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The Lawyer-Mans Can’t Help a Gamer Out
A New York personal injury firm employs reverse psychology in this humorous TV spot, but it suggests that a power outrage forcing you to start over a level you were just about to beat doesn’t constitute pain and suffering. I wonder how law offices of Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman feel about the case of the…
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EA Sports Now Taking Nickname Suggestions for NCAA Football
Kotaku’s in-depth pursuit of how and why NCAA Football 10 recognizes weird created-team nicknames – like Fightin’ Planets, Ingots and Orange Psychos – created enough fan reaction that EA Sports is accepting new nickname submissions through an official forum thread. Since the publication of Saturday’s Stick Jockey, I know I’ve been swamped with queries regarding…
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BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk Has A Massive Effect On Kotaku Talk Radio
Our second studio episode of Kotaku Talk Radio is in the can! Listen now to hear one of Canada’s finest, BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk, discussing Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and beyond. Dr. Gregory P. Zeschuk kicks off this week’s episode of Kotaku Talk Radio by mocking Totilo’s winter wear, and it only gets better…
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Supreme Commander 2 Gets A Proper Trailer
Gas Powered Games‘ Supreme Commander 2 finally gets itself a proper trailer, with lovely CGI and bombastic music appropriate for a real-time strategy game of its stature. For a while there the only video we had of Supreme Commander 2 was the one that came out with the North American release date announcement, which featured…
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How Does World Of Warcraft Threaten The Porn Industry?
According to an article by The Daily Beast’s Richard Abowitz, online games like World of Warcraft are one of the top five reasons porn-for-profit is dying, and it all comes down to staying power. Most of the reasons presented in the article make perfect sense. Fans paying more for sex with porn stars than film…
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Speak-Up On Kotaku: 404 Errors, Campaigns, PC Cowboys, And Goodwill Towards Tony Hawk
This week in Speak-Up on Kotaku, our readers question the use of the word “campaign”, ponder BioWare’s 404 error, discover where Tony Hawk Ride games go to die, and head out on the dusty trail of PC gaming. Don’t like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About Speak-Up on Kotaku:…
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Getting Started With Global Agenda: A Visual Tour
Hi-Rez Studios’ massively-multiplayer shooter Global Agenda launches next month, so I’ve spent the past couple of days tooling about in the beta to see what’s what. Let’s take a tour, shall we? Recovering from a global disaster in the 22nd century, Earth has fallen under the rule of the tyrannical Commonwealth. As advanced technology opens…
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Persona 3 Gets Even Better On The PSP
Atlus sends more Persona love to the PSP, announcing Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable for July release in North America, complete with dozens of hours of additional gameplay and a new player-controlled female protagonist. Porting Persona 3, one of the highest-rated role-playing games of all time, to the PSP, would have been enough for…
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Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack 2 On Sale Next Month
Remember the three exclusive Halo 3 multiplayer maps included in Halo 3: ODST? They’re finally going up for sale on Xbox Live next month as the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack 2. Perhaps one of the biggest reasons for Halo fans to pick up ODST was the three exclusive multiplayer maps, Citadel, Longshore, and Heretic.…
By Mike Fahey
