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UncategorizedPapo & Yo is a Bittersweet Allegory of Growing Up With an Drug User
Imaginary childhood friends can be adorable in any form, even as a giant pink rhino. It’s the rhino’s craving for poisonous frogs that makes him a monstrous threat, and the center of a poignant tale that deals with one developer’s troubled childhood. This is Papo & Yo by the Montreal studio Minority, touted today on…
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Activision on Call of Duty Elite: ‘Even Haters Can Play for Free’
That is a direct quote from the FAQ Activision just released [.doc] for Call of Duty Elite, a final plea for you to not hate the shooter’s paid subscription service, and an argument that needs, oh, just six pages to summarize. That’s not to say they beat around the bush. The first set of bullet…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
“This is essentially Night Trap, this game.”
Is L.A. Noire—despite its running, gunning and vehicular cruising—essentially an elaboration on the point-and-click adventure game? Some critics and commenators have suggested that the title has more in common with Monkey Island than Grand Theft Auto IV, with the crucial difference being that L.A. Noire (unlike the adventure games of yesteryear) allows you to advance…
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UncategorizedEA Sports Celebrates NCAA Football 12 with the Sexy Sax Man
College football is all about tradition. The tradition of the NCAA Football 12 development team is the godawful annoying “Alpha song,” played every night while the game is in its alpha build. This year’s song was Wham!’s “Careless Whisper,” the signature tune of the Sexy Sax Man. You may have heard of him. (This video,…
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The Week in Gaming Apps
With E3 right around the corner, let’s take a moment to talk about the games that are on everyone’s mind: Our Gaming Apps of the Day! What good is a game you can’t play on your phone? Why is everyone excited to learn more about the next Nintendo console, when right now we’ve got devices…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Madden NFL Dynamic Player Performance
Tampa Bay’s Josh Freeman. The pause menu will show how players progress and change in effectiveness during the game. Each player will have a set of new traits that govern his tendencies and behaviors Atlanta’s Matt Ryan. The pause menu will show how players progress and change in effectiveness during the game. Each player will…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Madden‘s Dynamic Performance Serves Sundays with More Flavor
Beat on a quarterback for 45 minutes of an NFL game and you’ll see a different guy in the fourth quarter. Some start forcing every throw. Some will run like hell. Some go catatonic. But in Madden NFL, you’d see the same guy after four sacks that you saw in warmups. Players, especially CPU-controlled players,…
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Kotaku and Spike/GameTrailers Team Up At E3
I’m excited to announce that starting Noon ET, 9AM PT Monday, Kotaku editors will appear during Spike and GameTrailers‘s 20-plus hours of live coverage of E3 2011. Stephen Totilo, Brian Crecente, Michael McWhertor, and Joel Johnson will all be appearing live on Spike and GameTrailers.com to provide expert analysis and share breaking news with Geoff…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalates on the PlayStation 3 June 10
Now that the PlayStation Network is up, Activision is ready to make with the map pack. Escalation‘s four new maps and the star-studded Call of the Dead hit PSN on June 10, the first day of a double XP weekend.
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Why I Am Not Going to E3 2011
Last weekend I spent nearly $100 on new clothing for E3 2011. Now my flight is cancelled, I’m not going, and the only question I have is how are two unborn babies going to come up with the cash to pay me back? Money doesn’t grow on trees, and it certainly doesn’t grow inside a…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Payday: The Heist Will Bring Team-Based Bank Robbery to the PSN
Gamers work well in teams. We’ve slaughtered zombies, repelled rebels, routed RED (or BLU)—all with the help of our friends. Now we get to rob banks. In a bit of pre-E3 flirtation, Sony Online Entertainment has announced Payday: The Heist for the PS3 and PC, a squad-based cooperative shooter that casts players in the role…
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