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Activision Files Trademark for ‘Drum Hero’ — Didn’t This Happen Already?
I know, I know. I could have sworn “Drum Hero” was filed ages ago, with “Guitar Villain” and other sassy trademarks. But apparently, Activision got around to applying for the mark on Oct. 30. The application’s just been filed; it hasn’t been assigned to an examiner yet. Standard trademark filing, covering “Drum Hero” for use…
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Week in Games: Modern Fargin’ Warfare
Infinity Ward’s highly anticipated, early contender for game of the year, is the 700-pound Samsonite gorilla sitting on this week. It rolls out Tuesday on the consoles and PC, with versions also on DS and Wii. But don’t overlook these names and games: Final Fantasy XI: Ultimate Collection on Xbox 360; Excitebike: World Rally and…
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Kotaku’s Top 5 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. • 13 New Xbox Achievements Aimed to Make You Feel Bad About Yourself [Hardcasual] This satire piece cuts a little close to home. If these…
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And Now … the ‘NEStickle’
Reader Osama D’s French friend built him this fighting stick out of a Nintendo Entertainment System, before leaving for his home country for good. You know, when I say goodbye to folks, I usually just buy a card or something. Osama calls it The NEStickle (not to be confused with the NES emulator) because, well,…
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Our Modern Warfare 2 Open Thread Also Breaks the Street Date
For whatever reasons, several GameStops in the northeastern U.S. broke Modern Warfare 2’s Nov. 10 street date and began selling it early this weekend. So that gives a head-start to matchmaking, braggin’ rights and raving about the game. So if you’ve managed to get a copy of the game early – we doubt GameStop or…
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Saturday Night Fight Gives a First Glimpse of EA Sports MMA
Anyone watch Strikeforce last night? See, to me, that means these guys, but to y’all it means mixed martial arts, and EA Sports MMA ran a trailer/ad during last night’s event, showing a solid minute of gameplay. This video is an extended version of the ad. Brett Rogers and Fedor Emelianenko beat on each other…
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Assassin’s Creed Novel Coming Later This Month
Play.tm reports that Ubisoft has confirmed an Assassin’s Creed novelization from the publisher Penguin will be released later this month. The novel is titled “Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance,” and is written by Oliver Bowden. I couldn’t find a book description on either Amazon or Tower Books, but Play.tm says it will be an expansion of Ezio’s…
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Northeast U.S. GameStops Selling Modern Warfare 2 Early – Updated
GameStops in Northeastern states such as New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio are selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 early, with one store claiming special dispensation from Activision due to street-breaking mom-and-pop stores. Here in Atlanta we still have to wait until Monday’s midnight launch to pick up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, but…
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Fils-Aime: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Will Outsell MW2 — with One Stipulation
That stipulation is, it’ll beat either the 360 or the PS3 versions of the game, but not both, the Nintendo boss Reggie FIls-Aime told Gametrailers TV. Still, that’s a hell of a Pepsi challenge. Granted, New Super Mario Bros. Wii only releases on a single platform. Modern Warfare 2 is still expected to be an…
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Unraveled Anagram Points to FFXIII Announcement Friday
A message posted to Square-Enix’s official Final Fantasy XIII site on Friday indicates, after not too much work, that some news is forthcoming on Friday. The news post dated Friday – no link, nothing further – said simply: “A puzzle for FINAL FANTASY XIII fans! Solve this anagram to find out what lies ahead: A…
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This Is Not Lego G. Gordon Liddy; it’s ‘Enemy Mechanic’
Here are the 15 characters you can play once Lego Indiana Jones 2 releases on Nov. 17. Many are “Hey-it’s-that-guy” recognizable, if not by their names, then at least as minifig Watergate conspirators. I kid. That guy to the left is “Enemy Mechanic,” aka the Von Kaiser/Bald Bull hybrid who duked it out with Indy…
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BioWare Releases Dragon Age Campaign, Cutscene Toolset
Not even a week after its release does Dragon Age: Origins put out its official Toolset for download, allowing PC users to assemble battles, campaigns, and lip-synched cut scenes to share with the game’s community. BioWare just launched the Toolset page, touting the ability to “create new adventure,” “stage massive battles” and of course, “be…
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Bleszinski: Borderlands is Diablo for a New Generation
Continuing today’s theme of “Devs Commenting on Other Devs,” here, for a change, is Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski weighing in with something polite about Borderlands. Many have made the comparison of Gearbox’s Borderlands to Diablo. Cliffy B certifies it with this unsolicited Tweet: “Borderlands, I adore you. You’re Diablo for a generation raised on first person…
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Gearbox Boss: Valve is Behaving Like Fanboys
While not directly addressing Chet Faliszek’s slap at PlayStation 3, the Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford – no stranger to stirring s—t with Valve – has taken a poke at the Left 4 Dead developer’s posture toward Sony. Pitchford, speaking to Official PlayStation Magazine, called Valve’s posture toward Sony – specifically as expressed by Doug Lombardi…
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Sega Giving Out Early Access to Bayonetta 360 Demo
No, it’s not some preorder bonus. But quantities are limited. Sega’s offering 40,000 codes to play the Bayonetta demo early on Xbox 360, but you have to be a registered Sega Pass member to be eligible. Here’s the deal – once you register (free) for a Sega Pass, go back to this site on Nov.…
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Saturday Timewaster: Bloktonik
Tipster BulletProof found this Tetrisesque block puzzle with an entrancing soundtrack and passes it along. But more curiously, “Bloktonik” seems to be in development for WiiWare (and for mobile), with a release date TBA. I found Bloktonik to be pretty tough the first half-a-dozen times I played – on the easy setting. Different color blocks…
By Owen Good