Nearly 50 years after the Bay of Pigs, Cuba’s state-run press still seethes with indignation at any U.S. incursion, real or perceived. In a first, the Communist holdout is outraged at a video game.
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That would be Call of Duty: Black Ops, which features Fidel Castro in a couple of ways without the island government’s knowledge or approval. The game’s barely a week old, so I won’t drop spoilers, but as the setting and subject matter concerns the Cold War, you can guess the missions aren’t to discuss the trade embargo or the World Baseball Classic.
Call of Duty is getting to be the Veteran’s Day video game release (another juxtaposition that stirred some grumblings) but that doesn’t mean we wanted for news elsewhere. Stephen Totilo talked to Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime about the Wii 2, K Monthly released with a new, magazine-length cover story to be featured in every issue, and we published four free game guides. Best to save your pennies as we wind up to the holiday shopping season, after all.
The week in Kotaku’s original coverage:
Top Stories
The PC’s Best Free Games Right Now
The iPhone’s Best Free Games Right Now
The iPad’s Best Free Games Right Now
Is Sonic Free Riders Broken, Or Is It The Reviewers?
Microsoft Suing Motorola Over Xbox 360 Tech
Call Of Duty, Time To Man Up And Move On
Columns
Well Played: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft Are Finally Competing on Common Ground
Stick Jockey: Far Too Soon For EA Sports To Tap Out
Reviews, Previews, Hands-On and Impressions
Review: FlingSmash Nearly Lives Up To Its Name
Review: Fighters Uncaged And The Problem With Punching Air
Review: Fighters Uncaged And The Problem With Punching Air
Review: Cut The Rope Is A Quick Slice Of Fun
Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops Redefines Modern Warfare
de Blob 2 Lets Blob Drink Lead Paint, Be A Morph Ball
Frankenreview: Call Of Duty: Black Ops
Features
The Future Of Kinect: How Microsoft Plans To Put A Video Game Controller In Everything
News
The Best Way To Ask People To Prepare For Your Wedding and Its Very Real Cake
Spotting the Gameplay in L.A. Noire’s New Trailer And Why It May Not Matter
No Full Body Protective Suits For You, Kinect Players!
Would You Like Some Curry With Your Tales Of Graces?
Ice-T: From Cop Killer To COD Killer
Black Ops On PC Patched: Is It Now Up To Scratch?
Rock Band Will Still Be Rock Band After Harmonix is Sold
Xbox Support’s Cryptically Depressing Message
Tales Of Vesperia’s Figure Is Not A Brooding, Menacing Monster
Metal Gear Arcade Lurches Out For Fresh Air
A Minute’s Silence For Cannon Fodder And The Great War Dead
Drape Your Naked Torso In These Monster Hunter Threads
The Tester 2: Episode 2: “Step It Up” Liveblog: Military Precision
There’s a Full Serving Of City Of Heroes In Every Box Of Utopios
Why You Still Can’t Tell Your Xbox To Shut Down
New Member Of Kong Family Will Help Donkey Kong And Struggling Wii Gamers
This Guy’s Car Is Now In Gran Turismo
Reactions
Press Play
You Can’t Blow Things Up With This Black-Ops Toy, But It’s Still Fun
How To Piss Off An Entire Nation With One Virtual Bullet
Xbox Live Indie Clips: Get Your Girlfriend Into Games
There’s A Touch Of Nintendo In This Tower Defence Game
A Tale Of Two Call Of Duty Musicians
The PlayStation 3 Is For Giant Babies
New Dick Cheney Video Game Is Weirder Than Expected
STALKER TV Show Pilot Looks As Bleak As The Game
Vampire Nazis, A Fat Lady, Uwe Boll, Oh My!
All The Kinect Accidents You Can Handle
LEGO Universe MMO Log Two: Excitement Builds?
How To Unlock Zork and Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Other Hidden Games
The History Of Super Mario In Staircase Form
Let’s Check Out The PS3’s Classy New Movie Service
Super Mario Bros. World 8-Cake
Gamer Fails Super Mario Bros. Speed Run, While Mario Creator Watches
Screengrabs
This Is What Nearly 3 Million People Gaming Look Like
There May Be Better Ways To Spend A Day, But They’re Not As Awesome
The Choicest Cuts Of Bowser, Ganon, Yoshi & Chocobo
Metal Gear Rising Is Gonna Cut You In 2012
