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Facebook on XBL Available for Minors — Outside of U.S.
Xbox Live users under 18 outside of North America may now use the social networking tools Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm on Xbox Live. Minors in the U.S. get access Dec. 15. Major Nelson announced that this afternoon Microsoft rolled an update that enables access to those three services by minors, provided they have parental approval.…
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Nintendo Calls Chinatown Sales ‘Frustrating’; Implies Lack of Marketing
Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sale and marketing, confessed to being frustrated by the sales numbers behind Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and suggested Rockstar hasn’t learned something Nintendo already knows about marketing. Asked by MTV Multiplayer if Nintendo was disappointed by Chinatown Wars’ showing, Dunaway said: It’s frustrating, quite frankly.…
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Rock Out For Child’s Play Tonight In San Francisco!
Hey guys — if you’re reading this, I’m already at Ümloud! in San Francisco. If you love Rock Band, want to support the Child’s Play charity or just want to stop by the DNA Lounge for drinks — come on by! The event features Rock Band on the big stage and tons of swag giveaways.…
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Mega Man 10 Revisits Retro, Or The Rise Of Sheep Man
The latest issue of Nintendo Power outs a second retro installment of Mega Man. Can Sheep Man pull the wool over the blue bomber’s eyes, or will he be thoroughly fleeced? More 8-bit Mega Man goodness? More hideously inappropriate artwork? Proto Man selectable from the get go? SHEEP MAN!? I’m sold, and I’ve only skimmed…
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Team Fortress 2: Friendship Ends In 1 Day
The blue Soldier and red Demoman are friends, and the administrator can’t have that. “Call Mr. Hale. Tell him we have some custom orders for him. Tell him money is no object.” Can Soldier and Demoman class updates be far behind? These events play out in a webcomic that’s popped up in a post on…
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Christmas Comes To PlayStation Home
The holidays hit PlayStation Home this week, bringing new content for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, a Dead Space 2 costume, free copies of Diner Dash, and a mysterious Festive Tree in the Central Plaza. Yes, it’s not a Christmas tree. It’s a festive tree, because everyone has different festive celebrations at the end of the yeah,…
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Frankenreview: The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Are game critics sick and tired of these Zelda-loving Links on this Zelda-loving train? Find out, in our Frankenreview for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Spirit Tracks takes place in the future of the Wind Waker timeline, utilizing the same sort of cel-shaded graphics that everyone complained about in the Gamecube title but have…
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Stargate Resistance Coming To PC In 2010
Stargate Worlds developer Cheyenne Mountain might have had trouble getting the MMO version of the popular sci-fi TV show developed, but the newly announced 3rd-person shooter, Stargate Resistance? No problem. With development of the Stargate Worlds MMO still ongoing, troubled developer Cheyenne Mountain apparently isn’t so troubled that they couldn’t prepare a completely new title…
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Gyromancer Micro-Review: Twisting The Night Away
The roleplaying game experts at Square Enix and puzzle game kings at PopCap give the puzzle RPG genre a Bejeweled Twist with Gyromancer. Is it as addictive as it sounds? It sounds like a jewel-matching RPG made in heaven. Players taken on the role of Rivel, a summoner traveling through the Aldemona Wood who becomes…
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Achievement Chore: She Plays For Gamerscore, Whether It’s Fun Or Not
It’s 9 p.m. and I’ve lost my fifth straight game of Madden NFL Arcade to the same person, each time by 30-0. My opponent has a gamerscore of more than 165,000. But it’s not because she’s good at football. “I hate sports games,” Kristen says with a weary laugh, reminding me for about the fifth…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Here’s A Little Heavy Breathing In No More Heroes 2
Please note that you must be 18 or older to view this video. And you really, really shouldn’t watch it at work with the sound turned all the way up. The folks over at Ubisoft were kind enough to cut together a very special video for Kotaku to share with you. It distills the very…
By AJ Glasser