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Kotaku Off-Topic: Push, Pull or Tow
Mom and Dad got rid of their sedan this weekend, getting $5,000 value for something with 185,000 miles on the odometer. If the dealership charged back the cost of vacuuming up the doghair, they would have lost money. Did I mention it was a BMW? Hardly a farm vehicle, but in our household, everything pulled…
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A Minimalist Perspective on Street Fighter‘s Characters
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, but three is a trend in design. Kode Logic joins the minimalist movement in video game design with this five-poster tribute to the iconic cast members of Street Fighter Ryu and Ken were featured in this roundup of minimalist faces late last year; the franchise didn’t make it into…
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Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Goes to The Lab for New Playlists
Next weekend, that is. Naughty Dog, the game’s makers, will roll out a playlist called “The Lab” featuring some tinkered and tweaked gameplay variations but, more importantly, you earn double cash during the first run. The studio wants your feedback on the playlists and the settings, setting aside new threads on the community forum to…
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Judge Approves Midway Liquidation Plan
Formerly a household name in video games, the bankrupted publisher will end up paying creditors between 16 and 25 percent of what they were owed, under a plan approved by a Delaware judge on Friday. Midway was long gone before Friday’s judgment, its assets bought up by Warner Bros. Entertainment last year in a transaction…
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Alan Wake‘s Second Episode is “The Writer”?
A peek through the downloadable content menu in Alan Wake reveals a listing for the game’s second, as yet unannounced episode, “The Writer.” “Our second downloadable content pack, ‘The Writer,’ finds Wake in strange circumstances; now fully aware of the thing that opposes him, he must survive one increasingly nightmarish situation after another.” The chapter…
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Jesus is My Co-Pilot in ModNation Racers
ModNation Racers was pitched as a kind of kart-racer meets LittleBigPlanet, so half the fun is in the character customizations. These homages to Spider-Man, David Hasselhoff and The Bride from Kill Bill show how deep the creation engine runs. Bitmob found two dozen of them. I won’t lift but a few – you really should…
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His Name’s Gus Johnson, and He Gets Fans
“Gus,” I say, “tell me how you feel about the term ‘apeshit.'” “Well, I don’t know man,” Gus Johnson, the new voice of Madden NFL says with a taken-aback laugh. “I mean, I didn’t say that word, did I?” No, he didn’t, although the reply is a little revealing – maybe he’s thinking he got…
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Box Scores: Pride Goeth Before the Lions
Cowboys fans have no shortage of pride in their team. Confidence, different story. Chewblaha faced a guy who demanded his opponent pick the Lions. He took the challenge and took him down with “the greatest 63-yard drive in Madden history.” Editor’s Note: Welcome to Box Scores, a new feature for our sports gaming crowd. Here…
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A Year Later, Germany’s Push for Violent Games Ban Collapses
Last summer, as Germany grappled with a shooting spree linked to video games, state officials demanded the German government enact a comprehensive ban on violent games. A year later the government has refused, choosing to implement ratings education measures instead. Apparently, a petition that gathered more than 70,000 signatures helped influence the federal government’s decision.…
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Trump Hotels Hawk Training Sessions on Wii Fit
For $90, you could buy Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board and use it forever in your own home. Or you could play it for 55 minutes with a personal trainer at one of Donald Trump’s hotels. Jimmy Kimmel, of all people, found the “Wii Sports Package” at a Trump hotel (he didn’t say…
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Xbox Live Unlikely to Approve Vagina Adventure Game
Micro-marines in condom helmets tromping through a landscape of pubic hair will not be part of your Xbox 360 experience, according to a Microsoft statement on Privates, a title being developed for the PC and Xbox Live Arcade. Zombie Cow, the studio, uh, behind Privates says the game may be irreverent in tone, it was…
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Weekend Coupons: I’m a Deal Farmer, MFer!
I know Speedman got everyone convinced we out here making Planet of the Apes on YouTube or some shit, but I don’t buy it. But I do buy video games. And if you do too, check the coupons below: Hardware • The Xbox 360 120GB Elite Spring 2010 Bundle, which comes with Forza Motorsport and…
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The Week in Review: The $10 Solution
This week Ubisoft, publisher of Assassin’s Creed and other top franchises, indicated it would join the trend of locking games content behind a one-use code. Perhaps it was music to investors’ ears, but it struck a harsher tone with gamers. A top Ubi executive specifically invoked Electronic Arts’ so-called “Project Ten Dollar” when analysts asked…
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PETA Sends Me Vegan Chocolates For Not Kicking My Cats
A week and a half ago I jokingly commented in a story about Mafia Wars and PETA that “I’d kick one of my cats for a box of vegan chocolates.” Apparently it’s not kicking your cats that scores you loot. I’ve posted a lot of PETA stories over the past couple of years, and they…
By Mike Fahey
