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trends
"News Gaming:" Lots of Buzz but No Breakout
Dad, a newspaper publisher, always told me, "the news is what people are talking about." Video games can be that, too, as we've seen lately with mobile or flash games based on much-discussed current events. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by SsLordMagus: I'm surprised to see the words Christian and Science so close togheter but anyway.. Everytime i see a World map like... 10 Responses | Other threads
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mass effect
Announcement: There Will Be No Mass Effect DLC Announcement
Earlier this week, Evil Chris on the Mass Effect Twitter channel told us to expect some ME1 DLC news by Friday. Well, Friday happened, so what's the word? More »
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By Owen GoodComment by MoeB: I played as a female. Why do they keep using the male protagonist on every image for this game? 26 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
iPhone C64 Emulator Submitted, Denied
Manomio's C64 emulator wasn't refused for licensing reasons. It was refused because "an Application may not itself install or launch other executable code by any means." That means booting ROMs, which is the whole point. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by UstinStitch: Then how the fuck is Sonic on the appstore? IT'S AN EMULATOR! If you unpack it the rom is inside! 15 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
iPhone Firmware 3.0 Is Alive
iPhone Firmware update 3.0 just went live on iTunes, bringing with it the ability to play online games through the iPhone and iPod Touch and purchase content in-game. More » -
augmented reality
Augmented Reality Game Fights Zombies With Skittles
The Georgia Tech Augmented Environments Lab has come up with a game that combines the joy of shooting zombies with the deliciousness of Skittles. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by BodyOfTheMany: imgine this but with a camera on our heads and a visor over our eyes with enemies spawned into the... 6 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
What Does The Future Hold For Apple Gaming?
The latest firmware for the iPhone and iPod Touch and a new, more powerful iPhone both hit this week. More »
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Comment by vickissv3: "It is a real gaming device," - Lets stop the BS 62 Responses | Other threads
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apple
Apple Gaming Console Makes Sense, Says Gameloft CEO
It would make sense for Apple to expand their reach into gaming in light of the success of the iPhone and iPod Touch, Gameloft CEO Michell Guillemot told Kotaku today.
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Comment by William Yarbrough: It WILL happen. No doubt about it. Apple is on the rise. 59 Responses | Other threads
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itune
iPhone Racer Captures YouTube Video of Your Best Races
A new twist in iPhone gameplay extends Firemint Real Racing to YouTube with automatic video captures of your races that are then uploaded to the service for all to view. More »
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Comment by n00b_pwner: Looks a lot better than DS's quality graphics, but not quite PSP's. Let's see that in the future that the iPhone... 9 Responses | Other threads
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esrb
ESRB on iPhone Games: We Can Handle This
The game-focused Worldwide Developers Conference held by Apple this week raised questions regarding ESRB ratings for App Store games. The ESRB followed up with us to further clarify its vision for rating these games. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Deathimself: how about this: don't buy your kid a 600 dollar phone. and if he or she can afford to buy... 12 Responses | Other threads
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konami
The Palm Pre Is All Over This Konami Code Business
While it's not as, ahem, magical as its employment on the ESPN front page, you can still find a use for the Konami Code on the new Palm Pre smartphone. More »
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Comment by dgkz0idberg: bastart? the bastard brothe of the start button? 3 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
An iPhone Version of Fallout Exists
After hearing about Mass Effect for the iPhone, my first thought was, "Could they put Fallout on there, too?" Apparently Bethesda had the same idea at some point. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Annie Are You OK? Are You OK Annie?: Where can I get that theme? Is it on Cydia? 8 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
iPhone Devs Create Games Seal of Quality
Five independent developers of games for the iPhone and iPod Touch have formed a collective brand, called App Treasures, which they hope will steer more business to indies as larger publishers move into the space. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by MrBionic: iPhone as Nintendo handheld killer? Could it happen? *raises eyebrow* 13 Responses | Other threads
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DSI
DSiCade Takes Browser Games on the Go
If you've run through your DSiWare points budget and you're still looking for something to do, point your browser over to DSiCade, a site for fan-made browser games. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Alternate: Does anyone else think the "Touch Mii" at the top is just a little disturbing? 16 Responses | Other threads
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rumor
Warcraft on an iPhone, but is It Coming to Yours?
Yesterday, word spread that Warcraft was OTW for the iPhone, thanks to the app that ran Second Life on an iPhone last year. Skeptical, I held off, but I can't explain why, exactly. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Orpheus Gwenn: That'd be pretty cool. Portable WoW. Just like portable crack! Oh, wait. 10 Responses | Other threads
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ruh roh
Apple Approves, Quickly Removes "Baby Shaker" App
This is probably not how Apple planned to celebrate the week it hit a billion downloads from the iTunes App store. It's apologized for admitting the unabashedly tasteless "Baby Shaker" for distribution, and removed it. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by TomSkylark: So, just so we're all clear on this: the gaming industry and media is a-ok with all sorts of gratuitous... 40 Responses | Other threads
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halo
New Halo Project To Span Console, Web & Mobile
The future of the Halo franchise may not be as straight-forward as you'd imagine, if a Microsoft job advertisement is anything to go by. More »
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Comment by Xeros606: im not sure if this counts as trolling 'round here, but is anyone else getting tired of halo? the games... 44 Responses | Other threads
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farting
iPhone Fart Apps Bring Out the Lawyer-Mans
With enough chutzpah to make a patent troll wolf-whistle, a Florida company has claimed the phrase "pull my finger" - used by a competing iPhone fart app, of course - infringes on its intellectual property. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by bfwings55: I guess you could say that this case is a real stinker 13 Responses | Other threads
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review
geoDefense Micro-Review: All Hands, Battle Stations
Last week gave us geoDefense - tower defense rendered in a Tron-esque, vectorized look and feel. Apple mobile gaming is paying off for good, simple ideas delivered with high production values. Does geoDefense qualify?
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By Owen GoodComment by ReconArmor: Any good tower defence games besides this and defence grid? 3 Responses | Other threads
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nokia
Nokia Say N-Gage Popularity Increasing
Ah, N-Gage. Such a...tarnished brand. You'd think after two failed N-Gage handsets and a "who cares?" launch of an N-Gage gaming portal, Nokia would just give up. But they're not. More »
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Comment by TaMss: I actually had the original n-gage. It was a great phone(dare I say awesome?), but not much of an gaming... 5 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
iPhone's App Store Packed With Nearly 6,200 Games
Games make up nearly a quarter of all applications available for the iPhone and iPod Touch, according to mobile analytics site Mobclix.
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Comment by Mr.RobLikesBrunch: The majority of them are abysmal and poor excuses for games. 11 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
Landmark Baseball Sim Being Ported to iPhone
Earl Weaver Baseball, the heavyweight of baseball simulations in the late 1980s and one of the titles that helped create EA Sports, is being ported to the iPhone by its original programmer. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by killah101: Am I the only one who doesn't have an iPhone? It seems like everyone has one.. 11 Responses | Other threads
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review
Dapple Micro-Review: A Rainbow for the Colorblind
Some have estimated that one in 20 gamers are colorblind. I'm one of them. Dapple was brought to my attention last week as a game specifically designed to include colorblind players. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Haruhila: Maybe its just, but isn't including a specifically "color blind mode" kinda offensive? I think this issue would benefit more... 13 Responses | Other threads
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blackberry
Gossip Rag Says Obama is BrickBreaker Fiend
President Obama famously battled it out with his staff over keeping his Blackberry. Now we know why - he gets his BrickBreaker on every night. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Soniking: Where's my change? You to busy playing Brik-doucher!? You promised change, I see me not having a job You have 100 days... 21 Responses | Other threads
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gallery
Postal Babes Go Mobile
Running With Scissors is known for two things: Their over-the-top violent shooter Postal and it's sequels and their seemingly tangential monthly NSFW Postal Babes? More » -
bollywood
Bollywood Gets Into Gaming
Following in the footsteps of their California kin, India's Bollywood has started courting the video game market with their own movie stars. More »
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Comment by OkayOctane: Well considering the Indian film industry produces 700 - 800 films a year, there'd be no shortage of source material. Dil... 7 Responses | Other threads
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disturbance in the workforce
THQ Axes a Hundred as it Fixates on Smart Phones
THQ fired 100 employees following a decision to shift its mobile game development to the smart phone platform only. Three studios are closing, in San Diego, the U.K. and Germany. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Demonbird: THQ doesn't make good games so this doesn't irk me that much. A shame for those 100 people. 4 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
iPhone Dominates Independent Games Fest Mobile Award Finalists
Maybe Apple's iPhone really is "the future of gameplay." This year's Independent Games Festival Mobile finalists are almost entirely comprised of titles for iPhone and iPod Touch platforms, with just one Nintendo DS entry appearing. More »
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Comment by schmeankman: Well how bout them apples. I have most of those, but I end up using the flashlight app more. 4 Responses | Other threads
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asshole dog
Duck Hunt for a Dollar, 'til Ninty Bags It
A Duck Hunt knockoff for the iPhone and iPod touch is available for 99 cents, but it lacks two key things: Nintendo's approval, and the Asshole Dog. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Reaper6291: Man, Nintendo is gonna destroy this one. How did he get App Store approval anyway? Considering, how strict Apple is. 9 Responses | Other threads
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mobile
Xbox 360 Updates: Another Reason To Check Your Blackberry
Have a Blackberry, just don't feel the need to check in with it often enough? Thanks to Xbox 360 updates on your mobile device, you can break eye-contact more regularly than ever before! More » -
iphone
Katamari Available on iPhone
It may be called "I Love Katamari," but it's not a knock-off. Straight from Namco Bandai, you can start rolling it up with your iPhone (or iPod Touch's) accelerometer for $7.99.
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By Owen GoodComment by jeembomb: Katamari on PSP was almost unplayable because of the frame rate. I hope it's better on the iPhone. 9 Responses | Other threads
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pac-man
Be A Ghost In Multiplayer Mobile Pac-Man
Namco Bandai continue to shake the last few power pills from Pac-Man's pockets, but the new mobile version of the venerable franchise does come with a cool new feature - multiplayer. More »
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Comment by olanmills: This is just a port of Pac-Man Vs which was released for the GameCube in 2003. 9 Responses | Other threads
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gameloft
Gameloft Launches Brothers In Arms: Hour of Heroes For iPhone
Gameloft have released Brothers In Arms: Hour Of Heroes for the iPhone, bringing 14 missions over 3 theater campaigns to your pocket. More »
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Comment by bainelaker: My problem with gaming on the iphone/touch: I don't want to move the damn screen when I play. I don't want... 1 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
New iPod Touch Better Than iPhone for Games
The iPhone is being widely touted as the next big Gaming Thing. It is definitely true that the JesusPhone™ is a capable gaming device but if tests performed by Handheld Games are correct, the new iPod Touch is a much better performer. More »
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Comment by Synep: I just want to go on record here and say that I've never really heard or read anything fervently Apple... 19 Responses | Other threads
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iphone games
Games, Games, and More Games for your iPhone
It's not Christmas time yet, but gosh darn it there's already three or four feet of snow where I live! If you plan on spending your Thanksgiving week hibernating like I am, you should check out Kotaku's updated Ultimate Guide to iPhone Games. We've added new games and impressions to help get you through your upcoming holiday travels, as well as some soon-to-be-released games to keep an eye on. Enjoy!
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By Jim ReillyComment by narq: Even if I had every game available for the iPhone, I would still choose to play on my DS. I... more » | Other threads
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mobile
Mobile Games Market Has 'Flatlined' - Experts
Now hang on a minute. It doesn't seem like five minutes since some gaggle of market pundits were proclaiming that the iPhone had turned the mobile games market inside out and pointing at developers rolling around in pits of cash like Scrooge McDuck. More » -
announcement
Kotaku Now iPhone Friendlier
The million monkeys wailing away at the million keyboards in our tech department have struck upon a feature update that will put the "M" back in "Kotaku." A new, improved mobile version of the site — extra iPhone friendly — is now live for those of you who need to get your gaming and/or "poo-flinging primate" news fix on the go. Plus, if you ever need a shot of magenta and chartreuse, you're well taken care of. More »
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Comment by KoopaTroopa: You are just announcing this now? m.kotaku.com has been up for a while now. 7 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
1,700 Games Flood iPhone
See it’s not just us. Apparently everyone is into their iPhone for games as much as we are, well at 25 percent of iPhone owners have downloaded a game for the device. Sure that’s really not even close to everyone, but it sure as heck beats out cellphones which, according to a recent survey, can only say that six percent of owners have downloaded a game. More »
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Comment by Swift_: Is there really a Kotaku app? I checked before and couldn't find one.. 8 Responses | Other threads
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nokia
Nokia Chooses Ghostly Phone Game
Nokia's panel of experts has deliberated and ruminated on the subject of innovative mobile gaming and decided to award the top prize in the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge to Ghostwire. More »
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Comment by GloatingSwine: How is this innovative? It's the Zero/Fatal Frame/Project Zero phone game, that came out years ago. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by hahnchen: Need for Speed is a franchise for tasteless gawking idiots. It's so crass to the point of offense, made... 3 Responses | Other threads
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android
Gameloft & Glu Announce Android Games
Oh, it's on now. The first phone loaded with Google's Android operating system launched yesterday with a decidedly underwhelming games line-up of, er, just Pac-Man. More »
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Comment by RagingBull: Is there really some asshole who buys a new phone every time one of these fuckers come out? Cause who's... 4 Responses | Other threads
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