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First World Problems
First World Problems | As seen and submitted by reader Seepheart. Signs Point to “Command & Conquer: Alliances” as BioWare’s Big VGA Announcement Though some theories hold that the next Mercenaries game is the mystery reveal EA and BioWare have planned for the Video Game Awards, the smart money is still on a Command &…
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Signs Point to “Command & Conquer: Alliances” as BioWare’s Big VGA Announcement
Though some theories hold that the next Mercenaries game is the mystery reveal EA and BioWare have planned for the Video Game Awards, the smart money is still on a Command & Conquer game. And if that’s the case, it’ll probably be called Command & Conquer: Alliances if 15 domain registries by Electronic Arts are…
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Digital Download Discount for Vita May Explain Sony’s Memory Stick Plans
If this is true, it may put a broader context on Sony’s plan to sell proprietary memory cards for the PlayStation Vita at jacked-up prices. A rumor reported by the site Thrifty Nerd says the PSN downloadable versions of Vita games will be discounted 40 percent off their retail counterparts. This information, unconfirmed by Sony,…
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Humble Pie
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. • The Ten Most Humbling Experiences for a Gamer [WikiGame Guides] My favorite: Running into the First Goomba on World 1-1. While Devil May Cry…
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The Xbox 360’s FIFA Phishing Continues Unabated
Since October, we’ve heard anecdotal accounts of Xbox Live members finding suspicious purchases on their credit cards and learning their accounts had been recovered to another machine. Now it’s happened to a games writer—just this past week. Dan Crawley of VentureBeat provides a detailed rundown of exactly what happened, and in the process asks some…
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Take a Trip to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom‘s Weird ‘Reverse World’
This glitch, found in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, has apparently been known or observed before; now there’s a tutorial for how to enter the game’s “Reverse World,” in which all combatants are silhouetted and all inputs are reversed. It’s preceded by a switching (and locking) of the camera to its Z-axis, meaning left and…
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Road Reggie
So, we hit a snag last week, and for that, I’m sorry to everyone who participated and whose work was lost. It’s the first time that’s happened in nearly 100 editions of the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. I intend for it to be the only time. As we get out footing back, today we turn to…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
It might be 4 p.m. in London, but in the states it’s TAY time. Welcome back to Kotaku’s official open thread about games. There is still way too much good stuff out there for any of us to have played it all, so feel free to gab it up with your comrades on both sides…
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The Lockout’s End Brings Peace to NBA 2K‘s Holiday Season
In Los Angeles six months ago, Erick Boenisch gave me my first look at NBA 2K12. I think I watched about a quarter of play in it, with no additional commentary or guidance. He just wanted me to see that it was a good-looking game, and indeed it was. My first question had nothing to…
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What Exactly Is “The Last of Us” Teasing?
The Spike Video Game Awards is less of an awards show and more of a smorgasbord of new game announcements. There’s another one coming here, a PS3 exclusive teased in this trailer. The URL it references, lastofus.com, has a concealed registrant and is currently not active. Update: Now it is. Whatever it is, definitely sounds…
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On Second Thought, Club Nintendo’s Platinum Gift Doesn’t Look That Bad
Announced back in July, the pin set Club Nintendo is giving free to its platinum members this year was met with the usual round of griping and complaining. One of our readers just received his and, you know, it’s actually a pretty decent gift. For starters, the display box is pretty big, as reader Jon…
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