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Alert! Video Games on the Cheap Today, Courtesy of Amazon’s Gold Box Deals
So, maybe you have some money leftover during this, the video game monsoon season. If you do, Amazon wants a word with you. The online shopping portal’s stuffed their famous Gold Boxes full of reduced-price video games today, with seven titles up for grabs over 24 hours. Portable classic Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and the…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedHow To Find all of the Intel in Modern Warfare 3
There are 46 pieces of hidden intel in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. They don’t provide back story, enemy locations, maps or, you know, intel. But they do give you some neat achievements. The folks at WikiGameGuides.Com put together this 14 minute video to show you how to find every piece of intel in…
By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis Modern Warfare 3 Building Looks Awfully Familiar
As Josh from FinalLevelGames was making his way through Modern Warfare 3‘s story mode, he noticed a particular structure that he was sure he had seen before — in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare‘s multiplayer. Game developers recycle older assets all the time, so it’s really not that odd to see a building from…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThis is What Happens If you Stink at Super Mario 3D Land
If at first you don’t succeed at Super Mario 3D Land, try again. If you fail a second or a fifth time, Nintendo will help you out. Despite the relative ease of the first several worlds of Super Mario 3D Land I struggled enough in one level to find out how Nintendo helps players who…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Chrono Cross Comes to PS3, PSP Today
Certain games constantly get name checked when people are assembling the highlights of video game creativity. Originally released during the last days of the PS1, Chrono Cross is one of those games and Square Enix has announced that, starting today, it’ll be available on the PlayStation Network in the U.S. You’ll be able to download…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Here’s One Way to Save Some Money on the Latest Call of Duty
I love the series. I think Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 inches the franchise forward. I’d even tell a friend to buy it. But I still El Oh Eled when I saw this over on Reddit. 3000dollarsuit writes: “Just saved myself $90 :D”
By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Waiting for a Crash Bandicoot Comeback
Spyro the Dragon made a comeback this year, co-starring in Activision’s ambitious Skylanders series, but what about Spyro’s PlayStation contemporary, that loud-mouthed anti-Mario called Crash Bandicoot? Crash hasn’t had a new console game since 2008. He’s fallen off the map, and he’s probably not going to come back as a Skylander. We asked Activision CEO…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 8, 2011 - Reviews
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North: The Kotaku Review
Why didn’t Gandalf have his giant eagle friends drop the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom and be done with it? This is a question I’ve jokingly put forth to fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy over the years, endlessly amused by the (often angry) responses it generates. “The…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Did You Win This Week’s Best Buy Trade-in Contest?
Recently we’ve been asking readers to send in proof that they’re been making the best of Best Buy’s killer trade-in program—you know, the one where you take your old games and exchange them for cold, hard Best Buy gift cards? In return, we promised to pick a few lucky entrants and double their returns. Well,…
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Report: Nintendo Looking into Support for Multiple Wii U Controller Screens
Nintendo’s reveal of the Wii U at this year’s E3 left many observers, myself included, with one big head-scratcher of a question: Just one tablet screen? Really? All of the game experiences and proof-of-concept demos offered by Nintendo at E3 either used a single controller screen or a combo of controller screen and the Wii…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Getting to the Bottom of All This Nintendo Hate
Is there an inordinate amount of hate being projected at Nintendo lately? Commenter SageofMusic seems to think so, and he’ll tell you why in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. For some reason, people are starting to hate Nintendo. There are some valid reasons regarding their online practices and they’re recent 3DS debacle, but when it…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on Sale Now… In the Netherlands
This is becoming the year when every single major game goes on sale before it is supposed to. I’m sure it’s breaking your heart too. The latest game to hit shelves early? The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dutch gaming site InsideGamer reports that “loads of gaming shops” are selling the game already. Maybe if we’re…
By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves of the Year
Is this the best Talk Amongst Yourselves pic of the year? It might be. Admire it and then please talk here about video games. Thanks to Shadoroch for today’s amazing image. You outdid yourself! Take a crack at being featured atop TAY some time this month simply by making a hilarious Photoshop or some other…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham City Finally Coming to PCs in Two Weeks
After an auspicious debut on consoles, Rocksteady Games’ second outing with the Dark Knight will be hitting PCs in two weeks. North America gets its hands on the Bat first on 11/22, with Australia following on 11/23. France and Benelux—oh, Benelux, you beautifully named economic union—don the Caped Crusader’s cowl on 11/24 and a wider…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3? Yes.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the Madden of this generation, a video game that manages to soak up so much money, attention and time that it transcends the medium. But just because everyone else is buying Infinity Ward’s latest military shooter doesn’t mean you should, right? Lets see. Brian Crecente, who’s played through…
By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Windows Phone / Xbox 360 Cross-Compatibility You Crave in a Little Furry Package
If you eagerly snatched up a Windows Phone 7 when they launched last year, dreaming of a mobile applications that allowed you to extend your Xbox 360 games beyond the television set, then this is the app for you, only it’s Kinectimals Don’t get me wrong — Kinectimals is a fine game, easily one of…
By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
One Female Gamer Records A Warfare in Words
The latest Call of Duty‘s out today and there’s going to be lots of trash talk and cuss words among the many fans who’ll be cutting class, calling in sick and otherwise shirking their duties to play the latest entry in Activision’s best -selling FPS series. But, as Jenny Haniver can attest, there’s a special…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Lady Dressed as Hatsune Miku. In a Ferrari Trunk
Ita | SHIZUOKA, JAPAN: Cosplayer Nekoko poses in the trunk of a Hatsune Miku Ferrari. (Photo: ごっづ | アサガヲBlog) There’s a Zelda 3DS Handheld, and It Is Stunning So far only revealed for the European market, this black with gold trimmings 3DS handheld is being released by Nintendo to commemorate the franchise’s 25th anniversary. It’ll…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty Elite Is Down, Struggles To Stay Online
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 seems to have launched relatively hitch free, but the persistent online stat tracking service Elite seems to be staggering under the weight of all of those new users. Attempts to log in to the service (which has both free and paid options) through the console and PC is sometimes…
By Brian Crecente Published November 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedLots of Paint Is Needed To Cover a German Building in Uncharted
Uncharted 3 is a big game. Know what it needs? A big building. And lots of paint. Sony Europe covered Berlin building in Nathan Drake. Here’s the making-of video, complete with time-lapse photography and dudes in scaffolding. Fassadenkunstwerk: Berlin [Games.Ch Thanks, Elvis!] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 8, 2011