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Closed Multiplayer Beta on Tap for UFC Undisputed 3
UFC Undisputed 3, which releases on Valentine’s Day, will get a closed pre-release beta, according to the game’s producer and a THQ representative. Though no other details are available, given the online difficulties faced by THQ’s WWE 12, it’s widely assumed this will cover the game’s multiplayer features. Console betas in sports titles, whether closed…
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Report: Next Dead Rising Stars a Mechanic, Deals with Illegal Immigration
First there was Frank, then there was Chuck. Now, in the next Dead Rising, there’s Rick, a mechanic holding out against the zombie apocalypse in Los Perdidos. That is according to an unnamed source speaking today to Siliconera. The info follows Capcom’s vaguest of teases, on the game’s official Facebook page, suggesting that series protagonist…
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A Million Bucks Up for Grabs as EA Sports’ Tournaments Move to the PS3
Competitive Madden gaming, for the better part of a decade, typically involved a weekend of long drives, cheap hotel stays, and lots of standing, sitting and sometimes sleeping on ugly convention center carpet. It fairly assured that only the diehards and elites would show up for preliminary rounds. Well, not anymore. Virgin Gaming is bringing…
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BBC Leaks Doctor Who Teaser for PS3, Vita, PC
A Doctor Who video game is being developed for PS3 and PlayStation Vita, according to a teaser trailer that the BCC evidently published prematurely, then removed, on Thursday. Entitled Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock, the text accompanying the video said that “Gamers can take on the role of the Doctor and River Song as they…
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Twisted Metal Hopes to Avoid the Online Pass Treatment
Twisted Metal‘s creator is hoping the PS3 game can get out of implementing an online pass, but told Eurogamer that it’s ultimately not his call. Still, David Jaffe thinks that keeping one out of the car-combat game could be a goodwill gesture that grows its installation base. “I know that we have been asked to…
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Early Access for The Old Republic Starts Earlier
Those who preordered Star Wars: The Old Republic get early access to the game. That early access will begin on Tuesday, two days earlier than first announced. Anyone who has redeemed a preorder code for early access can pre-load the game now, says BioWare. It will begin unlocking on Dec. 13 at 6 a.m. CST,…
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Sonic‘s Casino Night Pinball Comes to PC on Dec. 26
The “Casino Night Pinball” minigame that console gamers got for preordering the game will be available to PC gamers via Steam on Dec. 26. It’ll only run you $1.59 in the U.S. (Overseas, it’s £0.99, €1.59, $2.99 in Australia). In the minigame, you play as either classic Sonic or modern Sonic, and he’s the pinball.…
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EA Sports Invites Some Old Pals to Play Golf in Tiger Woods 13
I had high hopes when EA Sports hinted a couple months ago that “figures recognizable to the sports world” would be playable golfers in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, due in March. That kind of longhand comment, as opposed to just saying “former sports stars” had me thinking the game might include some kind of…
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Here are the First Two Screens of The Last of Us
As promised by the teaser website that went up this weekend, the new PS3 exclusive The Last of Us dropped some new content today. Specifically, two screenshots whose composition loudly tout the game’s photorealistic chops. That first one’s a nice nature shot and presumably an in-game render. The second provides a little more backstory to…
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An Older Guy Who Prefers Crosswords to Video Games
It’s not that they’re no fun, or have something against games, but we all know someone who seems to prefer the most analog means of interactive entertainment—a good old pencil and paper—over all of the modern media. Here are some gift ideas that will both cater to that preference and maybe nudge him to try…
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The Lady Who Saw a Wii at Grandpa’s Hospital and Now Thinks She Wants One
As much as you’re able to instantly recommend the best products to your fellow gamer, you might grope for advice when that older person, maybe a family member, suddenly expresses an interest in video games for the first time. What you’re being asked to do is help someone develop or understand their actual taste in…
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First World Problems
First World Problems | As seen and submitted by reader Seepheart. Signs Point to “Command & Conquer: Alliances” as BioWare’s Big VGA Announcement Though some theories hold that the next Mercenaries game is the mystery reveal EA and BioWare have planned for the Video Game Awards, the smart money is still on a Command &…
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Signs Point to “Command & Conquer: Alliances” as BioWare’s Big VGA Announcement
Though some theories hold that the next Mercenaries game is the mystery reveal EA and BioWare have planned for the Video Game Awards, the smart money is still on a Command & Conquer game. And if that’s the case, it’ll probably be called Command & Conquer: Alliances if 15 domain registries by Electronic Arts are…
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Culture
Kart-e Diem
Mario Kart 7 hit shelves for the 3DS today. Other names of note include an adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin, and Just Dance 3 for the PS3. Downloadable action includes content for Battlefield 3, Forza Motorsport 4, and Final Fantasy VI on the PlayStation Network. Today • Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Monday • Fortune…
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Digital Download Discount for Vita May Explain Sony’s Memory Stick Plans
If this is true, it may put a broader context on Sony’s plan to sell proprietary memory cards for the PlayStation Vita at jacked-up prices. A rumor reported by the site Thrifty Nerd says the PSN downloadable versions of Vita games will be discounted 40 percent off their retail counterparts. This information, unconfirmed by Sony,…
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Humble Pie
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. • The Ten Most Humbling Experiences for a Gamer [WikiGame Guides] My favorite: Running into the First Goomba on World 1-1. While Devil May Cry…
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The Xbox 360’s FIFA Phishing Continues Unabated
Since October, we’ve heard anecdotal accounts of Xbox Live members finding suspicious purchases on their credit cards and learning their accounts had been recovered to another machine. Now it’s happened to a games writer—just this past week. Dan Crawley of VentureBeat provides a detailed rundown of exactly what happened, and in the process asks some…
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Take a Trip to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom‘s Weird ‘Reverse World’
This glitch, found in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, has apparently been known or observed before; now there’s a tutorial for how to enter the game’s “Reverse World,” in which all combatants are silhouetted and all inputs are reversed. It’s preceded by a switching (and locking) of the camera to its Z-axis, meaning left and…
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Road Reggie
So, we hit a snag last week, and for that, I’m sorry to everyone who participated and whose work was lost. It’s the first time that’s happened in nearly 100 editions of the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. I intend for it to be the only time. As we get out footing back, today we turn to…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
It might be 4 p.m. in London, but in the states it’s TAY time. Welcome back to Kotaku’s official open thread about games. There is still way too much good stuff out there for any of us to have played it all, so feel free to gab it up with your comrades on both sides…
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