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Kotaku Off-Topic: Tron Roller Derby
That’s what I call short-track speed skating, something we only pay attention to every four years. I also want to pronounce “Apolo Ohno” as “App-oh-low” for some reason. Second L please! And the Olympics are underway. This is one of the largest global television sports properties, which means we get two weeks of ads featuring…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Proto-Natal Edition Winners
Last week’s picture of a strangely sentient-looking Project Natal camera drove a flood of entries to our fourth ‘Shop Contest, with multiple mentions of Sauron, RRoD, Geordi LaForge, and at least one semi-NSFW entry. My favorite, if a bit small, is the fact Dr. Zaius saw the camera and somehow thought of Gov. Schwarzenegger yanking…
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Last Minute Video Game Valentines for the Soon-to-Be Single
If you are just now making Valentine’s Day plans, son, you are hosed. But these cutie-pie cards from Valve and Capcom might – if minimally – defray the ass-beating you’ve got coming. Alexandra Neonakis has followed up last year’s splendid Left 4 Dead Valentine series with another five featuring the special infected of Left 4…
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Five More Screens Show Off The Show
Five new MLB 10 The Show screens sent our way from Sony highlight some of the special animations for this year’s game, including a bang-bang play at second and an attempt to throw out a would-be base thief. That view of cover man Joe Mauer throwing down to second isn’t from Road to the Show…
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Plenty of Contractions, and a Lower Birth Rate in Sports Gaming
Although hardly a shock, the demise of the NCAA Basketball series is still on some level surprising. It’s a publisher with an uncontested, major team sports title throwing in the towel, after all. NCAA Basketball was not a poor game, but nor was it exceptional, and as such it didn’t have either the sales figures…
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Three Original Command & Conquer Games are Now Free
And the weekend parade of free stuff keeps marching on. PC gamers can now get all three original Command & Conquer games free through the official website. The freebies are a promotion for the release of Command & Conquer 4 next month. The free games include Command & Conquer, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun with…
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No, This is Not Confirmation of the ‘Wii 2’
Some of you might have noticed that in the latest edition of Nintendo Power, which is someone holding a Wiimote labeled “Wii 2.” We contacted the editor and were told it was a straight goof-up, not a surprise leak. The story behind the error sounds a little familiar. Nintendo Power’s editor, Chris Slate, said the…
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Weekend Coupons: The Make Good
Remember that profile we ran Thursday about the newly launched reselling marketplace? The one that got, as we say around here, Kotaku’d by all the traffic? All’s well now and they’ve thrown our readers a coupon as a goodwill gesture. Glyde, the site that’s been a big hit with gamers since well before its official…
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Today Only: Fl0w is Free on PlayStation Network
Headline says it all: Sony’s made Fl0w, the acclaimed indie hit adapted by thatgamecompany for the PS3 in 2007, free for today only over the PlayStation Network, so run go get it. The offer’s good in the North American PlayStation Store (if the deal’s active in other regions, let us know in the comments.) The…
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Kotaku Originals: Ronnie the Hedgehog
Who better to guest star on Kotaku in Valentine’s Week than porn star Ron Jeremy? His opinion on sex versus violence in video games was one top story in a week that saw major reviews and news from X10. Kotaku Talk Radio Top Stories Activision Shutters Guitar Hero Creators, GH: Van Halen Developers [Update] The…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
I got like five e-mails asking me that question after the last WTAY. Hopefully this clears it up. BTW, Totilo always posts the painting’s name and creator when he changes these in the first TAY of the month. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
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Mom Sells Old NES and 5 Games — for $13,105
A mom in North Carolina listed an NES and five carts on eBay last week for $9.99. Final winning bid: $13,105. One of the games in the lot happened to be the ultra-rare Stadium Events, in its original box. What’s Stadium Events? Well, according to its Wikipedia entry, it was a Bandai exer-game that used…
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China Approves Warcraft’s Burning Crusade
The Burning Crusade, the World of Warcraft expansion pack, has been cleared for launch by Chinese censors, a positive step in an oft-troubled relationship between the MMO and a country where four million people play it. NetEase, the company that operates the MMO within China, had planned to block all new registrations while it applied…
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The Road To The Show Starts Here
It’s hard to tell at first glance which takes are live action and which are MLB 10 The Show gameplay, which I’m sure is the point of the game’s official launch trailer. Also, if I may brag, my 20-year-old lefthanded pitcher in Road to the Show made the majors yesterday after two years in the…
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Is A Driver Not Entitled To The Hood Of His Own Car?
No, says the man in Daytona, it belongs to BioShock 2. By way of GameStop. Joey Logano’s gonna run real good in the No. 20 GameStop BioShock 2 Toyota in tomorrow’s Nationwide Series race. Logano and the rest of the Nationwide Series racers kick off the 2010 season tomorrow in the DRIVE4COPD 300, and I…
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Back Pay Is Hell: Viacom Wants Refund From Harmonix
I’m just a simple caveman lawyer, and your world of finance frightens and confuses me. However, it sounds like Viacom wants a refund on a substantial bonus it paid to Harmonix’s founders. Long story short, Harmonix was bought by Viacom, the parent company of MTV Networks, in 2006 for $175 million plus “earnouts,” which is…
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2K Makes It Official: No Gamepad Support in BioShock 2 PC
It didn’t sound likely that 2K Marin would go back and accommodate gamepad support for BioShock 2 on the PC, a complaint that quickly arose after release this week. But now the studio’s made it official. “I talked to the dev team about controller support for BioShock 2, and I want to let you know…
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Sweat or Shadow: You Make the Call
I’ve never thrown a 102-mph fastball in any inning of any game, let alone the ninth, but I’m guessing it requires effort. And Justin Verlander’s pit stains in this vid would seem to confirm that. OK, I know that’s most likely shadowing, but seriously, when Verlander starts his windup at 0:28, he’s not exactly a…
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