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NFL Blitz‘s “Cover” Also Put Up to a Fan Vote
Though not a retail release, the January reboot of NFL Blitz will still have a cover star, following a fan-voted campaign taking place during the Spike Video Game Awards next weekend. The candidates for the downloadable game (on Xbox Live and Playstation Network) are the Atlanta Falcons receiver Roddy White, the Baltimore Ravens running back…
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Fez Tantalizes Us With Another “Long Screenshot”
Fez, which is going on four years in development, was delayed to “early 2012” way back in September, so at least this luxurious long shot of the perspective-switching indie platformer isn’t some oblique way of saying “BTW, it’s been pushed back again.” That we know of. Still, put in headphones and listen to this. Sounds…
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A Cardboard Marcus Fenix Must Pay for a Seat on the Bus
A student in Milton Keynes, England paid a full bus fare for Marcus Fenix. No, really. Carrying home a life-size cardboard display of the Gears of War protagonist, Liam Sheridan was told by the driver his monthly bus pass didn’t cover his companion. Sheridan, 17, was thus charged £1.80 for a full adult fare on…
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Saints Row‘s Dildo Bat: More Than Two Million Served
Since its introduction two weeks ago in Saints Row: The Third, the game’s four-foot long dildo bat—nom de guerre: “The Penetrator”—has killed more than two million citizens of Steelport, publisher THQ said in announcing a stat-tracking capability that charts all the mayhem taking place in the open-world crime game. The two million penetrated to death…
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Call It a Hunch, but EA, LucasArts and BioWare Probably Aren’t Making a Rock-Paper-Scissors Game
Australia’s classification board has received an application for an M-rated game entitled “Paper, Scissors, Stone,” to be published jointly by Electronic Arts, BioWare and LucasArts. As amusing as the concept is, this is most likely Star Wars: The Old Republic, which will not include Australia (nor any countries outside North America or Europe) when the…
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Tiger Woods‘ Covers Feature Special Guest Stars
Calamity Jane, the fabled putter of the Augusta National co-founder Bobby Jones, graces the cover of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13‘s special edition, along with the club’s signature Green Jacket. Oh yeah, some decent golfers also share the packshot of the main product on PS3 and Xbox 360. For the third time* in as many…
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If Anyone Makes Money Off The Old Republic, It’ll Be Lucas, Says Activision Boss
Having done a lot of business with Lucasarts—Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy, Star Wars: STFU—Activision boss Bobby Kotick knows who comes out ahead in that relationship. It ain’t the publisher, he said, when asked his thoughts on Star Wars: The Old Republic “Lucas is going to be the principal beneficiary of the success of Star Wars,”…
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The Moneysaver’s Cyber Monday Special Edition
With Black Friday behind us, today we embark on that other, safer and saner holiday tradition—Cyber Monday. Today’s the day when many online retailers offer values to shoppers starting their gift shopping expeditions from the safety of their own keyboard. We’ve got more than 100 listings for you below, including 78 digital downloads. Software •…
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Red Bird Baked in a Pie
Red Bird Baked in a Pie | No pork products on this Angry Birds pizza. Just red and yellow peppers, olives, mushrooms. (Seen via Neatorama) Only One Man in the World Owns TF2‘s “Top Notch” Hat It shouldn’t be hard to guess who it is, either. Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson was invited to play…
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Culture
Megathrusters Are Go!
A re-release of three Sly Cooper classics on the PlayStation Network, and the arrival of Voltron: Defender of the Universe on PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace, highlight what is traditionally the slowest week of the video game calendar. After next week’s Mario Kart 7 on 3DS, retail will go into hibernation until January. Tuesday •…
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Would You Pay $1,300 for a Virtual Spaceship? [Update]
When EVE Online began selling premium vanity items this summer, everyone lost their minds and rioted. Granted, these were $68 virtual monocles and such, but they didn’t offer any kind of performance advantage. Another space-based MMO, Dark Orbit decided to offer a rare spacecraft with a value of €1.000 (roughly $1,300) and found more than…
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Only One Man in the World Owns TF2‘s “Top Notch” Hat
It shouldn’t be hard to guess who it is, either. Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson was invited to play in Team Fortress 2‘s third Mixup event. Playing on RED, he was teamed with Valve’s Jon Lippincott and Cobalt’s Daniel Brynolf (against a BLU comprising filmmaker Freddy Wong, Valve’s Robin Walker, and others). After Notch collected…
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Frozen Delights
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. • 12 Awesome Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite Tributes [oddee] From ice cube makers to cell phone cases to that badass executive desk, I can’t…
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Saudi Arabia’s Gaming Expo is Also a Giant Sausage Party
When Saudi Arabia gets into games news here, it’s usually for banning a game (which its citizens can readily obtain by other means), although it does have developers, who recently published an Uncharted clone. This weekend saw the nation’s first gaming exposition, too, although a visit to its main page advises “Attendance for males only.”…
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A Note About the Most Recent ‘Shop Contest
Regarding our ‘Shop Contest of Nov. 27, “Don’t Fear the Creeper.” The base image, submitted to Kotaku’s tips forum by a reader, was taken by Adam Sahlin of minecraftforum.net. Kotaku did not receive permission to use it and has been asked to remove it. We have. As such, this week’s ‘Shop Contest has been aborted.…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Everybody had their fill of turkey and shopping? Good, we can all kick back and get back to talking—amongst ourselves, in Kotaku’s official open thread. Discuss anything you like here, so long as it’s about the vidya. Big thanks to Pan1da7 for today’s TAYpic. We had to reach back a week to find one. It…
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Culture
Sunday Comics: By Any Other Name
Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Nov. 21.—Read more of Awkward Zombie 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 Nov. 25.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by…
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Tanooki Suit Riot Winners
As PETA picked a peck of pickled trouble with Super Mario 3D Land‘s use of the Tanooki Suit, it figured to be a good time to ‘shop up a Tanooki-clad Mario enthusiast who’d rather cosplay than go naked. We’ve got 20 winners inside, including Zigzagoon—who also made ‘Shop Contest history! Leading off, Deadphool (4) had…
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Is “Morning Wood” Really a Map Name in Modern Warfare 3‘s First DLC?
Grain-of-salt territory here, but rumors have it that Modern Warfare 3‘s first set of premium downloadable content will feature five maps entitled “Morning Wood,” “Concrete,” “Park,” “Italy,” and “Overwatch.” The title of the first, and the fact “Overwatch” was a map in Modern Warfare 2, calls for some healthy skepticism. Modern Prestige has what it…
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