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Walmart is was listing Assassin’s Creed 3 for $15 (preorder). Probably a pricing error, but they may honor it. [Dealzon]

Control Freaks Not Needed in NBA 2K13‘s New Stick Setup

2K Sports dropped its first three screenshots of NBA 2K13 today but the real big news comes in this video: There’s a change in the control scheme. While NBA 2K‘s control set has long provided for a wide array of authentic steps, moves and shooting motions, the complexities in their execution were very difficult for…

Skyward Sword‘s Golden Nunchuk Comes to North America

Late last year Nintendo made a gold Nunchuk, matching the golden Wii remote for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, available for Club Nintendo members in Japan. The company’s now decided that North American members can pick up one, too. You’ll need a balance of 900 coins in Club Nintendo’s rewards program to claim it.…

Sure, Why Not, Let’s Recreate The Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Inside Battlefield 3

So what’s going on with Grand Theft Auto V? Very little, aside from a couple of screenshots and some analysts reading tea leaves and thinking it’ll be out by April. A bored Internet public already has recreated the Grand Theft Auto V teaser trailer within the original San Andreas and then in Liberty City (since…

If Your Game Isn’t Getting Patched, Consider It a Warning

THQ found the time to re-rate fighters for UFC Undisputed 3 a third time but still hasn’t delivered a patch for the game, now six months after its release, despite THQ’s promises it would continue to support the title even after the news it sold the license to EA Sports. THQ shuttered its San Diego…

MVP Baseball Returns, but Only in Korea

Few noticed back in April, if it was even announced stateside, that EA Sports’ MVP Baseball series was returning as an online game in South Korea. It’s an interesting re-emergence of a brand many sports gamers remember fondly, but it offers little hope of the game actually returning in North America. MVP Baseball Online, in…

Mom Learns Lesson After Five Day Modern Warfare Marathon Sends Her Kid to the Hospital

And you thought gaming unto exhaustion was a phenomenon restricted to Asia. Well, somehow, a 15-year-old Ohio boy gamed so hard on Modern Warfare 3 he required hospitalization for dehydration. What’s more, the boy’s own mother told local news he was locked inside his room with the game for “at least four days. Maybe five,”…

A 29-Year-Old Game Store Owner is Selling Everything He Owns for $3.5 Million

How much is the American Dream worth? A Florida man pegs it at $3.5 million, his asking price on eBay for three video game stores that brought him so much success—and the nice homes, automobiles and collectibles going with it. Shane Butcher, 29 is the owner of R U Game, an independent retailer with stores…

Silent Hill HD’s Bugs Get Patched for PS3—But Not for Xbox 360

“Plans for an Xbox 360 title update,” to Silent Hill HD Collection, “have been cancelled due to technical issues and resources,” Konami said today in an official statement. A PS3 title update, however, has gone forward, and it will fix problems involving frame rate and audio-synching, “and other reported issues. “Konami apologizes to any players…

If You’re Playing Madden 13, Unplug Your Kinect When Others Are in the Room

A dorm-room staple for two decades, Madden brings voice-activated commands—snapping the ball, calling time out, changing the play—that are at high risk of abuse in that particular environment. You may wish to turn them off unless you can be assured you’re the only one in the room. Madden NFL 13‘s voice-activated Kinect prompts work only…

For NBA Live, an Uncomfortable Silence Speaks for Itself

Let’s be candid. As a licensed sports video game, when your series hasn’t been on shelves in three years—a gap not seen since the days games were played on cartridges—you really face just one expectation and it’s a pretty low bar: Just come out. Launch. Release on time. Somehow, over the past week, NBA Live…

The Week in Games: Short and to the Point

Persona 4 Arena arrives in the west this week, accompanied by the funky rhythm game Sound Shapes. On Xbox Live Arcade, the third-person multiplayer shooter Hybrid continues the Summer of Arcade. Tuesday • Sound Shapes (PS3, PS Vita) • Persona 4 Arena (PS3, 360) • Deponia (PC) Wednesday • Hybrid (XBLA) Friday • The Amazing…

Gwen Stefani’s Band is Still Pissed Off About Guitar Hero, Still Hellbent on Suing Activision

Activision may have dusted its hands of Guitar Hero, Band Hero and everything else from that played-out lead mine, but lawsuits from upset pop stars continue. No Doubt, featured in Band Hero, still plans on taking Activision to trial, saying the publisher has illegitimately delayed the lawsuit and made insulting settlement offers. No Doubt, an…

Whatever this really means, if anything, Left 4 Dead 2 on Linux runs at 310 fps versus 270.6 fps on Windows, says Valve

EA Sports’ “Season Ticket” Tries to Sweeten the Pot with Free DLC

EA Sports’ “Season Ticket” subscription will offer free downloadable content that otherwise would be paid, modestly sweetening the sales pitch for a service that hasn’t generated much buzz since its debut a year ago. According to EA Sports’ updated Season Ticket page, first noticed by Operation Sports, subscribers will now get free packs of cards…

This Stupid Controller That Looks Like a Sex Toy Helped My Brother Win a Silver Medal

Hurry! There are only two days left until this auction for “Le Stick” closes. You can have this hunk of junk for $29.99, but I warn you, it’s practically useless. Except for one video game, that is. Rewind: It’s 1983. My brother and I live next door to a guy who is an electronics buyer,…

If you dig Spelunky‘s funky soundtrack, you can now download it—and 15 tracks not found in the game—for $7.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Crowning King Gary

We’ve been doing a lot of cosplay in the ‘Shop Contest lately, but Gary, King of Nintendo 64, is too obvious a royal subject to pass up this week. I really shouldn’t have to make any suggestions when you’re dealing with a guy who has a suit of armor made from at least three Nintendo…

Should We Know Our Own Strength—Or Any Rating—In Video Games?

On Friday, Madden NFL 13 revealed the ratings for every quarterback in the league, inviting the usual pointless discussion about who should be ranked ahead of whom and why. It’s easy to laugh at meathead sports fans who take a great interest in Jay Cutler’s virtual throwing power compared to, say, Eli Manning’s virtual deep…

Sunday Comics: Friendship is Tragic

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Aug. 4.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published July 30.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by…