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Do You Hate Yourself? Play “Vuvu Hero”
Oh, you thought we were done with vuvuzelas? Hell no, now you can play the bitches in the inevitable “Vuvu Hero” flash game spoof. Newgrounds’ Rubber Ninja, well ahead of the trend curve, gives us a game that’ll make you want to punch yourself in the face. There’s only one fret of course, but the…
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Billy Mitchell Again Is Champion Of Donkey Kong — And Jr. Too
On the day he was to be enshrined with the inaugural class of the International Video Game Hall of Fame, Billy Mitchell was once again certified as the world record holder in Donkey Kong – and also Donkey Kong Jr. The certifications, timed to coincide with the IVGHOF’s “Big Bang” celebration this weekend in Ottumwa,…
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Hey, Gimme That, You Big … Ape
At the San Francisco Zoo yesterday, photographer Christina Spicuzza captured five pictures of gorillas playing around with a DSi XL. They later touched a monolith and used the handheld to slay an eohippus. I kid! I kid! The story here goes that a kid dropped his DSi XL into the primates’ enclosure, and the larger…
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The Game Of A Lifetime
To prove a point to me about Madden at E3, Peter Moore overstepped the possible and tiptoed on the unbelievable. “When the license is over,” Moore, the EA Sports president, said regarding the much-discussed exclusive deal making Madden the only NFL video game, “chances are it’s going to be wide open, and whether it’s us…
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‘EverQuest Next’ Teased At Fan Faire
Appropriately enough, the next EverQuest installment is called – for now, anyway – “Everquest Next.” Sony Online Entertainment teased the new title, with two in-game images, at the publisher’s “Fan Faire” going on in Las Vegas this weekend. SOE President John Smedley gave several announcements regarding the EverQuest franchise, many of them already known, before…
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Box Scores: Glory Days
Sometimes a 17-point win still represents a hell of a comeback, and it did for an alumnus of Indianapolis’ Roncalli High School. Kotaku reader Trevor W. graduated from Roncalli 15 years ago, in the middle of a stretch that saw the Rebels playing in 11 Indiana state championship games over a 22 year span. But…
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More Goodies Revealed For Halo: Reach Multiplayer
The three new multiplayer maps for Halo: Reach, which leaked previously, were confirmed by Bungie yesterday along with new vehicles and new Elite armor configurations. Everything’s inside in one huge gallery. First up, the maps: Zealot, Spire and Reflection are all out and proud now. Spire is an Invasion map that reverses the roles of…
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Halo: Reach Update Gallery
Reflection. Reflection. Reflection. Reflection. Reflection. Spire. Spire. Spire. Spire. Spire. Spire. Zealot. Zealot. Zealot. The Falcon is a three-seat UNSC aerial vehicle. Two gunners, one pilot. The Falcon. The Revenant is a new two-seater Covenant ground vehicle. The Revenant. The Rocket Hog. Warthog with rocket launcher. The Rocket Hog. Elite armor configuration: The Minor. Elite…
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The Moneysaver: Where Is Dent?
He’s the hero Logitech deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we’ll hunt him because he can take it. Because he’s not our hero. He’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A forklift driver. Hardware • The Logitech Forklift Driver strikes again! The Logitech Flight System G940 with Force Feedback Joystick is…
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The Week in Review: It’s Fair
Not many would consider a hole-in-the-wall shopfront in the middle of Chinatown, with missing letters on the sign out front and decades of grime pounded into the floor, as “welcoming.” But it is. This week Kotaku’s Aulistar Mark visited Chinatown Fair in New York, which holds two distinctions. The first, it’s the oldest arcade in…
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NHL 11 Will Sell You 93 156 Different Powerups
Sharp-eyed DLC watchers today spotted the month-early upload of more than 90 player attribute enhancements for NHL 11, offering three tiers of created-player boosts ranging from 80 to 160 Microsoft points. Update: There are now 156 boosts on Xbox Live. It’s further evidence of EA Sports’ aggressive microtransaction strategy, in addition to the one-use “Online…
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Madden NFL 11 Arrives On iPad, iPhone The Same Day As Consoles
Last year, Madden hit the iPhone more than a month after the main title’s release. This year EA Sports’ mobile version will arrive the same day as the big boys drop for the console, which is Tuesday. The game, for both the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch, will also incorporate the Gameflow playcalling mechanic of the…
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Rescue Iron Maiden’s Crap From Space In This Game
Oh, dammit. Iron Maiden was flying to its first ever intergalactic gig when space pirates ambushed them, blew up their gear ship, and sent everything flying into space. Now they expect you, space roadie, to get it back. That’s the goal of this frankly kinda surprisingly deep flash game called “The Final Frontier,” created and…
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Gamer With Stolen Credit Card Leads Cops To Parents’ Pot
A kid in suburban Chicago boosted a credit card and bought some games and virtual currency online. When the cops showed up to ask some questions, they found his folks, uh, “Victory Garden.” This news comes out of Buffalo Grove, which you might remember is where some kid called the cops after his parents took…
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We Might’ve Called It Montana NFL 11
In 1990, Electronic Arts reverse-engineered the Sega Genesis to begin development of a game for it, fully aware that if the project became known, they were in for a major lawsuit. The game was John Madden Football. Even when Sega learned of the gambit, EA still faced up the console maker and acknowledged its right…
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First Tuning Update Arrives For NCAA Football 11
We seem to have gotten things out of order. The first gameplay tuning file for NCAA Football 11 went live this morning, so it was not dependent on a mid-August patch. The adjustments will be incorporated into existing dynasties. Tuning is a way to address game adjustments without going through a certification period or deal…
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