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This Is John Carmack’s Next Rocket

Doom co-creator John Carmack also helps create rockets. At QuakeCon 2010 in Dallas, Carmack was displaying his latest, which he hopes to launch this month. It’s designed to go up 100,000 feet and then come straight back down. Theoretically. During a Thursday night “rocket talk” at the con, Carmack talked about the history of his…

Go Back, Patch, And Do It Again

Patching and fixing games are not new concepts, nor are they exclusive to sports games. But sports gamers are increasingly calling for a do-over, and studios are responding. Three huge developments over the past two weeks, all coming in football titles, show that sports communities have pull far beyond suggesting some player’s ratings get a…

The Old Pouring-Liquid-Nitrogen-Into-The-Computer Thing

Here at PC-centric QuakeCon 2010 in Dallas you don’t just see peculiar computers, you see people at the ASUS Republic of Gamers booth over-clocking their computers, making them run faster than intended, while super-cooling them with… liquid nitrogen, of course.

Advanced Jedi Will Roam The Old Republic

BioWare’s latest info update for The Old Republic reveals two “advanced Jedi” classes will be playable, the Guardian and the Sentinel. Guardians are more defense- and leadership-based. Sentinels bring two lightsabers and a whirlwind of damage. The official blurbs on both classes: Guardian A wall between the good people of the Republic and their enemies,…

Team Fortress 2 Video: Meet The F-Bomber [Update]

You thought Xbox Live was bad? “ChoZo” would like an F-word with you. Here’s 10 minutes of hilarious rage that makes the Mel Gibson phone calls sound like Bob Ross on The Joy of Painting. Warning: Very strong, loud language. The video, spied by eagle-eyed (and iron-eared) Kotaku reader Zaglis, helpfully features an F-word count…

Box Scores: Two-Minute Drill

Kotaku commenter Connor S. managed to get his hands on an early copy of Madden NFL 11, and played “the most insane two minutes of football I’ve ever seen,” before anyone else got the game. Connor says he got a copy of the game to try out pre-release thanks to the fact he works in…

LittleBigPlanet’s Fourth Marvel Super Heroes Pack Hits Aug. 17

All week long Marvel teased the costumes for the fourth LittleBigPlanet/Marvel DLC package, and says they’ll be available on Wednesday. You get Magneto, Storm, Hulk, The Punisher and the Green Goblin. See the gallery of 15 shots inside.

Littlebigplanet Marvel Super Heroes Pack No. 4

The Moneysaver: Soon The Hunt Will Begin

You’re ghostin’ us. I don’t care who you are back in the world, you give away our coupons one more time, I’ll bleed ya, real quiet. Leave ya here. Got that? Today’s mangled quote comes from Bill Duke, apparently the only cast member of Predator who did not run for governor. Hardware • Dell has…

The Week In Review: Duke Nukem Finally?

The rumor that Duke Nukem Forever might arrive at long last raises an interesting question. What thrills us more, the game’s release, or the thought of it? Duke Nukem Forever hardly needs an introduction. It’s the eternal vaporware sequel to a single game, published in 1996. Its constipated development, a case study in perfect being…

Nintendo’s 3DS Has Unleashed A Monster (Well, Monsters)

Luckily, it seems they’re all being very well behaved. By fmk, as seen on Tiny Cartridge

Deus Ex Creator Wants To Make A Duck Tales Game

From Deus Ex to Mickey Mouse to…Duck Tales? It may seem an unlikely career path, but it’s the dream for Deus Ex creator Warren Spector. Asked by IndustryGamers whether his upcoming Epic Mickey could pave the way for more Disney titles, Spector is unashamedly enthusiastic, saying “A day does not go by where I don’t…

Crysis 2 Coming March 2011

Crysis 2 is no longer due in the vague window of Jan-Mar 2011, publishers EA having narrowed that down to two days in March. For North American customers, it’ll be available on March 22, while those in Europe will be able to get their hands on the New York City-based shooter on March 25. Like…

So Long, Midway, And Thanks For Smash TV

The Midway logo goes to its final resting place as employees pack up, clean house and make the move to their new home at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. As seen on Twitter. R.I.P.

Hasta La Vista, Kotaku

I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle. Failing that, I need you to get into this thread and terminate this week with extreme prejudice (read: stimulating conversation). Next time we see each other, Kotaku readers, I’ll be on German time. Only the finest German beers, sausages, rouladen, sauerkraut and potatoes can make me…

LittleBigPlanet 2 Beta Test Inbound

There’s a LittleBigPlanet 2 beta on the way for a select group of lucky PS3 owners, but beyond that details are scarce. Keep an eye peeled!

Reflecting On Multiplayer In Halo: Reach

Ah, Team Slayer. Halo: Reach packs new multiplayer modes like Stockpile and Invasion, but in the beta, even those typically devolved into Slayer-esque battles of headshot-and-revenge. Here’s five minutes of Slayer on “Reflection,” inspired by “Ivory Tower” from Halo 2. At 2:43, watch him wait for Jimmy to come out of Armor Lock before patiently…

Let’s Just Call The Weekly Japanese Hardware Battle Even

The battle for weekly console dominance in Japan, where Sony and Nintendo, not Microsoft, rule the roost, was a wash. Even Steven. Neck and neck. Dead heat. OK, Nintendo did have a little bit of a lead. The battle of the Nintendo family versus the PlayStation family was pretty close though. 61,259 consoles and handhelds…

When FarmVille Met Starcraft

As seen on Reddit.

What’s Next For Left 4 Dead 2?

Valve will be injecting life into Left 4 Dead 2 in the form of featured community maps for the PC. The developer says it plans to begin hosting bi-weekly community campaigns on its own servers, starting with “Two Evil Eyes.” Valve’s Chet Faliszek writes on the official Left 4 Dead blog that the company will…