Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - Page 2
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Measuring The Hype: Modern Warfare 2

Funny thing, hype. Sometimes it builds up for months, until the pressure becomes almost unbearable. And other times, it comes out of nowhere. Drops from the ceiling, punches you in the face, steals your wallet and just disappears.


Composer Mentions Bully 2 [Update]

Rockstar released sandbox title Bully on the PlayStation 2 back in 2006 and later ported the title to the Xbox 360, Windows and the Nintendo Wii. Set in a school environment, the PS2 version sold 1.5 million copies.


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Hey, American PS3 Owners: Hold Onto Your Netflix Discs

Any and all PS3 owners about to receive their Netflix streaming discs, please take note: You may want to keep them in a safe place when they’re not in use, because you’re going to need them for a while.


In Real Life

Scottish Hotel Bans Video Games

Forget your PSP and DS at home! The oldest family-run hotel in Scotland, the Crieff Hydro, is asking guests not to bring video game hardware this holiday season in order to “restore traditional family values”.


In Real Life

Study Finds Wii Fit Produces “Underwhelming Results”

Anyone who does proper exercise could have pointed this out, but it’s always nice to have it in writing; the American Council on Exercise have claimed that Nintendo’s Wii Fit produces “underwhelming results”.


In Real Life

Chesty Jake Vs. The Ostriches

Prince of Persia actor Jake Gyllenhaal has been working out, getting in shape. He’s buff! But he’s still no match for ostriches. Ostriches will mess you up, yo.


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Do Sports Games Offer Truly West – Japan Game Industry Competition?

EA Sports exec has stated that the company is working to appeal to Japanese gamers. That work appears to have paid off: FIFA 10 is a hit in Japan. But could that be for a deeper reason?


Reader Review: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Kotaku AU

Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Ben does, as he vows to never catch a train again.


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Square Enix Adding “Final Touches” To Western FFXIII

Japan gets Final Fantasy XIII this year. Lucky sods. Western fans have to suck it up, wait it out. How long? Maybe not that long, if comments from his Imperial Hotness, Yoichi Wada, are anything to go by.


In Real Life

Gold-Dipped PS3 Does Not Include 250GB Hard Drive

I’m convinced that, if you plotted it out, wealth approaches a tackiness asymptote to infinity. This gold-dipped PS3 Slim proves they might actually touch.