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It’s Looking Like a Digital-Only Disappearance for NBA Live
The rumor went around shortly after everyone got back from E3. I took a phone call from a person within the industry who knew I’d been down to EA Sports’ Tiburon studio to see NBA Live. They asked if I thought it was going to be a digital-only release. “What? No. That’s … dumb,” I…
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The Week in Games: Take the Day Off
There are no major retail releases in North America this week as the United States celebrates Labor Day. Downloadable content instead highlights the Week in Games. Tuesday • The Sims 3 Supernatural (PC) • Battlefield 3: Armored Kill (PSN) • ZEN Pinball 2 (PSN, PS Vita) • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim —Hearthfire (XBLA) •…
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UncategorizedPortal 2‘s Writers Originally Planned for Chell to Marry a Turret
Even for a game known for some really bent comic themes and recurring gags, this concept is way the hell out there, but Portal 2 was originally going to see Chell, the protagonist, get married to a turret. Erik Wolpaw, one of the writers, revealed the idea at a panel at PAX yesterday. Wolpaw said…
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Uncategorized‘Grifball’ is Officially Added to Halo 4‘s Multiplayer
“Grifball,” the insane, deadly multiplayer sport Rooster Teeth created for Halo, will be featured as one of the main multiplayer modes in Halo 4, 343 Industries said yesterday at PAX 2012. GrifballHub.com supplies that video of its PAX demo. In the mod, opposing teams hustle a “grifball” back and forth on the map attempting to…
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GaymerCon is Fully Funded—and Then Some—for a 2013 Meeting
GaymerCon, an effort to convene the “first gaming and geek lifestyle convention with a focus on LGBT culture,” drew backing and support from the likes of Xbox Live, Penny Arcade, and even the Sniper from Team Fortress 2, beat its funding target by a mile after its Kickstarter closed on Friday. Organizers set $25,000 as…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Art Restoration
A couple weeks back, some old lady in Spain attempted to “restore” a peeling fresco and ended up turning Jesus into, quite ironically, a caveman. As the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest is the highway to hell upon which all good intentions are paved, we’re gonna take it upon ourselves to fix some classics this week. This…
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UncategorizedRelax, They’re Not Really Turning Final Fantasy Type-0 Into a Dating Sim
At Final Fantasy‘s 25th Anniversary event yesterday in Japan, Square Enix thought it’d pull a fast one on the audience, putting Final Fantasy Type-0 director Hajime Tabata up to revealing the concept for something called “Tokimeki Final Fantasy: Suzaku Magic Institution Peristylium: Oh no! I’m in Love With the Crystal’s Divine Guardian.” Aka a dating…
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Sunday Comics: Roll a Joint
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Aug. 28.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Aug. 27.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Assassin’s Cross-Breed: The Winners
Mixed messages in Madden‘s marketing copy gave rise to last week’s ‘Shop Contest challenge, which asked everyone to mash up Assassin’s Creed with another video game. We’ve got the weekly winners inside, plus overall No. 1 Johnny Stanley inside! [Correction] An earlier edition of this story misattributed the winning entry. Johnny Stanley is this week’s…
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Do You Want a Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! Coffee Table Book? Of Course You Do.
Lots of Kickstarter video game projects come over the transom here every day, a lot of them wishful thinking. So it’s rare to see one that is both a great idea and eminently attainable, but that’s my gut feeling about a coffee table book celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! If you want…
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UncategorizedWatch Mass Effect‘s Geth Dance to Dance Central 3
If you’re at PAX Prime this weekend be sure to head over to Harmonix’s booth, where cosplayers dancing on stage is hilarious. You can also pick up some fancy slap watch bracelets that make me feel like I’m I’m elementary school again. Clarification: This is the character Legion, not a generic Geth.
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Console Gaming’s Oldest, Still-Standing Record Was Set 30 Years Ago Today [Corrected]
Many video game records are thought to be extremely difficult, if not theoretically impossible to beat. There’s one out there that may in fact be physically impossible to surpass. It’s the fastest time in Dragster, an Activision title by Pitfall! creator David Crane, and the mark was set 30 years ago today. [Correction] Video game…
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UncategorizedHere’s How to Throw a Hadouken—in Real Life
Babycastles, the video games arts collective, is back in New York, teaming with Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi to deliver interpretations of Mario Bros., Ms. Pac-Man and a Defender-style side-scrolling shooter. Here’s their latest concept, which brings hadoukens to real-life, sort of. Watch this video of “Throw Ball” and you’ll understand.
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