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‘Nine Games That Went Too Far’ Doesn’t Go Very Far Itself
Surprise, surprise. Of nine “games that went too far” named on a network news website, which is the only one gamers have actually, you know, played? Hint: It rhymes with “Schmand Schmeft Schmauto IV.” Here’s the list, truly representative of the worst of the worst that everyone is playing, compiled by ABC News in a…
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NFL Retirees, Union Finally Settle Madden Licensing Lawsuit
Saying it wanted to patch things up with its increasingly embittered and estranged retirees, the NFL Players’ Association dropped its appeal of a multimillion-dollar judgment related to former players’ uncompensated appearance in EA’s Madden series. The NFLPA will agree to pay $24 million to the plaintiffs and drop its appeal of the $26 million judgment…
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Scribble Off the Keyboard Cat
This can-you-stump Scribblenauts game is getting even more absurd. Einstein? Got him. The Kraken? Of course. We were even told they put Crecente in but cut him at the last minute. Still, Keyboard Cat remains. Because this entire game is a nonsequitur, it needs an establishing sentence. In Scribblenauts (for the DS), you’re given a…
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German Pols Push to Ban Development of Violent Games
Germany’s latest demagogue tantrum against “killerspiele” – violent video games – could be shrugged off as hot air, except for the fact it would ban even their development. So Germany-based Crytek would have to move. The interior ministers of Germany’s 16 states have unanimously asked the German legislature to ban outright the distribution, sale, and…
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Hacked Ms. Pac-Man ROM Wins Hand in Marriage
There seems to be no end to the ways gamers propose to their brides. A North Carolina man successfully popped the Q with using a hacked Ms. Pac-Man ROM and a modded cocktail table cabinet. This came from Kotaku reader Daniel, who is friends with Chad H., a librarian at the U. of North Carolina.…
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Billy Mitchell Denies and Denounces Taunting Tweets
Some unsportsmanlike tweets attributed to Billy Mitchell are 100 percent fake, says the Donkey Kong world record holder. G4TV has reported that Mitchell, via Twitter, taunted rival Steve Wiebe after his unsuccessful attempts this past week to claim the Donkey Kong world mark that Mitchell holds. “The day after #Wiebe could not pull it off…
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L4D Sequel Met with Much More than Indifference
Whatever your view is of internet boycotts, Left 4 Dead might be the first critically acclaimed franchise whose announcement of a sequel was answered by nearly 10,000 fans pledging not to buy it. Since the game was unveiled June 1 at E3, a Steam group called L4D Boycott (NO-L4D2) has assembled 9,742 members as of…
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Miyamoto Laughs (Kinda) at Other Motion Control Projects
Considering both of Nintendo’s rivals announced motion-control projects, one wonders what Shigeru Miyamoto’s reaction would be. The BBC asked if Ninty was “in danger of getting left behind by the competition.” Laughter has no translation, but if Shiggy’s did, it might be “The f—k you talking about …?” Click to view Go up to 3:50…
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Activision CEO Unhappy No Console Price Chop Announced
Bobby Kotick, the Activision CEO, says that in these hard times the console makers should all do their part and lop a hundy off the retail price of the current generation rigs, so gamers can buy more full-price sequels. Speaking to Bloomberg news, Kotick said he was “disappointed not to see any sort of aggressive…
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Kotaku Originals: But Wait, There’s More!
E3 week delivered a deluge of stories, previews, impressions, hands-on, live blogs and well, just coverage, but that doesn’t mean the flood stops here. Let’s recap a mammoth news week – more than 250 posts on E3, nearly 100 of them classified grade-A originals – but remember much more is on the way. Probably another…
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