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Halo: Reach To Support Campaign Matchmaking
Buried in Bungie’s weekly update is a terse confirmation of an unprecedented feature for the series: Campaign matchmaking. Players now will be able to find friends or link up with strangers and fight cooperatively through the game’s campaign mode. “Totally Unrelated Question 4: Can I haz Campaign Matchmaking?” writes Bungie. “Totally Related Answer: Yes.” No…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Move Instructions [Update]
PlayStation Move is a month from release, Yet many are still unsure how to properly play it. “Should I use PlayStation Move to hit the furniture?” they’re wondering. “Should I hit other people with PlayStation Move?” Let’s help them out. Your assignment: build on Androsko’s hilarious how-to of last week. He’s started with nine, including…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics
Penny Arcade published Aug. 16. PvPonline published Aug. 19. ActionTrip published Aug. 16. Digital Unrest published Aug. 9. EXTRALIFE published Aug. 18. Ctrl+Alt+Del published Aug. 21. Dueling Analogs published Aug. 19. Nerf NOW published Aug. 19. Rooster Teeth published Aug. 17. Monday Night Crew published Aug. 18. Virtual Shackles published Aug. 20. Little Gamers published…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Today’s #taypics derby winner is resonance462. But since this is our official forum, you probably don’t have to worry about this happening too much. Keep it on topic, and talk amongst yourselves! Remember, submit your image for TAY at #TAYpics!
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Kotaku Shop Contest: Bored To Death Winners
Last week’s shop contest set a record for entries – more than 1,000! The volume made finding 20 worthy finalists a bit of a challenge, but we did. Lots of folks made the skeleton wait on Duke Nukem, Half Life 2: Episode 3, and others. SG-17 reminds us Battlefront III has just as much of…
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UncategorizedThe Pattern Is Full In This H.A.W.X. 2 Trailer
Ubisoft’s upcoming air-combat game isn’t just about the fancy fixed-wing fighter aircraft. The latest trailer for Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 shows you’ll be in charge of helicopters and the massive AC-130 gunship too. The demo’s already out on both consoles.
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Wii Fit Examined As A Concussion Rehab Tool In College Football
Researchers at the University of Maryland and Ohio State University are examining Wii Fit’s suitability as “an effective concussion management instrument,” in football, where the injury is increasingly a concern. According to a feature published by The Washington Post, injured players are monitored by a balance test using, naturally, the Wii Fit Balance Board. Key…
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The Soundtrack of Mafia II
It’s not exactly the Rock Band 3 tracklist reveal, but Mafia II’s period-piece bonafides aren’t limited to the set direction and costumes. In the game, due on shelves Tuesday, you get three radio stations in your car. Empire Central plays the era’s mainstream hits; Empire Classic is an oldies station (relatively) and Delta Radio is…
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Finding a T, E, A and M, in “Multiplayer”
Any get-together with my grad-school friends always involves a gantlet of getting my ass kicked at beer pong, then darts, bowling, pool, and finally rock-paper-scissors. All for chugs. It’s definitely a competitive multiplayer experience, one with no ragequitting. “Sorry guys,” I’ve said more than once, hucking the paddle into the net and fishing the ball…
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UncategorizedBeatboxer Strikes Back With Street Fighter
Hide the women and children, Japanese beatboxer Hikakin is once again at large. Following up his Super Mario beatbox from June, this time he delivers a not-quite-virtuoso performance of Ken beating Dhalism in Street Fighter. That modulated moaning when Ken finishes off Dhalism with the shoryuken – I’m not saying it’s spot on, but I…
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Recruiting Rogues And Restoring Rome In Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
A strong focus on Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood’s multiplayer has left many details of the single-player campaign hiding in the shadows, until now. In Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Ezio brings the fight against the Templars to Rome, hoping to end the conflict once and for all, but to do that he’s going to need help. He’ll have…
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Trade Games For Food In The U.K.
It sounds like a U.N. relief program for starving gamers, but it’s not. The U.K. supermarket chain Tesco has expanded a pilot used-games trade-in to 60 stores. Store credit can be used for anything, food included. MCV reports that Tesco print advertisements now tout the trade-in at participating stores nationwide. Used games featured in the…
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Box Scores: A Death No Less Sudden
Under new rules in effect this year, no postseason game can end if the opening drive results in a field goal. Reader Paladin58 found out what this truly means for a team winning the coin toss. In the Super Bowl. Last week, Paladin58 picked up Madden NFL 11 and began the “Madden Cup,” a yearlong…
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