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Like… Mint? – It’s good to see that they still have comics at Comic-Con (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) https://kotaku.com/reckless-endangerment-makes-for-a-sloppy-getaway-5824335 Reckless Endangerment Makes for a Sloppy Getaway When video games call for criminal behavior, I try to portray the bandit with a heart of gold. Running innocents off the road delivers neither a thrill nor a punchline in something like Grand Theft Auto. More »(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/its-2011-and-someone-is-putting-a-lot-of-effort-into-a-5823815 It’s 2011 and Someone is Putting a Lot of Effort [[link]] into a Wii Game Nintendo’s still making a Zelda and a Kirby for the Wii. Ubisoft is still seeping Just Dances the way a man produces sweat on a hot summer day. But it seems these days that most companies making games just don’t care about making Wii games anymore. https://kotaku.com/the-new-zelda-didnt-make-me-angry-not-a-bit-5820516 What a shock it was last week to find a young… More » https://kotaku.com/original-chuck-e-cheese-added-to-registry-of-historic-5824397 Original Chuck E. Cheese Added to Registry of Historic Gaming Locations The most terrifying all animal band in history is finally getting the recognition it deserves. The Registry of Historic Gaming locations is adding the site of the original Chuck E. More » https://kotaku.com/in-search-of-new-and-exciting-collectible-card-based-vi-5824398 In Search of New and Exciting Collectible Card-Based Video Games Appropriately named commenter Tengen Toppa Duck Face has a craving for video games based on collectible card games, but his experience is limited [[link]] to Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokémon More » https://kotaku.com/dead-islands-infestation-spreads-to-playstation-home-5824422/ Dead Island‘s Infestation Spreads to PlayStation Home The zombie strain that strikes the vacationers on Dead Island is so virulent that even advertising the game results in a full-on undead plague, as European PlayStation Home users will discover shortly before the game launches in September. More » For Some, “Gamer” Still Means “Social Outcast” Anders Behring Breivik was a likable loner, a seemingly harmless Norwegian who masked his sudden disappearance from society to prepare for the biggest single-handed massacre in recent history with a modern affliction: More » https://kotaku.com/online-gaming-friends-of-oslo-suspect-say-he-couldnt-h-5824082 https://kotaku.com/increasingly-cool-russian-president-suggests-warcraft-r-5824480 Increasingly Cool Russian President Suggests Warcraft Ripoff To Teach Russian History First Russian President Dimitri Medvedev joined Twitter. Next he visited Twitter and Apple HQs. Now he’s suggesting that someone make a World of Warcraft knock-off to teach about his country’s history. I’m starting to like this guy. “I’ve checked what’s our youth are playing with, and most games… More » Tekken: Blood Vengeance 3D in Select Theaters for One Night Only Catch the 3D animated movie Tekken: Blood Vengeance in theaters before it hits the PlayStation 3 as part of Tekken Hybrid, as long as you’ve got tomorrow night free and it’s playing at a theater near you (thanks, Ed!). More » https://kotaku.com/tekken-hybrid-is-sexy-playstation-3-exclusive-combo-5809543 NFL Lockout Ends, but Madden Must React Quickly The National Football League’s players approved a deal with the league owners this afternoon, ending a four-month lockout that had threatened the regular season and cast a shadow over development of one of the NFL’s signature licensed products, EA Sports’ Madden NFL. More » https://deadspin.com/fuck-you-the-lockout-s-over-5824467 https://kotaku.com/the-warts-of-old-video-games-look-beautiful-in-this-new-5824550 The Warts of Old Video Games Look Beautiful in this New One Our technology has progressed past the age of TV monitors that curve the corners of our video game graphics. Scan lines are a thing of the past. But how beautiful a modern game looks when it takes the visual flaws of 80s arcade games and celebrates them as artistic effects. Take a look at the… More » We like tips! Got tips for our editors? Want to show the world your latest creation? Ready to anonymously share an unannounced game? Email us at [email protected]. Or leave us an anonymous voicemail at (612) 568-2581. Want a different layout? Click here for the Speak Up or Tips forums. Want a more “blog-like” look? Click the button up top next to “Top Stories.” Get more Kotaku! Want [[link]] even more Kotaku? Want to know which of your friends read us? “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter