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The Sports Video Games of the Year
In naming the best video games of the year, the sports genre is often left to fight over a single award. And as I've discussed before, one probably isn't winning an overall game-of-the-year anytime soon. More »2009 In Review: The Trailers
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The multiplayer mode of BioShock 2 isn't just supposed to be a fun activity for multiple gamers. It's supposed to be a prequel to the first BioShock. A prequel told through multiplayer? How absurd, I thought, before entering its lobby. More »Style Savvy Review: Dressing Miss Michael
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The Batman-Maker Who Didn't Know The Meaning Of GOTY
Some day this past summer, Sefton Hill was browsing the Internet, reading comments about the demo for Batman: Arkham Asylum. He came across an acronym he didn't know: GOTY. The lead creator of Arkham Asylum, he would learn it. More »Snuggle Up With Kingdom Hearts
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What The Video Game Industry Wants For Christmas
Christmas is a time for giving, yes, but it's also a time for receiving. Which is more important. And while we know what we want for Christmas, we wondered: what do the big names of the video game industry want? More »Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Patched Up, All Better
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The Nintendo DSi has finally gone on sale in China. If someone asks you what the launch looked like, point to them right here and confidentially say, "This!" More »2009 In Review: The Disappointments
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Yesterday's Kotaku interview with Assassin's Creed II creative director Patrice Desilets covered a lot, but it did not reveal his thoughts on some of the more surprising and controversial parts of ACII. That's in this post, which is all spoiler. More »Gran Turismo Creator Completes 25-Hour Car Race
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