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Designer Makes An American Fighting Stick For An American Fighting Game
Much to our surprise, the recently discovered Mortal Kombat fighting stick doesn’t come from MadCatz, the company behind the official sticks for a slew of Capcom fighting games. Instead they come from PDP, and the design firm says there’s a very American reason for that. “PDP has been working with WB and the dev team…
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
Shift 2 Unleashed Is Perfect Complement for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Despite the roaring success of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, a racing game that managed to yank me forcibly back into a genre a long lost interest in, I still don’t anticipate the release of Shift 2 Unleashed. The game sounds to me like a return to all of the things that pushed me away…
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
A Very Space Invaders Holiday Card
Turtle Entertainment’s holiday card has some excellent taste.
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
Battlefield Bad Company 2, Mortal Kombat Hit iTunes
Yes, iPhone and iPad versions of both Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Mortal Kombat are now on sale from EA Mobile. Better still Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is part of EA Games massive holiday iTunes sale, knocking the game’s price down to a penny shy of a buck. Here’s a full list of all of…
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
Happy Hardcore Holidays
Holiday greets, and an absurdly hard platformer level, from Platformance.
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
Memories of a Forgotten Street Fighter Tournament
It was the summer of 1992 and Street Fighter II was the king of the still thriving U.S. arcades scene. I had been running the Champions Arcade in Glen Burnie, Maryland’s Marley Station Mall for maybe half a year, spending my evenings fixing broken machines, counting tickets and playing way too much on my employer’s…
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
Kotaku’s Guide to Kotaku’s Gift Guides
Surprise it’s December 16, do you know where your friends’ presents are? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back, well maybe not your back, but we’ve got your shopping lists. Lots of them. Here’s a run down of all of the gift guides we’ve run over the past month or so. Hop in and find some…
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
Magic The Gathering Tactics Adds Depth To Classic Strategy Game
Magic: the Gathering – Tactics will turn the decades-old card game into a 3D, tactical turn-based computer game when it hits this holiday and it will be free, with a twist. The game is free to play, but if gamers want to participate in any of the many tournaments online that include prizes they will…
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Joust! Love that game, loved it even more when my brother handed me a bootleg copy on a beat-up cassette tape for the TRS-80. You don’t have to reminisce about gaming here, but you can. Thanks to Arctic_Visionary for his send up of one of my favorite games. Submit your own wonderful images to #TAYpics
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
Lionhead Puts The Poodle in Fable III
And the German Shepard and the Doberman. But be honest, all you really care about is adding a poodle to your Fable III adventuring, right? The Fable III Dog Breed Pack will set you back 240 Microsoft Points, or about $3, and converts your current mutt into one of the three purebreds. The studio is…
By Brian Crecente Published December 16, 2010 -
O Christmas Tree
Re: Guess You Could Call This Man My Hero What’s your Christmas tree look like? What you missed Look! Holiday cards!! Call Of Duty Guy Overpays For Five Games, Minecraft Guy Quadruples That Crysis 2 Is For Future-Soldiers Who Want To Think Jump the Line For the Age of Empires Online Beta A Glimpse at…
By Brian Crecente Published December 15, 2010 -
A Glimpse at EA’s Employee-Only Version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
A rarely covered perk of working at a major publisher includes getting some pretty sweet editions of your favorite video games. Take for instance this EA Crew Edition of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. Besides they fancy box art, the PC version of the game includes seven exclusive cars for employees: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722…
By Brian Crecente Published December 15, 2010 -
Jump the Line For the Age of Empires Online Beta
Over on Alienware’s Arena website they PC maker is giving out beta keys for Age of Empires Online. While it appears that the the giveaway has run into some hiccups, Microsoft says they are working on a solution and that folks with the keys will get into the beta for the online-only PC strategy title…
By Brian Crecente Published December 15, 2010 -
A Holiday Card of Cataclysmic Proportions
May your holidays be filled with at least one Blizzard.
By Brian Crecente Published December 15, 2010 -
D and D
What you missed today Microsoft Imagines a World Without iPhones, PS3s, Wii The 20 Most-Loved Wii Games, For The Last Time Pick Up Braid and Four Other Amazing Games For A Song Papa Smurf Is Not Amused By Your Sweatshop Tactics How People Played A Holocaust Game Modern War Gear Solid 3: Revenge of Kotickovich!
By Brian Crecente Published December 14, 2010 -
Infinity Blade Getting New Blades This Month, Multiplayer Next
I’m a big fan of Infinity Blade’s amazing graphics and interesting take on iPhone gaming. So it’s great to hear that the first update for the $6 game is expected to hit next week. The update will include five new swords, five new shields, five new helmets and a new set of armor. The free…
By Brian Crecente Published December 14, 2010
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