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Austrian Anti-Muslim Game Stokes Outrage
A right-wing Austrian political party’s published a flash game in which the countryside is overrun with minarets and mosques and players must stop their construction. Because nationalism and xenophobia’s so much more fun when it’s in the German language! Moschee Baba (“Bye-Bye Mosque”) is a minute-long, shooting-gallery type game in which a stop sign is…
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Black Ops Introduces “Combat Training” For Multiplayer [Update]
Multiplayer matches that include AI opponents will be a feature of Call of Duty: Black Ops ina mode the game’s studio built to include gamers who are disinclined to spend much time in the game’s notoriously challenging live multiplayer culture. Saying there is a large segment of the Call of Duty community that never takes…
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Kotaku Talk Radio: On The Move, On The Air
Our voluminous coverage of the PlayStation Move arrived early this morning, providing Crecente and Totilo the perfect opportunity to recap their thoughts and reviews, and take your questions, on Kotaku Talk Radio’s broadcast – now available for download! Other subjects include Apple’s news conference this morning in San Francisco and Kotaku’s ongoing Gun Week package…
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Sign Endorsements In NBA 2K11’s Career Mode
As surmised, 2K Sports is upping the role-playing aspect in the second year of its “My Player” singleplayer career mode. Two screens and a quick comment today say your player will get endorsement opportunities if he becomes a big enough star. “Become a star in My Player mode and you’ll get sponsorships from iconic brands,”…
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Someone Should Get A Medal For This Real-Life Rocket Jump
A month ago, Freddie Wong gave us a look at aimbots (and bunny hops) in live action. In another clever short film, Wong gives us the allegorical real-life birth of the leetest tactical innovation – the rocket jump. Don’t try this at home, kids. Rocket jumps hurt if they’re poorly timed. And they’re all poorly…
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Madden’s Numbers Nudge Higher This August
Early discounts by retailers such as Amazon and Walmart stoked speculation that Madden’s sales were coming slow. EA Sports is projecting a modest increase over what the title pulled last August. A statement today by the publisher called Madden the top selling game in North America for August, and said its sales are up about…
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Welp, Someone Done Tried To Sell Their Kinect Beta Already
Microsoft had to figure this was going to happen: Someone put their Kinect beta hardware and their console for sale on eBay, hoping to get $1,200 for it. It was rather quickly de-listed, however. I haven’t seen the entire EULA for this hardware beta but something tells me Microsoft probably forbids selling the unit and…
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Lightweights and Welterweights Round Out EA Sports MMA Roster
Seventeen more fighters at the welterweight and lightweight divisions complete the EA Sports MMA roster, bringing to 60 the total number of combatants in the game. Joachim Hansen, Shinya Aoki, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Jay Hieron, Marius Zaromskis, Hayato Sakurai, and Tyron Woodley are the new welterweight fighters, joining Robbie Lawler, Nick Diaz, Kazuo Misaki, Lyman Good,…
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Monday Night Combat Was Almost “Combat, Inc.”
Monday Night Combat. Evokes a sense of battle-as-primetime sport, right? Sure, thanks to a certain football broadcast. Uber Entertainment filed and owns the Monday Night Combat trademark, but it had backup plans in case the lawyer-mans raised a fuss. “We got it trademarked and no one complained, but it was definitely a concern,” Chandana Ekanayake,…
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Madden NFL Superstars Launches on Facebook
Madden NFL Superstars, a Facebook card-and-management game anticipated for several months, went live to the public earlier today. The free-to-play game resembles June’s FIFA Superstars in structure while borrowing elements from the popular Madden Ultimate Team of the console game. In the game (accessible here), players assemble a team through acquiring packs of cards, which…
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Space Invaders: Infinity Gene Coming Next Month
We’ve known for a couple months that Space Invaders: Infinity Gene, last year’s hit iPhone app, would get versions on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. A video on the game’s official site says it will arrive in September. No more specific date or pricing than that. If you want to know more about…
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Meet The Press In NBA 2K11
Interesting feature teased on NBA 2K11’s Facebook page a couple hours ago: “Press conferences.” There’ll be some postgame interactions involving your created player in the “My Player” career mode, apparently with ramifications for your career. Here’s the full message from NBA 2K11: In this year’s My Player mode, the game doesn’t end after the final…
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Dead Rising 2’s Labor Day Hardware Blowout Sale
Greene’s Hardware in Seattle has a special on katanas this weekend – two for $309.99. You can also find values on dynamite and mayonnaise. What the hell is this? A pretty awesome Dead Rising 2 community event at PAX. Capcom’s apparently booked some space in Seattle’s central business district, just walking distance from the Washington…
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Monday Night Combat Getting Free DLC
Uber Entertainment has plans for three downloadable content expansions for its Xbox Live Arcade title, Monday Night Combat. The first DLC package will be free, according to the studio’s blog. No timeframe was given; it sounds like the DLC will trail a patch update that is currently in the certification process. “The first DLC will…
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A Loyal Reader
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Steel Yourself For Next Week’s Gantlet Last week, Glamour magazine hit the streets with my mug and a silly tale of doing foolish, painful things for women inside. I have a friend who writes for them, and she occasionally puts these questions to me and others. This is the first…
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Toys ‘R Us Outs Epic Mickey Collector’s Edition
Toys ‘R Us is currently listing an Epic Mickey Collector’s Edition that delivers a bunch of swag for $69.99. Interestingly, it gives Nov. 15 as an estimated shipping date. The latest info I’ve seen just gave Epic Mickey a North American release sometime in the fourth quarter of the year. Nov. 15 is a Monday.…
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The Cars Of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
A German site got its hands on what it says is the full list of the 66 licensed vehicles appearing in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. It’s a whole lotta fahrvergnügen. The list doesn’t break out which cars will carry the police interceptor packages. I think we’ve seen three so far, the Bugatti Veyron, the…
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The Week In Games: Another M
Metroid: Other M, on the Wii, is the biggest console release, returning to space with the iconic Samus Aran. Valkyria Chronicles II on PSP, Castle Crashers on PSN and a Dead Rising 2 prequel on XBLA round out the highlights. Monday, Aug. 30 Cosmos X2 (DSiWare) Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island (PC) TNT Racers (PS3,…
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Kotaku’s Top Five 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. •The Top 50 Street Fighter Characters [UGO] Wait a second, top 50? That’s like, all of them, right? Who’s No. 1, Ryu or Chun Li?…
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