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Frankenreview: Assassin’s Creed II
Ezio faces off against a squad of game reviewers in the Assassin’s Creed II Frankenreview. Does he triumph, or does he get lost in the crowd? Assassin’s Creed II picks up where the first game left off, with assassin descendent Desmond Miles once again delving into his genetic memories to explore the life of another…
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Why Isn’t LittleBigPlanet PSP On The PlayStation Network Yet?
Several readers have emailed us wondering why the downloadable version of LittleBigPlanet PSP wasn’t yet available on the PlayStation Network, with the UMD version already hitting stores. Sony responds. Like many of you, we assumed the UMD-less PSPgo meant that popular new PSP titles would be released for download on the same day the retail…
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Tony Hawk: Ride Versus Skateboarding Dog
This dog obviously has had more time to play Tony Hawk: Ride than 3 hours on a Saturday afternoon. I’m going to assume you’ve all seen at least one skateboarding dog video in your lifetimes. If not, welcome to the internet. This rather obvious viral ad for Tony Hawk: Ride plays off the skateboarding dog…
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Halo: Reach To Premiere At Spike VGA Awards
GameTrailers TV host and extreme Twitter enthusiast Geoff Keighley has announced that the world premier for Halo: Reach will be aired during the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards. Voting is now open for Spike’s 2009 VGAs, with 28 categories awaiting your input to help determine this year’s winners, though according to a Keighley tweet, Halo…
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Supreme Commander 2 Secures Spring Release
Square Enix has announced a Spring 2010 release window in Europe for Gas Powered Games‘ RTS Supreme Commander 2, dispatching a celebratory batch of screenshots along with the news. Set 25 years after the original Supreme Commander, Supreme Commander 2 features an extensive campaign mode and online multiplayer, all wrapped up in an engine that…
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Oh Look, More Leaked Witcher 2 Footage
Witness our hero Geralt fighting a giant, blurry Kraken in the latest leaked footage of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, which CD Projekt has decided to talk about openly. This marks the second time leaked footage from CD Projekt’s sequel to the hit PC RPG The Witcher has surfaced on the internet, and the…
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Mastiff Rights The Wrongs Of The Duck Hunt Dog
After more than 25 years of relentless hunter-mocking, Mastiff’s Remington Great American Bird Hunt introduces Rockford, a hunting dog that won’t laugh at your obvious shortcomings. Hunting video games don’t get a lot of play here at Kotaku, as I feel they are marketed towards a demographic that doesn’t read things on the internet on…
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Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official
After trademarks and teases and rumors of naked grizzled men, Square Enix finally announces Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, with developer IO Interactive taking inspiration from documentary filmmakers and the user-generated era. That last bit certainly explains the teaser video that McWhertor posted awhile back, featuring the two criminals running through a Chinese restaurant…
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How Space Combat Works In Star Trek Online
We’ve spent more than enough time telling you about how ship combat works in Star Trek Online – now it’s time to show you. We’ve been harping on the space combat in Star Trek Online for quite some time, and now Cryptic gives you a look at what we’re so excited about. It’s possibly the…
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Be Social During The Free Xbox Live Weekend
Microsoft is inviting Xbox Live Silver members to try out the newly-launched Facebook, Twitter, and Last.FM for the Xbox 360 during the upcoming Free Xbox Live Weekend. Between the new social features, the upcoming season of 1 vs 100, and Halo Waypoint, there’s a lot happening on Xbox Live that you can’t participate in without…
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Frankenreview: Left 4 Dead 2
The only thing as relentless and uncompromising as a zombie horde is those tasked with reviewing said zombie horde. The undead cower in the face of the Left 4 Dead 2 Frankenreview. It’s a year after the release of Left 4 Dead, and the zombie invasion has made its way South, where a different breed…
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Joe Madureira Talks Darksiders Development And Horse Hate
Comic book artist turned game developer Joe Madureira talks about the challenges of designing the characters and creatures of Darksiders, the influence of movies on the game, and how he really hates drawing horses. For a guy who hates drawing horses, he sure did a fine job with Ruin. Such a fine job that ruin…
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What Left 4 Dead 2 Boycotters Are Playing
Following up on our What Modern Warfare 2 Boycotters are Playing post, we get the impression that Left 4 Dead 2 boycotters are a bit better at sticking to their guns. While there are a number of Left 4 Dead 2 boycotters who caved and played any way, a much larger number are enjoying other…
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Do You Want To Demo Avatar?
PC gamers eager to get their hands on a little bit of James Cameron’s next big blue thing can now do so, with a PC demo for Avatar. 1.5 GB worth of Ubisoft-developed James Cameron goodness is now available for your download and play at several fine PC demo downloading establishments, including FileFront and WorthPlaying.…
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You Got Albert Wesker In My Lost Planet 2
What’s Resident Evil’s Albert Wesker doing in Capcom’s Lost Planet 2? Preorder the game from GameStop to find out. Dropping a fiver at your local GameStop location for Lost Planet 2 will score you a code granting you access to the skin of Resident Evil’s superhuman Umbrella Corporation operative. Sure, you won’t get Albert’s superhuman…
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Activision Cut MW2 Airport Scene For Russia
Activision confirms that the controversial “No Russian” mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 doesn’t appear in the Russian version of the game, as they nip rumors of Russian bans in the bud. The “No Russian” scene in Modern Warfare 2 has players working undercover with a terrorist organization as they open fire on…
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Battle Giant Dinosaur Robots – And Diabetes
The Magi and The Sleeping Star, the heroic Oz must free his relatives from gigantic dinosaur robots, but if he doesn’t correctly manage his type-1 diabetes, his magic will fail him. The Magi and The Sleeping Star is the creation of Oklahoma-based Game Equals Life, formed by video game enthusiast and diabetic Adam Grantham. Adam…
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Forza 3 Gets Free Hyundai And Paid Holiday DLC
Microsoft and Turn 10 continue churning out new content for Forza Motorsport 3, with a free three-pack of Hyundai Genesis Coupes available today and hot holiday cars coming next month. Players can download the “Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack” for free today, adding three different versions of the 300-horsepower Genesis Coupe to their car rosters.…
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It’s Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Trailer
You’re such a lovely audience we’d like to take you home with us, but that would be a logistical nightmare. Instead, stay there and enjoy the trailer for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club DLC. The Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band complete the album DLC pack for The Beatles: Rock Band is now available for…
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Mr. T Returns To World Of Warcraft – With Grenades
Think Mr. T’s original World of Warcraft ad was just a fluke? The Night Elf Mohawk is back, and he’s proving his worth – with Mohawk grenades. Yes, Mohawk grenades. Available today in North America and later this month in Europe and Korea, find a Night Elf Mohawk NPC in your favorite World of Warcraft…
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