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Suck On That, Tomahawk Kill
Three weeks post-Black Ops we’ve seen more lucky kills and wacky vids than you can shake an RC-XD at. This helicopter takedown reminds that Grand Theft Auto IV, even two years later, pulls its weight in WTF multiplayer kills, too. [seen via Hot Blooded Gaming]
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A Champion In The Making
Fight Night Champion will offer players the story of fictitious boxer Andre Bishop, whose career arc will involve – as the HBO guide used to say – adult situations, adult language, profanity (maybe nudity?) in EA Sports’ first M-rated game. Here’s the game’s second video, released Tuesday. To see more of Bishop’s story, go to…
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All Sweaters Now Unlocked In NHL 11
It’s a curious tradition in video game sports, but the NHL doesn’t allow games to use all the third and alternate sweaters until they’ve been used in real life. Now they have, and EA Sports released the code unlocking them. The code is: bcxkg8fkx3h4m3p5. Select “My NHL 11” from the main menu, then “NHL 11…
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EA Sports MMA Sequel A Matter Of When, Not If, Says Producer
EA Sports MMA’s initial sales were low enough to get a fatalistic poor-mouthing from industry analysts, but the company is committed to a sequel. A producer has confirmed an EA Sports MMA 2 is coming. “There is definitely going to be an EA Sports MMA 2,” EA Sports’ Jeff Ecker said in a podcast with…
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Tiger Woods Needs To Step Up His Game, Says EA Boss
Even during a withering sex scandal, EA Sports stuck by Tiger Woods as the face of its golf franchise. Now, however, the company’s CEO says Woods must perform like the world’s No. 1 golfer, or risk the company looking elsewhere. Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello, speaking Monday at a business leader summit, said EA has…
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These Gaming Deals Are INSANE!!! — Cyber Monday Edition [Updated]
We aren’t done with the shopping holidays before the holidays. Tomorrow’s Cyber Monday, a new tradition whereby folks who skipped Black Friday hit online retailers (typically from a work computer). Updated at 12:30 p.m. with more new Steam deals. The Monesyaver on Saturday covered a ton of deals that should still be good, so be…
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Wait’ll Next Year
To: Luke From: Owen Re: The Mountain You might remember that last year, my on-the-record Christmas wish was a conference championship for N.C. State in either football or basketball. Yesterday, State was a win away from playing for just such a thing in football, and then promptly defecated in its bunk. It was a Double…
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ReviewsReview: Mafia II: Joe’s Adventures — The Third Strike For A Repeat Offender
Mafia II returns to Empire Bay with “Joe’s Adventures,” the game’s second paid DLC extension. Can its 24 new missions carry the game forward, or do they dwell on what made Mafia II a good-but-not-great action game? Mafia II: Joe’s Adventures is a flashback to the 10-year period during which Vito Scaletta went to prison…
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The Week In Games: Slipped A Mickey
Games enter their post-holiday hibernation with just two big releases: Epic Mickey for the Wii, and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn on the DS. Super Meat Boy also arrives on the PC. Monday (Nov. 29) Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS) – The third entry in the handheld role-playing series, and first on the DS, is set…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
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 Video Game Characters with Eating Disorders [Ranker] A rather fitting roundup for Thanksgiving and the holiday season looks at game characters with a tendency…
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Minecraft’s Latest Megaobject: The Earth
Object building, especially megaobject building, is a side pursuit in Minecraft’s classic creative mode that’s gotten so much attention that folks who haven’t played the game don’t know of its survivalist objectives. The latest doozy: Earth. YouTube user roddds469 built this by using a NASA terrain height map. It’s a smaller-scale, 1,000-by-500 block test before…
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Free BBC America Shows Hit PlayStation Network
Episodes of Doctor Who are coming to the PlayStation Network Store; episodes of Top Gear already are there, and two are free. The freebie vids kickoff an arrangement bringing BBC America programming to PSN’s video service. Right now, Top Gear’s Season 1, Episode 1, and Episode 101 (the show’s American debut), are both free in…
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Can A Video Game Make You Into An Elite Race Driver?
iRacing is an extremely realistic racing simulator. Its top driver won $10,000, despite never driving over 100 mph in real life. Top Gear put him in an open-wheel racer to see if digital skills translate to real racing prowess. It was lots closer than you might expect. Racing in a Star Mazda, the driver, a…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: GT5 WTF
Tuesday, Luke posted a set of pictures and asked which were from real life, and which were from Gran Turismo 5. This week’s ‘Shop Contest draws on that. Here’s the gist of it: Fake us out, or fail horribly with something really hilarious. Take a GT5 screenshot and ‘Shop in another car – with 1,061…
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Sunday Comics
Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Nov. 22 – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Nov. 23 – Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik published Nov. 24 – Read more of Penny Arcade Manly Guys Doing Manly Things by Kelly Turnbull published Nov.…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Because you’ve had enough fun in dead-end conversations with weird relatives and neighbors you only see once a year, we’re gonna let you talk about games to your heart’s content. p4w4rr10r is the weekend winner of the #taypics derby. There are six chances each week to get your handiwork featured. Just shop up this image…
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