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Ubisoft Boss Hopes the Next Console Generation Doesn’t Last As Long As This One
Many of us would consider a long console lifespan to be a good thing, but Yves Guillemot, the CEO at Ubisoft, says it’s bad for the industry. Bemoaning a “very long” transition to new hardware, Guillemot told Polygon that “we are used to changing machines every five years.” At the end of a hardware cycle,…
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Japanese Groom Ritually Destroys Love Plus Save Data on His Wedding Day
One day in college, a friend of mine* was awakened by the distinctive sound of a man’s porn collection in a garbage bag hitting the bottom of an empty Dumpster (which was right next to my apartment.) “Ah, someone must have gotten a girlfriend,” my friend said. A similar act of purification, contrition, devotion, whatever,…
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Space Harrier Going 3D and Coming to Nintendo eShop
If Space Harrier is coming to the Nintendo 3DS, strangely enough, that won’t be the first ever 3D treatment the Sega classic has gotten. Gamer, a Japanese publication, reports that Space Harrier is going 3D and will come to Nintendo’s eShop. A release date overseas was not specified, nor were any western release plans. Its…
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Studio Says Antipiracy Measures in Football Manager 12 Helped Make 13 Much Better
Last year, Sports Interactive moved its management simulation/obsession Football Manager over to Steam, citing rampant piracy of the game. At the time, figures the developer cited said for every one person who bought Football Manager 09, four others acquired it illegally. How as Football Manager‘s Steam strategy gone? Miles Jacobson, the studio’s head, told MCV…
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“Hot Coffee” Scandal was an Attack on Video Games, says Grand Theft Auto Maker
The “Hot Coffee” scandal—a sex minigame found by a modder inside the code of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas—still weighs on Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games, which makes the series. In an interview with The Guardian, Houser said he views the seven-year-old incident as an attack on video gaming in general. “We never felt…
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GRID 2‘s Achievements Will Be Written by Achievement Hunters
Xbox360Achievements.org and PS3Trophies.org have been tapped to draw up the achievements and trophies in GRID 2, due for release by the end of March. Publisher Codemasters and the two sites made a joint announcement of the team-up yesterday. “For years we’ve been criticizing lackluster achievement and trophy lists, and now, we finally get the chance…
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Fans Asked to Pick Sonic & All Stars Racing DLC; Will Sega Hear Them Out?
Four days before the game’s release, Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed was already getting suggestions from its community for future downloadable content additions. Steve Lycett of Sumo Digital, the game’s developer, popped into the thread, joked about how tough it was to please the fans, then set down a challenge: if they could come…
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The Best of Kotaku, This Week
Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. I just had to showcase the awesome Scribbelnauts mash-up art with all of you one more time as this week’s best image. Moving on to our Best Of content this week, we kick things off as usual with a…
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All the Gaming Deals of Black Friday [UPDATED with 80 More Deals]
Our deals partners at Dealzon have scanned all major retailers in North America for the video game offers of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when many Americans begin their holiday shopping. Whether you’re picking up something for yourself, a loved one or a friend, here’s more than 60 deals on current video games, gaming…
By Owen Good
