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Egm
The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
1UP is a husk. EGM is dead. Sad news, especially for subscribers, especially for those anticipating what would have been the magazine's 20th anniversary issue. But hey, chin up, here's your silver lining. More »
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By Luke Plunkett
Comment by KaneRobot: I've bitched about EGM earlier today, but I will say it's a damn shame this mag doesn't get a true... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Level 5
Yes, Yes, White Knight Chronicles Is Getting A North American Release
In an announcement that should surprise no one, developer Level 5 has confirmed its PS3 exclusive White Knight Chronicles is getting a North American release. More » -
Ces09
Microsoft Inch Further Up The LittleBigPlanet Bandwagon With Kodu
Remember last year, we brought word of "Buko", an XNA title that Microsoft were quietly showing off which sounded suspiciously like LittleBigPlanet? Well it's not quiet anymore, they just showed it during the CES keynote. More »
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By Luke Plunkett
Comment by MikeJames: Im calling it rite now.LITTLEBIGPLANET KILLER. KODU will take SACKBOY to school.... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Sony
Sony Pictures Dates Ghostbusters Game
The release date for the Ghostbusters game has been announced by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in a Ghostbusters Blu-ray movie release — accidently announced, maybe! Doh. More »
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By Brian Ashcraft
Comment by Chozothebozo: I'M READY TO BUST GHOSTS! ARE YOU?! 8 Responses | Other threads
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Ces09
Halo Wars Demo Dated, Release Brought Forward
Microsoft's Robbie Bach just announced during the company's CES keynote that a demo for Ensemble's swansong title, Halo Wars on the 360, will be made available for download on Xbox Live on February 5. More »
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By Luke Plunkett
Comment by Ranzell: I've never played a good console RTS, and I doubt I ever will. All strategy games are meant for the 18 Responses | Other threads
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potsdam
Nintendo Does Not See Decline In Sight For DS Sales (World Domination)
After selling millions and millions of DS units, you'd think Nintendo president Satoru Iwata would be bracing himself for a decline in sales. Heck, no! More »
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By Brian Ashcraft
Comment by Trygle12 is waiting on Disgaea 2 Portable: Yes! Whole new markets for 15 Dollar flashcarts! The DS isn't that bad, yet I predict things could be worse if... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Microsoft
CES 09: Liveblogging Microsoft's CES Keynote: Just The Games
Keynotes have changed. Microsoft's 2009 CES keynote is being helmed by CEO Steve Ballmer, the first not to be delivered by founder Bill Gates. It's also going to be light on video game content.
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By Michael McWhertor
Comment by Brian Crecente: wait, 10 billion hours? That's like 1.1 million years. Can that be right. Even if you count all 28 million 5 Responses | Other threads
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News
Serious Games Competition Is Serious Business
Whosegame is right in the middle of their first annual Serious Games competition which runs from Dec. 8, 2008 to Mar 31, 2009. More »
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By AJ Glasser
Comment by killah101: Ws t rlly ncssry t s "srs". Tm t hr mr crtv ppl rckn.... 3 Responses | Other threads
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The Horror
Dead Rising Wii Costumes Are 50% nothankyou.jpg
Dead Rising Wii has more costumes. But what kind of costumes? The latest issue of Famitsu has pictures revealing two of them, one familiar, one...unwanted. More »
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By Luke Plunkett
Comment by suya123: I can never unsee that now. Good god, why Kotaku why!? 5 Responses | Other threads
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Impressions
Three Things I Liked About X-Blades
The last game in the world I expected to like anything about is X-Blades – it’s a blatantly sexist, shallow anime rip-off with a paper-thin plot. More » -
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aaron greenberg
Microsoft Dates PlayStation 3 Price Drop For Springtime
The PlayStation 3 will get a price drop in 2009. It just has to if Sony wants the console to keep up, install base-wise. Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg agrees and expects a cheaper PS3 within months. More »
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By Michael McWhertor
Comment by crabperson: Wow, the competitors are telling us when another console's price will drop? Has it really come to this?... 24 Responses | Other threads
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Clips
Rickrolling Finally Comes To LittleBigPlanet
Clearly, this was just a matter of time. But for someone to record an attempted shot-by-shot remake of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" in Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet makes it worth the time. More »
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By Michael McWhertor
Comment by PedroTsuba: NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP! 12 Responses | Other threads
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Spore
First Spore Expansion, "Galactic Adventures" Due In Spring
Super sim Spore will get its first expansion pack in the form of Galactic Adventures this Spring, according to an invite from Electronic Arts. And, no, the Spore Creepy and Cute Parts Pack doesn't count! More » -
Harmonix
CES 09: Don't Count On Rock Band 3 This Year, Expect Beatles Game Instead
Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos says that Rock Band may be taking the year off in 2009, with the developer focusing its efforts on the Beatles game it announced in October. Instead, expect more music.
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By Michael McWhertor
Comment by Silveth: I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus's garden.... with this game. 30 Responses | Other threads
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Xbox Live Arcade
CES 09: XBLA Doritos Game Downloaded Almost 1 Millon Times
Advergaming is huge. At least that's the takeaway from Microsoft's John Kroese, who revealed that the Mike Borland and Ninja Bee developed Doritos' Dash of Destruction racked up almost a million downloads in December. More »
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By Michael McWhertor
Comment by Ryan Saotome: Easiest 200 points ever 11 Responses | Other threads
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Home
Red Bull Coming to Home This Week
Red Bull island, complete with Red Bull air racing, is coming to Home this week, hopefully free of the lines that have made bowling feel so restrictive in the virtual Playstation 3 world. More » -
Nintendo
Reggie: Nintendo Listens To Its Fans, Honest
If you're feeling a bit neglected by the folks at Nintendo of America, now that it's at the top of the console market heap, President Reggie Fils-Aime wants you to know that they're listening. More »
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By Michael McWhertor
Comment by Dragon164z: Listening is only part of the equation, Reg.... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Games And Health
Tetris Spells Trauma Relief
Researches at the Oxford University in England have discovered that the effects of traumatic stress can be dampened by something as simple as playing a bit of Tetris. More » -
Pinball
The Kinetics of Pinball
The man behind such pinball greats as Fun House, the Addams Family and The Twilight Zone, Pat Lawlor, recently sat down with Gamasutra to discuss the history and design of pinball games. More »
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By Brian Crecente
Comment by Vitalz: Who the hell still plays pinball these days? Wasn't that shit big back in the 80s?... 10 Responses | Other threads
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Electronics
CES 09: Audiovox Puts PlayStation 2s In Your Car, Dawg
Yo, dawg, Audiovox heard you like the PlayStation 2 and car ownership. So it co-branded with Sony on a PlayStation 2 for your car so you can play games while you drive. More »
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By Michael McWhertor
Comment by dae_giovanni: Is that 'Yo, Dawg' business a callback to Pimp My Ride? Or a thinly-veiled expresion of your belief that black people 26 Responses | Other threads
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The Boll Cut
Uwe Boll Receives Four Razzie Nominations
The Golden Raspberry Awards are the anti-Oscars, celebrating the worst that film has to offer, so it comes as no surprise that our favorite video game movie director Uwe Boll be nominated for four. More »
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by Dryden: In other news, M. Night Shyamalan's next horror film is reportedly centered around an everyman-aspiring writer/director/producer that dumb lucks his 18 Responses | Other threads
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Left 4 Dead
Major Left 4 Dead Update Coming Very Soon to PC, Console
Valve will be announcing a major update to the software development kit for PC users and downloadable content details for the Xbox 360 "very soon", a company spokesman told Kotaku today.
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Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart
Wii, PS3 See Hardware Sales Gains In Japan
The holidays were very good to Nintendo in Japan, with hardware sales big enough to translate to a second bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Eve. We're talking 380,000 game machines moved in a week.
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Comment by Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN: Nothing to see here people...move along... Is anyone really surprised by these numbers? Really?... 14 Responses | Other threads
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They So Crazy
GameCrazy Offers Street Fighter Coinage For SFIV Pre-Orders
Take a gander at this special, limited edition commemorative Street Fighter IV coin, available exclusively to folks who pre-order Capcom's next big fighting game from retailer GameCrazy. More »
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By Mike Fahey
Comment by ...: damnit! do i want the coin or the headband. somebody help me decide :(... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Gotygoty
The 2008 GOTY GOTYs: The Best of the Best
Last year Multiplayer came up with a great idea: sorting through all of the Game of the Year Awards to pick one conclusive winner. This year, I'm stealing that idea, and not making it better.
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By Brian Crecente
Comment by Wubby: Only game that doesnt belong is saints row 2... 26 Responses | Other threads
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Feature
An American (McGee) In Shanghai
Like most stories, this starts with a girl. Rather, this starts with a boy chasing a girl — to Hong Kong. The boy wasn't a boy, but developer American McGee. And the girl?
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digital download
Saint's Row 2 Hits Steam
The nice folks at Valve have just informed us that THQ's open-world gangbanger simulation Saint's Row II is now available to download and play on your PC via Steam. More » -
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Ubisoft Makes Grey's Anatomy Game Official
Though most likely perturbed by having their fun ruined by the ESRB last month, Ubisoft has gone ahead and made Grey's Anatomy for the Nintendo Wii, DS, and PC official. More » -
PSN Exclusive
Creat And Tikgames Bring Cuboid To PSN
Creat and Tikgames are combining gamers' craving for puzzles with their deep-seated love of geometric shapes, resulting in Cuboid, a new puzzler coming soon to the PlayStation Network. More »
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