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Penny Arcade published Feb. 17 PvPonline published Feb. 17 ActionTrip published Feb. 15 Digital Unrest published Feb. 15 EXTRALIFE published Feb. 16 GU Comics published Feb. 19 Ctrl+Alt+Del published Feb. 16 Dueling Analogs published Feb. 15 Nerf NOW published Feb. 15 Rooster Teeth published Feb. 16 Monday Night Crew published Feb. 15 Virtual Shackles published…
By Owen Good Published February 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Off-Topic: Obituary Edition
In upstate New York I worked with a guy who read the New York Times obituaries every day. “I learn more about the world in which we live by reading the obituaries rather than the news,” he told me. Inventor of the Easy Bake Oven dies – Ronald Howes Sr. taught a nation of ‘tweenage…
By Owen Good Published February 21, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Conversation Hearts Edition Winners
Given that they’re all caps, heavily abbreviated and infused with slang, we figured the Conversation Hearts Valentine’s candy would be a natural medium for gamers used to text-chatting in the same way. And we figured right. Here are the 20 best ‘Shops from last week’s call for entries and with that, we can officially bust…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Patent Filing Hints at DS Vibration Feedback Through Stylus
Rumors of a new DS make this kind of news a little juicier: Nintendo at the end of last month filed an addendum to a 2005 patent that describes a vibration feedback system, this time coming through the stylus. There’s a lot of “vibrating said vibrator in a vibration pattern”-type speak in the filing, spotted…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Command & Conquer 4: No LAN or Dedicated Servers Either
I suppose at some point this will cease to be news, but the franchises that made LAN gaming great continue to turn their back on it, providing a long slow obituary for the service. Command & Conquer is the latest. Command & Conquer 4 will not only require a constant online connection, it’ll end support…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Zerg Overrun The Orkin Army
If you’re unlucky enough to not be in the StarCraft II Beta, or unwilling to pay $300 to get in, here’s a two minute clip showing what you’re missing – in this case, the Zerg clobbering some holier-than-thou Protoss ass. This is the latest GameTrailers video on the subject; five other gameplay videos were posted…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Stargate Resistance Dev Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Stargate Resistance couldn’t ride to the rescue soon enough to save Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, which announced yesterday over its forums that it has sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company promises full continued support for the game, which released Feb. 10. In a statement, FireSky, the Cheyenne Mountain in-house studio behind Stargate Resistance, said the…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Imaginary Triumphs: Sports As A Role-Playing Game
We stalk back to the visitor’s clubhouse, everyone suffused with silent disgust. In my big-league debut, family beaming from the stands, I scattered five hits and one run over eight innings. Behind that my teammates, the Washington Nationals, scored nothing. Their eyes follow me all the way up the Citi Field ramp. The tension is…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Report: Online Sales Help Push Games To $64 Billion By 2013
A report by a market analysis firm expects video game revenues to hit $64.9 billion by the end of 2013. That would be a growth of 40 percent over what they were at the end of 2009. The report, Global Video Game Market Forecast, was written by Strategy Analytics and reported yesterday at Edge Online.…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Scalpers Getting $300 For StarCraft II Beta Keys
Not that I’m sharing this in a run-go-get-it sense. But some enterprising key recipients have chosen not to participate in the StarCraft II beta. Some 49 keys are being auctioned on eBay right now, with bids reaching up to $305. Most of the keys are cards given out at BlizzCon 2008, which provide access to…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Weekend Coupons: Magically Delicious
You know what I haven’t had in forever on Saturday morning? Lucky Charms. Mmmmm, frosted Lucky Charms. But we’ve had 52 straight Weekend Coupons, celebrating its one-year anniversary today. Hardware • Target’s ramped up a big “Tax Season Savings on Office Electronics” sale, and of course, who can’t do their taxes without an Xbox 360…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Battlefield: Bad Company Demo — Over 3.5 Million Served
Electronic Arts is bragging that its Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo on PS3 and Xbox 360 has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times since its release last month. Yes, demo bragging is officially a trend now. Particularly as this is the second time EA has chosen to crow about its BFBC2 demo. Nine days…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Reviews
Link ‘N Launch Micro-Review: How About ‘Pikmin Rockets’ Or ‘Better Than Bioshock Hacking’?
The latest Nintendo-published downloadable game for the DS may be one of the worst-named Nintendo games of all time. It’s also another proof that top Nintendo-affiliated developers could school a lot of iPhone game creators. Link ‘N Launch is a DSiWare game from Intelligent Systems, the development studio behind such Nintendo-published greats as Advance Wars,…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Originals: To a Fair-Thee-Well
The endings or beginnings of four shows, festivals or fairs – DICE, Toy Fair, the upcoming IFG and the outgoing X10 – churned up a ton of coverage over this past week. We saved room for more, don’t worry. Kotaku’s DICE 2010 Coverage The Road to the Independent Games Festival Kotaku’s Toy Fair 2010 Coverage…
By Owen Good Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
See Command & Conquer 4 Get “Grittier & Darker”
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight is taking a turn for the more serious, away from the B-list celebrity cameo driven novelty of some of its ancestors. Watch this new teaser of EA’s forthcoming real-time strategy game for a taste.
By Michael McWhertor Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Cross-Dressing BioShock 2 Cosplay
Nathan Sharratt loves BioShock, and is handy with a needle and thread. And leg braces. And corsets. As he’d have to be, to squeeze his man’s body into an outfit meant for Big Sisters. Nathan’s outfit is amazing, requiring him to be literally bolted into the costume, which even has EVE syringes and arm-mounted harpoons.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Valve Will Return To The PS3 (Eventually)
Right now, Valve and the PlayStation 3 don’t see eye to eye. Doesn’t mean it’ll always be that way. Valve writer Chet Faliszek has told Edge “Before we do anything on the PS3 we need to be able to support it in the right way.” “But we’ll look at it, and I’m sure down the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2010 - Uncategorized
Drop Serious Cash On Into The Pixel Art, Now On eBay
Video game-loving spendthrifts may want to earmark a few spare hundreds to bid on this year’s Into The Pixel auction, the artistic charitable endeavor that runs alongside the annual DICE summit. The former silent auction has been taken to eBay. That means the furious bidding previously only available to video game industry members at DICE…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 19, 2010