Friday, December 24, 2010

PC

Fallout MMO Might Need To Duck & Cover

11:00PM December 24, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

For over a year now, two companies have slugged it out in the courts, battling over the past – and in some cases future – of the Fallout franchise. This month, that battle took a slightly ridiculous turn. More »

Nintendo

Does The New Pokémon Copy NYC, Ground Zero And All?

10:00PM December 24, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

New Pokémon game Pokémon: Black and White is set in the fictional Unova. According to the game’s designer Junichi Masuda, it’s modeled after New York, complete with Brooklyn Bridge, Financial District and Ground Zero? More »

PC

When Assassin’s Creed Meets Strategy Gaming

9:00PM December 24, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Massive, a studio that has only ever made real-time strategy games, is working on an Assassin’s Creed project. Wonder what that could be? More »

In Real Life

Deus Xmas

8:00PM December 24, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

The video game Deus Ex is wishing us a happy holiday. Though I believe it’s more of a Merry Christmas message here. It’s the hat that gives it away. More »

Nintendo

Did Nintendo Just Copyright A Goddess?

6:00PM December 24, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

And you thought it was bad when Nintendo filed to trademark the phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong.” More »

In Real Life

A Challenger De-Rezzes

5:00PM December 24, 2010 | Owen Good

Tron-inspired Street Fighter art, by BossLogic; seen on DeviantArt (via Ripten). BossLogic’s also done Tron concepts for M. Bison and Akuma, see them in his gallery. More »

In Real Life

Community Kudos

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4:00PM December 24, 2010 | Mark Serrels

This has been the best week ever. Easily. In terms of Community involvement it has completely destroyed every other week in my short time at Kotaku and reinforced for me just how incredible this community is. More »

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Motorola Wants Ban On Xbox 360 Sales

4:00PM December 24, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The US International Trade Commission currently has Microsoft under investigation, following a complaint from Motorola that the Xbox 360 violates a number of patents held by the telco. More »

Nintendo

Super Meat Boy’s WiiWare Release Canceled; Disc Release ‘Looking Grim’

3:00PM December 24, 2010 | Owen Good

The creators of PC and Xbox 360 hit Super Meat Boy have aborted the game’s WiiWare release, saying they’re unable to fit a quality version of the game under the size limit Nintendo imposes on titles for the download service. More »

Retro

What’s The Worst Christmas Game You Ever Got?

2:30PM December 24, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

With Christmas Day almost upon us, no doubt many of you are asking for games to be crammed in your stocking. But such requests aren’t always the stuff of fond memories: sometimes Christmas games can scar you. More »