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Good Thing Tomorrow’s Summer?
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Back! Returning to Oregon I find it still hasn’t moved much past April here. Still wet and cold; I can count on one hand the number of days the high has been over 70 degrees. This is the coldest June I’ve ever experienced, and I’ve lived in upstate New York.…
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Who Wants to See Booth Babes Dancing to Lady Gaga?
Excuse me, “Who wants to see costumed reps testing Dance Central for Kinect? On the last day of E3, one of Rift’s attendants joined two from End of Nations – and two dudes – for a dance off. We’ve called Dance Central both “Kinect’s best game” and, possibly, “the most important game of E3,” but…
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The Week in Games: Let’s Roll Out
One big multiplatform release this Tuesday – Transformers: War for Cybertron, High Moon Studios’ take on the Autobot/Decepticon backstory, unfettered by the requirements of a movie tie-in – or the looks of the robots in them. Today, June 20 Need for Speed World (PC) Monday, June 21 TNA Impact: Cross the Line (PSP) Legendary Wars:…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 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. •The 10 Greatest Video Game Characters with Daddy Issues [Ranker] This Father’s Day themed list catalogs those most in search of approval. Not here, but…
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Driver: San Francisco Collector’s Edition Spied Overseas
A Dutch listing for a Driver: San Francisco Collector’s Edition gives up more details on Ubisoft’s car-chase sequel with out-of-body experiences. The game itself will feature “more than 120 licensed cars,” says the product description, with “more than 200 km (124 miles) of drivable roads in and around San Francisco’s iconic locations. Nine multiplayer modes…
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Swank Shank Swag Giveaway: We Have a Winner
Kotaku commenter Jessifer‘s correct answer to our trivia giveaway was chosen at random from 291 correct entries, winning her the coveted Shank maquette signed by the game’s creators, Jamie Cheng and Jeffrey Agala. We’d asked why Cheng was banned from playing his Super Nintendo on weekdays as a child, and the correct answer is that…
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Chicago Gets EA Sports’ NHL Cover Two Years in a Row
Catching up on some E3 news, last week EA Sports put up – then removed – a page depicting Chicago Blackhawk Jonathan Toews in a definite cover art pose. Operation Sports snagged that screengrab before it was taken down. Though EA normally waits until a little further in the offseason to announce its cover subject,…
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Kane & Lynch 2 Impressions: Take Cover
The first Kane & Lynch was much like its antihero protagonists – someone whose potential was washed out by dysfunctional and self-destructive traits. IO Interactive’s sent the series to rehab and vows it’s gotten clean with Kane & Lynch 2. To recap: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days puts the focus on Lynch, who’s emigrated…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Up the Wall Edition
McWhertor spied this list of Rock Band songs covering a wall at Harmonix’ E3 booth, and many readers spied a surefire ‘Shop Contest. Even if you did ‘Shop early, you’re not exempt from today’s assignment. Gurfinki, I’m looking at you. I’m not sure I should have to explain the possibilities for this one. They’re that…
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Kotaku Off-Topic: A Real Vacation
While I’ve just gotten back from Los Angeles, my folks have hit the road for their first true vacation in years. Dad’s a tennis umpire, so he’s usually officiating tournaments in enjoyable parts of the country, and in the best locations he brings along Mom, since the hotel room’s already paid for. This time, however,…
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Sins of a Solar Empire Publisher Produces Free Vuvuzela-Buster
We’re two weeks into the World Cup and the obnoxious drone of the vuvuzela hasn’t abated. Fear not, Stardock, which published Sins of a Solar Empire, made a free app that strips the horn’s noise from streaming broadcasts. World Cup fans have no doubt seen other vuvuzela filters and how-tos for driving down the range…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Is This the 3DS? Edition Winners
Putting the Nintendo 3DS’ rumored design to a vote makes for somewhat anticlimactic results a week later, since Tuesday we learned what it actually looks and plays like. But let’s turn back the clock to Sunday, when we didn’t. There were some serious entries that got commenter raves, and they’ve been recognized here. tsozikds merged…
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Get Blitzed with Monday Night Combat
Monday Night Combat, the class-based shooter coming soon from Uber Entertainment, is one of the “Summer of Arcade” titles releasing over five weeks beginning in July. Here is the game’s E3 trailer and some new screens detailing its Blitz mode. According to Uber, Blitz mode will face players with various challenges to protect their Money…
By Owen Good