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Running Into Ray Fosse
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Halo: Reach Done I mentioned in my column yesterday that a good friend from California, Scott, visited me recently. He and I watched a bunch of Oakland A’s games together, and this is a perfect story for any fan of the team or of baseball. One of Oakland’s broadcasters is…
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Lying and Cheating — Also Hunting and Horse Racing — In Red Dead Redemption
Eight screens from Red Dead Redemption’s forthcoming “Liars and Cheats” free-roam DLC hit Friday evening. They show off the new multiplayer characters and game modes that will be available when the pack releases Sept. 21. Multiplayer poker is one of the new diversions available. Marshal Johnson is a playable character. “Stronghold” also is a new…
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UncategorizedMario vs. Ken: Round 2
In round one of Machnima’s imagined crossover throwdown, Mario got the better of Ken. Now it’s time for round two. If this is anything like exhibition tennis, Mario tanks the second set, and they fight it out for keeps in round three. But throwing Luigi into that behind-the-back hadouken is a nice touch. Mario vs.…
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The Week In Games: Quite A Reach
Tuesday marks the culmination of a year’s worth of hype – and the narrative of a franchise that transformed console gaming in the first decade of the century. Sunday, Sept. 12 Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (DS) Tuesday, Sept. 14 Halo: Reach (Xbox 360) – The fourth and final installment of the groundbreaking FPS…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 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. •Top Ten Samus Cosplays [VGChartz] This guy did not make the list. •Top 10 Reasons Why PAX Is Better Than E3 [The Kartel] Hard for…
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Super-Smart Game Pirate Sells His Wares At A Mall
Ordinarily, when folks monetize their game piracy, they use Craigslist or some other indirect means of making a sale. I’ve never heard of a pirate peddling his stuff in a shopping mall, as a Canadian man is accused of doing. The Mounties bagged a 31-year-old man – long on the radar of U.S.-based piracy investigators…
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Try Your Luck At New Vegas’ “Caravan” — Without The Game
Fallout: New Vegas will include a gambling minigame called “Caravan,” which is a form of head-to-head blackjack. Bethesda’s released the rules of the game, which you can play with a standard deck. And for caps, if you like. IGN has the full set of rules. Summarized, Caravan requires two standard decks of 52 to play,…
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UncategorizedPac-Man Played With 111 Human Pixels
Guillaume Reymond, the mad genius whose “Human Tetris” “Human Pole Position” and “Human Space Invaders” have spawned many imitations, has at last followed up the series with “Human Pac-Man.” To create this video, 111 humans acted as pixels, moving from seat to seat over four hours at the Trafo cinema in Baden, Switzerland, on Aug.…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Will Have Just One Dedicated Server Option
Stung by PC gamer outrage over the lack of dedicated server support in Modern Warfare 2, Activision has responded with something they’ll appreciate about as little: An exclusive deal making GameServers.com the only dedicated server option for Black Ops. IGN reported the news on Friday. A ranked dedicated server will cost $14.95 per month, with…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Duke Nukem Past
Duke Nukem 3D released Jan. 29, 1996. On Sept. 3, 2010, Gearbox and 2K Games finally announced the sequel, Duke Nukem Forever. How did Duke occupy his time in between? That’s where you come in. No source images for this one, because nearly 15 years of history is far too much to cover. Surely there’s…
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