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GamePro magazine recently went quarterly but that doesn't mean you should count it out. The folks over at GamePro just dropped their cover on the net, saying that the new "periodical" is the last great video game magazine. More »
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I heard yesterday that games journalist Brandon Sheffield gave a tough interview to some of the guys who made Rage, this week's big new first-person shooter. More »
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This weekend, Bill Kunkel passed away. He was 61. More »
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Metacritic's founder made a little bit of a stir earlier in the week when he went on the A Jumps B Shoots podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics, one of them being that game reviewers were obligated to "review all the shit," not just good games or those expected to sell well. GamePro followed up for a clarification of his remarks. More »
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There's a lot we can learn from furries. While animal costumes might not be your thing, Lauren Rae Orsini says that they have inspired her as a journalist. More »
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There's stupid, and there's stupid. According to the country's biggest newspaper, South Korea's Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation ran a segment that sounds rather "thick". This might not be the dumbest TV news reporting on gaming ever, but it's up there. More »
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On October 20, Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione succumbed to lung cancer at a suburban Dallas hospital. The 79 year-old entrepreneur shook up both magazine publishing and Hollywood. Like many people, he also enjoyed video games. More »
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After nearly seventy days, the 33 Chilean miners have finally been rescued from over 2,300 feet underground. As the entire world celebrates, the area is swarming with reporters and journalists. It's a media circus! Cue the headline puns. More »
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The idea that Rockstar Games was making "Grand Theft Auto: Rothbury" - whether or not a ghastly crime was committed there - was so sensationally ridiculous that when The Daily Star alleged such a plan, I ignored it. Rockstar didn't. More »
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In November 2009, golfer Tiger Woods' life changed forever. So did TV news in Taiwan. More »
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"I was a fool for mentioning video games in the first place," writes the famed movie critic. "I would never express an opinion on a movie I hadn't seen." More »
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Journalists in video games are as diverse and wide ranging as journalists in the real world. More »
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A small percentage of Japanese housewives lose themselves in torrid love affairs. An even tinier percentage become heavily addicted to online games, a new book claims. More »
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Gamers get tons of swag, and we post just about all of it here on Kotaku. But there's one thing we've never shown off. More »
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A report on news.com.au says that a former editor for Zoo Weekly, an Australian "lads mag", has been sacked after making public an email from Rockstar, developers of the Grand Theft Auto series, demanding more "favourable coverage" from the writer. More »
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What did CNN decide to do after covering out-of-print Japanese adult computer game Rapelay years after the title was originally released? Follow that up with more blown out of proportion with an expert's opinion. More »
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In early January, a Japanese news program did a piece on "netoge haijin" or "online game invalids". A follow-up to that report has appeared, and some believe the segment is fake. More »
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Apparently! Some people read Japanese game magazines like Famitsu when scans leak early onto the internet. Other people actually buy the print publications. But how many? More »
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Japanese game magazine Famitsu has four separate critics score games on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best score. The four scores are then tallied, and 40 is perfecto. More »
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A unanimous ruling by the Federal Trade Commission today would update truth-in-advertising language to require the disclosure of "material connections" - hint, hint "cash or an in-kind payment to review a product" - by the recipient of such considerations. More »
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Not one to back away from controversy, Electronic Arts today mailed out real checks payable to game reviewers for $200. More »
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The title is self-explanatory. But here are the details: More »
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One year ago today I started officially blogging for Kotaku. What better way to celebrate this anniversary than by ticking off a list of journalists that appear in video games? More »
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Lock up your daughters! Over at website Overclock 3D, forum member "mayhem" has discovered "porno" in UK game magazines. More »
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The Federal Trade Commission, it seems, has determined that bloggers aren't journalists, or should at least be treated differently. More »
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Longtime silent champion/nitpicker of the British gaming press, The RAM Raider, has a post on their blog highlighting Eidos' latest alleged public relations faux pas, this time involving review scores and cover placement for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum. More »
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Electronic Gaming Monthly died, then was risen. But when it makes its eventual return, it won't be in any form, shape or guise you're used to. More »
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Don't believe everything you see on television — even when it's reported by a major Japanese television network — and especially when reported by TBS, it seems. More »
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Stephen Totilo is leaving his MTV Multiplayer gig to join the ranks of Kotaku as our new Deputy Managing Editor. Why would Totilo do such a thing? He explains the transition in a new interview. More »
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An Online Journalism Blog article says that traditional news outlets need to start making video games that either replace or improve the delivery of news stories. More »
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Not surprising as conservative columnist and author George Will often makes snide remarks — and often about things he knows nothing about. More »
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Friday will be popular gaming pundit N'Gai Croal's last day at Newsweek. The well-known game journalist took a buyout from the magazine publisher and plans to move more toward the development side of gaming. More »
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It's a strange headline, yes, but that's how the world goes sometimes. Shacknews founder Steve Gibson has revealed that his site has indeed been bought by games rental outlet GameFly. More »
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Hick news channel WTNH's bleeding edge report on Crave's Baby Pals for the DS had a few holes in it. One of the biggest was the fact the channel didn't bother contacting the game's publisher. Oops. More »
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Does the Crave DS game "Baby Pals" really say "Islam is the light" when you give your tot a bath? Of course not. That's ridiculous. Doesn't stop WTNH from reporting it, though!
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Gamecock founder Mike Wilson has been in talks with the owner of eBay-listed gaming magazine Hardcore Gamer about a potential purchase, Wilson confirmed to Kotaku today. More »
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Let's recap: at the same time Ziff Davis were offloading the 1UP Network, lesser-known magazine Hardcore Gamer also went up for sale. On...eBay. And not a collection of mags. The magazine itself. More »
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More than 80 years ago the movie rating star system was born in the New York Daily News. More »
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Earlier this week, Forbes writer Peter C. Beller made a tit of himself when he swallowed some Activision PR and reprinted it in his article on Bobby Kotick. Today, surprisingly, he stands by it. More »
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Sorry to keep hitting you with these bad news stories. Maybe things will get happier next week. But today, things are bleak, with news now that Microsoft's Gamerscore blog team have been laid off. More »
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