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Uncategorized10 Minutes Of Retro City Rampage Is The Best Nostalgia Trip Of The Day
Grand Theft Auto. Zelda. Mario. Metal Gear??? Which old games don’t you see references to in this “soundtrack mixtape” trailer for Retro City Rampage? Retro City Rampage is a love letter to many, many old-school games, which you can see for yourself in this newly released 10 minute trailer. (We’d already shown you that the…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Vote In Our Sunday Comics Deathmatches!
Have you voted for your favorite Sunday Comics strips? Polls close in less than three hours! Head over and tell us which of the existing Sunday Comics features, and which new ones should go in our redesigned page!
By Owen Good Published October 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Win Your Own LEGO Wii Remote, Build Your Own LEGO Wii Remote
Remember that cool LEGO Play & Build Wii Remote we showed you earlier this month? We’ve got three of them to give away this weekend and we’re throwing in three ProPack Mini Wii MotionPlus controllers as well. Both come from Power A and both go to three different winners. We’ll be drawing the three names…
By Brian Crecente Published October 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Looking For Deals And Coupons?
Hey folks! This the voice of Owen, on vacation. Neat trick, huh? Just reminding you that though there’s no Moneysaver today, you can still check these hashtags, where our deals partners are posting their links directly: #techdealdigger, #dealzon, #logicbuy, #deals4downloads and #slickdeals. Also check #dealtaku!
By Owen Good Published October 30, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Very Real Secret Compartments, Bags and Controllers of Fable III
Maybe you’ve already read our Fable III review and seen an unboxing of the nifty secret-compartment Fable III. But have you seen the Fable III bag and controller up close? In this relatively short video we take a look at everything but the review. You can check out the review for yourself here
By Brian Crecente Published October 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gamings’ Greatest Pumpkins
Happy Saturday everyone and happy Halloween eve as well. By now some of you have probably gutted and carved up a helpless pumpkin to celebrate dressing up and begging for candy. Take a moment to check out this neat collection of game-themed pumpkin carvings here and then drop your pumpkin favorites in comments below. Happpppppy…
By Brian Crecente Published October 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Want A Signed Copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition?
We’ve got two copies of the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition signed by Treyarch and we’d like to give them away to you. We’ll be drawing the two lucky winners on Monday, November 1. To enter you just need to sign up for our newsletter. Sure, you can unsign…
By Brian Crecente Published October 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Week In Review: > Take Job, Shove It
This week? It was enough to make anyone consider throwing in the towel, packed to the gills with even more BlizzCon 2010 coverage, a week’s worth of love for PC gaming and a flood of reviews and previews. Turns out some folks did just up and quit. Capcom’s Keiji Inafune, Take-Two Interactive’s Ben Feder and…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rush Limbaugh Defends Video Game Free Speech, “This is Where the Battle Is”
As the U. S. Supreme Court battle for free speech in video games closes in, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is adding his support for video games as art. A Friday caller to Limbaugh’s show quickly explained the details to the host, walking him through the upcoming Supreme Court hearing of Schwarzenegger vs.…
By Brian Crecente Published October 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Pro Tennis Ace Injured Playing Video Games
Star British tennis player Andy Murray has injured a tendon in his hand after playing a game with doubles partner Dani Vallverdu. A game of Pro Evo, that is. “boselllliiiiiii hahaa I just lost 1 match to dani at the new pro evolution and I think I broke my hand! The new one is so…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Says No Thank You To Building A Smartphone
Combining a phone and a games machine! Everybody’s doin’ it, right? Not Nintendo. “Certainly we are adding more and more elements to fill out the experience and take away more and more time from competing devices,” Nintendo of America boss Fils-Aime told Forbes. “But our handhelds will always lead with games.” “3DS content will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2010 - Uncategorized
Through The Portal Of Time
Good evening and happy Friday, Kotaku conversation makers. We’re just about to punch out for the week and cash our paychecks before the bank closes, but we put together something for you—it’s an open thread! Today’s been too busy to read or write about anything but video games for yours truly, so I’d certainly appreciate…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tron Legacy Preview A Slice Of Sleek, Sexy Video Game Hell
If the first 20 minutes of Disney’s sequel to Tron is as slick, entertaining and sexy as the rest of the thing, Tron Legacy might be worth the 28 year wait. At the very least, it’ll be a feast for the eyes. Last night, Disney previewed 20 minutes (and change) of Tron Legacy at a…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
PSP Takes A Slice Of Japan’s Pie
Sales of Sony’s PlayStation Portable may be way down—just like sales of the Nintendo DS—but the rival handhelds managed to carve out small victories in Japan this week. The PSP and the three flavors of the Nintendo DS dominate Media Create’s weekly sales chart, moving a good 60,000 units between the two of them. Nintendo…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sony Offers Glimpse Of Hope For More Demon’s Souls
PlayStation 3 exclusive Demon’s Souls may already have a spiritual sequel in the works—From Software’s “Project Dark”—but Sony may charge ahead with a proper sequel to last year’s brilliant role-playing game. Eventually. Addressing a long list of questions from readers of the Guardian Games Blog, Takeshi Kajii from Sony Japan Studios says a sequel is…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 29, 2010 -
UncategorizedWorld Of Warcraft’s Greatest Fan Explains His Awesome, Awkward Blizzcon Appearance
Last week, deeply knowledgeable World of Warcraft fan “Red Shirt Guy” called Blizzard’s top men on the carpet at Blizzcon, a dazzling display of Warcraft lore and continuity expertise. Today, that man addresses his fans and detractors. The most popular Blizzcon attendee ever took to YouTube today, red polo shirt in tow, explaining why he’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
Duke Nukem Stripped From Upcoming Duke Nukem Games
Things are never easy when you’re making a Duke Nukem game. The developers of Duke Nukem: Critical Mass are now dealing with the fallout of the bomb dropped by Gearbox earlier this year, finding themselves without their main character. Frontline Studios were going to make a pair of Duke games for the PSP and Nintendo…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 29, 2010 - Uncategorized
PC Gaming Week Confessional, McWhertor Edition
We are all over PC gaming this week, but what do we know about PC gaming? Each day, one Kotaku editor will reveal their PC gaming knowledge and share some memories. Yesterday, you read about Luke Plunkett’s love for PC gaming, now it’s my turn. Are you a PC gamer? I’ve always been more of…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 29, 2010
