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Oh, Good Grief, CBS is Gonna Do a Draw Something TV Show
CBS, the network that once made a show out of a Twitter feed, has picked up the pilot for one based on a Zynga game. Draw Something figures to be a celebrity-infested reality/gameshow hybrid that reeks of the old “Win, Lose or Draw” more than it showcases the game or its features. Per CBS: “Teams…
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Jimmy Fallon Thought the Wii U was a Wii Peripheral
This morning we ran a roundup of clips from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon‘s big post-E3 “Video Game Week,” highlighted by his hands-on time with the Wii U. Fallon’s opening monologue, however, is where the entertainment is, really. Nintendo can’t be too pleased that its Late Night close up begins by describing the Wii U…
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Leak or Hoax, a 56-Page Manifesto Does Get Some Things Right About the Next Xbox [Update]
An apparently two-year-old document, purporting to be an internal overview of Microsoft’s plans for the Xbox 360’s successor, surfaced overnight, and while many rightly cast doubt on its authenticity, the claims it makes are not too farfetched. Some have even been reported before. The document, evidently a PowerPoint slide presentation, is at best an official…
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Reggie Shows Jimmy Fallon How to Flick Throwing Stars with the Wii U Controller
This week, Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night provided a kind of victory lap for video gaming’s heavy-hitting brands coming out of E3. “Video Game Week” on the show wrapped up last night with Reggie Fils-Aime, the boss of Nintendo of America, giving Fallon some hands-on time with the Wii U. Sure, it’s a hype appearance, but…
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All My Rowdy Super Friends
I haven’t picked up a LEGO title in years but I have to admit LEGO Batman 2 has my attention. A bonus credit on the purchase of that game, plus savings on Steel Battalion and The Secret World headline this week’s roundup of deals in The Moneysaver. Software • June 19 release Lego Batman 2:…
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The Best of Kotaku, This Week
Oh, man. It’s all of Grand Theft Auto fame, in one room with a PlayStation 3 playing friggin’ Grand Theft Auto V. I guess it’s only fair that they get first dibs. Can you imagine all the shit talking that must be going on in that room? Luke posted it earlier this week, but I…
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It’s a Good Weekend to Try Tera for Free
Now that my review of En Masse Entertainment’s slightly game-changing MMO Tera is in the can, you might find yourself wanting to give the game a try. And like magic, Tera is now offering a seven day free trial. What can you do in seven days? With Tera‘s newly-launched seven day trial you can play…
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Hitler Recaps the Week in Video Games
Godwin’s Law states that “as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.” As basically all video game discussion takes place online, let’s just cut to the chase and give der fuehrer’s take on recent topics of interest to gamers. It’s been a month since we checked…
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Backhanded Box Quotes: ‘Gears of War with Normal Size People’
Welcome to “Backhanded Box Quotes,” a collection of super pissed-off user reviews from people just like you! Whoa, whoa, don’t take that personal. Inversion Released: June 5. Critic: JayDeth (Metacritic) • “[S]ome things explode and suddenly your playing Gears of War with normal sized people. Yay?” • “[V]ery very bland and no one will ever…
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Lessons in Double-Speak, from Native Speakers
The major controversies, disappointments and outrages of the preceding week all seemed to share one trait: They contained some eye-rolling levels of double-speak and ulterior meanings. The issues themselves have been gummed to death, and I really don’t wish to rehash those arguments. But we’re talking about debates that could have been better served, and…
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Two Dozen All-Time Greats Available in Madden 13, with More to be Unlocked
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • Madden NFL 13‘s new “Connected Careers” mode will allow gamers to play as one of several all-time greats—rated according to their rookie seasons—or run a team as one of seven hall-of-fame coaches. There are 27 players and seven coaches in all, but some…
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A Handshake-Only Deal Pays Off for FIFA and an Unlikely Champion
EA Sports is well known for licensing partnerships, especially exclusive ones that command quite a premium from the publisher. Yet in one of its timelier, and more unusual ones, no money changed hands. The label, through its FIFA franchise, of course, is the official games partner of Manchester City, recently crowned champion of the English…
By Owen Good
