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Bac-Pac
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Review Review My best friend Richard and his wife have a new home – it’s the house where he grew up, back in our hometown. They’re in the process of moving, cleaning, rearranging, sorting out what goes where and all that. Down in the basement Richard stumbled across that –…
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Patent Application Hints At Vitality Sensor’s Games
A patent application filed by Nintendo mentions a Wii Vitality Sensor game in which players control the flight of a cartoon character with a combination of Wii remote gestures and – wait for it – breathing. In the patent filing, found by SIliconera, it appears the Vitality Sensor will measure something called your “relax fluid,”…
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UncategorizedMega Man 8 Bit Deathmatch Released; It’s Free
Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch, the fan-made Doom mod, at least released on Friday. The FPS, stuffed full of Mega Man characters, weapons and other assorted sprites, is free. CutmanMike and his team of rippers, spriters and modders spent more than a year building the game. You can see all of their names in that credit…
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The Week In Games: Gold Medal
Medal of Honor weathered criticism in its pre-launch period thanks to the (formerly) playable Taliban in the game’s multiplayer mode. Does its release on Tuesday mean the end of the controversy, or its beginning? Monday, Oct. 11 Deal or No Deal: Special Edition (DS) G.G Series: Super Hero Ogre (DSiWare) Ivy the Kiwi? mini (DSiWare)…
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UncategorizedKotaku’s Top Five List Of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •10 Most Provocatively Named Mega Man Bosses [Delta Attack] Really surprised Tits Man didn’t make this list. •Top 5 Unintentionally Funny Video Game Moments [Calm…
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Go Grab Bejeweled 2 Today; It’s Free
Today is Binary Day, being that it’s 10/10/10 – and that goes for both here and Europe. And to continue its 10-month celebration of the 10th anniversary of Bejeweled, PopCap has an offer that is free to you today. Run go get Bejeweled 2, PC or Mac, for free from PopCap’s store. Just plug in…
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It’s Dangerous To Go Alone! Get Inked Together!
Reader Tim T., perhaps taking a page from Fahey and the soon-to-be Mrs. Fahey’s art, sends in these his-and-her Zelda tattoos he and his wife have. The heart containers are mirrored so that both halves form the same whole. Dawwwwwww.
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Call of Duty DS Studio Says They’re Not Closing
“n-Space is down, but definitely not out,” says the studio’s CEO, Dan O’Leary, addressing rumors that the developer of Call of Duty: Black Ops’ DS version has closed its doors. O’Leary says the independent shop had supported 70 to 90 employees “for several months without funding,” making mass layoffs on Friday “unavoidable.” That said, O’Leary…
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All Of NBA Jam’s Secret Characters (So Far) — And Their Ratings
Who’s a better dunker, Obama or Clinton? Can Tim Kitzrow, Mr. Boom-Shakalaka, throw down on Mike D from the Beastie Boys? And was it really necessary to give all of the Republicans an 8-out-of-10 rating in “steal”? There are seven secret teams that are unlockable in NBA Jam on the Wii through codes entered either…
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NBA Jam Secret Characters
Democrats Unlock: At the “Press A to Start” screen, enter Left 13 times followed by Plus BARACK OBAMA: Block: 6; Clutch: 7; Dribble: 6; Dunk: 8; Pass: 7; Speed: 6; Steal: 7; Strength: 6; 2-point Shooting: 8; 3-point Shooting: 7 BILL CLINTON: Block: 4; Clutch: 8; Dribble: 7; Dunk: 9; Pass: 7; Speed: 6; Steal:…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Pinkwashing
Alright. This one should be fish-in-a-barrel easy. So it is October, which is officially National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Thing is, because some product manufacturers see the pink ribbon as a really good way to sell stuff to a female demographic, by the second week this starts feeling a little like National Breast Cancer Awareness…
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Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published Oct. 8 PvPonline published Oct. 6 ActionTrip published Oct. 4 Digital Unrest published Oct. 4 EXTRALIFE published Oct. 8 Dueling Analogs published Oct. 7 Nerf NOW published Oct. 8 Rooster Teeth published Oct. 5 Virtual Shackles published Oct. 6 Little Gamers published Oct. 6
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Form feet and legs! Form arms and torso! I’ll form the head, and you talk amongst yourselves! GO KOTAKU TAY FORCE! Quick, someone hum or beatbox the theme for me. KindaGamey is the weekend winner of the #taypics derby. There are six chances each week to get your handiwork featured. Just shop up this image…
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ReviewsReview: NBA Jam
The greatest names from the twilight of the coin-op days demanded your money like you were late with the rent. NBA Jam, the landlord of the arcade, is back, and wants to know if you got paid last week. NBA Jam is EA Sports’ Wii reboot of the cabinet and cartridge classic ubiquitous to the…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Zombie Mode Winners
The news of zombie modes for Call of Duty: Black Ops and Red Dead Redemption last week made us go screw it, let’s just zombify everything. Or dezombify it, an option few folks pursued. kleptonin, and Riquez did, successfully, and get nominations here. Sports also provided a useful inspiration, with boopadoo, grndmstersrs, ScottiH and Cody…
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Enlisted Gamer Criticizes Military Response to Medal Of Honor
Stars and Stripes, the foremost independent publication covering the United States military, examined the Army and Air Force’s recent decision to forbid Medal of Honor from being sold in their exchanges. One enlisted man blasted the decision as shortsighted. Marine Cpl. Aaron Hostutler, described as an “avid gamer” is the only service member quoted in…
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