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Microsoft Denies “One Million Banned” Report
There are some out there who believe that during the recent wave of Xbox Live bannings, Microsoft kicked as many as one million people off their online service. It’s a belief Microsoft execs do not subscribe to. “We didn’t release the number”, Xbox Live GM Marc Whitten told VentureBeat. “I cannot explain to you why…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
Has a year of uninspiring selections all but made you forget the Wii’s Virtual Console even existed? Understandable. Might want to buckle up, though, because three of the most-requested games for the service are finally making an appearance. This coming Monday – November 23 – sees the release of the original SNES Mario Kart, for…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Valve Bans Gray-Market Modern Warfare 2 Keys
Some who bought CD keys for Modern Warfare 2 – no physicial media in other words – from import resellers have seen their access to the game vanish, as Activision has apparently asked Valve to ban such keys. A poster in Valve’s official forums complained that a key he bought through G2Play.net no longer lets…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler Has Left The Building
Nintendo’s vice president of corporate affairs, Denise Kaigler, has announced that she’ll be leaving the company after less than two years in the position. Some may know Denise as that lady who replaced Nintendo fanboy icon Perrin Kaplan in the job. Others may know her as that lady who played splish-splash with Totilo, as both…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Costumes In Action
Tecmo recently updated the Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 cast’s wardrobe, offering style savvy ninja masters new, sometimes inappropriate attire for Ryu, Momiji, Rachel and Ayane. If you didn’t download the pack, here’s a revealing look at what you’ve been missing. Frankly, I think the four bucks is a small price to pay to improve upon…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Child’s Play Drivers Pile Back on the Bus
Take a seat and don’t stand forward of the yellow line – Desert Bus for Hope kicked off its third marathon o’ masochism, and looks to top the $70,000 it raised last year for the Child’s Play charity. Online sketch comedy team LoadingReadyRun is back behind the wheel, promising to play the most boring video…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Snow Temple Preview: Ditching Zelda
Two of the major selling points for The Legend of Zelda: Spirits Tracks have been the train and the addition of Zelda to Link as a companion character. But what can you expect from the rest of the game? I sat down at Nintendo’s Redwood City office to get a good look at the single-player…
By AJ Glasser Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gameloft Cuts Android Efforts, Says It’s Not Alone
The French mobile games developer Gameloft has scaled back its development on Google’s Android platform, complaining that the Android application store is “not as neatly done” and offers little enticement to buy games offered there. This is interesting because, as MacWorld points out, smaller developers had welcomed Android as an alternative to the sometimes inscrutable…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Says No Thank You To No More Heroes PS3, 360
The recently announced Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 port of Wii game No More Heroes is now on the hunt for a new North American publisher. Ubisoft says it’s passing. In a statement to G4, the French publisher said that unlike the original Wii game and its sequel No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, No More…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Haters Gonna Hate
To: Luke From: McWhertor Re: Funds Raised! Well, this week sure was capped with blustering nonsense! I can’t wait to drink away this work week’s worth of silliness, conclusion-jumping and finger-pointing, forgetting my troubles with a few games of Left 4 Dead 2 and whatever libation I choose to purchase from my local Vons. Look,…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
A New Look At Borderlands’ The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned
Who’s excited about fresh Borderlands content? Even if it’s zombie-related? I know I am, planning on downloading The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned as soon as is humanly possible. Or within my window of laziness. Anyway… Gearbox Software released a batch of new media for the Borderlands expansion, content that looks like it would’ve been…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Notebook Dump: Excuse Time
Today’s Notebook Dump is different. I usually use the Notebook Dump as a place to tell readers about facts I’ve picked up that don’t merit their own posts. Today, however, it’s more relevant to talk about why I don’t have as much to share this week. A game reporter spends some weeks… distracted. This week…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead 2’s Midnight Riders, Ellis Take To YouTube, Facebook
Gamers looking for more story in their Left 4 Dead 2 experience may want to refocus their efforts on the web. Ellis, one of the game’s new Survivors, and his favorite fictional band, the Midnight Riders have YouTube accounts. Right now, there’s not much to the Midnight Riders’ YouTube channel, just like the web site…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yes, Mass: We Pray Was More Dante’s Inferno Schtick
That Mass: We Pray trailer posted earlier this week? Totally Dante’s Inferno marketing. And well done too, as numerous sites both within and outside the video game coverage space posted it as genuine. But marketing it is, the latest in Electronic Arts‘ attempts to drum up interest in Visceral Games’ Dante’s Inferno, due early next…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 Deployed To NASCAR Paint Job
Just as DJ Hero, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Guitar Hero have done before it, Modern Warfare 2 will grace the chassis of GameStop’s NASCAR Nationwide Series entry car. It’ll do so this weekend, too! Driver Joey Logano will go round and round in the Modern Warfare 2 themed stock car, moving at high…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sackboy Gets Furried By Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog fans looking for something 2D and side-scrolling to tide them over until Sega’s “Project Needlemouse” pokes its way to consoles can spend some time with LittleBigPlanet’s Sackboy later this year, thanks to new Sonic-themed costumes. According to PlayStation.com’s Hong Kong presence, as spotted by Siliconera, LittleBigPlanet costumes that ape Sonic the Hedgehog,…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
ModNation Racers: Express Your Inner Pink Kitty Girl
The latest trailer for the PlayStation 3’s ModNation Racers gives us a much better feel for the sheer amount of customizing you’ll be doing when the game launches next year. Once more I get the distinct feeling that I will spend hours upon hours designing my racer, car, and special tracks, only to get bored…
By Mike Fahey Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Review Round-Up: Assassin’s Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Indiana Lego 2, And More
We reviewed a bunch of games this week on Kotaku and dare I note that the sequels had a better batting average than the originals? EyePet Review: His Master’s Voice In which Luke Plunkett’s furniture and lighting fail to meet Sony standards. Command & Conquer: Red Alert Micro-Review: Palm-Size Power Trip In which freelancer Matt…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Already Rolling Out Paid Gyromancer DLC
In the grand tradition of My Life as a Dark Lord for WiiWare, Square Enix releases a batch of tiny paid downloadable content for two-day old puzzle RPG Gyromancer. To be fair, the downloadable content for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Dark Lord came out the same day the game was released…
By Mike Fahey Published November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mysterious New 2K Games Shooter Teased By Spike [UPDATE]
The Spike TV Video Game Awards will once again double as as an autumnal E3 as new games are revealed, new trailers unveiled. Halo: Reach is coming. As is whatever this game is, teased first on Kotaku in video below. Click to view Thoughts? Theories? Is it Ken Levine’s new game? Is it BioShock 3?…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 20, 2009