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Kotaku’s Top Five 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. •Top 10 Badass Video Game Aliens [Planet Xbox 360] The xenomorphs gain the top spot in a list inspired by their game’s release last Tuesday.…
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The iTunes App Store Declares War on Titillation
Apple has moved quite comprehensively to ban sex from its iTunes Application store, and while it does clear out some spam applications, some high-selling and even tame ones find themselves caught in the blast. TechCrunch has been following these developments since Thursday, when the creator of “Wobble iBoobs” got at notice that his app –…
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What’s On Deck For MLB 10 The Show
MLB 09 The Show was widely hailed as a best-in-class game, for the sports genre as well as baseball. But Sony’s San Diego Studio understood that even last year’s effort didn’t excuse them from improving on it this season. Players will find plenty of difference between last year’s game and MLB 10 The Show, which…
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Weekend Reader: Games, My Guardian Angel
It is hard to read of a young man, essentially homeless, spending Christmas alone in a games store and not feel a twinge of sadness. But it’s a memory more sweet than bitter to someone who considers games a lifesaver. Kreyg Dezgo is the editor of Hot Blooded Gaming and a friend of mine. We…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Worst Sonic & Sega Cameos Edition
This began Thursday, when I told McWhertor I’d heard that Alan Wake would be a playable character in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. He said my joke was so obviously terrible its only use was as a ‘Shop Contest premise. That’s where y’all come in. The game features Sega characters in addition to some platform…
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Police Seek Woman Who Seduced Teen via PlayStation Home
Cops in Oklahoma City are looking for a 43-year-old woman who they say met a 14-year-old boy in PlayStation Home and … yep, you can see where this is headed. Authorities say the woman, Annamay Alexander of Deltona, Fla. (It’s always Florida …) met this boy via Home and sent him some terms-of-use violating messages,…
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Kotaku Off-Topic: Obituary Edition
In upstate New York I worked with a guy who read the New York Times obituaries every day. “I learn more about the world in which we live by reading the obituaries rather than the news,” he told me. Inventor of the Easy Bake Oven dies – Ronald Howes Sr. taught a nation of ‘tweenage…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Conversation Hearts Edition Winners
Given that they’re all caps, heavily abbreviated and infused with slang, we figured the Conversation Hearts Valentine’s candy would be a natural medium for gamers used to text-chatting in the same way. And we figured right. Here are the 20 best ‘Shops from last week’s call for entries and with that, we can officially bust…
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Patent Filing Hints at DS Vibration Feedback Through Stylus
Rumors of a new DS make this kind of news a little juicier: Nintendo at the end of last month filed an addendum to a 2005 patent that describes a vibration feedback system, this time coming through the stylus. There’s a lot of “vibrating said vibrator in a vibration pattern”-type speak in the filing, spotted…
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Command & Conquer 4: No LAN or Dedicated Servers Either
I suppose at some point this will cease to be news, but the franchises that made LAN gaming great continue to turn their back on it, providing a long slow obituary for the service. Command & Conquer is the latest. Command & Conquer 4 will not only require a constant online connection, it’ll end support…
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The Zerg Overrun The Orkin Army
If you’re unlucky enough to not be in the StarCraft II Beta, or unwilling to pay $300 to get in, here’s a two minute clip showing what you’re missing – in this case, the Zerg clobbering some holier-than-thou Protoss ass. This is the latest GameTrailers video on the subject; five other gameplay videos were posted…
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Stargate Resistance Dev Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Stargate Resistance couldn’t ride to the rescue soon enough to save Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, which announced yesterday over its forums that it has sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company promises full continued support for the game, which released Feb. 10. In a statement, FireSky, the Cheyenne Mountain in-house studio behind Stargate Resistance, said the…
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Imaginary Triumphs: Sports As A Role-Playing Game
We stalk back to the visitor’s clubhouse, everyone suffused with silent disgust. In my big-league debut, family beaming from the stands, I scattered five hits and one run over eight innings. Behind that my teammates, the Washington Nationals, scored nothing. Their eyes follow me all the way up the Citi Field ramp. The tension is…
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Report: Online Sales Help Push Games To $64 Billion By 2013
A report by a market analysis firm expects video game revenues to hit $64.9 billion by the end of 2013. That would be a growth of 40 percent over what they were at the end of 2009. The report, Global Video Game Market Forecast, was written by Strategy Analytics and reported yesterday at Edge Online.…
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Scalpers Getting $300 For StarCraft II Beta Keys
Not that I’m sharing this in a run-go-get-it sense. But some enterprising key recipients have chosen not to participate in the StarCraft II beta. Some 49 keys are being auctioned on eBay right now, with bids reaching up to $305. Most of the keys are cards given out at BlizzCon 2008, which provide access to…
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Weekend Coupons: Magically Delicious
You know what I haven’t had in forever on Saturday morning? Lucky Charms. Mmmmm, frosted Lucky Charms. But we’ve had 52 straight Weekend Coupons, celebrating its one-year anniversary today. Hardware • Target’s ramped up a big “Tax Season Savings on Office Electronics” sale, and of course, who can’t do their taxes without an Xbox 360…
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Battlefield: Bad Company Demo — Over 3.5 Million Served
Electronic Arts is bragging that its Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo on PS3 and Xbox 360 has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times since its release last month. Yes, demo bragging is officially a trend now. Particularly as this is the second time EA has chosen to crow about its BFBC2 demo. Nine days…
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Kotaku Originals: To a Fair-Thee-Well
The endings or beginnings of four shows, festivals or fairs – DICE, Toy Fair, the upcoming IFG and the outgoing X10 – churned up a ton of coverage over this past week. We saved room for more, don’t worry. Kotaku’s DICE 2010 Coverage The Road to the Independent Games Festival Kotaku’s Toy Fair 2010 Coverage…
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