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Google Yanks Android Ports of Doom, Quake on ZeniMax Demand
A takedown notice sent by ZeniMax led to the Android Store’s removal of several ports of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein; one of the developers admits that, though the port used open-source Doom code, some of the game files were proprietary. ZeniMax, which of course now owns iD software, filed the DMCA complaint with Google. Developer…
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Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford Talks Borderlands And More In This Week’s Podcast
While our boss is away, Gearbox Software‘s boss plays, when the Borderlands developer’s head honcho Randy Pitchford takes Crecente’s place beside Totilo in this week’s installment of Kotaku’s call-in podcast. Mr. Pitchford will be on hand to discuss anything and everything Pitchford and Gearbox related, from Borderlands to Brothers in Arms; that one Half-Life game…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Microwaved Xbox 360 Elite — Yours for $31,000
Remember the microwaved mutant Game Boy Advance, creepy eyeballs and all? The same artist has done the same thing to an Xbox 360, and has it listed for $31,002 on eBay. “The Only Elite Xbox 360 that has been microwaved,” boasts the advertisement by artist Kenny Irwin. I’d love to see someone zap theirs just…
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Massive Free Realms Update Brings Tiny Dinosaurs
Sony Online Entertainment drops a massive end-of-the-year update on its free-to-play MMO Free Realms today, adding holiday Snow Days, fishing, player housing, and new pets, including dinosaurs, dragons, unicorns, and pegasi. I would have figured SOE would have gone from cats and dogs to something like hamsters or potbellied pigs, but instead they go and…
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Global Agenda Launches In February
Georgia-based Hi-Rez Studios is finally gearing up for the release of their futuristic team-based shooter, cementing a February 2010 release for Global Agenda, with preorder customers gaining guaranteed access to the beta test. Global Agenda is a combination of free and subscription-based team-based online shooter, but either way you’ve got to buy the game to…
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Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes Review: Battling Clashing Colors
I don’t care what any style magazine says — green only goes with orange when you’re vomiting or when you’re lining up elven archers for an attack in Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes. Those of you familiar with the series Might & Magic are probably surprised to see it, one, on the Nintendo DS…
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You Run A Big Game Publisher In 2010…What Will You Do?
Cast aside those ratty sneakers and step into the expensive, well-polished shoes of the CEO of a big-name video game publisher. What changes would you make to ensure the success of your business in 2010? Welcome to the first installment of “What Will You Do?”, where we have our readers tell us what they’d do…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Red Dead Redemption Gets The History Channel Treatment
Give me a good ol’ Western trailer any day — horses, guns and desperadoes. When I say that, though, I don’t mean add a History Channel voice over. Not that the History Channel can’t paint a picture of the Old West just as well with some grainy-voiced fellow walking you through the environment. I just…
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Infinity Ward Sweeps First Annual Inside Gaming Awards
While Uncharted 2: Among Thieves got the top nod from Spike’s annual Video Game Awards, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 managed to sweep a different video game ceremony just one day ahead of the VGAs. The First Annual Inside Gaming Awards was held December 11 in Los Angeles to “specifically appeal to the vast…
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Dragon’s Lair Does DSiWare Next Week
Digital Leisure is bringing Dirk the Daring to the DSiWare service next week, with the DSi becoming the umpteenth platform to receive a port of Don Bluth’s classic laserdisc game Dragon’s Lair. t’s hard to say how many platforms exactly the game has been ported to already, with some computer platforms receiving multiple versions of…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Have A Super Monkey Ball Christmas
Sega says Happy Holidays with a couple of holiday wallpapers and some new screens from the upcoming Wii Balance Board title Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll. As far as I am concerned, there is nothing near as festive as monkeys. There isn’t one holiday that couldn’t be enhanced by an injection of these lovable…
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EverQuest Launches Its Sixteenth Expansion
EverQuest players venture into the undiscovered underground of Norrath today with the launch of EverQuest Underfoot, the game’s 16th expansion, which adds new areas, master tradeskilling, and an achievement system to the 10-year-old MMO. EverQuest Underfoot, available today at EverQuest.com for $39.99, substantially adds to Norrathian real estate by going deeper underground than ever before.…
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Robotic Hamsters Get Real Activision Games
Activision takes on EA’s Littlest Pet Shop with games based on Zhu Zhu Pets, robotic hamster toys with a life of their own. How was I unaware of robotic hamster toys? Zhu Zhu Pets are, apparently, one of the hottest toys of the holiday season, and I should probably count myself fortunate that I was…
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