Friday, December 18, 2009 - Page 2
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EA Reclaims #1 Publisher Position (In Europe)

It hasn’t been the best of years for Electronic Arts, but the mega-publisher can take solace in one key area: they’ve returned to the top of the summit in the European market.


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“Core” Game Sales Are Actually On The Rise

While overall video game sales in 2009 are down, that’s the big picture. Break it down into individual markets and you’ll see that “core” game purchases are anything but down.


Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Screenshots Are Oscar Mike

Yesterday, you got a video. It was pretty great. Today, you’re getting some Battlefield: Bad Company 2 screenshots. Shame DICE’s “real world” policy for trailers doesn’t extend to screens.


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Aliens Vs Predator Appeal Successful, Now Rated MA15+ [Updated]

Kotaku AU

Sega has been successful in its appeal to the Classification Review Board over the refused classification of Aliens Vs Predator. The game will now be released in Australia with an MA15+ rating.


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Vagrant Story Dated For (PAL) PlayStation Store Release

Last month, we received the uplifting news that Square’s classic Vagrant Story was on its way to the PAL PlayStation Store. Thing is, back then, it didn’t have a release date. It does now!


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FFXIII Home Goodies Aren’t Exactly “Free”

The news that Final Fantasy XIII’s PlayStation Home gear would be “free” was some optimistic reporting by Famitsu. Turns out they’re not what we’d call “free”. You have to pay what we like to call “money”.


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Quake Wars Goes Online, Learns Korean

Splash Damage have announced today that Korean developers Dragonfly are working on an online-only version of Quake Wars, called… Quake Wars Online.


Reader Review: Resident Evil 5

Kotaku AU

Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Richard does, as he gets increasingly wound up by Capcom’s survival horror adventure.


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TF2′s War Ends With New Item, New Maps

And just like that, the war is over. The Soldiers, victorious, the Demomen, less so. The saying decrees that the victors get the spoils, and since the Soldiers won, they get the spoils.


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Here’s The Achievement List For BioShock 2

Ever-watchful Xbox 360 Achievements has dug up what it says is the list of cheevs for BioShock 2; there are 50 for the standard total of 1000 gamerscore, and a goodly number of them are secret achievements.