Monday, November 9, 2009 - Page 2

Reader Review: Borderlands

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Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Steven does, as he dumps that purple for a sweet orange.


News

GameStop Responds; MW2 Broken Street Date A Corporate Decision

GameStop’s top spokesman contacted Kotaku on Sunday evening to confirm that certain of its North American stores broke Modern Warfare 2′s Nov. 10 street date and began selling the game this weekend. GameStop corporate authorised the sales, he said.


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Atkinson “Welcomes” Gamers 4 Croydon Election Challenge

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South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson says he welcomes the challenge from the Gamers 4 Croydon party at next year’s state election. Meanwhile, party founder David Doe says he is looking to expand his campaign beyond Croydon to enable all South Australians to show their support for an R18+ classification for games.


In Real Life

Sonic’s Cube


Bargain Hunter: Put These On Your Xmas List

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Those in the market for a new console this Christmas might want to make a note of these bundles at Gametraders during November.


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Europe Rates Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker For Virtual Console

Pan-European Game Information has given Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker, the iconic 1990 Sega Master System game, a 12-rating for Nintendo’s Virtual Console, raising hopes the King of Pop will make a posthumous return to video games.


LunchTimeWaster: Bombs Away!

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There simply aren’t enough games where you play as a sloth. Especially a sloth that flies a hot air balloon. And hurls bombs at the ground below.


German Mag Claims Ubi Demanded Positive Review On Assassin’s Creed II

Computer Bild Spiele of Germany has, on its December cover, a blurb touting an “Assassin’s Creed 2 SKANDAL!” It alleges Ubisoft wanted a score of “very good” before it would turn over a review copy of the game.


In Real Life

I Pity The Childhood With No 8-Bit A-Team

Hot Blooded Gaming put together the following video, solely as an an excuse to create an 8-Bit A-Team theme (which is itself awesome.) The gameplay’s a little formulaic, but have you tried Next-Gen A-Team, for Grand Theft Auto IV?


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EB’s Modern Warfare 2 Australian Midnight Launch Blitz

Kotaku AU

EB Games is opening over 300 stores around the country tonight in readiness for the launch of Modern Warfare 2.