K Monthly - September 2010

Published on January 01, 0001 by Chef Mia

Welcome to the September 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more, from Kotaku. September rummy wealth

was a busy month, with Kotaku reporting live from PAX 2010 and the annual Tokyo Game Show. The booming Penny Arcade Expo gave us our first hands-on looks at Duke Nukem Forever and The Witness, while TGS gave us our first peek at Tekken Tag rummy win

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Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor, Ninja Gaiden 3 and the contentious DmC, a wildly different Devil May Cry game.(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/a-tantalizing-session-with-the-witness-the-next-game-f-5631002 On the homefront, we played Call of Duty: Black Ops for the first [[link]] time and went hands-on with the brand-new PlayStation Move for a big review blowout https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-multiplayer-hands-on-always-be-5628193 Catch up on just some of the original highlights from September 2010 with our handy wrap-up. —- TABLE OF CONTENTS September 2010 FEATURES Sand, Sound & Fury Miniguns In The Desert: How Video Game Guns Are Made by Luke Plunkett Talibanned Airman Defends Military’s Video Game Sales Ban by Ken Johnston Medal of Dishonor Army Vet Insulted By Military’s Video Game Sales Ban by Lucas Siegel The Hero’s Journey What Defines the Player-Character? by Kate Finegan On Gran Turismo, Zork & Burning Man Thanks For Everything, Video Games by Tim Rogers Gold Bricks Death Visits The Resurrection Of NBA Elite by Owen Good Where Great Video Game Videos Are Born Meet The Pixar Of Video Games by Luke Plunkett REVIEWS Playstation Move Review: The Motion Controller Wars Start Now Move Sports Champions Review: A Cut, A Spike, A Toss Above the Rest Kung Fu Rider Review: Tony Hawk Suggestive Jam Tumble Review: Barebone Blocks Start The Party Review: Reality Improved, Ridiculously NHL 2K11 Review: The Second Shift Takes The Ice Batman: The Brave And The Bold Review: Bat-Mite Makes Right BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den Review: Thinker [[link]] Man’s Game Mirror’s Edge iPhone Review: Free As A Bird Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Review: Broken Mirrors Mafia II: Jimmy’s Vendetta Review: Sand And Fury Halo: Reach Review: A Beautiful Beginning For A Wonderful End Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Review: Riddle Me This Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Review: Sleeper Hit R.U.S.E. Review: An Interesting Take on Strategy Dragon Age: Origins Witch Hunt Review: An Unsatisfying Epilogue The Lord of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest Review: Sauron’s A Chump Civilization V Review: Civilization Revolution Mass Effect 2: Lair Of The Shadow Broker Review: Like The Goon, Only In Space Swords Review: It Slices, It Dices, It Sucks Played: Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Played: DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Played: Borderlands Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution PREVIEWS & IMPRESSIONS Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Hands-On: Always Bet On Black Duke Nukem Forever Impressions: Two Girls, One Duke A Tantalizing Session With The Witness, The Next Game From The Creator Of Braid Epic Mickey Lets Mickey Mouse Be A Jerk Ilomilo Looks Lovely, But Don’t Skip That Tutorial About A Blob Is, Roughly, A Side-Scrolling Katamari Damacy For Thinking People Retro City Rampage Has A Proper Homage To The NES Zapper What Makes Rift Different From The Other MMOs How To Beat Three People At Civilization V Multiplayer A Tron Take On Wii Sports When Dragons Happen To Good People Pro Guitar Mode Makes Rock Band 3 Harder, Slightly Confusing, Socially Redeeming Ape Escape For PlayStation Move Is An On-Rails Gadget Shooter Skulls [[link]] of the Shogun Hands-on: The Art of Advance War I Rapped As Snoop Dogg For You Bulletstorm Hands On: Big Guns, Big Boots & Big Combos Preview: Finding Happiness With Child of Eden The Wii Drawing Tablet Might Be The Best Wacky Wii Peripheral NeverDead Preview: Amputation Amplified Rock Band 3 DS: It’s Like Rock Band Meets Tapper The Flower Fields and UFOs of Kirby’s Epic Yarn Donkey Kong Country Returns Wants To Make a Monkey Out of You Outland Preview: Imagine This Game With Bullets, Because It Is Better With Bullets The Shoot Preview: I Did An Obi-Wan With The PlayStation 3’s First Move Light Gun Game TV SuperStars, The Move’s First Fake Gameshow How Echochrome II Works, Besides Wonderfully Beat Sketcher, The Best PlayStation Move Game You Weren’t Expecting Gun Loco Hands-On: Just How Crazy Is It? Shooting High School Girls With My Pheromone Shot In Gal Gun Tokyo Jungle Hands-On: Every Pomeranian For Himself What *Is* PixelJunk Lifelike, Anyway? Ni No Kuni PS3 Hands-On Impressions COLUMNS Well Played by Brian Crecente Finding Solace in Virtual War Halo: Reach Delivers The Pinnacle Halo Experience Motion Gaming Gains Momentum Humor Finds Hope in Indie Game Development Stick Jockey by Owen Good It’s Got A Gun – You Wanna Say It’s Not A Sports Game? A Game Harder Than Its Hardcore Fans The Band Is Back, Marching Under The Shield The Politics Of Presidential Appearances In Video Games Elite’s Meltdown May Get More Into A Jam – But Not On The Wii

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