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Kotaku Originals: Slim Goodbody
No doubt about it, this was Sony’s week, as the PS3 Slim’s arrival dominated the news out of Gamescom – one of three expositions on two continents where we have or had writers in the past week. Totilo went to QuakeCon, Fahey’s now at BlizzCon, and though Gamescom is wrapping up in Cologne, by no…
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A Closer Look at 2K10’s Draft Combine
The teaser that went out earlier this week really didn’t do justice to the depth of NBA 2K10‘s Draft Combine, which releases next week as both a game to itself and preview for the full title. In this, you’ll be picking more than jump-shot animations, cornrow patterns and your college alma mater. Your player will…
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Kotaku Approval Ratings Delivers 56% Negative for Wolfenstein
In our inaugural Kotaku Approval Ratings this past weekend we sampled your attitudes on games due to release, and two or more years old. The results are in, and they weren’t kind to Wolfenstein. Our poll covered attitudes about Wolfenstein, which dropped on Tuesday, and then four multiplayer console exclusives from gaming’s class of 2007,…
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Once Upon a Time, There Was a ‘Kill 1,000 Kids’ Achievement
That will be our story for today, dear readers, how rewarding players for killing 1,000 child characters in Fairytale Fights is in the game, as of now, but … yeahhhh … likely won’t be in the final release. UGO reports the existence of the achievement, although it also says that Playlogic has likely designated it…
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Space Bishop Loses Lawsuit vs. Ubisoft
No, not that Bishop. In this case it’s a guy high up in the UFO religion of Raëlism, who alleged Ubisoft canceled a fatty contract with him after his membership became known. Daniel Chabot, described as a bishop in the Church of Raël, runs an employee-coaching firm in Quebec. He claimed that when Ubisoft Montreal…
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Improve Your Player Stock at the Draft Combine
NBA 2K10 one-ups the create-yourself sports fantasy with its upcoming DLC package, which allows you to play in the build-a-baller workshop and then experience the thrilling meat market of the NBA Draft Combine. More than just facial features and uniform choices, you see here how the game allows you to give your guy traits based…
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Kotick: Most Gamers Prefer Sequels to New IP
Those CEOs, the things they say when they’re talking to the magazines CEOs read, thinking no one’s watching. Talking to the Economist, Activision’s Bobby Kotick said “a small segment” of gamers are the ones insisting “everything has to be new.” In an Aug. 13 profile run by the respected news magazine, Kotick responded to a…
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Shatner Sends C&D to Studio Over “Shatter” Joke
Captain Kirk set the lawyers to stun when he heard a skin was coming for the PSN game “Shatter,” using his likeness and including a remix of Big Bill’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” cover. One problem: the news was a joke. Two weeks back, New Zealand site Game Console wrote up a spoof about Kiwi dev…
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Sense of Urgency in FIFA 10 Latest Vid, Screens
The latest trailer for FIFA 10, going out today to coincide with the title’s GamesCom appearance, highlights the raft of new features you can expect this year. One I just like the sound of is “defensive urgency.” More authentic manager modes, a different practice set-up, and 360-degree dribbling – because I didn’t suck enough with…
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Yes, Brett Favre will be in Madden NFL 10
Ah, August, the time for two-a-days, water breaks, and EA Sports making special dedicated announcements for Brett Favre. The publisher of Madden NFL 10 says Favre will join Michael Vick on the next roster update, which goes out tomorrow. Favre’s attributes have declined across the board, most in his accuracy ratings, perhaps reflecting the league-leading…
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Reviews
NFL 2010 Micro-Review: Season on the Shrink
August is when hardcore football junkies are drafting for multiple fantasy leagues and playing in one on their console. Can they handle another? NFL 2010, a fully licensed football game, takes 17 weeks of skull-crackin’ action onto the small screen. Loved Comprehensive Coverage: Gameloft managed to pack what is basically a Nintendo 64 version of…
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Pay What You Think Championship Manager is Worth
From now until September, U.K. footy fiends can simply pay what they please for the downloadable, PC version of Championship Manager 2010. That’s right, name your price. And if you haven’t got a haypenny, God bless you. You will, however, need a £2.50 “transaction fee” even if the price you name is, “not a rat’s…
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Survey Says U.S. Gamers Older, Fatter than Thought
Hooray! Video gamers’ average age is that of mine – 35. Less celebrated: gamers are more likely to be unhealthier, fatter, and more depressed than others. Those are the findings of – ding ding ding!!! – a new study. The Centers for Disease Control examined 500 adults across all majority ages (18 and up) in…
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The Free Madden Winner is — Probably Not You
Not unless your name is Taylor H. He was chosen at random from more than 500 correctly answering entrants, the Charger fan living in Eagles country – Lancaster, Pa., to be exact – took home my copy of Madden NFL 10. More than 800 answered yesterday’s trivia question, 300 of them incorrectly. The player on…
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I Need a Couch
To: Luke From: Owen Re: I Should Probably Start Packing When I moved in to my new apartment, I knew there was no way my old couch was fitting through the door. And I was right. The frame must have been three inches narrower than its shortest axis. I kept the damned thing in the…
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Afternoon Tea Now Includes Space Invaders
In an inverse Coors-Blue-Mountains way, this tea vessel shows blue pixelated Space Invaders when the contents are, of course, the hottest-tasting beer tea in the world. Yeah, yeah, taste isn’t a temperature. That’s been discussed before. Still, this tea service design won some damned tea-off for 2009, and should class up your joint if you…
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Play Spot-the-Difference in Current-Gen Madden
A lot of the year-to-year “advances” in Madden are about as subtle as noticing the change in typefaces in the white pages. “Real-time natural grass growth physics.” “Crowd boos its own mascot.” “Authentic third-quarter beer cutoff.” You get the drill. Here’s a 10-question quiz testing your knowledge of all the changes in the Madden NFL…
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Kiosk Chain Offering $2 Game Rentals
RedBox, the DVD rental kiosk company largely doing business in western U.S. supermarkets and McDonald’s locations, has begun offering $2-a-night game rentals at its locations, with Reno, Nevada as a test market. The kiosks will cover the major consoles (PS3, PS2, Wii and 360) and the $2 per night doesn’t blow the doors off Blockbuster’s…
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