Friday, December 31, 2010 - Page 2
Nintendo

Kotaku Awards: Best Overall Game Of The Year

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Wow. This is incredible. I have never seen a Kotaku poll run this close. Out of the hundreds upon hundreds of votes there were only eight votes between first and second in our reader voted Game of the Year awards. Sadly, however, there can only be one winner… [rustles the final imaginary envelope]and that winner is…


In Real Life

The Year, NSFW

Some year-end retrospectives play out to the accompaniment of a tinkly piano. Others to a cheese-cloth montage. Our subject here plays out to strains of bow-chicka-bow-bow and the censor bars. It’s Kotaku’s Year, NSFW. (Warning, NSFW, duh.)


In Real Life

From The Mouths Of Babes, Withering Criticism

Tron: Legacy has been, at best, a critical disappointment. At worst, well, “a Dora the Explorer movie would be more interesting.” Who said that? The eight-year-old daughter of noted video game academic Ian Bogost.


News

Stories Of The Year #2: Team Fortress 2

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It’s the last week of the year, so we’ve decided to go into the Kotaku backlogs and pick out the most popular stories of 2010. Some are interesting, some are funny, some are flat out stupid.


News

The Platform That Plays Together Unlocks The Bad Company: Vietnam Map First

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 wanted to see a team spirit on its new Vietnam DLC package before unlocking a remastered Operation: Hastings map. PC players have answered the call first, passing the 69 million “team action” threshold required earlier today.


News

Rock Band 3 Rings In 2010 With The Man In Black, Old Tracks

One of your resolutions for 2011 should probably be “play more Rock Band 3.” Harmonix is encouraging that kind of behaviour with a long list of new additions to its full band music game, including an injection of Johnny Cash.


News

Activision Rips Lawmakers’ Fixation On Postal

When the mainstream debate turns to violent video games, it’s inevitable that someone will dredge up Postal. It’s like the triple dog dare, or comparing someone to Hitler, a completely bogus trump card with no real argumentative value.


News

New Screens Of Tomb Raider Reboot Go Online

The rebirth of Lara Croft, simply known as Tomb Raider, may be the prettiest entry yet, based on new screen shots of the forthcoming action adventure due for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.


News

The PSP Had A Very Good Year (In Japan)

Sony’s six-year-old PSP may feel in need of an update, but the portable PlayStation managed to still be the bestselling platform in Japan this year, where Monster Hunter (and its clones) made 2010 great year for the PSP.


PlayStation

LittleBigPlanet 2 Does Windows XP

For a game that’s not even officially out yet, LittleBigPlanet 2 has already impressed us with its game-making capabilities. User ingenuity, as seen in this “Windows LBP” creation, is just as impressive.