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By The Time You Read This, I’ll Be Watching Recognizers

To: Ash From: McWhertor Re: Halloween, But With Invitations I’ve intercepted the Day Note from Mr. Crecente, who’s probably trapped beneath a mountain of contest entries for our giveaways of this and that. Poor guy. When you awake, I’ll most likely be at a movie theater watching some small portion of Tron: Legacy. As someone…

By Michael McWhertor Published October 28, 2010

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX Still Looks Totally Awesome

Namco’s sequel to the brilliant Pac-Man Championship Edition is coming later this year to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network and my god does it look like the most spectacular thing ever. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, announced this summer, adds all-new modes, ghosts and skins, including something for the person who remembers Pac-Mania fondly. If…

By Michael McWhertor Published October 28, 2010

Grudge Match: 200 Frag Mines Vs. Some Guy

What happened when you pile 200 frag mines around some guy standing around in Fallout: New Vegas and then shoot the explosives? Fun, that’s what!

By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2010

Nothing Quite Says Pro Evo Soccer Like Fake Diego Maradona

A group of Japanese comedians promote Winning Eleven (Pro Evo Soccer) at an event in Tokyo. As seen on Game Watch Impress Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2010

Medal Of Honor Doubles Up On DLC With Hot Zone, Clean Sweep

EA’s modern military shooter is getting a double dose of downloadable content next week. Medal of Honor players can pick up “Hot Zone” and “Clean Sweep” on November 2, but only one of them will cost you. Medal of Honor’s “Clean Sweep” mode has already been detailed by the company. That’s the freely downloadable multiplayer…

By Michael McWhertor Published October 28, 2010

Mushroom Kingdom Gothic

As seen on TShirtLaundry, via Gamefreaks

By Luke Plunkett Published October 28, 2010

Ellen Pimps Dance Central To More Squeals Of Delight

Remember when Oprah handed out free Kinects to her audience, causing her audience to completely lose its collective shit? Well, Ellen DeGeneres can whip the ladies into a lather too, courtesy of Harmonix’s Dance Central. Ellen’s no stranger to breaking it down on her daytime show, nor is she averse to obvious product placement, as…

By Michael McWhertor Published October 28, 2010

Killzone 3 ‘Helghast Edition’ Looks Like A Hell Of A Package

You can put a miniature Helghast helmet in your home if you purchase the deluxe edition of Killzone 3 for the PlayStation 3. But tiny space Nazi helmet replicas aren’t the only goodies coming in Killzone 3 Helghast Edition. In addition to that lovely centerpiece, buyers of the Killzone 3 deluxe edition will also get…

By Michael McWhertor Published October 28, 2010

Razer’s Ironclad Mouse Mat Put To The Test

Remember the time you first tried a PC gaming mouse mat? Not a mouse pad, a mouse mat. I remember it like it was half an hour ago. I tried one that was sandblasted for elite PC gamers. Let us celebrate elite mouse mats with this quick video test of the $60 Razer Ironclad Elite…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 28, 2010

You’re Not the Only One Surviving Those Fallout: New Vegas Bugs

Actor/rapper Ice-T’s right there with you. Of course this was pre-patch…. right? As seen on FINALLEVEL‘s Twitter.

By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2010

World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Now Up For Pre-order

As promised, Blizzard has opened up pre-orders for its next World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm, on Battle.net. Buy World of Warcraft: Cataclysm now, download it before launch date, then play one minute after the add-on officially launches. Of course, you won’t get that lovely box art, but you’ll be playing it immediately. Digital upgrades for…

By Michael McWhertor Published October 28, 2010

Win a Copy of Dragon Age 2 Signature Edition

It has been a month of freebies here on Kotaku. We’ve given away a Left 4 Dead 2 Zune, copies of Goldeneye, Halo: Reach, DJ Hero 2 and other games. And now we’ve got copies of Dragon Age 2 to hand out. This time around five lucky readers will be getting North American copies of…

By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2010

Enslaved Goes 3D And Gets New Single-Player Add-On

The makers of this month’s enjoyable Enslaved: Odyssey To The West will offer a $10 downloadable expansion to their game soon. It will let people play the game in 3D. And it will let us play as horny fatman Pigsy. “Pigsy’s Perfect 10,” as the expansion is called, puts players in control of the comic…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 28, 2010

When An MMO Dies

A tricked-out dune buggy busts through a mural made up of post-apocalyptic imagery and battered road signs in the front of NetDevil’s Colorado offices, a lasting reminder of a world that came and went in the blink of an eye. Traditional video games are timeless. As long as one has the right equipment and their…

By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2010

PSP2 Will Ditch the UMD, May Rival Xbox 360 In Horsepower

The Playstation Portable 2, rumored to have dual analog sticks, a bigger screen and touch controls, will also rival the Xbox 360 in processing power and ditch the UMD format, sources tell Kotaku. Earlier this week multiple sources detailed meetings with Sony during the Tokyo Game Show about the long-rumored PSP2. In those meetings about…

Team Kotaku Published October 28, 2010

The Biggest Sports Stars In The World Shill For Video Games

L.A. Laker Kobe Bryant shows up to a game Tuesday in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Jeep. L.A. Galaxy star (not for long) David Beckham played EA Sports Active 2.0. Only in L.A. Only if game companies pay them?

By Stephen Totilo Published October 28, 2010

50 Deaths In Donkey Kong Country Returns, In One Sitting

Donkey Kong is the anti-Kirby. While death is nearly impossible in the charming, cozy Wii side-scroller Kirby’s Epic Yarn released this month, gravity and spikes murder Donkey Kong often in November’s Donkey Kong Country Returns. The mistake was my complaint. I had told Nintendo officials that I couldn’t get a good impression of their games…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 28, 2010

A Deep Look At Need For Speed Hot Pursuit’s Demo

Check out this explainer video for the Need for Speed Hot Pursuit demo that hit earlier this week. The video walks you through the objectives of the race and curves of the track. I’m actually getting excited for this racing game. I even requested the review. I can’t remember the last time I was looking…

By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2010

How To Be a Left 4 Dead Zombie This Halloween

If you’re a big fan of Left 4 Dead and haven’t figured out your costume for this Halloween yet, this video might be just what you’re looking for. Over the course of more than 16 minutes Petrilude walks us through how to create a zombie look inspired by his favorite zombies games, Left 4 Dead…

By Brian Crecente Published October 28, 2010

Spectator Mode: Lionheart: King’s Crusade

Another day, another look at a PC game you may have slept on. Today, it’s Lionheart: Kings’ Crusade. Total War fans, step inside. I’ve heard people call this a Total War clone, but that’s a little unfair. LKC puts you in command of either Crusader or Saracen forces during the time of the Third Crusade.…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 28, 2010