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UncategorizedWTPT: Kid Loses It When His Mom Insists He Quit Call of Duty
We’ve all encountered some pretty hilarious gamers on Xbox Live, whether they’re intentionally comedic or not. The diverse age range means that many of these encounters involve some kid battling with his mom or dad to stay online for just a little bit longer. Two guys camp out in an airplane in Call of Duty,…
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UncategorizedA Drugged and Delirious Nathan Drake Terrorizes the Local Flea Market
Uncharted hero Nathan Drake makes getting hit with a tranquilizer dart and stumbling through an open-air market mumbling to yourself look easy. Video game satirists supreme Mega64 make it look hilarious. Does anyone else feel like investing in a blowgun now, or is it just me? Not that I’d use it, of course. Especially after…
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UncategorizedThe Art of Video Games Brings Pac-Man and Mass Effect to the Smithsonian This Weekend
The biggest game here in Washington, DC is usually the game of politics. But this weekend, the city will be hopping with something much more fun. This Friday, March 16, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will open their new exhibit, “The Art of Video Games.” And as always happens these days in gaming, they have…
By Kate Cox - Uncategorized
Why Can’t Male-Centric Sports Games Let the Ladies In?
The football players in the NFL are male. The baseball players in the MLB are male. It stands to reason that custom characters in video games based off these sports should be male, but Kotaku commenter Seoul Sister makes a valid point: When has reason ever stopped a video game? Someone posted in response to…
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UncategorizedThe Real Stars of Prototype 2 Have Spinning Blades on Their Heads
You know what sold me on the original Prototype? Protagonist Alex Mercer leaping onto a helicopter and punching his way inside. I’m sure Prototype 2’s James Heller is a compelling new hero, but what about the whirlybirds? Ah yes, here they are. Radical Entertainment and Activision, keen on the importance of proper helicopter destruction and…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
“Just For Kids” Comes to PlayStation 3 Netflix, Still Waiting for “Just for Adults”
The menacing black box lurking within your entertainment center just got a bit less menacing, as Netflix adds the bright and colorful “Just for Kids” to the PlayStation 3 version of its streaming video app. For those of you unfamiliar, the picture above depicts the Backyardigans, a group of singing, dancing and imagineering young animals…
By Mike Fahey - Kotaku East
At This Chinese Video Game Bar, You Drink
There are many arcades in China, some are shopping arcades, others are video game arcades. But Arcade, in Shanghai isn’t an arcade in any sense of the word, it is instead a bar. While there are many video game bars in the US and Japan, there aren’t too many in China. There are arcades that…
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Is This the World’s Youngest FPS Player? He’ll Snipe Your Ass. Maybe.
Don’t you hate it when you’re online playing a first-person shooter and the person on the other end that kills you is a young kid. Well, in China, that player could be younger than you’d ever imagine. In a video posted last December, an unnamed 2-and-a-half year-old, is shown playing a Counter Strike clone, Mercenary…
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Will Apple’s iPad Trademark Become China’s?
Just last week, Apple announced a new iPad. It’s already become an object of desire in China. But, unfortunately for Chinese Apple fans, Apple has not announced a launch date for the Mainland market. Even if Apple does announce a Mainland launch date, its on going legal troubles with Chinese tech company Proview might hinder…
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