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more about #top more comments → Save me: For those who dont want to pay $150 for this, get the first edition for $130. If you want something of the same quality and are on a tighter budget, t... more » Izod517: 1) Publish the same uninspired crap that's been published since the last gen. 2) Throw a ton of marketing behind and/or some sort of famous person an... more » excel_excel: One day I'll master you arcade stick. ONE DAY!! UNTIL THAT DAY I TRAIN! excel_excel AWWWWAAAYYYY! *whoosh* But I do use the Hori Fighting Stick 3.... more » SpishackCola is your Brodie, Brotron, and Brodington!: Looks so much prettier than my Round 1 TE fightstick (sucker for black). This stick is amazing though. Gotten a ton of use out of it even outside of... more » Tevor_the_Third: Oh, good. This always seemed like one of those "D'uh" things to me that I never understood why they weren't done from day one. more » Mike Newlad: Let me tell you a story about a guy called Daniel Hinkles. He is a genius, the idea's this guy has are unbelievable and he could (given the time and f... more » wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: If I were a publisher, I would take the opportunity to release the greatest crossover fighting game ever. CAPCOM VERSUS HANNA-BARBERA. You know you... more » Evdor: As much as I'd love to grind Pitchford over the PC treatment of Borderlands, things are *finally* getting better. I almost expected a weird, almost pa... more » (Starman) Starman: So what magic tricks do you guys want him to do over the air? Maybe cut Totilo in half, grind up Fahey, maybe even chop some Ashcraft lettuce while y... more » Covert_Knight: Well that depends who I am. If I was EA Games, I would... Start working on 2 more solid new ips if possible. (whether it's for this year or not does... more » RawrSpoon: I'm going to use these weapons with my Glengarry Bonnet to be a TRUE Scottish warrior :D more » Rakkoon: One thing I can think of right now is to do some test cases on good (but not triple-A) titles: price half of them lower than average games of the same... more » SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman: Is there an option to turn off snakes? I hate snakes. Any sign of smoke signals from friends that want to go to the burlesque while you're busy holdi... more » SadAstronaut: Stoked on Heart Gold/ Soul Silver, Alien Vs Predator, Metroid Other: M. Splinter Cell, and might check out Halo Reach and Red Dead Redemption. more » Koztah: Please, Ennio Morricone-inspired soundtrack. more » -
#review
Mad Catz Street Fighter IV Round 2 Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition Review: My $150 Fireball
Friends don't let friends do foolhardy things, but sometimes an editor of a major gaming blog assigns his least Street-Fighter-savvy writer to review a Street Fighter arcade stick. That'd be me, the guy who allegedly can't throw a fireball. More » -
#podcast
Gearbox's Randy Pitchford Talks Borderlands And More In This Week's Podcast
While our boss is away, Gearbox Software's boss plays, when the Borderlands developer's head honcho Randy Pitchford takes Crecente's place beside Totilo in this week's installment of Kotaku's call-in podcast.
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#2010preview
Red Dead Redemption Impressions: Adventure In A Hard Place
You're on a vast landscape. The biggest one ever made by Rockstar, bigger even than the terrain of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. You're in the virtual west. No cities are nearby. Think you can have fun? More » -
#2010preview
You Run A Big Game Publisher In 2010...What Will You Do?
Cast aside those ratty sneakers and step into the expensive, well-polished shoes of the CEO of a big-name video game publisher. What changes would you make to ensure the success of your business in 2010? More » -
#2010preview
Army of Two: The 40th Day Preview: They're Better, We're Best
Co-op shooter gaming is now so common that it can no longer be a selling point on its own. So what does the new 2010-scheduled Army of Two have to offer? Finally playing the game unsupervised, Kotaku learned things. More » -
#announcement
Kotaku's Look At 2010 Starts Now*
Whoever said that gamers are always looking to the future might as well be guest-editing Kotaku this week, because we are ignoring the final two weeks of 2009 to begin our look at... 2010. More » -
#zenimaxmedia
EA No Longer A Focus For id's Rage
EA's involvement with id Software's combination first-person shooter/racer Rage has come to an end, with publishing duties acquired by id's new parent company ZeniMax Media.
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#trophies
Heavy Rain To Introduce Delayed Trophies, Solve Common Achievement Problem
In the interest of establishing a mood and not having it ruined by a Trophy alert, the developers of 2010 PlayStation 3 game Heavy Rain have been authorized by Sony to do something new. More » -
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#tf2
TF2 Update: Demoman Goes All Christopher Lambert (And A New Comic!)
Team Fortress 2's "WAR" update continues, with today's addition to the game being a couple of new in-game items for the Demoman. More » -
#review
Rock Band Wireless Wooden Fender Stratocaster Review: No Turning Back
Video game accessory Mad Catz teams up with guitar manufacturer Fender to create the Rock Band Wireless Wooden Fender Stratocaster, $300 worth of fake guitar that begs the question, "How serious are you about your music games?"
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#ubisoft
Fingers-On Impressions Of R.U.S.E., A Real-Time Strategy Game Playable By Touch
I controlled a real-time-strategy game with my fingertips for the first time last week. It wasn't as bad as I feared, not yet as good as I now want it to be. More » -
#valve
First Left 4 Dead 2 Add-on Brings Back Bill, Francis, Zoey & Louis
Valve has revealed the first downloadable addition to Left 4 Dead 2, a new episode named "The Passing." The campaign, set after the events of "Dead Center," features a meet up between Ellis, Coach, Rochelle, and Nick and Bill, Francis, Zoey and Louis. More » -
#feature
Girls Night With The Most Male Game Of 2009
It's Friday night and I'm gathering supplies for Girls Night over at my friends' house. Fashion magazines? Check. Nail polish? Check. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the PlayStation 3? Check. As I chuck the box into my Tinker Bell shoulder bag, somewhere, a feminism fairy dies. More » -
#podcast
Borderlands' Randy Pitchford Takes Your Calls During This Week's Podcast
The main man behind Borderlands, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford, will be our guest host on the Kotaku call-in podcast this week, continuing our December-long effort to fill a vacationing Brian Crecente's empty chair. It happens live, Wednesday.
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#ps3
Heavy Rain Impressions: An Ambitious Sorrow
In its opening chapters, Heavy Rain is a quiet downer, a rare — for a video game — persistently sad experience. That makes the unusual PlayStation 3 exclusive one of the most interesting titles of early 2010. More » -
#igaming
iPhone Chart Toppers: Waldo? Where?
It's that time again. Time to look at the top grossing games on iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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#nintendo
Nintendo Lists Names And Dates For Wii, DS Winter 2010 Games Line-Up
A pair of March Pokemons and a February deep-sea diving sequel were among the highlights of the DS and Wii games listed by Nintendo today for release in early 2010. Third-parties have some possible gems for Wii too. More » -
#ps3
PS3 Slim Could Have Been Smaller, Used Network Storage
The PS3 Slim was a decent attempt at reducing both the size, and the cost, of the original PlayStation 3. But did you know Sony were considering making some more drastic changes?
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#vgas
Weekend Brings New Star Wars, Batman, Rock Band, True Crime Game Reveals
In case you were out this weekend doing something other than sitting at a computer pressing F5 every half an hour, know that you missed a ton of new game announcements. More » -
#vgas
Stevie Wonder's Plea for Accessibility in Games
Undoubtedly, the Spike Video Game Awards' Best Music Game was going to go to The Beatles: Rock Band, and the show lined up a presenter with enough star power to do the job last night: Motown legend Stevie Wonder.
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