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The Xbox 360’s FIFA Phishing Continues Unabated
Since October, we’ve heard anecdotal accounts of Xbox Live members finding suspicious purchases on their credit cards and learning their accounts had been recovered to another machine. Now it’s happened to a games writer—just this past week. Dan Crawley of VentureBeat provides a detailed rundown of exactly what happened, and in the process asks some…
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UncategorizedTake a Trip to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom‘s Weird ‘Reverse World’
This glitch, found in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, has apparently been known or observed before; now there’s a tutorial for how to enter the game’s “Reverse World,” in which all combatants are silhouetted and all inputs are reversed. It’s preceded by a switching (and locking) of the camera to its Z-axis, meaning left and…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Road Reggie
So, we hit a snag last week, and for that, I’m sorry to everyone who participated and whose work was lost. It’s the first time that’s happened in nearly 100 editions of the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. I intend for it to be the only time. As we get out footing back, today we turn to…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
It might be 4 p.m. in London, but in the states it’s TAY time. Welcome back to Kotaku’s official open thread about games. There is still way too much good stuff out there for any of us to have played it all, so feel free to gab it up with your comrades on both sides…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics: You Must Be This Tall to Raid
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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Nov. 28.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Dec. 3.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
The Lockout’s End Brings Peace to NBA 2K‘s Holiday Season
In Los Angeles six months ago, Erick Boenisch gave me my first look at NBA 2K12. I think I watched about a quarter of play in it, with no additional commentary or guidance. He just wanted me to see that it was a good-looking game, and indeed it was. My first question had nothing to…
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UncategorizedWhat Exactly Is “The Last of Us” Teasing?
The Spike Video Game Awards is less of an awards show and more of a smorgasbord of new game announcements. There’s another one coming here, a PS3 exclusive teased in this trailer. The URL it references, lastofus.com, has a concealed registrant and is currently not active. Update: Now it is. Whatever it is, definitely sounds…
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On Second Thought, Club Nintendo’s Platinum Gift Doesn’t Look That Bad
Announced back in July, the pin set Club Nintendo is giving free to its platinum members this year was met with the usual round of griping and complaining. One of our readers just received his and, you know, it’s actually a pretty decent gift. For starters, the display box is pretty big, as reader Jon…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Games Animator Blames Ridiculous NHL Promotion for Vaporized Profits
A company that supplies 3D mapping technology for games like Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed saw a £3 million drop in its profits this year, and blamed the fact it spent way too much time animating a bunch of dumbass superheroes Stan Lee thought up for the National Hockey League The “NHL Guardians” was…
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Online Pass Codes Can Expire, But Shouldn’t, Says EA
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit released more than a year ago, but a NeoGAF member recently picked up a new, shrinkwrapped copy. He was upset to learn that the code inside for his Online Pass, which provides access to the game’s multiplayer features, had expired. That’s right: New-in-the-box game, unused code, and no multiplayer for…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Lego Batman 2 Will Include Some Super Friends
A sequel to 2009’s LEGO Batman has been known since the summer, around the time LEGO and DC Comics (and Marvel) were revealing their plans for more super heroes in the toy line. Now a LEGO fan site says the title will be something like “LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes” if that image is…
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Konami Offering a “Free” Downloadable Game with Vita’s Japan Launch
When the PlayStation Vita launches in Japan in two weeks, Konami will offer a download-only title that is free at its release, with the option for gamers to buy additional levels if they enjoy it. AR Combat Digi Q is the game, reports Andriasang. It’s a 40-stage adaptation of Konami’s Digi Q vehicle series. The…
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Games Linked to—but Not Officially Blamed for—Man’s Sudden Seizure Death
Back in June in Birmingham, England, a rather large man died suddenly, a death the coroner has said was caused by an epileptic fit. Given the victim’s love of video games, they were linked to the death during a hearing, although the deputy coroner investigating the matter stopped short of citing them as a cause.…
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Happy 10th Anniversary, Jak and Daxter
Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy on PlayStation 2. Naughty Dog, the game’s studio, took a look back at the game’s decade of service and wants to be sure it’s remembered for its technical merit, too. “With each outing in the Jak and Daxter series, we…
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Console-ation Prizes After Black Friday
If you’re not all shopped out from Black Friday or Cyber Monday, The Moneysaver merrily marches on with another 50 values across hardware, software and digital distribution, including $80 off that Modern Warfare 3 bundle above. That’s right, consume! THIS IS YOUR GOD. Hardware • Xbox 360 320GB Console Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3…
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British Listing Teases Combined Mortal Kombat Re-Release
The U.K.’s classification authority granted an 18-rating for a “Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition” on Friday, hinting that the title is due for a re-release that would, customarily, include previously released DLC. Mortal Kombat, which released in April, later offered a “Klassic” DLC pack that included four downloadable characters plus additional costumes for the base roster…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Why the Hell Are You Online Right Now?
Is there any reason you’re sitting in front of a computer or plinking away at your cell phone right now, or are you part of the 53 percent of 18 to 29 year-olds that go online just to pass the time on any given day? A new study has determined that a large number of…
By Mike Fahey
