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Well Played
Can 2009 Innovate Itself Out of a Recession?
What does 2009 have in store for the video game industry? A potential sales plummet spurred by no new Rock Band, Sony’s struggle to reinvent itself and a dash of gaming-changing innovation from Nintendo.
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By Brian Crecente
Comment by Archaotic: Why does this whole situation just reek of "Nintendo stealth announces a new Zelda game"? All of these patent... more » | Other threads
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By AJ Glasser
Comment by Superpiccolo: I dunno about this one. I love the whole Rocketeer angle, but I don't know how long it will last.... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Nvidia
CES 09: I Just Played Guitar Hero III... In 3D!!!
3D gaming is huge at CES 2009. It's a great gimmick that blows the mind of the buttoned down conventioneer glassy-eyed from looking at television monitors and cell phones that are 0.01% different this year. More »
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By Michael McWhertor
Comment by ReconToaster.: For some reason, this whole 3-D gaming thing sorta screams "GIMMICK" to me...... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Training Wheels
Developers Respond To Nintendo's Hint System Patent
Today a Nintendo patent came to light for a hint system which would allow gamers to essentially let games play themselves. We reached out to game developers for their opinion on the patent.
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by kauza: Todd Howard actually sounds rather confused by all of this. I'm not sure that I can really glean from 6 Responses | Other threads
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Reverse Delay
Star Ocean Scoots Up A Week
North American fans eager for the next installment of the Star Ocean saga now have a week less to wait, as Square Enix pushes up the release date for Star Ocean: The Last Hope. More »
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by Archaotic: Interesting box art...too bad there isn't a thing in the world Tri-Ace can do to make up for the utter,... 26 Responses | Other threads
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Lazy Sundays
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Halo Wars! No, Robbie Bach isn't bumping up the release and giving me early code, I'll just be playing it as much as possible at CES. That and some Killzone 2. Embargoes be damned! More »
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By Michael McWhertor
Comment by Phronima: Well, my 360 finally red-ringed after 2 years so I dusted off the Wii and decided to play Twilight Princess... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Criterion
New Burnout Legendary Cars Channel KITT, Ecto-1, And The General Lee
Criterion continues to rock the 80's as they reveal the remaining three Legendary DLC Cars for Burnout Paradise, which bear striking similarities to the most well-known vehicles of that decade. More »
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by Crono51: These cars are sweet and everything, but I'd be more eager to pay for an update that brought back Crash 9 Responses | Other threads
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Best Buy
Best Buy Sees a Drop in December Gaming Sales
Despite revenue of $7.5 billion in December, Best Buy still saw a drop in video game sales. More »
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By Brian Crecente
Comment by Nessx007: Who buys their games at best buy anyway?... 31 Responses | Other threads
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Booth wars
CES 09: What Did Microsoft And Sony Bring To Vegas?
Games! Or, I should say, games. Mostly older games, but games nonetheless. CES isn't the place for four year-old tech like the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. But that doesn't mean they're totally absent. More »
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By Michael McWhertor
Comment by Moduserous: Killzone 2 looks to be the first game that makes me spring for a PS3. Games like Little Big Planet... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Game Announce
Atlus Delivers Old School Tokyo Beat Down To DS
Atlus delivers old school beat 'em up gameplay with a badass 70's cop show vibe to the palm of your hand, announcing Tokyo Beat Down, coming in March to the Nintendo DS. More »
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by Saint Anima: Looks darn good for a DS game. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Sony Online Entertainment
EQ 10th Aniversary Book Art Revealed By Uncomfortable-Looking Firiona Vie
A woman dressed up as elven princess Firiona Vie stood off to the side looking uncomfortable at Sony Online Entertainment's private CES unveiling of the EverQuest: The 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition book cover.
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by Thecenturyslayer: She kinda looks like Charlize Theron. 13 Responses | Other threads
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Blizzard'
Death Knights Officially All Over The Place
As mentioned in the Test Realm patch notes we posted on last month, a blue Blizzard post confirms that they are indeed removing restrictions to allow players to create Death Knights on any server. More »
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by Primebuster: Good thing I decided to quit WoW. LOL 12 Responses | Other threads
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Review
Rolando Micro Review: The iPhone's Better LocoRoco
I've been all over the place on Rolando. When I first saw the idea for this LocoRoco-esque iPhone game I was eager to play. When it finally arrived, it struck me as too LocoRoco. More »
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By Brian Crecente
Comment by Jandlecack: More depth and difficulty or not; they blatantly stole the idea, you can tell by just looking at it. I 11 Responses | Other threads
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sucker punch
The Electrifying InFamous CES Trailer
Sucker Punch pulls no punches in this new trailer for their upcoming PlayStation 3-exclusive free-roaming superhero game InFamous, which displays an outstanding disregard for public transportation, and the public in general. More »
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by Allfather Black: Both InFamous and Prototype are going to force me to buy a PS3, but is it just me or do 16 Responses | Other threads
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Phantasy star zero
Phantasy Star Zero Heads West
Phantasy Star fans rejoice! The Nintendo DS entry in the series that hit Japan last month is coming to America, as Sega announces Phantasy Star Zero for U.S. and European release next winter.
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by joefro: Two Phantasy Star games in one year? Thank You Sega! Now how about a new fully online Phantasy Star? It's... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Playstation 3
SOCOM: Confrontation Update Should Be Live, Stats All Sparkly New
SOCOM: Confrontation's 1.30 update should now be available for download on your Playstation 3. More »
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By Brian Crecente
Comment by VilgeDuin: So... It only took 3 months from retail release to finally put out the finished game. And while nullifying all player... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Ding!
Fallout 3 Level Cap Getting Dialed Up To 30
In an interview with Eurogamer, Fallout 3 lead producer Jeff Gardiner reveals that the Broken Steel downloadable content due out in March allow players to take their character all the way to level 30. More » -
massive attack
New Diablo III Screenshots Showcase Supersized Foe
Blizzard has updated the official Diablo III website with a set of four bits of artwork and five new screens, one featuring an opponent that could even the bravest player pee a little. More »
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: Actually Fahey, They showed off this guy in that Gameplay Video where they show the witch doctor and the male/female... 12 Responses | Other threads
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By Brian Crecente
Comment by Mustakrakish: Seems like a horrible HORRIBLE idea to me. Anybody who needs this to complete a game probably shouldn't be playing games 49 Responses | Other threads
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Smedley Speaks
Smedley: Half Of SOE's Business Will Be PS3
Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley is in love with the idea of massively multiplayer games on the PlayStation 3, suggesting that one day the console will account for nearly half of the company's business. More »
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by pcbassist: This is a good point. There's gotta be about 40 or so people playing SWG still, I'm sure they... 10 Responses | Other threads
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anti-piracy
ELSPA Celebrates First Anti-Piracy Raid Of 2009
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association rings in the new year with news of their first anti-piracy raid of 2009, in which they seized computers and more than 1,000 illegally copied games. More »
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by tbombrocks: That really sucks. I wonder if they will give him back his computer?... 26 Responses | Other threads
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hot flashes
Build Your Own Profanity-Filled Mario Level
Retro Sabotage, back at it. Their latest work? This create-a-Mario tool, which allows you to customise a few lines of text that appear in-game as giant banners. Made of coins. More »
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By Luke Plunkett
Comment by Crazyreyn: [www.retrosabotage.com]... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Toys
A Sulky, Expensive Cloud Strife Statue
Can't appeal more directly to the soppy FFVII fan than this, a 13" statue of Cloud standing, sword over shoulder, amidst "the protecting light of Aerith's church with flowers of remembrance at his feet". More »
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By Luke Plunkett
Comment by CatboyMac: That doesn't look like him. Also, FFVIII? And again, X-2 and XII were the apex of the series' gameplay. Thus, they were 23 Responses | Other threads
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Robbie Bach
Once Again, Microsoft Explains Why It Won't Go Blu-ray
Blu-ray won the format war. One HD game console (the PS3) already uses the format. The other one (the Xbox 360) doesn't. Microsoft says it plans to keep it that way. More »
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By Brian Ashcraft
Comment by Prathik: of course MS wont be singing this song, but hey, at least they're being up-front.... 31 Responses | Other threads
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Rumor
Killzone 2 Dated For UK, Europe
It's OK, geography fanboys. We know the UK is technically part of Europe. But we're dealing with two different dates here - one for Britain, one for the continent - so cut us some slack. More »
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By Luke Plunkett
Comment by Shiryu: If only they had let go the £ for the €... 15 Responses | Other threads
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Tomb Raider: Underworld
Lara Croft Sales Aren't Meeting Eidos Expectations
UK game publisher Eidos says Tomb Raider: Underworld sales are below forecasts. Eidos blames the cratering US economy. We blame the high kicks. More »
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By Brian Ashcraft
Comment by grobo: Seriously... Is Kotaku all about exploiting these days? Every other post is some rant about sexy girls, underwear and what 37 Responses | Other threads
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