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December 12th, 2009, 15:20
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/thumb160x_img_4194-500.jpgBravely revisiting his childhood typecasting, Jeff B. Cohen - "Chunk" from 1985's the Goonies, and now a high powered Hollywood lawyer-mans - dispensed solid legal advice to the gaming community, going far deeper than the usual can-you-trademark-edge questions.
Totilo also took a look at EA's claims it put out the best reviewed games, we inked a big deal with the Tiffany Network on radio, and oh yeah, adult film star Raven Alexis provided valuable insight on how to land a gamer hotty. The week that was in Kotaku Originals (http://kotaku.com/tag/kotakuoriginals/):
Top Stories
Who Put Out The Most Good Video Games In 2009? (http://kotaku.com/5424354/who-put-out-the-most-good-video-games-in-2009-%5Bupdate%5D)
Kotaku Talk Radio Signs on With CBS Radio (http://kotaku.com/5420861/kotaku-talk-radio-signs-on-with-cbs-radio)
Kotaku's 2009 Gift Guide of Obscene Nicety and Sublime Naughtiness (http://kotaku.com/5397916/kotakus-2009-gift-guide-of-obscene-nicety-and-sublime-naughtiness)
Reviews, Previews, Hands-On and Impressions
Demon's Souls Review: Souls Asylum (http://kotaku.com/5424389/demons-souls-review-souls-asylum)
Aliens Vs. Predator Impressions: This Time, As An Alien (http://kotaku.com/5424567/aliens-vs-predator-impressions-this-time-as-an-alien)
Frankenreview: The Saboteur (http://kotaku.com/5424165/frankenreview-the-saboteur)
Tekken 6 PSP Review: One Is the Loneliest Number (http://kotaku.com/5423078/tekken-6-psp-review-one-is-the-loneliest-number)
Call of Duty: World at War Zombies Review: Zombie Nazis!!! (http://kotaku.com/5422724/call-of-duty-world-at-war-zombies-review-zombie-nazis)
The Saboteur Review: Rough Draft (http://kotaku.com/5422448/the-saboteur-review-rough-draft)
Frankenreview: The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (http://kotaku.com/5422481/frankenreview-the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks)
Yakuza 3 Impressions: In English, Partly (http://kotaku.com/5422444/yakuza-3-impressions-in-english-partly)
Gyromancer Micro-Review: Twisting The Night Away (http://kotaku.com/5422412/gyromancer-micro+review-twisting-the-night-away)
Speedy Gran Turismo 5 Impressions: Bumper Falls Off, Heads Theoretically Turn (http://kotaku.com/5421939/speedy-gran-turismo-5-impressions-bumper-falls-off-heads-theoretically-turn)
Flight Control Review: Strategy Vs. Scribble (http://kotaku.com/5421468/flight-control-review-strategy-vs-scribble)
PSPgo In-Ear Headset Review: A Nice Price (http://kotaku.com/5420863/pspgo-in+ear-headset-review-a-nice-price)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Review: Nice One (http://kotaku.com/5420647/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks-review-nice-one)
Nintendo DSi XL Review: Super Size Me (http://kotaku.com/5420191/nintendo-dsi-xl-review-super-size-me)
Madden NFL Arcade Micro-Review: Snacking on Football (http://kotaku.com/5419127/madden-nfl-arcade-micro+review-snacking-on-football)
Columns
Notebook Dump: 2010 Games, 17 For The IGF, And Where 1943 Leads EA (http://kotaku.com/5424618/notebook-dump-2010-games-17-for-the-igf-and-where-1943-leads-ea)
Well Played: No Non-Gamers Allowed (http://kotaku.com/5422254/no-non+gamers-allowed)
tim rogers: let's talk about jumping (http://kotaku.com/5420545/lets-talk-about-jumping)
Sticks Up, Lacrosse Breaks Into the Xbox 360 (http://kotaku.com/5419536/sticks-up-lacrosse-breaks-into-the-xbox-360)
Kotaku's Celebrity Columns
Five Steps to Total Pwnage of a Gamer Girl's Heart (http://kotaku.com/5411152/five-steps-to-total-pwnage-of-a-gamer-girls-heart)
The Goonies' Chunk Answers Gaming's Tough Legal Questions' (http://kotaku.com/5412904/the-goonies-chunk-answers-gamings-tough-legal-questions)
Treading The Boards: Game Characters Vs. Movie Actors (http://kotaku.com/5411145/treading-the-boards-game-characters-vs-movie-actors)
Features
Achievement Chore: She Plays For Gamerscore, Whether It's Fun Or Not (http://kotaku.com/5422154/achievement-chore-she-plays-for-gamerscore-whether-its-fun-or-not)
News
New Super Mario Bros. Helps Wii Reclaim Top Spot In Japan (http://kotaku.com/5424405/new-super-mario-bros-helps-wii-reclaim-top-spot-in-japan)
Are You Bad Enough To Buy A Hannah Montana PSP? (http://kotaku.com/5424306/are-you-bad-enough-to-buy-a-hannah-montana-psp)
Naughty Bear Is Bringing The Pain (http://kotaku.com/5421965/naughty-bear-is-bringing-the-pain)
PlayStation Home Director Wants "Mini-MMOs" On The Service (http://kotaku.com/5423761/playstation-home-director-wants-mini+mmos-on-the-service)
We Played A Wii Game Without A Wii Controller (http://kotaku.com/5423301/we-played-a-wii-game-without-a-wii-controller)
Your Guide To Nintendo's Gameplay-Helping Super Guide (http://kotaku.com/5422253/your-guide-to-nintendos-gameplay+helping-super-guide)
Sony: "Gem" Was A Prototype Name For PS3 Motion Controller (http://kotaku.com/5423269/sony-gem-was-a-prototype-name-for-ps3-motion-controller)
Blazing Angels: Squadron's of WW II the Arcade Cabinet (http://kotaku.com/5421256/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-ww-ii-the-arcade-cabinet)
More Dead Space 2 Art Dug Up From Beneath The Surface (http://kotaku.com/5422104/more-dead-space-2-art-dug-up-from-beneath-the-surface)
WW2 Games Aren't Dead, They Just Need New Digs (http://kotaku.com/5421998/ww2-games-arent-dead-they-just-need-new-digs)
Valve: Team Fortress 2 Mystery Update 'Not A New Game Mode' (http://kotaku.com/5421960/valve-team-fortress-2-mystery-update-not-a-new-game-mode)
EA CEO: "I Think Of Pirates As A Marketplace" (http://kotaku.com/5421466/ea-ceo-i-think-of-pirates-as-a-marketplace)
iPhone Chart Toppers: Zombies Neeeeed YUR Brainzzz (http://kotaku.com/5421253/iphone-chart-toppers-zombies-neeeeed-yur-brainzzz)
Buying A Neo Geo Pocket, From GameStop, In 2009 (http://kotaku.com/5420285/buying-a-neo-geo-pocket-from-gamestop-in-2009)
Sony's Motion Controller Patent Goes Attachment Crazy (http://kotaku.com/5420698/sonys-motion-controller-patent-goes-attachment-crazy)
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Totilo also took a look at EA's claims it put out the best reviewed games, we inked a big deal with the Tiffany Network on radio, and oh yeah, adult film star Raven Alexis provided valuable insight on how to land a gamer hotty. The week that was in Kotaku Originals (http://kotaku.com/tag/kotakuoriginals/):
Top Stories
Who Put Out The Most Good Video Games In 2009? (http://kotaku.com/5424354/who-put-out-the-most-good-video-games-in-2009-%5Bupdate%5D)
Kotaku Talk Radio Signs on With CBS Radio (http://kotaku.com/5420861/kotaku-talk-radio-signs-on-with-cbs-radio)
Kotaku's 2009 Gift Guide of Obscene Nicety and Sublime Naughtiness (http://kotaku.com/5397916/kotakus-2009-gift-guide-of-obscene-nicety-and-sublime-naughtiness)
Reviews, Previews, Hands-On and Impressions
Demon's Souls Review: Souls Asylum (http://kotaku.com/5424389/demons-souls-review-souls-asylum)
Aliens Vs. Predator Impressions: This Time, As An Alien (http://kotaku.com/5424567/aliens-vs-predator-impressions-this-time-as-an-alien)
Frankenreview: The Saboteur (http://kotaku.com/5424165/frankenreview-the-saboteur)
Tekken 6 PSP Review: One Is the Loneliest Number (http://kotaku.com/5423078/tekken-6-psp-review-one-is-the-loneliest-number)
Call of Duty: World at War Zombies Review: Zombie Nazis!!! (http://kotaku.com/5422724/call-of-duty-world-at-war-zombies-review-zombie-nazis)
The Saboteur Review: Rough Draft (http://kotaku.com/5422448/the-saboteur-review-rough-draft)
Frankenreview: The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (http://kotaku.com/5422481/frankenreview-the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks)
Yakuza 3 Impressions: In English, Partly (http://kotaku.com/5422444/yakuza-3-impressions-in-english-partly)
Gyromancer Micro-Review: Twisting The Night Away (http://kotaku.com/5422412/gyromancer-micro+review-twisting-the-night-away)
Speedy Gran Turismo 5 Impressions: Bumper Falls Off, Heads Theoretically Turn (http://kotaku.com/5421939/speedy-gran-turismo-5-impressions-bumper-falls-off-heads-theoretically-turn)
Flight Control Review: Strategy Vs. Scribble (http://kotaku.com/5421468/flight-control-review-strategy-vs-scribble)
PSPgo In-Ear Headset Review: A Nice Price (http://kotaku.com/5420863/pspgo-in+ear-headset-review-a-nice-price)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Review: Nice One (http://kotaku.com/5420647/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks-review-nice-one)
Nintendo DSi XL Review: Super Size Me (http://kotaku.com/5420191/nintendo-dsi-xl-review-super-size-me)
Madden NFL Arcade Micro-Review: Snacking on Football (http://kotaku.com/5419127/madden-nfl-arcade-micro+review-snacking-on-football)
Columns
Notebook Dump: 2010 Games, 17 For The IGF, And Where 1943 Leads EA (http://kotaku.com/5424618/notebook-dump-2010-games-17-for-the-igf-and-where-1943-leads-ea)
Well Played: No Non-Gamers Allowed (http://kotaku.com/5422254/no-non+gamers-allowed)
tim rogers: let's talk about jumping (http://kotaku.com/5420545/lets-talk-about-jumping)
Sticks Up, Lacrosse Breaks Into the Xbox 360 (http://kotaku.com/5419536/sticks-up-lacrosse-breaks-into-the-xbox-360)
Kotaku's Celebrity Columns
Five Steps to Total Pwnage of a Gamer Girl's Heart (http://kotaku.com/5411152/five-steps-to-total-pwnage-of-a-gamer-girls-heart)
The Goonies' Chunk Answers Gaming's Tough Legal Questions' (http://kotaku.com/5412904/the-goonies-chunk-answers-gamings-tough-legal-questions)
Treading The Boards: Game Characters Vs. Movie Actors (http://kotaku.com/5411145/treading-the-boards-game-characters-vs-movie-actors)
Features
Achievement Chore: She Plays For Gamerscore, Whether It's Fun Or Not (http://kotaku.com/5422154/achievement-chore-she-plays-for-gamerscore-whether-its-fun-or-not)
News
New Super Mario Bros. Helps Wii Reclaim Top Spot In Japan (http://kotaku.com/5424405/new-super-mario-bros-helps-wii-reclaim-top-spot-in-japan)
Are You Bad Enough To Buy A Hannah Montana PSP? (http://kotaku.com/5424306/are-you-bad-enough-to-buy-a-hannah-montana-psp)
Naughty Bear Is Bringing The Pain (http://kotaku.com/5421965/naughty-bear-is-bringing-the-pain)
PlayStation Home Director Wants "Mini-MMOs" On The Service (http://kotaku.com/5423761/playstation-home-director-wants-mini+mmos-on-the-service)
We Played A Wii Game Without A Wii Controller (http://kotaku.com/5423301/we-played-a-wii-game-without-a-wii-controller)
Your Guide To Nintendo's Gameplay-Helping Super Guide (http://kotaku.com/5422253/your-guide-to-nintendos-gameplay+helping-super-guide)
Sony: "Gem" Was A Prototype Name For PS3 Motion Controller (http://kotaku.com/5423269/sony-gem-was-a-prototype-name-for-ps3-motion-controller)
Blazing Angels: Squadron's of WW II the Arcade Cabinet (http://kotaku.com/5421256/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-ww-ii-the-arcade-cabinet)
More Dead Space 2 Art Dug Up From Beneath The Surface (http://kotaku.com/5422104/more-dead-space-2-art-dug-up-from-beneath-the-surface)
WW2 Games Aren't Dead, They Just Need New Digs (http://kotaku.com/5421998/ww2-games-arent-dead-they-just-need-new-digs)
Valve: Team Fortress 2 Mystery Update 'Not A New Game Mode' (http://kotaku.com/5421960/valve-team-fortress-2-mystery-update-not-a-new-game-mode)
EA CEO: "I Think Of Pirates As A Marketplace" (http://kotaku.com/5421466/ea-ceo-i-think-of-pirates-as-a-marketplace)
iPhone Chart Toppers: Zombies Neeeeed YUR Brainzzz (http://kotaku.com/5421253/iphone-chart-toppers-zombies-neeeeed-yur-brainzzz)
Buying A Neo Geo Pocket, From GameStop, In 2009 (http://kotaku.com/5420285/buying-a-neo-geo-pocket-from-gamestop-in-2009)
Sony's Motion Controller Patent Goes Attachment Crazy (http://kotaku.com/5420698/sonys-motion-controller-patent-goes-attachment-crazy)
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