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If Cut God of War III Ending Returns as DLC, It ‘Would be Free’
We’ve heard that God of War III had a pretty involved postscript that had to be trimmed from the game. The game’s director explained why to Kotaku Talk Radio, but said if it does come back, it’ll be free. Speaking somewhat generically to avoid spoilers, Stig Asmussen said the game originally called for so many…
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The Difference Between Scary and Horror
I have a fear of horror films, and by extension horror games. I’m just too attenuated to suspense and having the hell scared out of me. But what I’m really experiencing, argues one writer, is just that: scary, not horror. Craig Lager, at Gaming Daily, points out the real differences in the two themes in…
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Three Sony Devs Switch Over to Valve — Three Years Ago [Corrected]
A story out there that three former top employees at Naughty Dog have joined Valve is true. It’s also three years old. The site PlayStation Lifestyle put up the item yesterday. Kotaku linked over to it earlier this morning. A quick check of their LinkedIn CVs notes these guys all joined Valve between 2006 and…
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Microsoft Seeks to Patent the DLC Upsell
A recent patent application describes a process in which an Xbox Live gamer, invited to a multiplayer session, but missing a critical piece to play (a map, a track, whatever), is offered and may buy it without dropping the invitation. There probably is something patentable in the technology that manages such an online state, which…
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Kotaku Off-Topic: Butt Drugs and Dudu Chili
Yeah, a headline like that, you wanna know what’s inside, not what pointless thing happened to me at a stoplight yesterday. Although I did see a green-and-gold Oakland A’s Lincoln Town Car yesterday and it was so awesome I wept. As our friends at Deadspin pointed out earlier this week, the 2010 Name of the…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Hard Times Edition Winners
This past week we took stock of the terrible economy and pondered all the horrible side gigs, endorsements and moonlighting jobs video game characters have been forced to accept just to put bread on the table. 2c-b had the best of the quick-and-dirty sign swaps, because putting methadone with Mario is on-its-face funny. Patient, lots…
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2K Sports Finishes Multiplayer Fix Patch
The patch that presumably will solve MLB 2K10’s connectivity problems in online multiplayer has been finished and submitted for certification on the Xbox 360, meaning the fix should be arriving shortly. There are no details on what the patch will entail but a multiplayer fix has got to be among them. I can suggest a…
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Modern Warfare 2’s “Stimulus Package” Brings Back Two Classic Maps
An early listing of the Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” on the Xbox Live Marketplace web site reveals it is comprised of five maps, two of them old favorites from the first Modern Warfare The Stimulus Package isn’t due out until March 30 on the Xbox 360 (dates for the PC and PS3 versions are…
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What Comes After Dirt 2? Dirt 3, Of Course
After following up Dirt with Dirt 2 last year, the studio behind the rally racer confirms that it’s working on a Dirt 3 Gavin Cheshire, the vice president of Codemasters Studios, told Edge magazine that the U.K. publisher is indeed working on a sequel. Characterizing Dirt as a reboot (of the Colin McRae Rally series)…
By Owen Good