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Black Ops? More Like Black Oops!
Here we were, pointing out everything Call of Duty: Black Ops got wrong (and right!) with its use of history, when one of the more obvious flaws was staring us all right in the face. Black Ops’ cover, as you can see above, features a man holding two pistols. Seems innocent enough, but according to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pirate This Game, You’ll Get Fined
Let’s be clear. Torrenting games is not good. It’s bad. But, if you are planning on torrenting games, think twice about doing so with The Witcher 2, because you could be hunted down and fined. The game’s developer CD Projekt considers The Witcher 2 to be a prime target for piracy. It’s a single-player only…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ding, Dong, Farmville Is Dead (Well, It’s Not #1)
It’s finally happened. After an amazing fifteen months spent atop the Facebook application charts, Zynga’s Farmville has been knocked off its perch. At one stage Farmville — a game adored by its players and despised by everyone else — was clocking up 84 million users a month, making it not just the most popular game,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Smugleaf Is A Better Name Than Snivy
When Pokémon: Black and White was released in Japan, the three “starter” Pocket Monsters were called “Tsutaaja”, “Pokabu”, and “Mijumaru”. Tsutaaja doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. What the internet came up with did. The grass type Pokémon was dubbed “Smugleaf” or “Grinleaf” — both great names. But Nintendo has now revealed the character’s official…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy A PlayStation 3?
The PlayStation 3 got off to a slow start when the console first launched in 2006. Since then, it has picked up some serious steam and has come into its own. Is now a good time to take the plunge? [Updated for the holiday season of video games.] [This post was last updated on November…
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UncategorizedBeloved Character’s Voice Actor Returns, But Not For More Arkanoid
Nobuyo Oyama is famous for voicing everyone’s favorite earless robot cat from the future Doraemon and, well, looking like Doraemon. From 1979 to 2005, Oyama voiced Doraemon. The 74-year-old was retired from the show and was replaced by a new Doraemon voice (not quite the same!) and a new Doraemon theme song (not as good…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Charting The Wii’s Decline In The US
2007 was the year of the Wii. So was 2008. But 2010? Not the Wii’s year, especially when you look at the console’s decline in the United States over the course of the year. This chart, provided by Gamasutra and based upon US retail sales figures, shows a console in decline, its sales down by…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 -
UncategorizedKotaku’s 2010 PlayStation 3 Gift Guide
The holidays are coming, and that means it’s time for you to start thinking about what sorts of gifts you want to give the PlayStation 3 owner and get as a PlayStation 3 owner this year. The PlayStation 3 had a strong year in 2010—hey, it was no 2009, when Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Demon’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Bringing Cross-Platform Apps To The 360?
It’s since been edited to remove all mention of Microsoft’s home console, but earlier today, the Redmond software giant was advertising for people to come help work on Silverlight stuff for the Xbox 360. What does that mean? Silverlight – Microsoft’s in-house rival to Adobe’s Flash – is of course already used on the Xbox,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
After Toy Story, Disney Want To Tell A Video Game Story
A few years back, Disney was working on a movie called “Joe Jump”, the tale of an outdated video game character who’s able to find his way into new titles. It had been presumed scrap, but no, it’s not! A report on the LA Times says that the film now has a new name –…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
An All-New Hate Machine
Kotaku goers, would you please help us get through this short-staffed Monday with a little contribution of your own? Man, we really appreciate you doing us an off-topic solid here. We’re at a loss for words. Let me tell you, it’s not always easy trying to co-author a site when it’s just you and Brian…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 22, 2010 -
UncategorizedGlitch Is An MMO That Doesn’t Look Like Anything Else
Browser game Glitch is, first of all, maybe the first massively-multiplayer game to place its players inside the minds of supernatural creatures. It’s also the next project from (some of) the people who brought you Flickr. Yes, Glitch is different. The web-based multiplayer game is not about killing or farming, but growing, building and developing.…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 22, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Future Of The Nintendo DS Looks Like Radiant Historia
The Nintendo DS has one more thing to look forward to in 2011 with the release of Atlus’ Radiant Historia, which brings an all-new 16-bit style, time-traveling “steampunk” adventure to the handheld next February. Radiant Historia offers owners more of what the Nintendo DS excels at, namely old-school style Japanese role-playing games that involve saving…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 22, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Is This Year’s Other Great Racer
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit promises to return one of the most successful racing video game in history to its roots, delivering an easy to understand, but still deep driving experience to gamers of all kinds… including fans of Mario Kart. Hot Pursuit is two games in one. Players can take on the role of…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2010 -
UncategorizedMachinima’s Picks For Best Games of 2010 Include Minecraft
As the year wraps up, so does everyone’s take on what they think are the best games of 2010. We’ve seen Spike TV’s Video Game Awards nominees. And you’ll be seeing our short list of Game of the Year nominees in early December, but here’s a run down of the finalists for Machinima.Com’s annual Inside…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Patch That Changes World Of Warcraft Forever
In two weeks, World of Warcraft gains Goblin, Worgen, and a healthy dose of high-end content, but first the world must die. WoW lead systems designer Greg Street talks us through the rebirth of Azeroth coming in tomorrow’s massive patch. Street makes one point perfectly clear: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is not the expansion pack…
By Mike Fahey Published November 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Shooting Penguins From The Free Throw Line
Give thanks for the opportunity to lob penguins into a basketball hoop this week, courtesy of WiiWare and Snowpack Park, a game you might want to download to your Wii? No? Maybe Tetris then? Nintendo’s Snowpack Park, a penguin hunting and flightless bird mood management sim, leads this week’s list of fresh downloadable options for…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 22, 2010 -
UncategorizedNeed For Speed: Hot Pursuit
You’ve got to love this game’s Pursuit Equipment. The game’s demo gives you a broad look at the game. Seacrest County is a big, wide-open world in Hot Pursuit with a fantastically-diverse selection of roads on which to race. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is the most impressive thing that the game brings to the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2010 - Uncategorized
Barebones
To: Ash From: Crecente Today was fun. Fahey’s out on vacation. Owen’s enjoying his weekend and Totilo was out with a nasty bug. So McMike and I spent the day holding down the fort… or tower, as it were. And there was plenty of stuff going on as well. Can you believe it’s only three…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2010
