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UncategorizedRemember, Shoot The Hinges
The Call of Duty games are intricately-scripted affairs, ones that rush you along a pre-determined path at a pre-determined pace in order to maintain the illusion of excitement. Step off that ride, and everything falls apart. You could call this single-play griefing, you could call it Call of Duty as art, I just like that…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2010 -
UncategorizedYou Can’t Blow Things Up With This Black-Ops Toy, But It’s Still Fun
I’m not sure at what point my test drive of the Call of Duty: Black Ops remote control truck became an attempt to blow things up, but it was easily within the first ten seconds. Of course I didn’t succeed. The RX-XD add-in that comes with the prestige edition of the game certainly looks like…
By Brian Crecente Published November 13, 2010 - Uncategorized
Return To Rome And Live The Creed
If there’s anything history has taught us, it’s that even the world’s most monstrous tyrannies are no match for a few menacing deadpan proclamations and a good-hearted band of outcasts. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is out Tuesday.
By Owen Good Published November 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedActually, We Could Lose Los Angeles
Who could use a better alien invasion right about now? And how about a little off-topic conversation to start the weekend right? That’s why we have these posts, folks. While shit blowin’ up in Battle: Los Angeles certainly looks alright, I’ll have to agree with my colleague Owen Good who believes that “Nothing can prepare…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Angry Birds Planning Xbox Live, Wii Releases
The developer of Angry Birds has said, at a London conference, that the game will be coming to all three consoles soon, reports PocketGamer. CEO Peter Vesterbacka, of Rovio – whose publishing partner, Chillingo, was bought up by Electronic Arts recently, also shot down thoughts of an “Angry Birds 2” sequel on its original. But…
By Owen Good Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood ‘Manual’ Has Been Reduced To This
Publisher Ubisoft is protecting Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood buyers from dangerous staples by whittling down the game’s manual to a single sheet, scored and folded for your convenience. This must be Ubi thinking “green” Early recipients of next week’s multiplayer-focused Assassin’s Creed game have found they’ll make do with the in-game manual, as clearly referenced on…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japan’s Weekly Hardware Battle Does Not End With PSPgo
It’s a banner week for the PlayStation Portable in Japan as the PSP enjoys chart topping sales and its smaller, digital download only cousin, the PSPgo, manages to not be in last place for a second week. While combined Nintendo DS sales still outpace the PSP, the PSPgo managed to outsell three other platforms this…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fight Night Champion Goes Mano A Mano With Baseball?
The debut trailer for Fight Night Champion, published an hour ago on IGN, lists March 1 as the game’s release date. If that’s the case, it will take on MLB 2K11 and MLB The Show 11. The first Tuesday in March typically belongs to the baseball simulations – if not then, then the second. (Release…
By Owen Good Published November 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe New Pac-Man Is Gorgeous In So Many Ways
How pretty can a Pac-Man game be? Let Pac-Man Championship Edition DX show you, a game that’s dripping with sleepy ghosts, new ways to play a very old game and more visual style than you can shake a stick at. Actually, don’t threaten Pac-Man CE DX with that stick. It’s too lovely to threaten with…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tomorrow, I’ll Play A Video Game In A Car
To: Ash From: McWhertor Re: Consider This A Bra Clarification Ash! I have something to do this weekend! It is not play video games for Kotaku, but to play video games in a car, a car that was designed to project a video game on a wall. I’m heading to Pixel Pushers at the Scion…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fight Night Champion Is EA Sports’ First M-Rated Game
Not yet officially rated by the ESRB, promotional copy on the game’s official page bills EA Sports’ next boxer as the publisher’s first ever M-rated game. “As the first-ever ‘M’ rated EA Sports title, Fight Night Champion showcases the truest graphical representation of the sport, lifestyle, and culture of boxing with authentic and dynamic blood,…
By Owen Good Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Begin, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Will In February
The next great Star Wars LEGO adventure kicks off in February 2011, LucasArts has confirmed, bringing the plastic galactic battle into the Clone Wars era and adding a little real-time strategy to the series. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars from LucasArts and TT Games will combine the double licensing power of the Clone…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mafia Wars Agency Takes The Rap For Vandal-Marketing Stunt
An ad agency has taken the fall for a guerrilla marketing stunt that had the city of San Francisco threatening Facebook-games maker Zynga with vandalism and other charges. The agency will pay the city $45,000 in fines. In August, San Francisco officials were steaming mad over the fake $25,000 bills glued to city sidewalks as…
By Owen Good Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Meet Super Kong, Your Donkey Kong Country Returns ‘Super Guide’
The new Donkey Kong Country also has a new Kong and features the third appearance of Nintendo’s helpful “Super Guide”, the help system introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This is our first look at Super Kong in Donkey Kong Country Returns. But he looks familiar… Maybe we’ve seen him before under another name?…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 12, 2010 -
UncategorizedXbox Live Indie Clips: Get Your Girlfriend Into Games
Will the Xbox Live Indie game Get Your Girlfriend Into Games actually get your girlfriend to start playing video games? the answer may surprise you! Okay, no. Our weekly look at Xbox Live Indie Games isn’t just about highlighting games we like. It’s about taking games like Get Your Girlfriend Into Games, you know, games…
By Mike Fahey Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Trying To Figure Out What Went Wrong With Newest Metroid
Nintendo wanted to sell a million copies of Metroid: Other M, which wasn’t a bad game. They won’t, not by the end of the year in America, and now they’re trying to figure out why. Was it the quality of the game? Do people not care about Metroid? Was it really a problem, as some…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Grand Theft Auto Finally Jacks The Mac
Mac owners, get ready to game like it’s 2001, as the Grand Theft Auto III trilogy has finally come to Apple computers. Better late than never, right? Thanks to Rockstar Games and TransGaming’s Cider engine, those of us who prefer Mac OS X to Windows can play Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
Colbert Takes On Nintendo Like Donkey Kong
In response to Nintendo’s attempt to trademark “It’s on like Donkey Kong,” Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert decides to squat on other dated catchphrases, just in case. Nintendo’s trademark application for “It’s on like Donkey Kong” might be more of a marketing stunt for Donkey Kong Country Returns than a serious attempt to secure the phrase,…
By Mike Fahey Published November 12, 2010 - Uncategorized
These Lego People Liked The Older Games
Flickr user Sirekat likes to take Lego mini-figures out on the town. To the Louvre. To the Centre Pompidou. To the artsy places in Paris, including a museum for video games, seen here. A good time was had by all, I hope. As seen on Sirekat’s Flickr stream
By Stephen Totilo Published November 12, 2010