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Black’s Creator: Modern FPSes are Eff-Star-Star-Star-Ing Boring
Stuart Black, he of the eponymous 2006 FPS for Xbox and PS2 (that would be the game called “Black,” not “Stuart Black”) has caught on with Codemasters and now declares he “can’t be bothered” by the slow-pace of cover-based shooters. Speaking to Official Xbox Live Magazine, which is drawing out the tease for whatever it…
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Meet the Women of Red Dead Redemption
It’ll be another 12 years before they get the right to vote, but in Red Dead Redemption, the womenfolk will have their say in how the West was run. Notice that at 0:26 and 0:35 we see that Marston has scars on his right cheek matching those on Red Harlow’s from Red Dead Revolver. While…
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In Defense of — and a Salute to — The Pro
Two jackasses baiting an Xbox Live moderator and getting banned isn’t worth much outrage. But when they doctor a video and expect everyone to believe it on the knee-jerk faith that mods are fascists, that just insults your intelligence. Each week on Kotaku Talk Radio I write and record a rant/editorial titled “Something Negative.” This…
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Blur Gets All Twittery
Bizarre Creations’ Blur is hopping on the Twitter bandwagon, giving players the ability to send customized Tweets while playing through the developer’s latest racing title. Bizarre Creations would have us believe that Blur is the future of video game racing, so of course it needs to be tied together with the future of talking about…
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Nintendo Summit News Round-Up
The Nintendo Summit in San Francisco is positively bursting with news, with release dates for the Nintendo DSi XL, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, and plenty of information on the games coming in the first half of 2010. Nintendo of America’s Cammie Dunaway kicked off today’s festivities with the long awaited pricing and…
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Speak-Up On Kotaku: Game Mash-Ups, T-Shirts, Singalongs, And Viewtiful Woes
In this week’s thrilling episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, Rear Admiral Meatwad, Nathan Obbards, Steve Rowland, and Trygle12 discuss t-shirts, Viewtiful Joe, commenting games, and the unofficial Andrew Ryan theme song. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say,…
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Nintendo Details Upcoming WiiWare And DSIWare Titles
As if Cave Story wasn’t enough, Nintendo has plenty more downloadable games coming out in the first half of 2010, from Art Style and WarioWare for WiiWare to a DSiWare fighter that puts you inside the game. If you’ve been keeping up with the flood of Nintendo news this morning, you’ll know that Cave Story…
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Monster Hunter Tri Dated For April, Online Multiplayer Goes Free
It’s a Monster Hunter Tri information explosion, as Nintendo and Capcom reveal new information on the North American release of this eagerly anticipated title, including the release date, exclusive demos, preorder incentives, and the freedom of online multiplayer. Nintendo kicked off the Monster Hunter Tri information overload today at its summit in San Francisco, announcing…
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