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Weekend Coupons: Console Yourself, Shopper
Retailers are trying to move more than games, they’re discounting hardware, too. If you’re so gauche that you’re gonna buy a console when you should be thinking of others – I say right on, you’ve come to the right place. Hardware • Wii. $15 off. Get it through Dell. Not much that needs to be…
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Kotaku Originals; I Like This Aussie’s Tabasco
Crecente went on vacation; Totilo talked with Electronic Arts’ top man, but let’s not forget Luke’s eloquent and comprehensive breakdown of Australia’s games classification, and the political climate influencing it, in the roster of this week’s biggest stories. Kotaku Talk Radio Australia Hey, Stop Blaming The Australian Government/People For “Banning” Games Aliens vs Predator “Banned”…
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Modern Warfare 2’s Army is 26,000 Times Larger Than Sparta’s
Activision sent out a news release today touting the Modern Warfare 2 installation base – 8 million strong and growing – as larger than most real world armies. Indeed it is. How does it compare to history? Acti says the 8 million highly irregular, untrained MW2 fighters outclass: • The active-duty forces across all 28…
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Pot, Video Games, Child Care: Which One Is Not Like the Other?
A Florida father is looking at a long and uncomfortable tour of the justice system after getting high, gaming all night, and then falling asleep on his 7-month-old daughter, suffocating her in the process. Cops in Sunrise, Fla. say the the father, Emanuel Lawrence, 30, was responsible for looking after the girl while her mother…
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Latest Madden Patch Pays Tribute to Slain QB
The second patch for EA Sports‘ Madden NFL 10 adds the tribute helmet sticker Tennessee is wearing for Steve McNair, murdered in the offseason by his deranged mistress. Philadelphia defensive coordinator Jim Johnson also gets the memorial treatment. Those are the cosmetic changes to the game. Many others are included with the next patch, which…
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High School Musical Star Gets His Sims On (For Charity)
Corbin Bleu, a.k.a. High School Musical‘s Chad Danforth, at a Starlight Hospital Happening Event at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Los Angeles. The event brings in entertainers like Bleu and entertainment like The Sims 3 to cheer up sick kids. Seen any other stars doing game-related charity this year? Send us some pics!
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Child’s Play Raises More than $1M for the Year
With the all-important holiday month still to come, Child’s Play, the charity donating video games and toys to children’s hospitals worldwide, has tallied more than $1 million in donations this year. It hopes to eclipse $1.4 million by year’s end. The figure is especially encouraging in light of the crap economy in the U.S. Child’s…
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Mass Effect 2 Will Be Incredibly Emotionally Engaging
During a recent conference call about Mass Effect 2, BioWare CEO Dr. Ray Muzyka stressed the importance of emotional engagement in the game by mentioning the phrase “emotionally engaging” over and over again. The conference call was an odd one. Instead of asking questions directly, we either submitted them ahead of time or delivered them…
By Mike Fahey