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UncategorizedThis Guy’s Very Enthused about Gears of War 3
Maybe you know someone who’s just a little too cray-cray for Gears of War. If not, now you do. Meet iSekC, who’s cuckoo for Cole Train and was knighted by Cliff Bleszinski himself as the game’s No. 1 fan. Sure, we’ve all played with action figures – with dialogue – switched cover on our way…
By Owen Good Published June 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedUnboxing Half-Life 2: The Bubblegum
The infamous leak of Half-Life 2‘s beta in 2003 was a story with an international scope and wide-ranging consequences, some just now coming to light. Such as this box of Russian-made Half-Life 2bubblegum. The guy unboxing this won it in an eBay auction for $2.25. It’s obviously a knockoff – in 2003 and 2004, other…
By Owen Good Published June 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedBox Scores: Circle the Bandwagons
Alright, I confess, I’m fully aboard a soccer bandwagon that, if fate has any sense of timing, should barrel headlong into a shattering wreck this afternoon. Luke keeps bugging me to learn soccer, so I picked up 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and toyed around with the two-button controls, just to learn spacing and…
By Owen Good Published June 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedSupport Your World Cup Side in Uncharted 2 Multiplayer
Through July 12 – the day after the World Cup championship – Uncharted 2 players may choose from 16 different World Cup shirts for Drake and Flynn in multiplayer, one for each nation that advanced to the Cup’s knockout stage. Naughty Dog made the skins active last night, calling it a gesture to soccer fans…
By Owen Good Published June 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Moneysaver: Dealverines!!!
You think you’re tough for reading The Moneysaver every day? There’s half a million scarecrows in Denver who’d give anything for one coupon of what you got. They live on rats and sawdust bread and sometimes … on each other. Been wanting to use Red Dawn somehow since I saw Homefront at E3. John Milius…
By Owen Good Published June 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Will a Thousand Words Do?
Hi folks: We’re aware of the problems preventing some stories from embedding images and video. We’ve got people working on a solution as we speak – we know how important these are to the stories you enjoy. Kotaku’s posting schedule will continue as planned through this outage and its swift resolution.
By Owen Good Published June 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Week in Review: He’s One, But Not the Same
The man’s a gamer. Maybe not one of us – we don’t run Electronic Arts after all – but this week’s profile of EA boss John Riccitiello portrayed a man who thinks earnestly about games, in ways we gamers do. It was not his gaming bonafides that started a robust discussion of Riccitiello’s place as…
By Owen Good Published June 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedNintendo of America Says Nintendo 3DS Out Next Year
Those in North America hoping for a holiday 2010 release for the Nintendo 3DS? Tough luck. Friday night on talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was asked when the company’s upcoming glasses-free 3D portable will be release. His reply? “Next year.” When the portable was initially revealed, Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Game Are You Most Excited About?
Last week was E3. This week is not. Sorry! And today is…Tell Us Dammit. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Beyond Good & Evil 2 Being Made By ‘Small Team’ To Preserve Its ‘Soul’
When an in-development game like Beyond Good & Evil 2 goes quiet, even for just a few months, any word that it’s still alive is comforting. Especially when we get status updates like the one game designer Michel Ancel provided. According to a report from Eurogamer, Ancel says the sequel to the critically acclaimed Beyond…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off Topic: It’s A Party
Another day, another successful run of mostly video game related posts. Not this one. This is Kotaku Off Topic, where we’ll discuss the highs and the lows of the moment. I’m about to cap this successful week off with a massive caloric binge, involving burgers made out of bisons, onion rings, high alcohol beer and…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Making Manhattan Chowder with Crysis 2
If you discount the static and deliberately skipping video what you have here is a blend of Crysis 2‘s trailer and its closed-doors demo, shown at E3. Spoiler alert: The MetLife building goes down, and it goes down hard. This should give you a better idea of what I was trying to get across –…
By Owen Good Published June 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Finally, Nickelback Comes To Rock Band
They said it would never happen. But MTV Games and Harmonix aren’t going to let discriminating taste get in the way of Canada’s greatest musical contribution to the modern age, Nickelback, from coming to Rock Band. The band’s brand of thoroughly authentic music will come to the Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 on June…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Exec ‘Severely’ Doubts Value of Some TV Advertising
In a heavy-hitter’s roundtable with an industry advertising blog, the man in charge of marketing Homefront doubts that television advertising does much for many video games, and would rather advertise on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live than CBS and NBC. “One of the bigger questions we have to ask ourselves is how important is television?”…
By Owen Good Published June 25, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe Definitive Guide To How Many Helicopters Call of Duty: Black Ops Will Probably Have
When Call of Duty: Black Ops hits this November, it could be the most helicopterest game of all time. All time! Just going by the game’s debut trailer, we’re expecting a new chopper less than every four seconds. Researcher Carlos Helicopters of the Call of Helicopters blog scrutinized the next Call of Duty game’s helicopter…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Friendly Reminder: Super Mario Bros. Crossover Now Featuring Ninja Gaiden
As promised, Jay Pavlina has delivered Ryu Hayabusa from the NES Ninja Gaiden as the seventh playable character in the flash sensation Super Mario Bros. Crossover. Other character-specific abilities have been included in the game’s 1.1 update. Mega Man now jumps more realistically, and can use Rush Coil to get to higher spots on the…
By Owen Good Published June 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
MDK2 To Make A Killing On WiiWare, PC This ‘Winter’
The latest Interplay game to make the leap to Nintendo’s WiiWare service is MDK2, BioWare’s shooter from the year 2000, joining other WiiWare-bound re-releases like Clayfighter and Descent. But that’s not all Interplay and developer Beamdog have in store. MDK2 will also be exhumed in high-definition form for the PC as MDK2 HD, thanks to…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mario Kart Saved My Eyesight
A British youth overcame what is called “lazy eye syndrome” thanks to a doctor’s prescription of Mario Kart DS, restoring his right eye from “near blindness” to a 250 percent improvement. At age 5, Ben Michaels was diagnosed with ambylopia in his right eye, which results in a steady decline in vision in that eyeball.…
By Owen Good Published June 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
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To: Owen From: Crecente Yay Friday! It’s been a looooong two weeks. I think I’m going to do absolutely nothing. And maybe cook and drink. What you missed: Are You As Good At Gaming As This Person? Do it Yourself Counter Strike Squirt Their Orders Are To ‘Make A Better Donkey Kong Country’ The Halo:…
By Brian Crecente Published June 25, 2010 - Uncategorized
Here’s Where You Can Play Kinect Right Now
Can’t wait until November to play with Skittles the tiger or flail wildly until slightly moist with some Kinect Sports? Good news! Microsoft will be demoing its new motion controller “nationwide” for the public at retail this weekend. If you live near one of the four Microsoft Storesā€”located in Scottsdale, AZ, Lone Tree, CO, Mission…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2010