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EA Might Let You Remap Fight Night — Through DLC
How’d we miss this? In a chat a couple weeks back on IGN, Fight Night Round 4 producer Brian Hayes said that remapping the face buttons to throw punches might be “an option via DLC.” His full reply: There is no option for face button punching in the final version, but we are investigating providing…
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“News Gaming:” Lots of Buzz but No Breakout
Dad, a newspaper publisher, always told me, “the news is what people are talking about.” Video games can be that, too, as we’ve seen lately with mobile or flash games based on much-discussed current events. The Christian Science Monitor wraps its arms around a long list of “news games,” from the lighthearted “Swinefighter” (pictured) to…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Want to Meet Final Fantasy’s Composer?
You need to be in Seattle from July 9 to 11, and you need a hundred bucks. The Seattle Symphony is giving a three-day performance of Final Fantasy‘s score, and Nobuo Uematsu will be attending. “Distant Worlds” will be performed July 9 at 7:30 pm and July 10 and 11 at 8 pm. The Grammy…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
That Hulu That Your PS3 Won’t Do
Some PS3 websurfers have reported that, as of this morning, they’re no longer able to play Hulu videos. Engadget dug through the Hulu TOS and thinks it knows why. The PS3 had access to Hulu thanks to the console browser’s flash support, leading some to wonder if this was a glitch or a block caused…
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Weekend Coupons: Boxed Up
There’s a long list of games you can trade in for a free Fight Night: Round 4 at GameStop, but of course, these are high value targets. The rest of the week’s values seems to indicate a post-Dad’s Day lull, with retailers clearing off stock and offering regular bundles as major value-adds. Eh, whatevs, let’s…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Announcement: There Will Be No Mass Effect DLC Announcement
Earlier this week, Evil Chris on the Mass Effect Twitter channel told us to expect some ME1 DLC news by Friday. Well, Friday happened, so what’s the word? Tweeted Evil Chris yesterday: “Due to circumstances beyond my control (me being stupid on timing), any news of more ME1 DLC will have to wait. Sorry folks.”…
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Kotaku Originals: The Beer Frame
We learned some important lessons about the physical world this week, notably that Fallout sees no difference between a tall frosty cold one and a device used to rip out nosehairs. Yes, unbeatable refreshment. In addition to the behemoth study of video game weights and measures, we gave a look at Nintendo’s major goods and…
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Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1 Preview: Guybrush Sails Again
Telltale Games aims to bring the comedy, adventure and swashbuckling of the classic Monkey Island games to a whole new audience – and to that end, they just drop you right into the action with Launch of the Screaming Narwhal. For fans of the original PC adventure games, the setting, situation and characters will be…
By AJ Glasser
