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Your Weekend’s Over. Mine Are Just Beginning
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Busy Week Has Come To An End It’s no secret I’ve been a consistent presence on this site for more than a year. By consistent, I mean posting something every day, seven days a week, year-round. By my count, from July 16, 2009, to today, I’ve worked 444 days with…
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Retailers List Duke Nukem Forever For Feb. 1 Release [Update]
Duke Nukem Forever’s official website recently linked over to preorder pages on Amazon and Gamestop, and both say the game is due for release on Feb. 1, 2011. The most recent information had Duke Nukem Forever releasing in early 2011. Feb. 1, 2011 is a Tuesday, the traditional release day for video games in North…
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The Week In Games: “I’m Back”
After nearly seven years away from video games, Michael Jordan makes his triumphant return this week in NBA 2K11. NBA Jam has no Jordan but it has no shortage of nostalgia and enthusiasm, either. Sunday, Oct. 3 Wii Party (Wii) Monday, Oct. 4 FIFA Soccer 11 (Wii) Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (DS) Tuesday, Oct. 5…
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Kotaku’s Top Five List Of Top Ten Lists
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. •Top 10 Annoying Video Game Habits [Ask Men] Rage quitting is No. 5. Plain ol’ rage is No. 6. No. 1 is hogging the new…
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NBA Jam For 360, PS3: ‘We’re Trying To Throw It All In There’
The creative director for NBA Jam has said the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of the game will now have as much of the Wii version’s content as possible. Previously, 360/PS3 Jam was to lack the “Remix Tour” mode. Trey Smith, speaking to the Toronto sports radio station FAN 590, said his development team was…
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Goddess Of War
Halloween’s around the corner, and makeup artist Alisha Baijounas correctly notes that video games make great costume inspirations. She’s advising the ladies to try this look inspired by God of War. “I can guarantee you won’t show up to that huge Halloween party dressed in the same sexy cop outfit four other girls are wearing,”…
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The Player Of This Game Is Jordan, Indeed
NBA 2K is best known for giving the league’s star performers signature appearances – shots, dunks, dribbling, etc. That will certainly be put to the test when the game recreates Michael Jordan, whose playing style is instantly recognizable to millions. Tons of in-game footage here show how the Visual Concepts team managed to pull it…
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Just Cause Movie Gets A Screenwriter
A Just Cause movie, which we got wind of a year ago, now has a screenwriter and another producing partner, signaling that we’re a step closer to an action-movie video game adapted into a video game action movie. Michael Ross, whose credits include the 2006 horror flick “Turistas,” has been brought aboard to write the…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Zombie Mode
Whoops. I think some of you might have gotten a sneak preview at this about 40 minutes ago. Anyway, this week we saw not just one, but two games announce plans for zombie modes, like this is something new. In the spirit of an explosion that puts out a fire, I say we just blow…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Oh man, I get to pic the first #taypics derby winner of the month. I need to be apprised of this kind of authority. So I can abuse it. Cynical1, fresh off an appearance in the ‘Shop Contest roundup yesterday, takes the first spot. Appropriately enough he does so with a ‘Shop Contest callback. Good…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Celebrity MMO Winners
“Planet Michael” isn’t the first video game to star Michael Jackson. It is, however, the most ridiculous. Since they’re making any jackass idea into an MMO these days, we figured we’d help out with 20 concepts from the Kotaku community. Riggs submitted like 93 entries; “World of Skingraft” was his first and it held up…
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Scott Pilgrim Gets DLC In November
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game will get its first downloadable content extension early next month, delivering two bonus game modes and a new playable character: Knives Chau. The pack will be 160 Microsoft Points, or $1.99 on PlayStation Network, IGN reports. The two bonus game modes are Battle Royal and Dodgeball. Dodgeball involves…
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All The Ranks Of Reach
Slowly but surely the Halo: Reach community has been filling in the ranks and credit requirements in the game’s single- and multiplayer progessions. They’ve all been uncovered now. Forum member DtownGamer has been supplying the ranks and screenshot confirmations of them; Halopedia just added the full roster to its page, where you may also see…
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Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Shows A Mission Of No Mercy
Follow along an entire stealth mission in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood with this developer video Ubisoft just released. It gives a glimpse of some of Ezio’s new means of dispatching foes, and hints at other items you’ll unlock elsewhere in the game. Also, an email Ubisoft sent to fans this morning revealed a new playable character…
By Owen Good