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Pirating new video games is a crime. But there's long been a rather grey area around the piracy of old games. And when I say old, I don't mean 2008 old. I mean 1988 old. More »
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Commenter Paradox Me believes there's plenty of room in video games for more wise, experienced, and humorously nostalgic old men, leading the charge or just kicking back and telling us all about how Speak Up on Kotaku was better when they were kids. More »
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The Old Republic world designer Jesse Sky and his team are responsible for creating Flashpoints, moments of group-based galactic crisis in the game on the same level as the Death Star battle. No pressure. More »
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Clearly getting out of the way of the release of Executive Assistant Iris #3, comic publishers are releasing just two four video-game-themed comics today. Sorry for skipping last week and not getting to post about this Dead Space Extraction comic. More »
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In Japan, Santa Claus does not have a beard — just a mustache, and an eyepatch. Oh yes; your dreams are almost true. This Christmas, MGS4 and LittleBigPlanet become one. More »
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When I got the first email about this I thought perhaps it was some shipping mistake, but as more reports come in, it seems like something else my be afoot. Apparently, folks who have purchased Guitar Hero III from Wal-Mart are reporting that the game comes with the old guitars rather than the new ones. This problem seems to extend to both the PS and Xbox 360 versions of the game. So, if you were planning on picking up the game from Wal-Mart and you really want that wireless Les Paul, you may want to consider going to another retailer or at the very least, be sure to check the front of the box before you purchase. More »
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The New York Times has a piece up on James Cameron's $200 million sci-fi epic Avatar. The film, as Cameron explains, is a mix of CG characters and CG environments with live-action and live environments. And how does he plan to capture this? He (and his computer experts) have designed a special camera that allows him to view actors proformances in the film's virtual environment in real time. Cameron says: More »
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Here's another reason to kill off the old: They're playing the Wii today and you're not. Nintendo decided to set up a booth at the annual AARP convention in Anaheim. More »
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More glad tidings from the land of PSP! Electronic Arts has confirmed its EA Replay collection, which will be a nice budget series of adventures for the nostalgic. More »
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I was just talking to a friend the other day about the gamer generation gap that's opening like some saliva-strung maw. In a culture where the elitism is as pungent as the body odor, it was bound to happen. More »
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