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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)…
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Medal of Honor Trailer: A Breakfast of Rehashed Grit
Something tells me that most every Medal of Honor trailer between now and its release is going to feature the kicking-the-booby-trapped-torture-victim-out-the-window sequence. It’s compelling, sure, but not after seeing it the second time. That is just a small component of this two-minute video, which Totilo mentioned would go live this week in an earlier writeup…
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Overcoming a New Fear of Old Failures … and Vice Versa
This is heresy to the cults of both sports and video gaming, but I’d really rather gnaw off my fingers at the first knuckle than play a human in either. This goes back a long ways, longer in real sports than in the computer, of course. On an organized level, my sole team sport has…
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Wait a Minute, $200 — for a Faceplate?
Two years ago, Xbox Live gave away 72 limited edition Xbox 360 faceplates with a Need For Speed: ProStreet design. Some guy decided to get rid of his on eBay and has found it commands a price above $200. The seller, out of Queens, N.Y., billed it as an “extremely rare” collectible but listed it…
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Electronic Arts Cuts Ties With In-Game Ad Brokers
Apparently tired of giving space to “Knobby Tires” and “Synthetic” on its virtual stadium walls, Electronic Arts is dropping its two in-game advertising partners and moving that sales operation in-house, beginning with Madden NFL 11 EA, according to the digital marketing site ClickZ, will end its partnerships with IGA Worldwide and Massive Inc., after their…
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Weekend Coupons: High-Value Targets
Lots of hardware deals highlight the roundup, but don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten the games that make them go. Weekend Coupons happens … NOW. Hardware • Quick reminder, that Xbox 360 Elite bundle, which delivers Forza Motorsport 3 and Halo 3: ODST for $299.99, went live at Amazon this week and is still selling. [Amazon]…
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The Return of NBA Jam, in All Its Catchphrase Glory
Here’s the launch trailer for the Wii re-boot of the arcade and early console classic NBA Jam. All your favorites return, and by that I don’t mean Raiden or Bill Clinton, but “Boom Shaka-Laka,” “He’s On Fire,” and “Kaboom!” Remember last week when I said, “If any sports game is capable of selling a console…
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Kotaku Originals: Gee, Didya See?
Game Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco was a power plant of news this week, introducing us to the PlayStation Move. We still found time to review God of War III and report on Steam’s arrival on the Mac. By no means does this week exhaust our GDC reportage. We’ll have much more on the…
By Owen Good