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Report: The Most Pirated Games Of 2009
Sales figures can be an impressive thing, but so too can the figures showing how many times a game has been pirated. OK, maybe not "impressive". "Disappointing" might be a more suitable term. More »How Will New Rules Affect In-Flight Gaming?
It's not a petty concern. Since Friday's incident en route to Detroit, airlines are ramping up security procedures at the behest of the government, and "approved portable electronic devices" have long been a whipping boy for this sort of thing. More »Left 4 Dead 2 Now Officially Supports Custom Campaigns
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Social networking/online game, Fashion Fantasy Game, surveyed over 2,500 teen girls to see what they want for Christmas this year. The answer? Cash. I guess they've finally grown out of that I-want-a-pony phase. More »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 »Steam's Big Holiday Sale Will Stuff Your Digital Stocking
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In case you haven't noticed, we're playing catch-up here at Kotaku. Reviewing some games that were missed in the run-in to the holiday season. Which is great, because it means I get a chance to talk about Machinarium. More »Weyland-Yutani: Building Better, Bloodier Worlds
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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 »Try Out Team Fortress 2's Bots
Valve have quietly been tinkering under Team Fortess 2's hood for some time now, and today would like you to try and help them test something out: officially-sanctioned, AI-controlled "bots". More »One Man's Year Making Assassin's Creed II
If you made Assassin's Creed II this year, it was a good year — even if you had to trim the game, even if things didn't click until August, even if, for five minutes, you had to suppress your accent. More »Divinity II Demo Out Now
Between now and Friday, I'm loading up on every free or borrowed video game-related thing I can to keep me from going out and buying anything before Christmas. The Divinity II demo fills the bill nicely. More »GOG.com Puts Good Old Games On Sale For The Holidays
DRM-free classic PC game store GOG.com is rolling out deals for the holiday season, with up to 40% off 171 titles, including Duke Nukem 3D, Freespace 2, Fallout, and Beyond Good & Evil, with free Tex Murphy for everyone. More »Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Overwatch DLC Deployed
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising gets its second helping of downloadable content today with the Overwatch pack, bringing two new multiplayer modes and two new fire team engagements to the battle for Skira. More »Pretty Pictures From BioShock 2
Totilo's shining BioShock 2 preview was big on words, but where were the images? Here are the images, and they are just as lovely and enthralling as the experience Mr. Totlio describes. More »BioShock 2 Preview: Maybe It Was Needed After All
It's hard not to start playing BioShock 2 without thinking about it as one of the most unnecessary sequels in gaming. It is easy, however, once playing has begun to recognize it as a very promising game. More »Giant Evil Robot Teddy Bear Attacks Champions Online
Champions Online's Millennium City has been invaded by the Black Harlequin and his giant, murderous mecha-teddy, Clarence for the holidays. We're going to need bigger hugs. More »Blizzard Will "Definitely" Make Another Console Game
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