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New Games Up Against the Next Games
E3 is always a tough week for anything to release, which is why we’re probably seeing the likes of Katy Perry’s Sweet Treats and an old-school six-platform movie adaptation. Inversion is the week’s big name. Tuesday • Inversion (PC, 360, PS3) • Rayman Origins (3DS) • Bang Bang Racing (PSN) • Virtua Fighter 5 Final…
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MLB 2K12 is Finally Getting Patched
Nearly three months after its release, Major League Baseball 2K12 got its first and possibly only title update yesterday, a development that leaves a few more tea leaves pointing to the end of the title. The game went without a patch from its release March 6, despite a few conspicuous bugs that aroused gamer complaint—most…
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The Least Useless Crap I Got at E3
I travel light when I travel to E3 and I travel light when I return home. People are under the impression that it’s one ginormous swagfest for anyone fortunate enough to attend, and I do see a fair amount of those ridiculous bags you see at cons, the ones that stretch armpit to calf, stuffed…
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GameStop Selling PSN Downloadables in Australia and Europe
In a statement given yesterday, GameStop said it and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe had reached an agreement for stores in Europe and Australia to sell vouchers for downloadable content and games games over the PlayStation Network. The deal means customers will be able to purchase DLC with any form of payment—whether cash or trade-in credit…
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Excuuuuse Me, Princess, Would You Like to Fulfill Link’s Freaky Fantasy?
OK, let’s get something straight first. Many of you know I live in the Eugene, Ore. area. Longtime readers remember I got bored and trolled the Craigslist personals in this 2009 post. But I swear to crap I am not the weirdo who posted this. On May 27, some lonely heart in the Eugene area…
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Wonder Nin Powers
Shigeru, Satoru and Reggie rolled up on the set in L.A. for what figures to be a big E3 for Nintendo. In this picture tweeted yesterday by Nintendo of America, the company’s three big honchos all united for one Triforce brofist outside what appears to be the Nokia Theater, where we’re going to get a…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
In quite a rarity, we have the first TAYpic of the month for Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves. In not so much of a rarity, the featured artist is Pan_1da7, so give him another round of applause as you converse about all things video games. There’s much to gab about in Kotaku’s official open thread as…
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Sunday Comics: Quit Staring at My Chest
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Brawl In The Family by Matthew Taranto published June 1.—Read more of Brawl In The Family Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published May 28.—Read more of Awkward…
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The Hitman 500: Winners
Joey Logano’s outstanding Hitman-themed racing suit at last week’s NASCAR race was the inspiration for the latest round of wackiness in the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. We got a real good contest that runs real good with a super crew and just want to thank everyone on the Gawker Media llc Kotaku #99 web site today,…
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UncategorizedIs This Call of Duty: Black Knights? No, it’s War of the Roses, the Multiplayer Bludgeon-er
Back at PAX East, Stephen Totilo spent some time with War of the Roses by Fatshark, a studio that unapologetically credits Call of Duty and Battlefield as inspirations in this ultra-throwback to combat shoot—uh, stabbers? The game just released its E3 trailer and it showcases a very Hobbesian view of life in this game: nasty,…
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First Look at NBA Live 13 Shows a Game Making Great Passes—Even the Bad Ones
Amaré Stoudemire stands 6-foot-10. At that height, little lob-in passes are what the Knicks power forward receives, not what he throws. But he’s a little out of position, with Carmelo Anthony set up on the right block in front of Miami’s Udonis Haslem, asking for the ball. So here goes, because, it’s not like Stoudemire’s…
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UncategorizedAsk the E3 Trailer for Hybrid Anything
Owen Good asked, “What the heck are you all about, Hybrid?” It’s a futuristic third-person shooter being developed by 5th Cell, which you may know for its Scribblenauts games on the Nintendo DS. I’m not like that at all; I’ll be their first offering for the Xbox 360 and will be available over Xbox Live…
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