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Capcom’s Natal Title: Will Appeal to Core, Won’t be Launch
Capcom’s first sortie with Project Natal will be “a brand focus … perhaps a brand we haven’t seen in a while,” according to senior exec Christian Svensson, who was expectedly coy when pressed for specifics. Speaking to G4 at the Consumer Electronics Show, Svensson, the vice president in charge of strategic planning, expanded on what’s…
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Mario Slips the Surly Bounds of the NES
After nearly a year on hiatus, the goofnuts at Retro Sabotage have churned out another flash-game defacement. This time, they show us Mario has nowhere to go but up. Protip: You have four controls. Only one is necessary, although the space bar does help. Super Mario Bros. – Jumping [Retro Sabotage]
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Senior Citizen Rolls 40 Perfectos in Wii Bowling
Are you a Wii bowler? You think you’re good at it? If so, 86-year-old Jack Davis of Vandalia, Ohio, would like to speak to your ass. Because he’s going to kick it. Davis claims some 40 perfect 300 scores in Wii Bowling, which he’s played more than 4,300 times since he moved into the assisted-living…
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Cameron Calls Firsties in Halo-Avatar Comparisons
James Cameron, the director of James Cameron’s Avatar, has a rebuttal for Halo fanboys criticizing his film for its resemblance to their favorite game. In a nutshell, Cameron reminds everyone that Halo’s borrowing from him, remember? “The funniest thing is when some of the so-called fanboys get up trashing Avatar for looking too much like…
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Another Game from the GRIN Grave
Our Swedish friends weren’t just working on a Final Fantasy project when the studio went belly-up last year. A former GRIN artist has posted concepts from a ninja action/adventure game, and it sounds like it was a new IP. Joakim Hellstedt classified these under “various pitches” and “various gameplay and misc,” so if it even…
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A Winner is These Custom NES Pro Wrestling Figures
The artist behind the Punch-Out!! custom action figures is back with another set – the cast of Pro Wrestling for the NES. Not included: the “Outlaw Choke” wrench the Amazon used to beat Fighter Hayabusa senseless. Fugazi, the artist, promises he has “some Donkey Kong goodness coming up in the next week or so.” For…
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RISK Coming to Xbox Live Arcade Early this Year
Electronic Arts today announced RISK: Factions, an Xbox Live Arcade version of the 53-year-old tactical board game. The game’s release will be in “early 2010,” according to an EA statement. EA’s announcement said RISK: Factions will feature “outlandish factions, a unique art style, new gameplay twists and off-beat humor.” Players will choose from five factions,…
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96-Hour Marathon Allegedly Blinds Chinese Gamer
In the name of science – or because his domestic situation was driving him nuts – a Chinese man played games at a cyber cafe for four straight days. The good news? That will only temporarily blind you. Unlike porn, which yada yada insert joke here rimshot hey-oooo. Anyway, according to the China Daily, a…
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Close Call
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Bwah, Today is Friday? Friends invited me over for dinner, and I had two greasy, rare hamburgers, just the way I like them. Now what I failed to mention here is I rode my bicycle four miles to their house. Which means after this meal and another hour of hanging…
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Rebellion Confirms Aliens vs. Predator Demo
Rebellion’s Alex Moore gave a quick-and-dirty “confirmed” for an Aliens vs. Predator demo, but no other details, in a lengthy interview with fan site AvPGalaxy. No timeframe was given, but one has to assume it’ll be pre-release. “There will be a demo, that’s all we can say,” Moore said. Another tasty tidbit, from Rebellion’s Martin…
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If Football Awards Were Named for Tecmo Bowl Legends
Maybe the NHL names every award for someone, but the NFL gives blandly titled honors. Pigskin Doctors concocted awards named for players from Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl, giving them to current players who most resemble their performances. No, Bo Jackson is not on this list. (Most are from TSB). But I love it…
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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. •10 Facts I’ve Learned About Modern Warfare 2 [Unreality Magazine] More or less, in all of them the writer comes to the realization his opponents…
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Namco Files Patent for Wiimote Drumming Game
A pair of attachments would turn two Wiimotes into a set of sticks, presumably for an air-drumming game, according to a patent filed recently by Namco Bandai. While the patent doesn’t specifically reference the Wiimote, the drawings do look awful familiar, and so far it’s the most notable example of a rectangular control with an…
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Week in Games: Total Finances Destruction
If the holidays weren’t enough of a wallet-wrecker, Army of Two: The 40th Day, is here to deal another $60 critical hit to your bank account. The Olympics are just around the corner, which means the biennial failfest of Olympic-branded games occurs on Xbox 360 and PS3. Serious Sam comes to Xbox Live Arcade on…
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Writing ‘Sweets’ Summons Scribblenauts Truffles
While not cake, these confections define the idiomatic dilemma of choosing to have one or eat it. Ana Fuji’s amazing truffles tackle many themes, games among them. On the jump, Pokémon, LEGO and, yes, Super Mario truffles. Mario and Pokémon Truffles [Sprite Stitch, thanks Jane]
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Speed-Skating Plagues Modern Warfare 2 [Update]
So, we’ve had the Javelin glitch – a bad enough exploit to get people banned for using it. Now Modern Warfare 2 players report they’re seeing sped-up players and iced-over surface physics. Update: The problem should be fixed by now. [Update, 3 p.m.] Via Twitter, Robert Bowling has explained that this was not a glitch…
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Bad Company 2’s PC Beta Gets a Snow Date
DICE mentioned this Thursday; PC gamers will begin their Bad Company 2 beta on Jan. 28. It had been delayed because of the popularity of the PS3 beta. The beta will test vehicle combat on a snow map The beta runs from Jan. 28 to Feb. 25 and will feature the Port Valdez map in…
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Ding Dong, It’s Another BioShock 2-o-Gram
A month before its release, special deliveries from the BioShock 2 viral website are still showing up at people’s doors. This time, the packages contain a chess piece and a coded telegram from the “International Order of the Pawns.” Reader J.P. says way back in September he wrote to the address one finds on the…
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Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published Jan. 6 PvPonline published Jan. 7 ActionTrip published Jan. 4 Digital Unrest published Jan. 4 EXTRALIFE published Jan. 5 Dotgif published Jan. 3 GU Comics published Jan. 7 Ctrl-Alt-Del published Jan. 6 Dueling Analogs published Dec. 29 Nerf NOW published Jan. 4 Rooster Teeth published Jan. 7 Monday Night Crew published Jan.…
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