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Which Platform Has The Most Pirated Games On The Internet?

Let’s take a look, courtesy of a report from online piracy specialists TorrentFreak! Having examined “(nearly) all torrents that can be downloaded from public torrent sites today”, they’ve been able to obtain a list of the most popular gaming platforms among online pirates. Unsurprisingly, given its age and the ease with which games can be…

Faked Black Ops Ad Plagiarizes Obama [Corrected]

If Kobe Bryant playing pretend soldier offended some, then this – said to be Call of Duty: Black Ops’ next TV spot – would rile them further. Update: Treyarch says this video is not a Black Ops ad. We’ve contacted Activision representatives to ask about the authenticity of this video, which is on YouTube under…

On Me In Three, Two…

Hola amigos, I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya, but things have been pretty crazy at Kotaku Towers West (South). So why don’t we catch up with an off-topic thread? Cool? Is everyone caught up on their Christmas shopping or whatever excuse it is you’ll use to give gifts next…

Jesus Christ, Fight Night Has Guns?

In a cutscene, but if Fight Night Champion’s gonna get an M-rating, it won’t be sending Andre Bishop to the slammer for stealing cable TV. This sequence looks like something out of Mafia II, almost. With better brawling, one hopes. EA Sports sent out that trailer yesterday as a further means of introducing you to…

Back To The Future Sets Coordinates For Dec. 22

Telltale Games’ episodic video game take on Back to the Future fires up the Mr. Fusion on December 22 on PC and Mac. Buy it from Telltale Games and get a special DVD when the first season wraps up. [Telltale Blog]

Xbox 360 Faceplates Were a Failure, Says Microsoft

Swappable faceplates on the Xbox 360 wasn’t a bad idea, says the console’s marketing boss but, looking back, it came in a little late, especially for a fad based on mobile phones. “We don’t ever create an accessory with the intent of having it fail”, Albert Penello told Official Xbox Magazine. “The idea wasn’t bad…

Studio Ghibli Game Takes 2nd To Monster Hunter Portable 3rd

Level 5 and Studio Ghibli collaboration Ni no Kuni hit the Nintendo DS in Japan this week. It appears to have done many favors for the DS overseas, but it was still Monster Hunter Portable 3rd in first place. The latest Monster Hunter for the PlayStation Portable moved nearly 630,000 copies in Japan, moving the…

The End Of The World, As MotorStorm Knows It

Getchaself a good look at the gameplay in MotorStorm: Apocalypse, in which those fortunate enough to have working vehicles choose not to flee their city’s imminent destruction, but rather have badass races before all the buildings collapse. Or during them. SCEA reminds us that the game will feature a playable demo before its early 2011…

A Little Bit From Tron In Papercraft Form

Print & build your own TRON “Bit” models courtesy of Tektonten Papercraft! Make sure you also check out the Full Size TRON Helmet & Sam’s Identity Disc. Just in time for the movie premiere this week. TRON Papercraft – Bit by Tektonten Papercraft (Facebook) Via: laughingsquid | Makezine.com Need your daily fill of geek eye…

Dead Space Aftermath Piles On The Cartoon Gore

January offers double the Dead Space, with the sequel to Visceral Games’ sci-fi horror hit landing on the 25th and the similarly gory animated spin-off, Dead Space Aftermath, arriving the same day. EA expands the Dead Space universe even further with Aftermath, a bloody animated film that follows up on the events of the original…

VGAs’ Overall Television Ratings Slide For Fourth Straight Year

The Video Game Awards are a high-profile event, but trade mainstream exposure for a production some gamers find cheaply stereotypical. That bargain still hasn’t conclusively paid off; overall ratings declined for a third straight year, but gained in some demographics. Variety reports that Saturday’s production delivered 627,000 viewers to Spike, a 3 percent drop from…

O Christmas Tree

Re: Guess You Could Call This Man My Hero What’s your Christmas tree look like? What you missed Look! Holiday cards!! Call Of Duty Guy Overpays For Five Games, Minecraft Guy Quadruples That Crysis 2 Is For Future-Soldiers Who Want To Think Jump the Line For the Age of Empires Online Beta A Glimpse at…

Is This Kinect’s First ‘Sex’ Game, Or Is It Just The Creepiest?

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 camera-controller Kinect has been hacked for dozens of fascinating purposes. Now we have its sleaziest, a working demo of a virtual girl groping “game” that lets you rub down polygonal boobs with your own hands. Sex video game maker ThriXXX claims it has built a Kinect-based interface for its brand of sex…

This Is What The iPad Adds To Pocket God

Pocket God, the hit iPhone-sized game about tormenting cartoon islanders gets an iPad spin-off tomorrow. With it, you’ll be able to toss the little guys into space, onto Uranus and through some classic arcade homages. I played it today. In the video here, I try the starter Pocket God: Journey To Uranus game. The developers…

Analog Pitching Controls Come To MLB 11 The Show

In a control switch that’s likely to be controversial to some, MLB 11 The Show’s default pitching, throwing and hitting controls will move to the right analog stick, though it will include the old face-button commands for the lifers. ESPN’s Jon Robinson, getting the first preview of Sony’s genre-leading baseball franchise, says the analog-based pitching…

MLB 11 The Show Screens

Rock Band Is Coming Down With Pac-Man Fever In 2011

Truly terrible arcade-inspired album Pac-Man Fever is coming to Rock Band Network next year, letting Rock Band owners relive the 1982 Buckner & Garcia classic from the comfort of their plastic instruments. IGN reports that Ozone Entertainment, which is carving out a niche in offering musical curiosities via Rock Band Network, will bring Bucker &…

Check out Tim Burton’s Superman Lives disco suit in action

We’ve posted concept art of the absolutely fabulous costume from Tim Burton’s Superman Lives, but how does the suit look on film? Like Clark Kent escaped from a Kryptonian rave. Here’s the video from Steve Johnson FX, which also provided concept art for J.J. Abrams’ Superman Fly-By [Spotted on Topless Robot]

The Mass Effect Activity And Coloring Book Is Not For Kids

For the wee Mass Effect fan in your life who prefers coloring inside the lines and navigating mazes, as opposed to making hundreds of dialogue tree choices, give them the Mass Effect Coloring and Activity Book. Created by Something Awful forum goer skoolmunkee for the Mass Effect Secret Santa event, the Mass Effect Coloring and…

Ubisoft Says Happy Holidays With this Moving Greeting Card

You’ve seen digital cards, physical cards, and now a really neat video card from Ubisoft to you. Yes, YOU!