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How Crytek Can Make A Better Homefront, And Why It May Not Matter

5:00AM September 21, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Is the new Homefront necessary? Pardon that imprudent question, but when a man is drowning in a sea of first-person shooters, may he question the next bucket? More »


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Why Sony And Microsoft Teaming Up On Their Next Console Makes A Lot Of Sense

8:00AM July 16, 2011 | Joel Johnson

Microsoft has trouble making hardware. Sony has trouble running online services. What if the next Xbox and the next PlayStation are one and the same? More »


Nintendo

Nintendo Game Drought Means One Thing: Get Ready For Wii 2

6:00AM April 7, 2011 | Drew Cohen

You’re feeling it, we’re feeling it: there appears to be a veritable drought of first-party Nintendo titles this spring. None, to be exact. More »


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How Sony Can Make Their Next Gen Portable A Must Buy

4:00AM January 29, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Today, Sony is on the handheld gaming campaign trail, preparing for us to vote with our dollars later this year. Should you buy an NGP – the successor to the PSP – in late 2011? More »


A Behavioral Analysis Of The Pac-Man Ghosts

11:00AM December 6, 2010 | Owen Good

There a well known, long-established patterns for beating Pac-Man’s mazes, up until the ninth Key, as Buckner & Garcia sang. Still, Pac’s adversaries exhibit behaviour that, if not exactly tactical, is still complex. More »


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Exploring The Jungle: Do We Need A Handheld MMO Player?

11:18AM October 5, 2010 | Mike Fahey

While a portable gaming device specifically created to provide MMO players gaming on the go might sound like a spectacular idea, Panasonic’s Jungle might be more trouble than it’s worth. More »


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Why Insomniac’s Move Is No PlayStation Panic

5:00AM May 26, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

Insomniac Games, makes of Ratchet & Clank and Resistance are, as of today, no longer a weapon for PlayStation fans to wield when arguing about which console is the best. The studio is making Xbox360 games now too. But PlayStation and Insomniac fans, history says you shouldn’t panic. More »


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What The NFL Antitrust Ruling Might Mean For Madden

8:20AM May 25, 2010 | Owen Good

Although the Supreme Court today refused to give the NFL an antitrust exemption in negotiating exclusive licenses – and the league sold one to EA Sports’ Madden series – the decision doesn’t necessarily jeopardise such deals for video games. More »


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What Sports Gamers Can Expect, If There’s No More Free Passes

12:30PM May 12, 2010 | Owen Good

Strong users of rental services and resale or trade-in options, sports gamers justifiably feel blindsided by EA Sports’ new “Online Pass”, which requires a ton of once-standard game content to be activated by a one-use code. More »


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NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note

11:20AM December 11, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

What if someone asks you today to quickly sound smart about how video games sold in November? Here’s our monthly analysis cheat-sheet you can use in such desperate social situations. And this time, Kotaku gives you options. Just like BioWare. More »