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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 » -
#impressions
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Impressions: Modern Warfare, Too
With the subtlety of a tank, EA is making it clear: Battlefield Bad Company 2 is the company's contender to Call of Duty's throne. More » -
#impressions
Mass Effect 2 Impressions: Looks Better, Shoots Differently, Doesn't Overheat
Freeze-bullets. Framerates. Interactive cut-scenes. Even old friends from other Mass Effect games (yes, plural). These are some of the things, new or improved, that I recently saw in Mass Effect 2. More » -
#activision
Activision: Improvement In Consumer Experience Will Outweigh Modern Warfare 2 PC Complaints
On an earnings call today, Activision president Mike Griffith said his company is "not overly concerned" about gamer complaints regarding the lack of support for dedicated servers in the PC version of Modern Warfare 2. More » -
#oldnews
Old News '96: BioWare Started For $100,000
Before they were a part of Electronic Arts and bringing Dragon Age: Origins to the masses, BioWare was small and scrappy. And one of their founders walked around the office barefoot. More » -
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#screengrab
Pixelated For Halloween
Suitably late, old-School Halloween costume as seen at kindacarsick (via Harvey Smith's Twitter feed). More » -
#modernwarfare2
Announcing The Return Of Kotaku's Game Club, For Modern Warfare 2
Attention to those of you planning to play Modern Warfare 2. Read this first, so that you can play — and discuss — the game with the rest of Kotaku.
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#sacrifice
Diaries Of Game-Shunning Children
"Day 15 - I wanted to play on the Wii but cooked a banana cake instead." That's an excerpt from a diary of a nine-year-old who gave up video games for 30 days. More » -
#wii
How Many Hours People Play EA And Activision's Wii Games
EA and Activision have released dozens of games on the Wii, and sold a bunch. But once people get these games home, how much do they play them? I pulled the stats. Some results are pretty. Not all. More » -
#review
Domo Games Micro-Review: No Thanks, Nintendo
If there's a good Nintendo and a bad Nintendo, then the release of five linked, downloadable games on the DSi represents that latter corporate personality at its worst. More » -
#strategy
Losing At Video Games Makes This Man Better
Normally, throwing one's controller into one's pool is not recommended. But, if that action can be linked to success in non-gaming endeavors, maybe you should do it. It works for one successful person interviewed recently by The Oklahoman. More » -
#nintendo
Report: North Korean Military Digs Clams, Exports Fake Nintendo Games
One would think that the North Korean military is primarily involved with matters of combat. But, as recounted in one amazing Washington Post paragraph, they do other things: More » -
#wii
Rabbids Developers Remembered Wii's Neglected Features
The Wii has more special features than motion-sensitive controllers, a stand that tilts the system back and a power cord. The developers of Ubisoft's latest Wii game seem to have remembered and decided to support some more neglected Wii features. More » -
#screengrab
Dedication To Dedicated Servers Earns EA At Least 60 Bucks
As seen on the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 blog, where, I'll guess, the redacted words include "Infinity" and "Ward." More » -
#michaelfahey
Let's Spy On Fahey
Here at Kotaku today, there's a sense of emptiness due to Mike Fahey's day off. If only there was a way to invade his privacy and, say, snoop through his Dragon Age playing history. Ah, but there is! More » -
#multiplayer
Developer: The Bosses Mandated Stranglehold's Unnecessary Multiplayer Mode
Why do some games have multiplayer? Because the executives demand it, even if the developers don't want it. As explained in a recent account of goings on at Midway. More » -
#research
Study: Playing Games Hurts Income, By The Minute
Studies about video games say the darnedest things. Either it is plainly obvious that being a gamer hurts your income — because you have to spend money on these games! — or there is a mathematical revelation here. More » -
#list
Kotaku Review Round-Up: Tekken, Forza, GTA And More
We cannot stop new games from coming out, but we can at least review them. Here's what we reviewed last week, for those who may have missed them. Click each thumbnail for a link to each review. More »
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#wii
The 10 Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of Nov 1)
Lots to discuss about these stats this month, as Call of Duty rises to fourth and Guitar Hero III begins to dip. Remember, the numbers show hours:minutes, lifetime, for these games. More » -
#lostplanet2
Takeuchi: Japanese Gamers Need Western Gamers' Curiosity
Usually, when a country's gaming scene struggles, game creators take the heat. But an Edge interview with Lost Planet 2 producer Jun Takeuchi suggests gamers could also be to blame. More » -
#guess
Which Game Was That Again?
An Amazon review begins: "i got game n kil rat mutate over n over untl bad dude kil me ouch. i like game lot n rats r cool n stuff wen thety mutate n try to kill me daed ouch!" More » -
#ds
Behold The Single-Player Fighting Game
Did you know people made single-player fighting games? I played one last week. More » -
#review
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 Review: A Game For Smart People
You can read here a wrestling game review, written by a lapsed wrestling fan (me!). But first, I challenge Flower fans and Ico lovers to find a better gaming subject for their college thesis than Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010. More » -
#column
can videogames be our friends?
This morning a videogame literally forced me to say "I love you", enunciating every syllable perfectly, clearly enough for a computer program to register, before it would allow me to progress. More » -
#extras
Notebook Dump: My First DSi-Only Cartridge, Gears 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 » -
#ps3
But PlayStation Home Is A Priority Now, Says SCEA Exec
A recent report from Europe indicated that PlayStation Home was no longer a Sony priority. I checked with the U.S. office where a different tune is being sung. In the grand, Kotaku-Sony-Home tradition, let's reprint their e-mail response in full.
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#dlc
Capcom Bullish On More Paid Downloadable Content
During the early part of 2009 Capcom received mixed reactions from readers of sites like this one regarding the release of downloadable content for Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter. The company is moving ahead with more. More » -
#nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. Nearing 20 Million In Sales
Shigeru Miyamoto once said that the people on Nintendo's financial side would love to see a New Super Mario Bros. 2. His company just showed another reason today why that might be a good idea. More » -
#clips
Our Tour Of Halo Waypoint, Including Surprise Avatar Awards
The hub for all things Halo is live on my Xbox 360 (and yours if you have the dashboard update preview). I'm a Level 19 Halo user, it seems. Check out my video tour, which starts with... Avatar Awards. More » -
#capcom
Capcom Hopes To Sell 300K Copies Of Motion-Controlled Resident Evil 5
The company also expects to sell more than 10 times that for Lost Planet 2. More »
