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Reconsidering Backbreaker
This past week I had so much fun tinkering around with a game that I’m almost embarrassed to go back and read my original review. Because I was very hard on Backbreaker I was far from the only one. Praised for its exceptionally realistic animations and luxurious visuals, Backbreaker was ripped, deservedly, on the building…
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Time-Lapse Videos Reveal the Beautiful Designs of Red Dead Redemption
Didn’t know this: Red Dead Redemption has an “afk” mode – don’t move the controller, and Marston and the HUD disappear, revealing a panoramic view. Digital Foundry used this mode to create startlingly lifelike time-lapse videos that you may download. The video, hosted at Eurogamer, is embedded on that site, so I can’t put it…
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Killer Gets Two Life Sentences in Xbox-Motivated Murder
A Colorado Springs teen who killed a developmentally disabled man – investigators said he wanted the guy’s Xbox – will spend the rest of his life in prison for it. Kyle Sebastian Stott, 19, killed Jason Holley 22, in January 2009, hiding his body in a ravine near a hiking trail west of Colorado Springs.…
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Box Scores: Let’s Go to the Tape!
Kotaku reader OTCIXS faced worse than an embarassing loss; as a diehard Penguins fan, he faced losing to Philadelphia – and to a live opponent assuredly ready to talk trash about it. And then a miracle unfolded. We have video! Tied 1-1 in overtime, OTCIXS took one of those ticky-tack penalties that has you believing…
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PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Kane & Lynch 2 Demo a Week Early
If you’ve bought into PlayStation Plus, on Tuesday you can get the Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days demo shipped to your console via automatic download. Everyone else gets it July 27. Automatic downloads are a feature of PlayStation Plus, though the demo is available through the PlayStation Store for subscribers too. The demo announcement…
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The Moneysaver: If You Can’t Spot the Sucker in the First Half Hour
You spot a man’s tell, you don’t say a fuckin’ word. I finally spotted KGB’s. And usually I’d’ve let him go on chewing those Oreos ‘til he was dead broke. But I don’t have that kind of time. Hardware • Reminder: Walmart’s offering Kinect preorder bundles – get the device and a $30 gift card…
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The Week in Review: One Hundred to One
News that 1 vs. 100 wouldn’t see a third season was hardly shocking. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t disappointing. True, no one was going to buy an Xbox 360, or any other console, because of a clever gameshow being run over its online service. That probably wasn’t the measuring stick for 1 vs. 100, either.…
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Pro Football’s Glamour Divisions Get Their Close-Up
Now that we’re done with the AFC, it’s time for Madden NFL 11 to go to the league’s men’s department: the NFC, and proven leaders like Matt Leinart; old school hardasses like Wade Phillips, and perennial champions like the Philadelphia Eagles. Here are 39 screens of the NFC East and NFC West, which account for…
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360-Exclusive Beta Planned for Spec Ops: The Line
Those wanting to get in on Spec Ops: The Line early, 2K is now taking signups through a beta site, but the test will run for the Xbox 360 only. And, it should be noted, signing up does not guarantee you a spot in the multiplayer beta, whenever that rolls out. It’s very mucha closed…
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Named Rosters Now Available for Xbox 360 NCAA 11
The veteran roster editor Fairdale Kings has published the first fully named roster for the Xbox 360 version of NCAA Football 11. You can now play with real-life player names on all 120 teams on both platforms. Pasta Padre is hosting it through his 360 gamertag. To get it, in NCAA Football 11’s menu, go…
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Alabama GameStops Spoofing NCAA 11 Tebow Cover?
An Alabama GameStop allegedly made a cover of a crying Tim Tebow – who (in)famously wept as Alabama beat Florida for last year’s SEC championship – and inserted it into the cases of NCAA Football 11 games on display. I say allegedly because, though they could have seen through my poor impersonation of a ‘Bama…
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Kinect Pricing Reveal is Imminent, According to Trendy Social Media Channels
Instead of just coughing up an MSRP for Kinect, Microsoft’s doing the announcement-of-an-announcement thing. But you can join up a Facebook page or text an SMS code to make sure you get immediate notification the sucker’s $149. Or whatever. Microsoft’s threatening to reveal the price of the new utility soon, but of course wants people…
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When All Else Fails, Try Selling Your NES for $35,000
Several months back, a rare NES game sold for more than $40,000. It’s not one of the 42 games offered along with an NES in this eBay lot but you know what is? The eternal thanks of the seller. Calling it the “Best Original NES Bundle Package on eBay,” seller ronald3868 says it’s going for…
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NCAA 11 Picks Alabama Ohio State for the National Title
We know there’s a certain level of stagecraft and gimmickry to these sports video games picking winners. That said, EA Sports has correctly predicted the Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, and World Cup champion this year. Now, by virtue of NCAA Football 11, it says Alabama will defeat Ohio State nope, it actually says Ohio State…
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Madden 11 Demo Hits July 27
The Madden NFL 11 demo will release July 27, and in addition to five minute quarters, it will feature adjustable AI sliders, unlockables, and an early redeemable achievement. Create and save a game plan – the new prioritization engine that brings up plays in the streamlined GameFlow mode – and when you pop in the…
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Hate Church Targets Comic-Con
Westboro Baptist Church, the notorious “Gods Hates Fags” congregation out of Kansas, will be in San Diego next week to rain down 45 minutes of eternal and inconsequential damnation upon your idolatrous worship of Spider-Man and Green Lantern. This appears to be an opportunistic double, as the same day the same group is scheduled to…
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