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Hot Plates
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Volcano I’m happy to report that tomorrow I’ll finally get my car registered, my Oregon license plates, and complete my emigration from California. Believe me, I feel the eyeballs on me every time I drive to the Safeway. Californians have fled north in droves ever since the collapse of the…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Europe Rates Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker for Virtual Console
Pan-European Game Information has given Michael Jackson‘s Moonwalker, the iconic 1990 Sega Master System game, a 12-rating for Nintendo’s Virtual Console, raising hopes the King of Pop will make a posthumous return to video games. PEGI listed the game with a content indicator for “depictions of violence.” There is no ESRB rating as yet. The…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
German Mag Claims Ubi Demanded Positive Review on Assassin’s Creed II [Update]
Computer Bild Spiele of Germany has, on its December cover, a blurb touting an “Assassin’s Creed 2 SKANDAL!” It alleges Ubisoft wanted a score of “very good” before it would turn over a review copy of the game. Says the publication: Our reviews are tough, but fair. We will not give up our independent scores…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
I Pity the Childhood with No 8-Bit A-Team
Hot Blooded Gaming put together the following video, solely as an an excuse to create an 8-Bit A-Team theme (which is itself awesome.) The gameplay’s a little formulaic, but have you tried Next-Gen A-Team, for Grand Theft Auto IV? Full disclosure, I frequently game with Hot Blooded’s Kreyg Dezgo (also the creator of this vid).…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Pre-Load Your L4D2 — Because It’s More than 6 Gigs
Left 4 Dead 2‘s feeling kind of left out in all this advance game-havin’ madness. So for those who’ve ordered it on Steam, remember you can pre-load the sucker and let it sit on your hard drive until Nov. 17. The option to pre-load became active on Friday. Why would you want to do this?…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Activision Files Trademark for ‘Drum Hero’ — Didn’t This Happen Already?
I know, I know. I could have sworn “Drum Hero” was filed ages ago, with “Guitar Villain” and other sassy trademarks. But apparently, Activision got around to applying for the mark on Oct. 30. The application’s just been filed; it hasn’t been assigned to an examiner yet. Standard trademark filing, covering “Drum Hero” for use…
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Week in Games: Modern Fargin’ Warfare
Infinity Ward’s highly anticipated, early contender for game of the year, is the 700-pound Samsonite gorilla sitting on this week. It rolls out Tuesday on the consoles and PC, with versions also on DS and Wii. But don’t overlook these names and games: Final Fantasy XI: Ultimate Collection on Xbox 360; Excitebike: World Rally and…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. • 13 New Xbox Achievements Aimed to Make You Feel Bad About Yourself [Hardcasual] This satire piece cuts a little close to home. If these…
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And Now … the ‘NEStickle’
Reader Osama D’s French friend built him this fighting stick out of a Nintendo Entertainment System, before leaving for his home country for good. You know, when I say goodbye to folks, I usually just buy a card or something. Osama calls it The NEStickle (not to be confused with the NES emulator) because, well,…
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Our Modern Warfare 2 Open Thread Also Breaks the Street Date
For whatever reasons, several GameStops in the northeastern U.S. broke Modern Warfare 2’s Nov. 10 street date and began selling it early this weekend. So that gives a head-start to matchmaking, braggin’ rights and raving about the game. So if you’ve managed to get a copy of the game early – we doubt GameStop or…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Saturday Night Fight Gives a First Glimpse of EA Sports MMA
Anyone watch Strikeforce last night? See, to me, that means these guys, but to y’all it means mixed martial arts, and EA Sports MMA ran a trailer/ad during last night’s event, showing a solid minute of gameplay. This video is an extended version of the ad. Brett Rogers and Fedor Emelianenko beat on each other…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Novel Coming Later This Month
Play.tm reports that Ubisoft has confirmed an Assassin’s Creed novelization from the publisher Penguin will be released later this month. The novel is titled “Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance,” and is written by Oliver Bowden. I couldn’t find a book description on either Amazon or Tower Books, but Play.tm says it will be an expansion of Ezio’s…
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Northeast U.S. GameStops Selling Modern Warfare 2 Early – Updated
GameStops in Northeastern states such as New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio are selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 early, with one store claiming special dispensation from Activision due to street-breaking mom-and-pop stores. Here in Atlanta we still have to wait until Monday’s midnight launch to pick up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, but…
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Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
That stipulation is, it’ll beat either the 360 or the PS3 versions of the game, but not both, the Nintendo boss Reggie FIls-Aime told Gametrailers TV. Still, that’s a hell of a Pepsi challenge. Granted, New Super Mario Bros. Wii only releases on a single platform. Modern Warfare 2 is still expected to be an…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published Nov. 6 PvPonline published Nov. 6 ActionTrip published Nov. 2 Digital Unrest published Nov. 2 EXTRALIFE published Nov. 5 GU Comics published Nov. 6 Dotgif published Nov. 2 Ctrl-Alt-Delete published Nov. 6 Dueling Analogs published Nov. 5 Nerf NOW published Nov. 2 Rooster Teeth published Nov. 5 Virtual Shackles published week of…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Ah, but rumors and tips are so much more erudite when Impressionist painters send them in. But you don’t have to worry about the sourcing on your gossip; anything goes in Kotaku’s Official Open Thread. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.
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Unraveled Anagram Points to FFXIII Announcement Friday
A message posted to Square-Enix’s official Final Fantasy XIII site on Friday indicates, after not too much work, that some news is forthcoming on Friday. The news post dated Friday – no link, nothing further – said simply: “A puzzle for FINAL FANTASY XIII fans! Solve this anagram to find out what lies ahead: A…
By Owen Good