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PS3 Getting Tomb Raider Trilogy In 2011
The PS3 will get a Tomb Raider trilogy comprised of high-definition re-releases of of Tomb Raider Legend and Tomb Raider Anniversary, plus Tomb Raider Underworld, says a senior executive with the studio that made the games. Karl Stewart, the global brand director for Crystal Dynamics, confirmed via Twitter that a German Amazon.com listing for the…
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Halo: Reach — Over 33 Billion Served
This colossal infographic anchors the latest Bungie Weekly Update. Thirty-three billion have been killed in firefight, campaign and multiplayer. The smallest number: 1,000 have unlocked the “Inclement Weather” armor effect. Thanks to Ursus-Veritas for the tip.
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European Lawmaker Gives Free Publicity To Wants Mafia II Banned
Italian-Americans wanted Mafia II banned because they said it portrayed offensive ethnic stereotypes. A European Parliament member wants it banned because it trivializes mob murders. I have a better strategy: STFU about banning bad games, and they’ll eventually fade away. Sonia Alfano, the MP in question, also is president of Italy’s association for the families…
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Shoot Up Any Web Page, Asteroids Style
This nifty timewaster’s been around since early October; someone just brought it to my attention, so now I’ll bring it to yours. By bookmarking this link, you can play Asteroids on any page. Watch me shoot up Crecente’s bio! Put the link in your browser bar, as I have, and then when you click on…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Make A Move
Last week, we got word of the Sharp Shooter, the official PlayStation submachine gun attachment for PlayStation Move. On Friday, it was the Assault Rifle controller from CTA Digital. Begun, the Move peripheral wars have. That, gives rise to this week’s challenge. Combine a Move controller with some other item to make a completely ridiculous…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
The Senate vote yesterday means we can all be openly TAY today. Video games – what’s on your mind? You’re entitled to both ask and tell. Verno77 is the weekend winner of the #taypics derby. There are six chances each week to get your handiwork featured. Just shop up this image and submit it to…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: NPH WTF Winners
After Neil Patrick Harris’ cringe-inducing job hosting the Video Game Awards last week, we asked you to ‘Shop him into video games even more awkwardly. A record 800 submissions followed. See who made the cut! [Update] With remorse, goodwill and in a spirit of reconcilliation, more than two years later I am adding in Azureguy’s…
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Demo Now Available For Super Smash Bros De-Make
Super Smash Land, a Super Smash Bros. game remade to the constraints of the GameBoy (but not, literally, for it) has a playable demo now available for free on the PC. Designer/programmer Dan Fornace says the project’s been underway since September, and says in addition to Mario, Kirby, Link and Pikachu, the game will feature…
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World Record Claimed On Game Rescued From The Dump
A 27-year-old video gaming world record has fallen to a British man playing on an arcade cabinet he rescued from a garbage dump nearly 20 years ago. Justin Baxter, 38, set the record for Cosmic Monsters – a Space Invaders clone, to put it charitably – on a cabinet he’d rescued from a scrapyard in…
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Two New Left 4 Dead Plushies Hit Valve’s Store
Left 4 Dead 2-styled Hunter and Tank plushies are now available through the Valve store, where they are 10 percent off for a limited time. Unfortunately, they won’t be delivered in time for Christmas, if you’re looking for a last minute idea. They’re scheduled to ship Dec. 27. Both require 3 AAA batteries and include…
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The Undiscovered Country of Sports Games
In 2011 NASCAR returns to consoles with a dedicated video game. Among the landscape of multibillion-dollar sports enterprises, it had been one of a few without its own game for the past year, much less the past three. Sports video games often are criticized for lack of innovation, and much of this seems to come…
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Clandestiny Arrives On The Mac, 14 Years Later
If this trailer’s visuals look a little dated, that’s on purpose. Clandestiny, the third installment of Trilobyte’s puzzle series, wil be brought to the Mac on Jan. 6. Clandestiny originally released in 1996. GRL Games, the outfit behind the port, is headed by Graeme Devine of Santa Cruz, Calif. Devine was the lead designer and…
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Box Scores: Those Two-Timing Italians
Two two-goal outbursts, both inside of two minutes, highlight Box Scores’ game of the week, a Serie A matchup featuring moribund Catania and heavyweight Roma in FIFA 11. Kotaku reader tfcrocky took Catania, currently 12th on his Serie A table, against first-place Roma, expecting no points from the result. Add to that he was on…
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Doctors Who Turned To Games Elected To Hall Of Fame
Drs. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, better known as the founders of BioWare, will be the 14th and 15th members inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame in February. AIAS enshrinement is widely considered the lifetime achievement award of video game development. Muzyka and Zeschuk were chosen for BioWare’s “emotionally…
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The Moneysaver: Coupons of a Dangerous Mind
I came up with a new game show idea recently. It’s called The Old Game. You got three old guys with loaded guns onstage.The winner is the one who doesn’t blow his brains out. He gets free shipping. Hardware • Any PS3 console or bundle from BestBuy.com comes with a $50 gift card. Ends today.…
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The Week In Review: ‘Twas The Week Before Christmas
Slowly but surely, we are finishing up another trip around the sun. With next Friday seeing Christmas eve, this was likely the last week before the news cycle enters a 14-day hibernation. A story of giving led the original report – sweetened with syrup and served atop a Belgian Liege waffle. Previews of Killzone 3,…
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Ten Percent of Warcraft Gamers Account For More Than Half Its Playing Time
Studying players’ time following the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm 10 days ago, Raptr determined that the top 11 percent of most active users account for more than half of the total time spent in the game. What’s more, the top Warcraft player in its community registered a shocking 149 hours of gameplay in…
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