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Avatar: The Game Goes Its Own Way On Wii

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game is getting noticeably different treatment on the Wii, courtesy of publisher and developer Ubisoft. Like the Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 versions you’ll play as the alien Na’vi. But you won’t play the humans. Avatar for the Wii puts you in the role of a Na’vi warrior, meaning a…

Mad Catz Reveals Extensive Modern Warfare 2 Lineup

When Mad Catz announced a partnership with Activision to develop Modern Warfare 2 accessories, we expected a couple of branded controllers and maybe a console skin or two. They had a bit more in mind. Yes, there will be console skins and branded controllers from Mad Catz, but that’s just a small selection of the…

Eight New Maps For Red Faction: Guerrilla

THQ follows up the success of its single player Demons of the Badlands DLC with a multiplayer pack next month, delivering two new modes and eight new maps to extend the Martian conflict. The Red Faction Guerrilla Multiplayer Pack, due out on September 17th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, introduces players to the…

Spread Your Aion Wings In Guild Wars

NCsoft is spreading Aion’s wings into one of its other popular MMO titles, with a special promotion that will make the pretty people of Guild Wars that much prettier. Players who purchase copies of the Aion Collector’s Edition or a first run Aion Steelbook Edition will be treated to a code that unlocks a special…

Rage Will Be Stuffed With 12s

There will be 12s in Rage, I was told recently. This was mentioned by an id Software developer as I tried to gather facts about id Software’s next game. 12s? Oh, yes. 12s. I learned about this key Rage feature a couple of weeks ago in Texas, as I was wrapping up a chat with…

Best Buy Offering Free Games To Prevent PS3 Slim Trade-Ins

With the Playstation 3 Slim starting to show up at Best Buys around the country, the national retailer has kicked off a plan to try and cut down on the number of people returning a recent PS3 for the newer PS3 Slim, sources tell Kotaku. An internal memo, verified independently by a number of employees…

Mass Effect’s Pinnacle Station Is Online

Delivery was indeed imminent, as the new Pinnacle Station downloadable content for Mass Effect makes its way onto Xbox Live. The Pinnacle Station DLC has had an interesting sort of announcement history, at one point teased as the announcement of an announcement that would never actually come. Well announcement be damned, the DLC is now…

Best Buy Ad Also Confirms 360 Price Drops

We’ve been getting a lot of snapshots of Xbox 360 price drop ads lately, and of course there’s also the truism that all Microsoft rumors are real. But I guess it helps to add Best Buy to Wal-Mart and Meijer‘s upcoming ads showing a price drop for the Xbox 360 Elite and Pro. According to…

Where Are The Official Diablo III Rainbow Unicorn Shirts?

During last year’s BlizzCon, Jay Wilson was sporting the most glorious Diablo III t-shirt ever created, hinting that strong demand could lead to a public release. What happened? It’s nearly a year later, and Diablo III game director Jay Wilson is now sporting a rather fetching bit of beardage, but the legendary shirt is nowhere…

Bakugan Hands-On: Adding A New Spin to Pokemon

Part-transforming marble, part Pokemon card game, Bakugan has taken the world’s children by storm over the past year. But how can you turn something so reliant on transforming toys into a successful video game? Developer NOW Production’s answer is to carefully capture the look and action of marble play, and spring-loaded toys in the game…

These Saboteur Screens Snuck Out Of Germany

Sean Devlin is one sneaky man, making it deep into the heart of enemy territory for Gamescom in Germany and then sneaking out again with only these screenshots as evidence that he was ever there. That shot of Sean in his race car is probably the most color I’ve seen in any one screenshot for…

Keeping Things Fresh In The StarCraft II Expansions

With StarCraft II’s single player experience spread across three titles, how is Blizzard going to keep things fresh? Sam “Samwise” Didier answers the question with hatchet wounds while dodging the fierce enemy UI. The art director for StarCraft II when he isn’t belting out vocals for Blizzard’s house band, The Artists Formerly known as Level…

R.U.S.E.: Playing the Subterfuge Card in Normandy

R.U.S.E., Ubisoft’s upcoming real-time strategy title, is a satisfying combination of trickery and tactics, though it may feel a bit light for hardcore fans of the genre. Ubisoft had their tactical title set up in a backroom of Cologne’s Gamescom last week, giving press a chance to go hands on with the title. I played…

Lumines To Shine On The iPhone

Trips to the restroom will increase exponentially in length next month, as Q Entertainment brings the musical puzzler Lumines to Apple’s iPhone. The news comes by way of 1UP, as verified by Q Entertainment producer James Mielke’s Twitter page. The iPhone release will include brand new skins and music, distancing it a little from the…

Transformers DLC: Let The Slaughter Begin

The launch trailer for the new maps and characters in the first wave of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen downloadable content gives an old bot fan happy little chills. I actually watched the second Transformers movie last night for the first time, and I have to say…wow. The game is definitely better than the film,…

Uncharted 2: Hands On With Single-Player Stealth

Uncharted’s Nathan Drake never really struck me as the type to sneak around when he’s got a gun handy, but his personal style of stealth in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a surprisingly good fit. Gamescom had Naughty Dog’s upcoming shooter available for play on the show floor, given gamers a first taste of what…

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Look! The Sunflower Did Not Die.

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Back From Germany When summer vacation began, Mini-Bash was given a sunflower by his teacher. His homework: Don’t let the thing die. Well, summer vacation is about over, and the sunflower is not dead. Mini-Bash successfully got the flower to bloom. He watered it every morning and even talked to…

Charting The Growth Of Nintendo’s Hardware Sales

It’s hard to imagine now, but if you can remember back to 2004, you’ll remember that Nintendo were a joke. Dead last in the console market, a boy struggling to compete in a man’s market. My, how things have changed. Following the release of first the DS, and then the Wii, Nintendo are clearly the…

Wii Sports Resort Sells A Million in America, Ditto for Europe

Not only has Wii Sports Resort broken the million mark in Japan, but it’s also done the same in both the United States and Europe. People love their Wii Sports Resort. Not only has the game sold a million copies, but the Wii MotionPlus add-on has racked up a total of two million in sales…