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A Postwriter Contemplates the Stupidnaming of Warfighter
We have a clubhouse leader for stupidest triple-A game name of 2012, and it’s at least seven months from release. Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Say it three times fast. For sure, the last word ends up “Warfare” on the third try. If a focus group wanted to develop a name that highlighted the derivative nature…
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The Week in Evil DLC
Downloadable content. Everyone hates it—but everyone buys it. Yes, even you in the comments, smart guy. Here’s a look at the latest package of extensions and pre-order bonuses designed to crowbar the last dollar out of your wallet. Can you still respect yourself if you buy it? Mass Effect 3: From Ashes Available: Day-one DLC.…
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Pinball Wizard
Pinball Wizard | The twin-flipper pinball table—which practically anyone with a living memory of pinball understands as the game’s only layout—was developed by this man, Steve Kordek, who died on Sunday. He was 100. (Image by Pinball News) Pokémon Director Teases New Game Announcement This Weekend News of the next Pokémon game could come as…
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MLB 2K12 Demo Arrives on Tuesday; No Word Yet on The Show
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • Major League Baseball 2K12 will release its demo on Tuesday, 2K Sports said today. Still no word from Sony regarding a demo for MLB 12 The Show The demo will rematch the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers, the two teams from last…
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Expect NCAA Football 13 to Have a Heavy Heisman Focus
The Gaming Tailgate, which last year chipped in to help NCAA Football 12 coordinate its end zone artillery, has noticed that this month seven Heisman Trophy winners have all been mentioned on Twitter in connection with NCAA Football 13. Most of the mentions come from Sandy Sandoval, EA Sports’ top man for athlete relations. Famous…
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Biff Tannen Gives You Sports’ Lead-Pipe Locks for This Weekend
Hey, are you a sports fan on the go? Who has time these days to watch the big game, or bother with messy DVR, or boring highlight shows? With Biff Tannen’s Sports Almanac, we’ll give you the weekend’s biggest matchups before they happen, thanks to these highly accurate peer-reviewed scientific simulations of sports video gaming’s…
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A Children’s Treasury of NBA All-Stars Shrugging
Kevin Durant wonders what the fuck is going on. What is this bullshit? Kevin Love seems to ask. Eighty-eight points in an all-star game? Are you fucking kidding LaMarcus Aldridge? To reiterate, neither Kobe Bryant nor Durant can believe this shit. I love it that this is Kobe’s signature highlight.
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Five Mobile Games Combine to Form Week in Gaming Appicus
Any one of this week’s Gaming Apps of the Day could easily crush you beneath their heavy metal feet. When all five of them join together, however, they’re one giant pissed-off strategic defense robot that’s got the Empire State in its sights. Will anyone survive? Worry not, fair citizens; the only thing this week’s apps…
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World of Warcraft is Good for Grandparents’ Brains
For many years, researchers have conducted various studies on the effects games and play can have on the aging brain. Games specifically designed to enhance certain kinds of thinking, like Brain Age, may or may not always have the intended effect. However, a team of researchers have found that perhaps mainstream games, not expressly designed…
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Is Mass Effect 3‘s Controversial DLC Your Fault?
Games are a passion and a hobby for millions of players worldwide. As is clear from even the most cursory glance at the comments on any post here at Kotaku, gamers feel very strongly about their content and its makers. They are also a business. An exceptionally large, very valuable business. The most recent ESA…
By Kate Cox
