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Read the Bible on Your Xbox 360
If four-hour gaming sessions of killing, stealing, coveting thy neighbor’s ox or donkey, and breaking every other Commandment leaves you feeling distant from the Lord, a Bible application is coming to Xbox Live’s Indie Games channel. B&H Publishing Group has put together “Bible Navigator X” for the Xbox 360. Unlike the Gideons, they’re not giving…
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Gold-Dipped PS3 Does Not Include 250GB Hard Drive
I’m convinced that, if you plotted it out, wealth approaches a tackiness asymptote to infinity. This gold-dipped PS3 Slim proves they might actually touch. Only five of these golden consoles will be made by “Computer Choppers.” Considering they dip or trim Blackberries and iPhones starting at $1,000 you can expect this sucker will run much…
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Frogger: Mad as Hell, Not Taking It Anymore
Give firearms to one pissed-off amphibian and watch roadkill turn into road rage. Oh, so I’m gonna die if I hit the edge of this screen, MFer? Yeah, well, Frogger’s goin’ home, bitch – through the front goddamn door. Grand Theft Auto vs. Frogger [Gagfilms via CollegeHumor]
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MAG’s Fourth Beta Lets You Hear Enemy Comms
More than 6,000 changes have been made to MAG as Zipper Interactive‘s MMO shooter moves into its fourth beta phase, which will be exclusive to GameStop preorder customers. Chief among the changes, according to Jeremy Dunham, Zipper’s senior community manager is an increase in the level cap to 60 from 40, a “retooled skill tree…
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Capcom’s Flock! Claims Major Award
Scotland’s Proper Games took home honors at for BAFTA Scotland, claiming the first award in the board’s games category for Flock!, the downloadable title published by Capcom this spring. Voting was limited to Scotland-developed titles, but it was still the first year the Scotland organization (sigh, organisation) of the British Academy of Film and Television…
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Dustbusting Blinky’s Got Pac-Roomba on the Run
Roomba Pac-Man? Done before, but mostly as a cosmetic enhancement. Here it’s taken to the next level – five Roombas (Roombi? Roombae, thanks Greentrace) engaged in a contest of Pac-Man with programmed "chase" and "escape" AI. Roomba Pac-Man [site, via RipTen]
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YouTube Yanked This Vid Off Infinity Ward Channel — on Modder’s Takedown Notice
The displeasure directed by some in the Modern Warfare 2 PC community toward Infinity Ward isn’t limited to petitions. This weekend, YouTube removed a video Infinity posted to its channel, after a modder filed a DMCA takedown notice. BASHandSlash user PST*Joker has claimed that Modern Warfare 2’s AC-130 reward (achieved for a killstreak of 11)…
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GameStop Responds; MW2 Broken Street Date a Corporate Decision
GameStop’s top spokesman contacted Kotaku on Sunday evening to confirm that certain of its stores broke Modern Warfare 2’s Nov. 10 street date and began selling the game this weekend. GameStop corporate authorized the sales, he said. The statement, from Chris Olivera, vice president for corporate communications at GameStop’s Grapevine, Texas headquarters: This past weekend,…
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Hot Plates
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Volcano I’m happy to report that tomorrow I’ll finally get my car registered, my Oregon license plates, and complete my emigration from California. Believe me, I feel the eyeballs on me every time I drive to the Safeway. Californians have fled north in droves ever since the collapse of the…
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Europe Rates Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker for Virtual Console
Pan-European Game Information has given Michael Jackson‘s Moonwalker, the iconic 1990 Sega Master System game, a 12-rating for Nintendo’s Virtual Console, raising hopes the King of Pop will make a posthumous return to video games. PEGI listed the game with a content indicator for “depictions of violence.” There is no ESRB rating as yet. The…
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German Mag Claims Ubi Demanded Positive Review on Assassin’s Creed II [Update]
Computer Bild Spiele of Germany has, on its December cover, a blurb touting an “Assassin’s Creed 2 SKANDAL!” It alleges Ubisoft wanted a score of “very good” before it would turn over a review copy of the game. Says the publication: Our reviews are tough, but fair. We will not give up our independent scores…
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I Pity the Childhood with No 8-Bit A-Team
Hot Blooded Gaming put together the following video, solely as an an excuse to create an 8-Bit A-Team theme (which is itself awesome.) The gameplay’s a little formulaic, but have you tried Next-Gen A-Team, for Grand Theft Auto IV? Full disclosure, I frequently game with Hot Blooded’s Kreyg Dezgo (also the creator of this vid).…
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Pre-Load Your L4D2 — Because It’s More than 6 Gigs
Left 4 Dead 2‘s feeling kind of left out in all this advance game-havin’ madness. So for those who’ve ordered it on Steam, remember you can pre-load the sucker and let it sit on your hard drive until Nov. 17. The option to pre-load became active on Friday. Why would you want to do this?…
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Activision Files Trademark for ‘Drum Hero’ — Didn’t This Happen Already?
I know, I know. I could have sworn “Drum Hero” was filed ages ago, with “Guitar Villain” and other sassy trademarks. But apparently, Activision got around to applying for the mark on Oct. 30. The application’s just been filed; it hasn’t been assigned to an examiner yet. Standard trademark filing, covering “Drum Hero” for use…
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Week in Games: Modern Fargin’ Warfare
Infinity Ward’s highly anticipated, early contender for game of the year, is the 700-pound Samsonite gorilla sitting on this week. It rolls out Tuesday on the consoles and PC, with versions also on DS and Wii. But don’t overlook these names and games: Final Fantasy XI: Ultimate Collection on Xbox 360; Excitebike: World Rally and…
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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. • 13 New Xbox Achievements Aimed to Make You Feel Bad About Yourself [Hardcasual] This satire piece cuts a little close to home. If these…
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And Now … the ‘NEStickle’
Reader Osama D’s French friend built him this fighting stick out of a Nintendo Entertainment System, before leaving for his home country for good. You know, when I say goodbye to folks, I usually just buy a card or something. Osama calls it The NEStickle (not to be confused with the NES emulator) because, well,…
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Our Modern Warfare 2 Open Thread Also Breaks the Street Date
For whatever reasons, several GameStops in the northeastern U.S. broke Modern Warfare 2’s Nov. 10 street date and began selling it early this weekend. So that gives a head-start to matchmaking, braggin’ rights and raving about the game. So if you’ve managed to get a copy of the game early – we doubt GameStop or…
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Saturday Night Fight Gives a First Glimpse of EA Sports MMA
Anyone watch Strikeforce last night? See, to me, that means these guys, but to y’all it means mixed martial arts, and EA Sports MMA ran a trailer/ad during last night’s event, showing a solid minute of gameplay. This video is an extended version of the ad. Brett Rogers and Fedor Emelianenko beat on each other…
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