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Penny Arcade published Feb. 24 PvPonline published Feb. 24 ActionTrip published Feb. 22 Digital Unrest published Feb. 22 EXTRALIFE published Feb. 24 GU Comics published Feb. 26 Dotgif published Feb. 22 Nerf NOW published Feb. 23 Rooster Teeth published Feb. 23 Monday Night Crew published Feb. 26 Virtual Shackles published Feb. 24 2P Start! published…
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Kotaku Off-Topic: Packin’ Heat
In some parts of our fine country, a person can walk into a supermarket visibly strapped and no one bats an eye. I want to try that with a machete, or that replica of Glamdring that the SkyMall catalog sells. People of Walmart: (pictured, above). A study of the wildlife found in that uniquely American…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Worst Sonic & Sega Cameos Edition Winners
This past week saw, by far, the most entries we’ve had in the young history of the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. The gallery of 20 just doesn’t do it justice. I had three times as many worthy candidates, forcing hard choices. Ultimately, here is your 20-pack of fun. Everyone, though, please take a bow and if…
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Teen Convicted of Crashing PlayStation Web Site Because He Was Banned for Cheating
In late 2008, a Pennsylvania teenager playing SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals got kicked out of a tournament for using a cheat mod. So he took revenge by crashing the PlayStation web site for 11 days. Sony got the last laugh, however, in the form of a federal grand jury investigation, which quickly led to the…
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Dead or Alive: Paradise is a Game About Beautiful Characters, Y’See
Even though Tecmo Koei America seems happy to market the fact that Dead or Alive: Paradise is called “cheesy” and “creepy,” the game’s director says it isn’t softcore porn, but a game trying to show that women are “beautiful characters.” “From our perspective, we’re trying to make beautiful women, that has been the focus,” says…
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More Than Money, Licenses Give a League Control
Sometimes I wonder if, in the future, a sports commissioner raised among our generation will fire up NBA 2K37 at the end of a terrible week, and let his cares melt away in a league where nothing bad ever happens. Video games aren’t just an escapist fantasy for working-class fans or talk radio regulars who…
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Sweepstakes Dates Brink for Sept. 7
A sweepstakes promotion by GameStop and Bethesda Softworks says the upcoming FPS Brink will be available Sept. 7. The promo also shows some box art for the game but it’s unlikely that’s the final version. Yesterday afternoon the Bethesda Blog posted a link to the Brink GameStop sweeps, which is pretty sweet on its own.…
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Fallout 2’s Rejected ‘Childkiller’ Icon is, Uh, Whoa …
The artist who drew the perk images for Fallout 2 recently revealed his deleted concept for the game’s “Childkiller” status. “Even the designer who requested it realized it was a bad idea,” he writes. Yeah … we can see why that was cut from the game and replaced instead with the “Hated” reputation icon. Just…
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Weekend Coupons: Months That End in “Y”
We close out the final weekend of the shortest month with a smattering of deals on new games and a helpful way for you to wring more value out of your old ones. Onward, Weekend Coupons! Hardware • Did your out-of-warranty 360 red ring? An Arcade through Dell Small Business is about the cost of…
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Blur Xbox 360 Beta Begins Monday
Plenty of Fileplanet subscribers tipped us to a solicitation that went out overnight, inviting them to “exclusive access into a highly classified Xbox 360 beta event!” that begins March 8. Those who have signed up tell us it is for Blur. This barely qualifies as a rumor. Earlier this month Activision CEO Mike Griffith announced…
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Kotaku Originals: The $43,100 Question
Last night a hunk of plastic no one ever played set a sale price record for rare video games. In 1987 it retailed for $30. And people complain about $60 price points and used sales today. The week in Kotaku’s original reporting: Kotaku Talk Radio Top Stories Collector’s Item Obliterates Record for Rare Game Sale…
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Collector’s Item Obliterates Record for Rare Game Sale
There is a new Holy Grail of Rare Video Games, and it is Stadium Events. The auction on a factory-sealed NTSC version closed just minutes ago, and it was sold for $41,300, almost double the old record. Three days into the bidding the high offer had already eclipsed the record price ever paid for a…
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First Details on NCAA 11 Emerge
EA Sports gave its first exclusive look at (and first screengrab, above) NCAA Football 11 to ESPN, and the first details emerging about the game are ones sharpening the game’s visual authenticity. In terms of actual gameplay, so far only the return of formation substitutions (a feature on previous-generation versions of the game) changes what…
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Judge Tosses Blind Gamer’s Suit vs. Sony
In October a visually-impaired gamer sued Sony, alleging that it wasn’t fulfilling its responsibilities under U.S. law to provide access to the disabled. The reasoning depending on finding that Sony’s products constitute a public accommodation. A judge said they aren’t. Plaintiff Alexander Stern sued Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Online Entertainment in federal…
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The Last Laugh in the Pitchers-vs.-Hitters Feud
So, MLB 2K10 releases on Tuesday, officially delivering to you this hitters-vs-pitchers battle it’s been touting the past two months. Here is the final installment, complete with artist’s renderings by the Rangers’ Nelson Cruz. I just got my review copy of this and have already begun working on it. Two things will work you into…
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Valet Hustle: The Game That’s About Being Gay, But It’s Not
“Valet Hustle,” a game currently available for iPhone and iPod Touch, is novel in that its playable characters have a gay-positive backstory that is completely independent of the gameplay’s purpose. In other words, it’s about gay people doing ordinary things. What is, however, a little tendentious and mildly exploitive is the fact the two protagonists…
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Presenting Red Dead Redemption’s Supporting Cast
A deputy, a teacher, a snake-oil salesman. Five more screenshots from Rockstar introduce you to some of those you’ll meet on your western travels in Red Ded Redemption, due out at the end of April. Jonah: One of Marshal Johnson’s deputies. Lazy, sarcastic – and the hero of every tale he tells. Luisa Fortuna: A…
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