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Pip-Berry 3000
This is where BlackBerry’s got it over Apple – user defined homescreens. A modder skinned up a Pip-Boy theme for the device, which actually functions – as opposed to the for-show-only iPod Touch mod. If you have a BlackBerry, you can pick this up over at Crackberry. It comes in green and blue, and the…
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Prank Rated A for Blood, Comic Mischief, Cop Involvement
Cops at an Atlanta shopping center recently found a box of clothes covered in fake blood – and “Grand Theft Auto in China” promo material. A GameStop employee contacted Kotaku to claim responsibility. First, the story: According to Creative Loafing Atlanta’s bizarre cop report roundup, a woman at the Chastain Square Shopping Center went to…
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Looks Like Beatles Rock Band Footage From Here … [Update]
At 1:30 or so of this clip, what looks like footage from The Beatles: Rock Band goes up on the screen behind Sir Paul McCartney, performing at Coachella on Friday. The clip is 9 minutes long, but of the ones circulating out there, it offers the longest and clearest look at Rock Band’s animations. Which…
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Woot: Get A 20GB 360 For $139.99
Shopping deals website Woot just posted one hell of a deal on a refurbished Xbox 360 that will probably disappear by the time you read this, but still. It’s 2:30 AM on the East Coast, and Woot has recently updated with a refurbished Xbox 360 Pro system with a 20GB hard drive for the ridiculously…
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Well, That’s One Way to Sell a Super Nintendo
Etsy is an excellent place to find video game themed crafts, but it doesn’t look like this seller put much work into the “Super Nintendo Necklace.” He’s hoping you won’t notice. You probably don’t. The necklace costs $25 seller, who maintains the classic Nintendo blog “The 72 Pin” handmade this from the following materials: •…
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India’s First Game Gets India’s First Game Controversy
Never mind that Hanuman: Boy Warrior – billed as the first console game developed entirely in India – is a crappy game. It’s controversial! Well, to an American Hindu, anyway. I am not a Hindu scholar by any stretch. But a quick check reveals that Hanuman is one of the more important figures in Hinduism…
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Going the Distance with Pacquiao, Hatton in Fight Night
Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao’s bout on May 2 will be the megafight for 2009; EA Sports gives a preview of sorts in these two trailers for Fight Night Round 4. And maybe it’s just me, but those blows don’t look as bone-jarring as the punches from Fight Night Round 3. They seem to land…
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Claim: In-Game Ads ‘Fit’ in Games, are Effective
IGA Worldwide‘s in the business of in-game advertising, of course, and the figures it cites are its own. But according to their research, gamers respond to ads a lot more favorably than some would believe. Their claims, from a promo video IGA recently released • 90 percent of gamers recalled the brands they had seen…
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Norway Gives Us Mafia II Gameplay Footage
This comes across the pond from Norway so, be prepared for lots of “laster” (I guess that’s “buffering”). Settle in and enjoy four minutes of Mafia II gameplay and cutscenes. You can get a feel for the cover system and the gunplay, and the first-rate visuals – especially that destroyed office interior. Mafia PC was…
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Thompson’s Final Pleading Most Likely Heard
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court considered ex-lawyer-mans Jack Thompson‘s request to help him get back to current lawyer-mans land. It’s not expected to get very far. Keep in mind, what the Supreme Court considered yesterday was not Thompson’s case, but simply his request that they hear his case to overturn the “enhanced disbarment” the Florida…
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Weekend Coupons: Git Yer Hero
Inducements and enticements for Guitar Hero’s full kit and two band-specific versions headline this weekend’s roundup. On with the deals! • If the dancing A-list celebs in their underwear didn’t get you, Walmart is hoping a bigtime rollback will. Guitar Hero: World Tour’s full band kit bundle is $100 ($99.74, actually). That went into effect…
By Owen Good -
What Would You Show to Someone Who’s Never Seen a Game?
As some of you know, I’m living with my grandfather for the near term, because he’s 86 and needs some assistance, and the companionship’s good for him. But he keeps asking me about video games. This past week our lunch and dinner conversations centered on video games, because one naturally talks about work, and this…
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Violence Debate Still Fixated on Knee-Jerk Issues
Two days from the 10th anniversary of Columbine, Salon’s David Sirota writes that “our national discussion about violence hasn’t yet matured past gun control and video games.” Ten years after the tragedy, Sirota says the United States’ debate on violence remains rooted in easy scapegoats because the country as a whole doesn’t want to take…
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Learn More About BioShock 2 — Safely
Well, when it comes to exclusives, 2K Marin is putting out. Last week they gave it up for Gametrailers, this week they invited Gamespot up for some coffee and chat about BioShock 2. This of course carries a bigtime spoiler alert, so, you been warned. Visit the write-up at your curiosity’s peril. Or you can…
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Kotaku Originals: Number Crunch
It was numbers week in Kotakopolis, which means things like NPD and E74 (“It’s 71 better than E3!”). Also 2009, as Fahey looked at the year that was yet to be in gaming. Beatles: Rock Band also made a splash, and now that Circuit City is liquidated and has nothing left to sell, the Xbox…
By Owen Good