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Utah Governor Smacks Down Thompson Bill
After passing through the Utah House and Senate with flying colors, Jack Thompson’s video game.movie bill has been vetoed by Utah Governor Jon Huntsman. HB 353 would have added stiffer fines to video game retailers and movie theaters that gave minors access to games or movies rated above their age level. After breezing through the…
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Little King’s Story Screens From The Heart
Here’s a lovely batch of screens from Little King’s Story for the Nintendo Wii, which could be the prettiest strategy title ever created. Little King’s Story, formerly known as Project O, isn’t a game that I’ve paid much attention to up until now, which is strange, considering it’s exactly the sort of quirky strategy title…
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Nintendo’s GDC Keynote Round Up: Link’s On A Train
Here’s a round up of all the stories that sprung forth from Nintendo President Satoru Iwata’s keynote speech today, which brought us a Wii storage solution and an all new Legend of Zelda adventure. Of course if you joined Kotaku’s liveblog party, you already know all of this. Things kicked off with an early reveal…
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Say Goodbye To FileFront
A popular online destination for the latest computer game demos, patches, and mods, FileFront has announced that come March 30th it will be no more. Visitors to FileFront today are being directed to a farewell message, explaining that the current economic environment has forced the website to close its doors indefinitely. Members of the site…
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All Aboard The Zelda: Spirit Tracks Trailer Train
Listen to the crowd roar as The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is revealed in trailer form at the 2009 Game Developers Conference Nintendo keynote. Fan reaction to the announcement might be a bit mixed, but industry professionals and the gaming press really seemed to get a kick out of this new entry in th…
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The Pitt Is Back In Business
After corrupted files ruined yesterday’s launch of Fallout 3‘s The Pitt DLC for Xbox 360 players, Bethesda saves face by quickly getting a non-broken version of the update uploaded to Xbox Live. The solution to the missing textures, incomplete geography, and freezing issues that plagued yesterday’s launch to The Pitt for the Xbox 360 is…
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Scenes From Nintendo’s 2009 GDC Keynote
You’ve read the liveblog, now peruse images from Nintendo President Satoru Iwata’s mostly exciting keynote speech, direct from the 2009 Game Developers Conference. Witness people standing on a stage as slides go by! Feel the excitement of seeing the logo for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks! It’s almost as good as being there yourself.
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Downloadable Final Fantasy Abounds On The Wii
Final Fantasy fans will have plenty to download on their Nintendo Wii consoles this year, with two WiiWare titles and the appearance of the original games on the Virtual Console. Formally announced at Nintendo’s keynote at the 2009 Game Developers Conference, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Dark Lord is the follow up…
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See Nintendo Demonstrate Rock N’ Roll Climber
Nintendo has officially announced Rock N’ Roll Climber, which uses the Wii Balance Board in conjunction with the Wii remote and nunchuck to simulate rock climbing and rocking out. Rock N’ Roll Climber is just what it sounds like: a rock climbing game with a heavy metal heart. Players use the Wii Balance board to…
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Wii Virtual Console Goes To The Arcade
Having run out of game consoles, Nintendo today launched Virtual Console Arcade, with a variety of classic arcade titles already available for purchase from the Wii Shop Channel. As we speak, Gaplus, Star Force, The Tower of Druaga, Mappy and more with Space Harrier are all available to download and play on your Wii, priced…
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The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Coming To The DS
Today’s Nintendo keynote at the Game Developers Conference ended up bearing Zelda fruit after all, with the announcement of the tentatively titled The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the Nintendo DS. The new game, which looks to play a bit like The Phantom Hourglass, features dungeon maps on the top screen, gameplay on the…
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Wii System Update Adds Play From SD Card Support
Hitting at the same time as Nintendo President Satoru Iwata’s keynote speech at GDC, a new system update is available for the Nintendo Wi that adds an SD card menu option to the Wii menu. Clicking on the SD card icon brings up a message telling users that they can launch channels from an SD…
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Wii Storage Solution, New Balance Board Game Revealed At GDC
Kotaku has confirmed that Nintendo President Satoru Iwata will announce the long-requested storage solution for the Wii during his keynote speech at the 2009 Game Developers Conference this morning. Along with the official announcement of Rock N’ Roll Climber, a rock climbing game that uses the Wii Balance Board previously leaked by the ESRB ratings…
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Aeria Brings Hello Kitty Online To North America
In the most exciting news out of the Game Developers Conference so far this morning, Sanrio Digital and Aeria Games are partnering to officially bring Hello Kitty Online to North America. Aeria Games will manage the online publishing and day-to-day operation of Sanrio Digital’s Hello Kitty Online, a massively multiplayer online game with a built-in…
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505 Games Joins The ESA
Another small triumph for the Entertainment Software Association today, as the North American branch of 505 Games joins the game industry trade organization. 505 Games is the third new member of the ESA to join this year, together with Natsume and Southpeak bringing the organization’s roster up to 23 companies. The smaller North American offshoot…
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We’ve Never Wanted A Dev Kit This Badly
Not only do the new Microsoft development kits contain more debugging memory, they are some of the sexiest damn Xbox 360s we’ve laid our eyes on. Perhaps it’s just the soft black backdrop behind the development kits, or the Barry White we’ve got playing in the background, but there’s just something about that matte black…
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R.U.S.E. Trailer Calls Ubisoft’s Bluff
The announcement trailer for Ubisoft’s real-time strategy title R.U.S.E. demonstrates exactly how bluffing works in the deception-fueled game. GameSpot has a preview up on the game, which uses a card mechanic to activate various types of deceptions that can be played against your opponent, such as sending out fake tanks that look real, causing your…
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Mmmm, Rotting Groceries
To: Bashcraft From: Fahey RE: Tomorrow, I Watch BOTH Kids Grilled cheese? Yum! That reminds me of that one time I went out and bought a week’s worth of perishible foodstuffs with the intention of cooking my own meals, only to have a major video game industry event occur that kept me from setting foot…
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What Is Gears Of War 2: Dark Corners?
The wonderfully twisted passages of the internet have unearthed an Asian product page advertising an April release for a Gears of War 2: Dark Corners add-on. The image, posted on Joystiq, was discovered by a Gears of War forum user in a now defunct thread, fueled by former Kotaku guest editor Geoff Keighley’s Twitter entry…
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The Beatles: Rock Band Site Slowly Fills With Instruments
The teaser site for The Beatles: Rock Band is slowly filling with the band’s signature instruments, perhaps giving us a hint at what’s coming in the game’s $250 premium bundle. As I understand it, the Ludwig drum set favored by Ringo was already up there, and has recently been joined by the Epiphone Casino, the…
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