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Three Nintendo Icons Draw Kirby
Nearly 20 years ago, three household names in Nintendo gaming took a shot at drawing Kirby inside the official strategy guide for Kirby’s Adventure. Masahiro Sakurai, the game’s creator (and creator of the Super Smash Bros. series); Shigeru Miyamoto, who really needs no introduction, and Satoru Iwata, who doesn’t either, unless you don’t know who…
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Minecraft Breaks Call of Duty’s Grip Atop Xbox Live’s Chart
In news certain to delight indie games fans, Minecraft has done something that has not been seen in a long time—knock a Call of Duty game out of the top two on the Xbox 360’s most-played list. To put this in perspective, the only thing that knocked Call of Duty: Black Ops out of the…
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Whether Sequel or Reboot, New Need For Speed: Most Wanted is Basically Confirmed
Not too much of a huge surprise, as Electronic Arts earlier this month told everyone it’d be publishing another Need For Speed title in the final three months of the year, and everyone figured that would be Need For Speed: Most Wanted 2. Yesterday, IGN reported that an EA E3 booth schedule being sent around…
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The Hitman 500
Joey Logano, the driver of Gamestop’s No. 20 Toyota in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, by all rights won Saturday with his outstanding Hitman-themed racing suit, patterned to look like a jacket and red tie. Gamestop’s put a ton of games on the hood of that car, but the suit is some next-level stuff. And we’re…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Well, I believe this is the Kotaku ‘shop equivalent of a hat trick. Pan_1da7 was both a dual finalist in yesterday’s ‘Shop Contest and the overal finalist (that’s happened only once before) and he’s followed that up with the next day’s TAYpic. Gang, I really do try to feature other readers, but he’s really the…
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Is This a Leak of Halo 4‘s Multiplayer Beta, a Parody, or Both? [Update]
We’re in the red zone for pre-E3 bullshit. A week before the show is usually when we get a dumptruck full of fakes, bogus retailer listings and LinkedIn resumes confirming everything but the return of the Dreamcast. This, however, is so bizarre I’m compelled to share it. Because someone may be having a little fun…
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Culture
Sunday Comics: Dead Island
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. Virtual Shackles by Jeremy Vinar and Mike Fahmie published May 25.—Read more of Virtual Shackles Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published May 21.—Read more of Awkward Zombie…
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Shoppin’ Cats and Dogs: The Winners
Pancake, the Borderlands 2 loot dog, and a cat dressed in Journey cosplay, were the brave animal subjects of our mad photoshop laboratory last week. No doggies or kitties were hurt during this production, but we sure did have a lot of fun putting them in weird poses. We’ve got 20 winners inside, including Pan_1da7!…
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See a Sleek Sly Cooper Slink Around on the PS Vita
Last week, Sanzaru Games, the maker of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time said the game would also release on the PlayStation Vita at the same time it arrives for the PS3. This video from the PlayStation Blog sheds more light on what that will mean. For starters, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time will have cross-platform…
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Square Enix’s American Boss Calls Activision “Crazy” for Dumping True Crime: Hong Kong
Publishing executives say complimentary stuff about their upcoming games all of the time. So what. But there’s an unusual history with Sleeping Dogs, which Square Enix will release Aug. 14—it was formerly known as True Crime: Hong Kong until Activision washed its hands of the franchise in the Feb. 2011 bloodbath that killed off Guitar…
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From Those Who Brought You the MineCon Proposal, Here’s the Minecraft Wedding
Remember the Minecraft-playing couple who got engaged at MineCon back in November? Well, yes, they have now been lawfully wed and kissed and no man put asunder and all that goes along with the big day—including an outstanding Minecraft-themed throwdown for the reception. Chickens, sheep, a creeper, everything. The Minecraft theme wasn’t limited to just…
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This Hitman Racing Suit is Either the Most Ridiculous or the Most Brilliant Thing I’ve Seen
We’ve featured Joey Logano, the driver who races the No. 20 GameStop Toyota in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series, several times before. He’s had some awesome car wraps before, hoods dedicated to Bioshock 2 or Red Dead Redemption—things that still look a little strange turning left at 120 mph. Well, when the flag drops at the History…
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The Wii U will Get the Best-Looking Version of Aliens: Colonial Marines, Says Gearbox
Nintendo has yet to release the official hardware specifications for the Wii U, and it’s something Gearbox’s Brian Burleson, senior producer on Aliens: Colonial Marines, won’t discuss directly. But, he said to Eurogamer, the Wii U will get the best-looking version of the game because it has “more modern tech.” “Just trust me on that…
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This is What a ‘Supernatural Assassin’ Does in Dishonored
If you’re not up to speed on what Bethesda’s Dishonored is all about, two things should fill you in nicely. One is Stephen Totilo’s “18 Things You Should Know About Dishonored.” And the other is that image at right, of a guy leaping off a rooftop and stabbing a dude in the neck. You’ll be…
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Memorial Deals
While generally not a big week for new releases, Memorial Day in the United States is a sales holiday for video games as much as it is for mattresses, hardware, refrigerators and everything else. There are more than 75 savings, discounts and bonuses below. Grab a beer and a hot dog and take a look!…
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Even If No One Listens, Let the Review Bombs Fall
It’s easy to sit back and scoff at “review bombing,” as we saw last week when Blizzard released a broken Diablo III. Flooding Amazon to give zero stars to something others have called a perfect 10, sure, that’s not a legitimate review. And people staging a sit-in aren’t there to legitimately patronize a public accommodation,…
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Touch-Screen Graffiti Controls Come With Jet Set Radio PS Vita Release
Jet Set Radio is also returning on the PlayStation Vita, Sega said today, bringing touch-screen controls and camera integration to to the beloved Dreamcast hit that’s also releasing for the PS3, 360 and the PC. The Vita version of Jet Set Radio will launch at the same time as it does the other platforms. The…
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If He Doesn’t Win Re-Election, President Obama Can Always Coach the Dallas Mavericks
Or the Chicago Bulls. Or Golden State Warriors. Or any team in NBA 2K12’s Association or My Player modes, as Reddit user soadfan09 discovered today. This has actually been known for some time, but it’s still cool to see POTUS now as HCOTDM. He’ll show up on the sidelines about three seasons into your team’s…
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There’s More Cussin’ in Teen Novels than Video Games, Swears Researcher
You might not expect a study coming out of Brigham Young University’s School of Family Life to have anything good to say about video games. And maybe this doesn’t. But it says something a lot worse about books, and I’ll take that as a win in this culture war. Sarah Coyne, a social sciences researcher…
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