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Box Scores: Worst Sticks It To First
Something like three-fourths of NCAA Football’s user base play it principally for Dynasty mode, and of those, probably more than half have done it to take the game’s worst team to national prominence. Kotaku reader Siubone decided to try that with Western Kentucky in NCAA Football 10. In last year’s game, the Hilltoppers were ranked…
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Borderlands Turns Three Villains Into Snarking Unicycle Robots [Update]
Part of the story in “Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution,” the fourth add-on to Borderlands set to arrive Tuesday, is that bosses from previous installments of the game have been “Claptrapified.” The achievement list tells us of three. Looks like Commandant Steele and General Knoxx of the Crimson Lance have gone robot on us, in addition…
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The Moneysaver: With A Bullitt
Tuesday I was turning onto the Delta Highway up here and some shitbag in a Dodge Charger wouldn’t let me merge. I drive a Mustang. All I could think about was this scene. Before we get started, Direct2Drive hit us yesterday with a coupon code just for Kotaku readers: KOTAKUDEAL. Use it to get $10…
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The Week In Review: Crossing The Threshold
Summer transited to Fall this week as Civilization V deployed, Project Milo met an unfortunate end, Nintendo celebrated its 121st (yes, really) birthday, and Activision’s boss drew sharp rebukes for his comments to investors. The week in Kotaku Original reporting: Kotaku’s Tokyo Games Show 2010 Coverage Kotaku Talk Radio Top Stories An Open Letter From…
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Xbox Live Indie Clips: Radiangames Inferno
In this week’s installment of Xbox Live Indie Clips we take a look at Radiangames Inferno. The developer calls it a “twin-stick action RPG.” What the hell is that? As it turns out, a twin-stick action role-playing game is a great deal like Gauntlet. It’s got four-player same screen multiplayer, monster generators, doors and keys,…
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Seven-Foot Man Unhappy With Bad Rating In NBA 2K11
The starting lineup ratings for NBA 2K11 went out yesterday, and centers were notably underweight. None rated 90 or above, a superstar badge (Dwight Howard was 88) and five of the bottom seven players are pivots. One expressed his displeasure. Ladies and gentlemen, the Washington Wizards’ JaVale McGee (pictured, at right), a third-year player out…
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Rare Genesis Cartridge Gets A Private Reproduction Run
Blockbuster’s second Video Game Championship contest, for SNES and Genesis, ran nationwide in 1995. Stores had to destroy the cartridges after the contest. Someone made 100 reproductions to help completionists fill a gap in their collect. About 40 are left. Best part, it sounds like the buyers will have a high score contest of their…
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ESPN Sends Its A-Team To NBA Elite 11
After fooling around some with the demo I can say one of the bright spots of NBA Elite 11 is its commentary and presentation. The total integration with ESPN’s graphics, wipes and music helps sell the authenticity of the call. This video says EA Sports Vancouver – also responsible for the ESPN integration of NCAA…
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Take-Two Mum On Plans To Get A Slice Of Used Sales
Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of 2K Games, 2K Sports and Rockstar Games, has told investors it’s working on a way to “participate” in the used-games market but was tight-lipped about what specifically it has in mind. In sports titles, what we’ve seen this year is the arrival of one-use codes that unlock multiplayer features. The…
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“Grenade Dodger” Exposes Jersey Shore App To Legal Situation
“The Situation,” star of the Mutual-of-Omaha douchebag safari “Jersey Shore,” has an iPhone app with a minigame in which one must dodge “grenades” – i.e. unattractive women. Unbeknownst to them, the game uses photographs of live grenades. And one’s ticked off. RadarOnline reports that “The Situation – Official App” could get hit with a lawsuit…
By Owen Good
