where Games Are Criminalized
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. More » -
#piracy
Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest
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. More » -
#godofwar
God Of War PS2 vs God Of War PS3
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? More » -
#censorship
Germany's Censored L4D2 Runs Faster
Australia isn't the only nation receiving a powercleaned version of Left 4 Dead 2. Germany, no doubt because of the killerspiele hysteria, has a similarly sanitized demo. But guess what, it also runs 40 percent faster. More » -
#eidos
Rumor: Kane & Lynch 2 Has A Very NSFW Level
Eidos sequel to the 2007's Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, likely titled Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days and likely teased in this fascinating but brief video, may be giving your eyeballs more Kane and Lynch than you bargained for. More » -
#dragonage
PC Version of Dragon Age Patched, Explained
The PC version of Dragon Age: Origins got a 1.01 patch not 72 hours after release; lead designer Mike Laidlaw jumped onto BioWare's forums to explain its necessity. More » -
#extras
Notebook Dump: Mass Effect 2's New Helpers, A Failed Quest And More
There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter's notebook but didn't turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we? More » -
#clips
NetFlix In Action on the Playstation 3
This week Netflix started mailing out the disc needed for Playstation 3 owners to use the movie and television streaming service on their consoles. More » -
#wellplayed
Modern Warfare 2 Navigates A Sea Of Second-Guessers
Incensed politicians, angry fans, boycotting retailers: What might be the biggest video game launch in history has more than its share of controversy. More » -
#xbox360
Halo 3 ODST Motorcyle Helmet Perfect For Headshot Protection
While our cats have been enjoying the comfort of Halo helmets for years now, the human market is sadly underserved. At least one human will be well protected, thanks to this Halo 3 ODST motorcycle helmet. More » -
#343industries
Halo Waypoint Will Be What You Make Of It
Yesterday 343 Industries released Halo Waypoint, the Xbox 360 destination for all things Halo. Kotaku spoke to Halo franchise executive producer Josh Holmes about how fans will help determine the direction Waypoint takes.
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#list
Review Round-Up: Dragon Age, Drawn To Life, NBA And More
We reviewed the following games this week. None is called Demon's Souls (Please be patient?). None of them even rhymes with Demon's Souls. But one does star pro wrestlers... like Demon's Souls, right?
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#advertisement
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#review
Rabbids Go Home Review: Strip-Platforming
The only game this fall that lets you shout the clothes of Santa Claus is a platformer without a jump button, a mix of Katamari Damacy and Mario, and another strong third-party original for the Wii. More » -
#rant
Band Hero Track Edits Are Ridiculous
If you are planning on picking up Band Hero because it contains some of your favorite songs, be warned that some of the tunes have beenbutcherededited beyond enjoyment. More » -
#clips
Here's What You'll Miss In The Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Beta
If you're not a PlayStation 3 owner or you aren't planning on preordering Battlefield: Bad Company 2, you won't be seeing this action until at least next month. More » -
#consoletaisen
PSPgo Gives PlayStation A Big Slice Of Japanese Hardware Pie
The Japanese release of Sony's PSPgo may have been low-key in terms of numbers, but we're only getting a look at one day of sales of the platform. It was enough to give Sony the upper hardware hand this week. More »
