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Pac-Man Spotted In The Wild
Jaime “Kalapusa” Margary, who’s given us realistic Piranha Plants, and Super Mario fungi in the past, now turns his attention to Pac-Man, presently soaking in jar of formaldehyde. Writes Jaime: The idea behind the video is Pac Man’s final days, free from the maze (kudos if you can guess who’s castle that is) and eating…
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Religious Games Maker Rakes $200K In Half a Year
Left Behind Games, maker of Christian-themed video games of … well, dubious quality, reports that it sold $210,000 worth of product over the past six months. That’s revenue, not profit, and such a figure doesn’t make it a major player by any stretch. Still, that’s $210,000, which the publisher said is “considerably more than income…
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Report: NASCAR Coming Back Under Activision
Gamasutra this week reported that NASCAR – whose 12-year run with EA Sports ended in 2008 – will return next year under Activision and the developer Eutechnyx, known for its focus on racing games. Gamasutra’s Kyle Orland cited sources who confirmed rumors that Activision had taken the license from EA Sports, which last year redeployed…
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All The Ratings Of NBA 2K11
Last week we learned the NBA 2K11 ratings for all projected starters in the league. Today we find out where the teams rank in the game, due out Oct. 5. You may recall that Miami and the Los Angeles Lakers had identical average scores across their starting five. NBA 2K11, according to Operation Sports (which…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Celebrity MMO Edition
Michael Jackson starring in a video game is not ridiculous. Michael Jackson starring in an MMO is. This past week we were treated to news of “Planet Michael,” billed as the “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Online Game.” As this is in fact the Only Michael Jackson Online Game, this is more like the Ultimate Expression…
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Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published Sept. 22 PvPonline published Sept. 21. ActionTrip published Sept. 20. EXTRALIFE published Sept. 22. Ctrl+Alt+Del published Sept. 21. Dueling Analogs published Sept. 23. Nerf NOW published Sept. 24. Rooster Teeth published Sept. 23. Virtual Shackles published Sept. 24. Little Gamers published Sept. 22
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Video games, you know it, we’re here, to show it. Boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom-chicka. The_Saint is the winner of the #taypics derby today. Submit yours now before Totilo gets back tomorrow! Meantime, talk amongst yourselves! About games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Only In A Jeep Winners
Last week we learned that Chrysler, maker of the Jeep brand, was ginning up a special ve-hickle for Call of Duty: Black Ops. So we put it to you to design a concept car for other video game franchises. Eight_Bit_Remix submitted a mobile hiding spot for Ezio. qamulek does what we in the comedy business…
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NBA 2K11’s Halftime Show
Damon Bruce of KNBR-AM San Francisco is the host of a new halftime show in NBA 2K11 presenting highlights from your game and others around the league, within the storyline of your current season. Get a look at it here. NBA 2K11 Video: NBA Today Halftime Show with Damon Bruce [Operation Sports]
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Halo: Reach DLC Tipped?
The achievement set for Halo: Reach lists 49 achievements for a total Gamerscore of 1,000. That there screen, in the latest Bungie Weekly Update, adds 10 cheevs and 250 Gamerscore. DLC inbound? This image came from an item on installing Halo: Reach to the Xbox 360’s hard drive (Bungie says the game has been optimized…
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How To Hump An Xbox 360
“Household Holes” is the Internet’s foremost journal of research into the means of kit-bashing, jury-rigging and misappropriating everyday items for, uh, pleasurable insertion. Don’t ask me why I know this, I just read it for the articles. In the past month, included with articles on the efficacy of toilet paper tubes, Gatorade bottles and Nalgene…
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Make A Run For El Baño With Taco Bell And My Sims [Corrected]
Electronic Arts and Yum! Brands are thick as thieves. Last year we had some kind of Kentucky Madden Super Fried Smack Pack meal; this year, sibling fastfood hut Taco Bell is handing out free discs for the Sims’ Wii franchise. Correction: While it’s hard to tell what version this is, it appears to be a…
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The Politics Of Presidential Appearances In Video Games
In two weeks, President Obama will appear in a video game for the second time in two months. Is he being paid for that? Is the White House cutting deals with sports game makers? Not likely. Obama appears in a special cinematic added this year to Madden NFL 11’s Super Bowl presentation mode. Win it…
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Box Scores: Worst Sticks It To First
Something like three-fourths of NCAA Football’s user base play it principally for Dynasty mode, and of those, probably more than half have done it to take the game’s worst team to national prominence. Kotaku reader Siubone decided to try that with Western Kentucky in NCAA Football 10. In last year’s game, the Hilltoppers were ranked…
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Borderlands Turns Three Villains Into Snarking Unicycle Robots [Update]
Part of the story in “Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution,” the fourth add-on to Borderlands set to arrive Tuesday, is that bosses from previous installments of the game have been “Claptrapified.” The achievement list tells us of three. Looks like Commandant Steele and General Knoxx of the Crimson Lance have gone robot on us, in addition…
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The Moneysaver: With A Bullitt
Tuesday I was turning onto the Delta Highway up here and some shitbag in a Dodge Charger wouldn’t let me merge. I drive a Mustang. All I could think about was this scene. Before we get started, Direct2Drive hit us yesterday with a coupon code just for Kotaku readers: KOTAKUDEAL. Use it to get $10…
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The Week In Review: Crossing The Threshold
Summer transited to Fall this week as Civilization V deployed, Project Milo met an unfortunate end, Nintendo celebrated its 121st (yes, really) birthday, and Activision’s boss drew sharp rebukes for his comments to investors. The week in Kotaku Original reporting: Kotaku’s Tokyo Games Show 2010 Coverage Kotaku Talk Radio Top Stories An Open Letter From…
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Seven-Foot Man Unhappy With Bad Rating In NBA 2K11
The starting lineup ratings for NBA 2K11 went out yesterday, and centers were notably underweight. None rated 90 or above, a superstar badge (Dwight Howard was 88) and five of the bottom seven players are pivots. One expressed his displeasure. Ladies and gentlemen, the Washington Wizards’ JaVale McGee (pictured, at right), a third-year player out…
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