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Why Charles Barkley Isn’t Appearing in NBA 2K12
2K Sports attempted to include basketball great Charles Barkley in NBA 2K12‘s “NBA’s Greatest” mode, showcasing dozens of superstars spanning the game’s history, but the two sides were unable to reach an agreement bringing the hall-of-famer to the video game. He will not appear in NBA 2K12 “There’s no doubt in our minds that Charles…
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Soon Your PlayStation 3 Controller Can Look Like a Robot Ninja Octopus
It looks crazy but it just might work. N-Control has opened up preorders for the PlayStation 3 version of its Avenger controller cover, adding levers, pulleys, and other odds and ends to a controller design that’s worked perfectly well for over a decade. The Avenger is meant to improve controller reaction times, giving players of…
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Don’t Miss This Week’s Kotaku Trailers TV, Guest-Starring Geoff Keighley
Gawker’s New York City headquarters is on fire in this week’s episode of GameTrailers TV, as host Geoff Keighley shows the world how good three Kotaku editors look standing on a rooftop with the wind rustling their shirts. Aside from miss earthquakes, not working out of Gawker’s New York City office means I also don’t…
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Building Need For Speed Mega Blok by Mega Blok
Who would want to buy Need for Speed-branded Mega Bloks construction sets? That’s the question I asked myself when I first heard the LEGO competitor had taken on EA’s racing game license earlier this year. Now that the sets are hitting store shelves, I have an answer: Me. The Need for Speed Mega Bloks are…
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Midweek Deals: Refurbished Kinect, Wii & Mario Kart Bundle, and More
A batch of several good deals have come in since Saturday’s edition of The Moneysaver. See below for deals on refurbished Kinect sensors—$15 lower than in previous Moneysavers—and the lowest price ever for the Wii/Mario Kart bundle. Hardware • Refurbished Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor w/ Kinect Adventures game is $79.99 + $5 shipping Tuesday from…
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Voice Of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine‘s Captain Titus as Strong as You’d Think
Mark Strong, the actor who voices Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine‘s Captain Titus, is new to the Warhammer world. After getting a taste of Warhammer, he says he want to “take a big swim” in the universe. An actor mostly known for playing villains, he says it’s nice to play a many leveled hero this time.…
By Max Abrams
