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Enormous Patch Coming Tomorrow for PC Dragon Age
BioWare says a PC patch is due to arrive tomorrow for Dragon Age: Origins, and indicated the same thing is in the certification pipeline for PS3 and Xbox 360. It arrives on schedule and corrects a ton of things. The full list of fixes, per BioWare: General Fixes • Daggers will now properly assign the…
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The Week in Games: One-Track Week
A very slight slate of offerings this week: Trackmania Wii is the headliner, largely by default. A version also arrives for DS on Tuesday. Wednesday on XBLA, look for the indie offering Limbo, from Playdead. Tuesday, July 20 Trackmania Wii (Wii) – After years of talk, the cult-hit racer arrives on the Wii. TrackMania Turbo…
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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. •Six Kinect Accidents Waiting to Happen [The Kartel] Sure as shit we’re going to see a ton of videos, many faked, of people putting their…
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UncategorizedIt’s Lunchtime! Let’s Make a Sandvich!
Technically not a recipe, this is more like cosplay for lunch. And it still doesn’t solve the mystery of what “meat” is actually on Heavy’s health-regenerating treat. But I do like the attention to detail, especially the cheese overhang. Alright, who wants to make Jarate? Making the Sandvich [xTReeTooNx on YouTube, thanks reader Andreas L.]
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UncategorizedSouth Indian Assassin Movie Looks Kinda Familiar
Looking at a trailer for Velayutham, a Tamil-language film that opened this week, I’m betting its story is not canonical to the Assassin’s Creed continuity. It’s made by a producer famously unconcerned about infringing on others’ marks as well. Reader Amog R. passed along these stills and this shakycam (“in HQ”) of the film’s trailer,…
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Co-Op and Versus Coming to 360 Plants vs. Zombies
The recently revealed achievement set for Plants vs. Zombies coming someday soon to Xbox Live Arcade, hint that the game will have cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. “ZFF’s 4 Evr,” gives you 20 Gamerscore should you “Bowl a winner with a friend in Co-OP Wall-Nut Bowling.” Then, “Versus vs. Versus” awards 15 for a five-game…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Kinect Goes to China
This week’s ‘Shop Contest inspiration comes from star commenter Antiterra, reacting to news that Kinect will not debut in China thanks to laws that protect a robust knock-off industry forbid the sale of most consoles there. Like anyone believes there won’t be counterfeited, bootlegged or even a few bona fide Kinects sold on the black…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published July 14. PvPonline published July 13. Digital Unrest published July 12. ActionTrip published July 12. EXTRALIFE published July 12. Ctrl+Alt+Del published July 15. Dueling Analogs published July 15. Nerf NOW published July 14. Rooster Teeth published July 13. Monday Night Crew published July 14. Virtual Shackles published July 14. Little Gamers published…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves: The Revenge
So, it’s pretty clear that my two month TAY-less experiment was something of a dud. It takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong and, of course, I do weigh more than 200 pounds. An explanation for why we went without TAY: In May opened the sports thread, Box Scores, on Saturdays, and changed…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Anonymous Winners
A bit more of an interpretive dance last week, as we tried to make the contest timely to Blizzard’s notorious (and aborted) Real ID plans. We still got some amusing looks at the secret lives of video game characters. Last week’s challenge, I asked everyone to anonymizify a game character in a recognizable way. Sounds…
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The Incoming Class of the International Video Games Hall of Fame
The International Video Games Hall of Fame inducts its first class in August. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, known for its ties to the gaming’s early arcade days, the Hall will enshrine more twice as many high score champions as developers. Perhaps that’s appropriate. To be taken seriously, this museum must honor real people, as opposed…
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UncategorizedThe Delights of the Tokyo Toy Show
Yesterday we brought you the Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix Board Game from the Tokyo Toy Show. Just so you know, the show’s still going on, and we’ve got video to prove it. As guy who doesn’t buy toys, doesn’t speak Japanese and has never visited the country, I might not be a trendspotting authority…
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Reconsidering Backbreaker
This past week I had so much fun tinkering around with a game that I’m almost embarrassed to go back and read my original review. Because I was very hard on Backbreaker I was far from the only one. Praised for its exceptionally realistic animations and luxurious visuals, Backbreaker was ripped, deservedly, on the building…
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UncategorizedTime-Lapse Videos Reveal the Beautiful Designs of Red Dead Redemption
Didn’t know this: Red Dead Redemption has an “afk” mode – don’t move the controller, and Marston and the HUD disappear, revealing a panoramic view. Digital Foundry used this mode to create startlingly lifelike time-lapse videos that you may download. The video, hosted at Eurogamer, is embedded on that site, so I can’t put it…
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Killer Gets Two Life Sentences in Xbox-Motivated Murder
A Colorado Springs teen who killed a developmentally disabled man – investigators said he wanted the guy’s Xbox – will spend the rest of his life in prison for it. Kyle Sebastian Stott, 19, killed Jason Holley 22, in January 2009, hiding his body in a ravine near a hiking trail west of Colorado Springs.…
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Box Scores: Let’s Go to the Tape!
Kotaku reader OTCIXS faced worse than an embarassing loss; as a diehard Penguins fan, he faced losing to Philadelphia – and to a live opponent assuredly ready to talk trash about it. And then a miracle unfolded. We have video! Tied 1-1 in overtime, OTCIXS took one of those ticky-tack penalties that has you believing…
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PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Kane & Lynch 2 Demo a Week Early
If you’ve bought into PlayStation Plus, on Tuesday you can get the Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days demo shipped to your console via automatic download. Everyone else gets it July 27. Automatic downloads are a feature of PlayStation Plus, though the demo is available through the PlayStation Store for subscribers too. The demo announcement…
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