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A Metal Goodbye to Halo 3
Halo: Reach, as much as I loved it, also brings with it some bad tidings. Eventually, one day, the success of Reach will mean the death of Halo 3. Let’s take a moment to say goodbye to a Halo we loved to play with this video montage from Machinima.Com.
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Prepares To Ban StarCraft II Cheaters
StarCraft II players using unauthorized hacks and modifications to get a leg up on the competition might want to give fair play a try, as a Blizzard statement indicates the end of the line is in sight for cheaters. Blizzard is a company that takes cheating quite seriously. Regularly banning massive numbers of players for…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedThanks For Everything, Video Games
A globe of fire temporarily replaced a portion of the blackness on the horizon. The fire shimmered close to where my eyes landed, and then peeled back farther away. My fingertips were freezing. I coughed. The cough brought the pain in my jaw to life. I removed my bandanna and retied it, trying to wedge…
Tim Rogers Published September 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Colorful Cast Of The Tester’s Second Season
Meet Big Fazeek, Max1m, War Princess, Gaymer, Mo Chocolate, and the rest of the cast of season two of Sony’s PlayStation Network reality show The Tester, in which players compete for one of the worst jobs in the gaming industry. The first season of The Tester gave us an interesting look at the sort of…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
DC Universe Online Adds Talking Monkeys In Purple Undies
Batman’s archenemy is a homicidal lunatic, Superman has a megalomaniac hell-bent on world domination, and the Flash? The Flash has a hyper-intelligent gorilla. Check out Gorilla Grodd and the monkey fun bunch in these latest screens from DC Universe Online. I suppose the logical evil opposite to the Flash would be a guy who moved…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Play Date: Halo: Reach
We like playing video games. You like playing video games. Don’t you think we should try playing together sometime? Why not, other than the absurdly high hurdles presented by technology and a crazy ratio that is approaching 1 million readers for every Kotaku staffer. But hey, it’s worth a try right? For our first ever…
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
PopCap Launching Casual Gaming “Disneyland” In Korea
PopCap Games, the company behind ridiculously addictive games like Bejeweled and Plants Vs. Zombies, has teamed up with MMO company NCsoft to create PopCap World, an online multiplayer social game service launching in Korea later this year. Korean gamers, known for latching on to online games and never letting go, are about to meet some…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
Capcom’s Marvelous Tokyo Game Show Swag
With the Tokyo Game Show just days away developers and publishers are starting to prep for the big show, creating websites for their news, rolling out new views and, of course, unveiling the goodies they’ll be giving away. Here’s a look at the freebies you can get at Capcom’s booth. Capcom TGS
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Choice is Up To You, But You’re Still Wrong
Do what you like, but State Farm would definitely help you cover that. So let’s try this again. Would you rather: 1. Spend the evening taking a nice warm bubble bath? Or 2. Spend the night shivering in your basement trying to thaw your frozen pipes with a hair dryer?
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Sigh. Are You Sure?
You could just get yourself some insurance and, like a good neighbor, State Farm will take care of it for you. How about this instead? Would you rather: 1. Hang out with your incredibly supportive family? Or 2. Hang out all night on your family’s incredibly unsupportive sofa, because you’re afraid to sleep at home?
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Hurray! Bravo! Excellent Choice, Sir/Madame!
Wouldn’t we all love to do this, though? To ensure that you can with complete peace of mind, talk to the nice folks at State Farm and get some information on insurance plans available for home, auto, and rentals—that way you’ll be secure no mater what adventure you choose. Click here to play Would You…
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Well This Is Embarrassing. For You
COME ON! You are decision-making-challenged. However, there is hope in sight, and it’s called State Farm. Even when you find yourself in a real pickle, State Farm is there to help you navigate through the scary stuff with their home, renter’s, and auto insurance. Click here to play Would You Rather again, and head here…
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What Could A Credit Card-Sized Projector Mean For Gaming?
You’re looking at a micro-projector, a credit card-sized device with a projector head of 1 cm3, and it could change the way we play and share our portable games. Developed by Lemoptix, a spin-off of EPFL, working with the Maher Kayal Laboratory, this micro-projector isn’t simply a concept; it’s a real product, capable of projecting…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Relatively Greatest Halo: Reach Launch Event Story Ever Told
Witness the epic saga of one man’s journey to pick up a copy of Halo: Reach at a GameStop in Roswell, Georgia, complete with Katy Perry music, a Spartan 1 Project forum commander, and plenty of people standing in line. My regular Mansell Road GameStop recently had a shifting of managers, and while Louis will…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedHands-On with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
Those tiny wind-up Marios are at it again, this time they’re out to save mini Pauline from a Donkey Kong hiding out in Mario’s third theme park. The fourth game in the series, Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, still has you tapping toy Marios to have them march across a vertical landscape collecting items…
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Commenting Tools Add Scolding, Teleporter, Dunce Cap to Banhammer
We’ve always said that the community and their inciteful and insightful comments are one of the best things about Kotaku, and we mean it. That’s why our wonderful tech folks are always working to improve how comments work. Starting today we’ve been giving a few more options to help moderate comments, making sure we can…
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV Opening Cinematic
I absolutely adore Final Fantasy’s animated cut-scenes. They are a wonder to behold. Too bad the games don’t ever seem to live up to them. Here’s a look at Final Fantasy XIV’s official opening cinematic, which is just stunning.
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2010 - Uncategorized
So, We Are In Chiba, And…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Missing Tokyo Yeah…we had lunch at First Kitchen — or “Worst Kitchen”, amirite? No Tower Burgers for us! What you missed last night They Are “Definitely” Making A Fifth Resident Evil It’s A Shame We Never Got This BioShock Movie The American Version of Gladiator Begins Office Hijinks Meet The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2010