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Borderlands Writers Play A Bloody Game Of Catan
That’s Mikey Neumann, writer on Gearbox’s megahit Borderlands, smashing up living room furniture for the debut episode of “Anthony Saves The World.” His mom did not actually give him that table. It’s from IKEA – it’s got cardboard in it. But they are in fact filming in Mikey’s home. “Anthony” is Anthony Burch, another Gearbox…
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EA Says GT5 Is “Sterile”; Codemasters Says It’s “Boring”
Can’t have a major release date without competitors taking a crap all over it. In this case, Electronic Arts and Codemasters. We love it when people talk trash about other folks’ products. Let’s you and him fight! Need For Speed is a different experience from GT5, of course, and Patrick Soderlund, a senior vice president…
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Here’s What The Hell The Canadian Military Wanted With $25K In Video Games
Previously on Weird News from Canada: A garrison outside of Montreal opened a requisition for $25,000 worth of video games, an order a headquarters spokeswoman called “strange.” Turns out they’re gifts for soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. Whoops. Canada’s Defense (sigh, Defence) Ministry followed up with the Canadian Press, which first reported the story, to verify…
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Philandering Point Guard’s Ratings Get A Timely Adjustment In NBA 2K11
San Antonio Spurs all-star Tony Parker and Eva Longoria got dee-vorced last week, around the time it was discovered that Parker was doing some dribble-drive penetration with a former teammate’s wife. NBA 2K11’s latest roster update factors in the breakup. Parker’s now rated “not loyal” for player management purposes (the background calculation went from an…
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ReviewsReview: Shaun White Skateboarding’s Path Of Enlightenment
Some skating games show things that are, and ask you “why not?” Shaun White Skateboarding sees things that aren’t, and leaves you to ask “why.” Ubisoft hitches its hopes in the skating genre, populated by heavies like Activision’s Tony Hawk series and EA’s Skate, to Shaun White, a gold medalist snowboarder. The differentiator in this…
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Think Clearly And Carry A Big Stick
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Fridays Folks have heard me complain about the lack of maintenance response in my apartment, so when a heating duct decided to offer some thoroughly maddening screeching, I knew I was gonna be on my own. It’s in a floor vent and I’d hit the sides of the thing with…
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Ten Minutes Of Mega Man Online Gameplay Surfaces
The first two official trailers for Mega Man Online, the sidescrolling MMO, were both two minutes of nothing but cinematics. Here’s more than twice that amount, all of it gameplay. This went up earlier this week, apparently filmed by a Korean site. Opinions? Reactions? Yeah, you’ve got ’em. Let’s hear it. Thanks to Krakenstein for…
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The Week In Games: Gran Prize
Four years after the PlayStation 3’s launch, the console’s definitive racer at last arrives. You’re forgiven for waiting until you have it in hand to believe it. Other launches this week: Splatterhouse and Donkey Kong Country Returns. Sunday (Nov. 21) Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) – The big ape returns in this classically tough platformer.…
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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. •Eight PlayStation Games That Made You Cry [Gaming Bolt] I remember Leigh Alexander bawling over the end of Metal Gear Solid 4; it’s No. 2…
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New Vegas’ “Dead Money” Concerns The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
In Bethesda’s latest newsletter, a designer on Fallout: New Vegas spills details on the upcoming “Dead Money,” the Xbox 360-exclusive DLC extension to Fallout: New Vegas due on Dec. 21. It’s essentially a treasure hunt for a mysterious city, in this case the Sierra Madre, “an opulent and extravagant resort that was supposed to be…
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EA Sports On NBA Elite: “It Was Just Going To Be A Bad Game”
With NBA Jam on shelves and earning praise (deservedly), EA Sports is being a little more candid about NBA Elite, the canceled title and Jam’s original dancing partner. “Ultimately, it was just going to be a bad game,” Andrew Wilson, head of worldwide development for EA Sports, told IGN. “I think that the goal of…
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Halo Wars Goes Dark On Dec. 15
Barely two years after its release, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Halo Wars on Dec. 15, axing leaderboards and stat-tracking as well as the forums. Fans of the real-time strategy game are not pleased. The community was informed of this on Tuesday. They were told they’d be “transitioning … to Halo Waypoint’s forums,” which…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Flaws
This week, Jezebel found in an auction of Playboy memorabilia several pre-publication centerfold shots with some unsexy editorial markup scrawled all over. (NSFW, nudity). It was an unsavory depiction even for one of magazines’ most prolific airbrushers. Also, boobs. Hold on, hold on. Get back here. Now, that got me to thinking about another population…
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Culture
Sunday Comics
Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Nov. 15 – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Nov. 19 – Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik published Nov. 19 – Read more of Penny Arcade Manly Guys Doing Manly Things by Kelly Turnbull published Nov.…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
There’s something about TAY that makes everybody horny. Everybody in this picture horny, anyway. Get it? Because … they have … horns on their … never mind. You guys talk about games or somethin’. MrMrScott is the weekend winner of the #taypics derby. There are six chances each week to get your handiwork featured. Just…
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Later … At The Hall Of Doom …
Oh man, the Hall of Doom … that thing that looked like a cross between my elementary school principal and Darth Vader … Well, it’s different in DC Universe Online, as this latest batch of screens attest. Looks a lot more serious and threatening in this set of 11 screengrabs, which also includes Bane’s Venom…
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