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Report: Air Jordan on Cover, Possibly Playable in NBA 2K11
ESPN, citing multiple unnamed sources, says 2K Sports is pursuing basketball’s greatest player ever, Michael Jordan, for the cover of NBA 2K11 and may have plans to feature him as a playable character in the game. Jon Robinson, ESPN’s sports gaming columnist, adds that he’s “heard whispers” that 2K has been in negotiations with Jordan’s…
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You’ll Never Want to Turn Off this Street Fighter HDTV
Now, I love Street Fighter, and I love big ass TVs, but when my friend calls and is all “LOL, turn on Judge Mathis!” I don’t want to wait eight seconds while the screen shows me a picture of Ryu. But that’s one of the core features of this Super Street Fighter IV-branded TV by…
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As Bad as a Gun Made of Paper Could Ever Be
Look closely, there’s not a scrap of metal in this papercraft construction of Fallout 3‘s laser pistol. Artist Leo Firebrand used paper (and papier-mâché, for the grip) to make something that looks 100 percent capable of incinerating mole rats. Leo also made Isaac’s plasma cutter from Dead Space – finding that the gun’s construction clearly…
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Class-Action Lawyer Says Supreme Court Ruling Helps Case Against EA Sports
It will take months to sort out how a Supreme Court decision yesterday might affect exclusive licenses sports leagues grant to game makers. But the lawyer suing EA Sports alleging Madden is an illegal monopoly believes it helps his case. Some believe that the Supreme Court’s 9-0 ruling that the National Football League, for purposes…
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MMA Star Power Boosts Up for E3
Fedor Emelianenko, considered by some as the pound-for-pound top heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter in the world, will hit Los Angeles for E3 two weeks before going north to San Jose for his bout with Fabricio Werdum. Sherdog, not normally a tracker of video game news, mentions that the big Russian will on hand for…
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Google’s Pac-Man Front Sapped 4.8 Million Hours of Productivity
The nearly universal reaction to seeing Google’s playable 30th anniversary Pac-Man doodle was, “Well, there goes Friday.” Indeed. A productivity firm has calculated the time spent playing Google’s Pac-Man front at more than 4.8 million hours. RescueTime, makers of productivity tracking and optimization software, looked at the average time that 11,000 of its users spent…
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See 29 Teams in 28 Screens of NCAA Football 11
See that guy right there? That’s not Jeremiah Masoli. EA Sports can’t show the Oregon quarterback, not because of amateurism regulations or the licensing agreement, but because the dude burgled the SAE house. With Masoli suspended the entire season, you’ll instead be getting Nate Costa – er, well, “Schmate Schmosta” if the lawyer-mans is reading…
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Fan-Submitted NBA Jam Catchphrases Are Actually Pretty Good
NBA Jam will immortalize four fan-submitted catchphrases in the game when it reboots on the Wii this year. Last night EA Sports put up 64 candidates – all read by original announcer Tim Kitzrow – and many are surprisingly edgy. The submissions have been paired off, tournament-bracket style, with the final four to be included…
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What the NFL Antitrust Ruling Might Mean for Madden
Although the Supreme Court today refused to give the NFL an antitrust exemption in negotiating exclusive licenses – and the league sold one to EA Sports’ Madden series – the decision doesn’t necessarily jeopardize such deals for video games. As the case title suggests, American Needle vs. NFL is about apparel licensing, specifically hats. But…
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What Would You Do?
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Meet the Elements Stuck in My Brain Getting back from Texas on Wednesday after midnight, I remembered that my car had about a spit’s worth of gas in the tank, and I was still 120 miles from home. And in Oregon, by law you cannot pump your own gas. Period.…
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Nothing Says ‘Welcome’ Like a Pitfall! Croc
Bill collectors, petition gatherers, creepy neighbors, cheerful-looking people who want to talk to you about your relationship with God, tell them all it’s safe to cross into your home when this Pitfall! croc shuts his mouth. This rubber welcome mat runs $50 from gadget house Meninos. They also sell a black-and-white one featuring the Pitfall!…
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What About “Evil Monkey Clanging Cymbals Man”?
This video goes back to the drawing board on Mega Man III‘s promise of "all-new terrifying foes." But what about Backhair Man? Sudden Cop Light in Your Rearview Mirror Man? Envelope From the IRS Man? Girlfriend Missed Her Period Man? Too Many Mega Man Bosses [College Humor]
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The Week in Games: Galaxy Quest
Mario returns to the heavens in Super Mario Galaxy 2, out today. Tuesday sees three big releases, two in motorsports (Blur and ModNation Racers) and one in bloodsport (UFC Undisputed 2010.) Sunday, May 23 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) – Mario and friends return in the long-awaited sequel to one of the Wii’s most acclaimed…
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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. •Top 10 Video Game Enemies We Love to Kill [Planet Xbox 360] I guess GTA hookers aren’t exactly enemies, so, they don’t make the list.…
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Dead Skate: Code Unlocks Isaac and Board
Seen this screen on Skate 3‘s Facebook page? You might be wondering how to get Dead Space‘s Isaac Clark into the game. No, he’s not DLC, there’s a code for that, actually. Go to the Cheats section of the Extras menu in Skate 3 and plug in “deadspacetoo” and he’s yours. You also get a…
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Blackhawks Down With Mario Kart Wii
The puck just dropped in Chicago, with the Blackhawks seeking to ice a 4-0 sweep in the NHL’s Western Conference finals. Chicago sports a formidable 7-1 playoff road record, partly because they keep it loose with Mario Kart Wii The Tanooki’s Matthew Dominick works for the team and shot this video for the Blackhawks’ site…
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Collector Who Wanted Crappy Demo No One Wanted Speaks
Isn’t $710 a bit much for a crummy PSOne demo – seemingly worthless when it was handed out 12 years ago? The collector who won the bidding for NBA 2-Ball thinks he got a steal on the price. Speaking under the pseudonym “Richard,” the winning bidder told Multiplayer Games that the disc’s rarity and the…
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