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My Response To Roger Ebert, Video Game Skeptic
#republished The game developer whose recent talk about video games and art was critiqued by Roger Ebert is ready to move on, but first, Kellee Santiago, president of Flower-maker ThatGameCompany has an ar...
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Apr 20 2010 00:00 GMT in Gaming News
Lord Crump
It's not like Ebert's a spring chicken anymore
Soon his generation will have passed on, and those who grew up with videogames--and thus appreciate the art form--will dominate society
No need to give the opinion of a senile old coot who gave good ratings to the Garfield films who also probably hasn't touched a videogame in his life any more attention than he deserves
Modern Warfare 2 Bigger than Lady Gaga and Transformers Combined
#retail No disc - game, CD, DVD, whatever - sold more in 2009 than Modern Warfare 2, in the U.K. anyway, where the game bested phenomena such as Lady Gaga and Susan Boyle, and standbys like James Bond and ...
mcvuk.com posted by Kotaku Mar 26 2010 23:20 GMT in Wii Sports Resort
Shrowser
Sales don't necessarily mean something is popular. MW2 is a pretty mediocre game, but people buy it. It doesn't make sense.
Activision Exec: Our Developers are Treated 'Extremely Well'
#activision A top Activision executive, speaking late this week after mass defections from Modern Warfare studio Infinity Ward eviscerated morale there, defended the company's treatment of its developers, ...
darkz

Clearly they're "treated well" if they haven't gotten a cut of the profits from the game that IW was forced to make.

Ten Unforgettable Video Game Songs
#clips Video games aren't just about the games, the story or the graphics. Oh, no. Music is so incredibly important. And often, long after you have finished playing, it sticks around, lingers in the back o...
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Apr 16 2010 09:00 GMT in Halo 3
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MM
It's there because it was predictable.
Mario's Creator May Never Retire
#nintendo Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary Nintendo game designer behind classic series like Mario and Zelda, is nearly 60. Which for most people is approaching retirement age. Not Miyamoto! More » ...
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Apr 16 2010 04:30 GMT in Gaming News
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Linkshot

Pikmin is a Real-Time Hope-they-don't-kill-themselves.

One Piece Localization or Censorship?
#clips Cigarettes into lollipops, guns into water guns, wine into water. These aren't religious miracles, but rather, something else entirely. Hooray! More »
blog.livedoor.jp posted by Kotaku Apr 15 2010 10:00 GMT in Gaming News
Popple
I'm like 100% sure VIZ got the rights to dubbing it eventually. Didn't that happen? I remember that happening.
Your First Look At Gears Of War 3
#clips While we already know Gears of War 3 is on its way in April 2010, the game made its public debut earlier tonight on the Jimmy Fallon show, giving us our first 73-second look at the blood-riddled Xb...
latenightwithjimmyfallon.com posted by Kotaku Apr 13 2010 05:00 GMT in Gears of War 3
darkz
gb2sony
Fable III Lets You Knock Up Your Xbox Live Friends
#xbox360 The cooperative multiplayer mode in Fable II may not have been the role-playing game's highest point—it arrived late and had some notable limitations—but developer Lionhead Studios is ...
oxm.co.uk posted by Kotaku Apr 12 2010 21:40 GMT in Fable III
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MM

Is Portal 2 Coming To The PlayStation 3?
#ps3 Developer Valve hasn't announced a PlayStation 3 version of upcoming first-person puzzle game Portal 2—only Xbox 360, PC and Mac versions are official—but one magazine seems to think its c...
computerandvideogames.com posted by Kotaku Apr 09 2010 02:00 GMT in The Orange Box
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darkz

If it does expect this numerous stripped features and bugs with no patches including:

 

No orange portals

No Co-op

4 maps

1 type of cube

No regenerating health

Video Games Destroy New York City
#clips Watch, as classic video games come to life and wreak havoc on New York City. It's a little bit Ghostbusters, a little bit Godzilla, and all kinds of great. More »
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Apr 08 2010 05:30 GMT in Gaming News
Fallen Shade
I liked the part where the world turned into a gamecube
Gears Of War Designer Bumped By Bieber, Game Reveal Delayed
#xbox360 Tomorrow was supposed to be the day that Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski was to appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to debut the new Gears of... Epic's new game. There's been a change of...
latenightwithjimmyfallon.com posted by Kotaku Apr 08 2010 02:00 GMT in Gears of War 3
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©na
I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE
Also that tree has an eye.
It is staring at you.
A Flying Hamster Shooting Beer - Is This The Best Game Ever Created?
#clips The Game Atelier's upcoming PSP shooter The Flying Hamster features a hamster shooting sunflower seeds, fire, eggs, bananas, bees, and beer at enemies like pistol-packing penguins and milk-shooting...
game-atelier.com posted by Kotaku Apr 02 2010 16:00 GMT in Gaming News
Lord Crump
It would've been better if it had a gerbil but hamsters work too I guess
Fetching Legs, Link
#screengrab As seen on Albotas via Geekologie via i-am-bored. More »
i-am-bored.com posted by Kotaku Mar 31 2010 12:30 GMT in Gaming News
Francis
smexy
Finally, Some Metroid: Other M Gameplay
#wii Don't let the first 30 seconds of this new Metroid: Other M trailer fool you. Wedged in the middle of more pre-rendered Samus Aran action is actual gameplay of the new Wii adventure (and *ahem* Zero ...
revogamers.net posted by Kotaku Mar 30 2010 20:40 GMT in Metroid: Other M
Shrowser
eeehhhhhh...
still looks a little bit "meh"
methinks this is going to be way overhyped
Advance Wars: The Board Game!
#famicomwars Advance Wars works well as a video game. But as a board game? Yeah, looks like it works pretty well as a board game, too. More »
boardgamegeek.com posted by Kotaku Mar 30 2010 06:30 GMT in Gaming News
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Why on Earth Did Ubisoft Just Trademark 'Horse Gaga'?
#wtf Some trademark filings make sense, or we can at least see where they're going. Neverdead? Sure. Someone's working on a zombie game. But then Ubisoft goes and uncorks "Horse Gaga" and yes, the mark is ...
trademork.com posted by Kotaku Mar 30 2010 02:30 GMT in Gaming News
MM
April Fools isn't until Thursday.
When The Bible Meets WarioWare
#hotflashes This game's called Run Jesus Run/Ten Second Gospel, and it was created by Paolo Pedercini. It's pretty simple: you're Jesus, and you've got ten seconds to clear a short stage, performing whatev...
indiegames.com posted by Kotaku Mar 29 2010 11:30 GMT in Gaming News
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MM

heh, fun

Scott Pilgrim vs. These Screenshots of His Game
#scottpilgrim The soundtrack composer for the upcoming Scott Pilgrim adaptation (of the upcoming Scott Pilgrim movie) debuted one of the game's songs at PAX East, and screengrabs taken from that video give...
attractmo.de posted by Kotaku Mar 27 2010 17:00 GMT in Gaming News
Slim
make out with blue haired chicks while ripping off tetris
Yup, That Rain Sure Is Heavy
#screengrab As seen on Reddit. More »
reddit.com posted by Kotaku Mar 26 2010 10:00 GMT in Team Fortress 2
©na
BUT A DAMN GOOD ADMIN
Would You Pay Women To Play Xbox Games With You?
#gamecrush A new service launches tomorrow, called GameCrush, where men can pay money to play over Xbox Live with an "attractive girl". More »
au.xboxlive.ign.com posted by Kotaku Mar 23 2010 04:30 GMT in Gaming News
Tails Doll
Too bad Chrissy-Chan hates the Xbox.
This Nintendo Game Supports Decapitation, Crucifixion, Immolation
#clips I think we should be prepared for all sorts of evil, player-created games when WarioWare D.I.Y. hits North America this weekend. More »
gonintendo.com posted by Kotaku Mar 23 2010 16:00 GMT in WarioWare D.I.Y.
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I did not think it possible to love WarioWare even more.

Mario Papercraft? More Like Paper Mario
#papercraft Here we were, getting a little over the practice of folding pieces of paper into figures resembling video game characters, when Ignatius' Mario piece blows our socks into the 22nd century. M...
paperkraft.blogspot.com posted by Kotaku Mar 22 2010 07:30 GMT in Gaming News
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Lord Crump
I saw that and thought, "how awesome would it be if they made an Eric Cartman papercraft just like that"
PlayStation Move's Minority Report Controls In Action
#clips Kotaku just used the PlayStation Move again... this time in New York City, with top Sony Move gurus showing us two new demos that take advantage of the Sony controller's ability to have its movemen...
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Mar 23 2010 20:00 GMT in PlayStation Move
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Is Kotaku In Your MP3 Player Of Choice Yet?
#kotakutalkradio Each week we record a live audio call-in show, modeled off of all those drive-time talk radio shows on the radio. We do this, in part, so you can listen to Kotaku while obeying the speed l...
social.zune.net posted by Kotaku Mar 20 2010 21:00 GMT in Gaming News
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Tails Doll
fine
The Newest Kotaku Podcast Completes Its Dark Descent To iTunes, Zune & More
#kotakutalkradio Dante's Inferno senior producer Hans ten Cate joined our hosts, Brian Crecente and Stephen Totilo, in today's episode of Kotaku Talk Radio to discuss everything you need to know about desc...
social.zune.net posted by Kotaku Mar 17 2010 22:00 GMT in Dante's Inferno
Linkshot

I don't mind the feeds at all.

Japan: It's Not Funny Anymore
#feature I've lived in Japan for a long time. When I first came here, I liked living here. Now, I don't. I haven't changed. Japan hasn't really changed, either. Something else, however, has. More » ...
flickr.com posted by Kotaku Mar 03 2010 21:00 GMT in Gaming News
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Tails Doll
no shut up you faggot
Stream Netflix, Read Comics, Track Sports, Play Games With Windows Phone 7
#clips Windows Phone 7 is shaping up to be a mighty powerful looking platform for all forms of entertainment. What's that mean? Well check out all of the things you can do on the upcoming mobile phone pla...
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Mar 15 2010 18:20 GMT in Gaming News
Francis
Netflix is a system-seller.
Three Sony Devs Switch Over to Valve
#ps3 Three former top employees of the studio responsible for PlayStation3 exclusives Uncharted and Jak & Daxter have been hired away by Valve, perhaps indicating that publisher won't be developing "stepch...
playstationlifestyle.net posted by Kotaku Mar 14 2010 17:00 GMT in Gaming News
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©na
Apparently this happened years ago.
Wii Gun Involved In 3-Year-Old Shooting Is Amazingly Lifelike
#followup At the top is a Smith & Wesson automatic pistol. Below, the WiiAuto Pistol. Mistaking the former for the latter, three-year-old Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan of Wilson County, Tennessee, shot and kil...
allaboutthegames.co.uk posted by Kotaku Mar 09 2010 16:20 GMT in Gaming News
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darkz
yeah but aren't automatic pistols illegal for civilians?
How The PlayStation Move Is NOT A Wii Remote
#gdc I just played SOCOM 4 with the newly-named PlayStation Move controller. And now I know how the PlayStation 3's motion-sensitive controller is not just a me-too Wii controller. More »
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Mar 11 2010 01:38 GMT in PlayStation Move
MM

Wouldn't exist if Nintendo never made the Wii.