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You Can Learn a Lot, Watching Things Eat
When you decide to be something, you can be it. That’s what they don’t tell you in the church. When I was your age they would say we can become cops, or criminals. Today, what I’m saying to you is this: when you’re facing a loaded gun, what’s the difference? The FBI bagged Whitey Bulger…
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Microsoft Sounding Out Developers for Free-to-Play Xbox 360 Games?
From Develop comes a rumor that Microsoft is now contacting studios “to discuss possible free-to-play game deals,” while it builds an operating system for the 360 that incorporates a microtransaction service. Develop says Microsoft offered no comment when contacted about the plans. The report attributed the rumor to “several sources connected to the matter.” This…
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Furious Over Microtransactions, EVE Online Community Explodes with Rioting
I don’t pretend to understand the culture of EVE Online, but when a fiasco gets a Downfall-meme video, that’s a kind of visual Esperanto for “this shit is officially fucked.” Our tips box has been exploding with reports that EVE’s culture is on the verge of collapse over publisher CCP’s decision to sell microtransaction items…
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Labor of Love Brings Marathon to the iPad for Free
Thanks to the spare-time efforts of a single coder, Marathon the beloved FPS from the zenith of Mac gaming’s days, will be released on the iPad by Bungie for the low low cost of zero dollars and zero cents. You may thank Daniel Blezek, who is a computer engineer “for a large medical center,” and…
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They’re Called “Goodbye Cookies”
Goodbye Cookies | Today was to be my last as a Kotaku intern. I brought cookies…but only three of us were here to eat them. (Photo by Drew Cohen) The New, Better Beast Mode is Gears of War 3’s No-Longer-Secret Weapon Much has changed in the year since Epic Games last showed Beast Mode, the…
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Backbreaker: Vengeance Costs More than Backbreaker‘s Current Price
Backbreaker: Vengeance got an Xbox Live release date on Wednesday but no price. Now, the game’s developer has followed up with one: $15 (1200 Microsoft points.) Not only is that well more than the iOS version of the game and its predecessor (99 cents each) but, as Pasta Padre points out, it’s more than what…
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This Week in the Business: “Itching for a while.”
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week… QUOTE | “Wouldn’t want to trade hands.” – Xbox COO Dennis Durkin talks about Microsoft’s position in relation to Sony’s and Nintendo’s. Referring to the PS Vita, he expresses his belief that launching a portable into a red ocean market is not a good…
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We’re Talking About Acts 1 and 2 of Shadows of the Damned Right Here
Ok everybody, it’s finally time. Lets talk about Shadows of the Damned. Today we’re going discuss acts One and Two (Sorry about the short notice on that.) Anyways, we’re all here now. I’m just going to throw out a few questions, which will hopefully serve as a jumping off point for you if you didn’t…
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First Brink DLC Will Be Free (For Two Weeks)
The developers at Splash Damage and Bethesda have confirmed that the first DLC for Brink will be free, as promised. Well, free for two weeks. Titled “Agents of Change,” the add-on is set to release in early July. [Bethesda Blog]
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