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There's a war going on in Paris, and despite the lessons we've learned from video games that war never changes, this is the first war I'm aware of that is being waged with Post-It Notes. On one side is Ubisoft's Paris HQ. And the other is French bank called BNP, each trying to one-up the other with video-game characters turned into Post-It Notes. More »
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In case your summer goals included becoming a Pokemon master, you're running out of time to catch 'em all!! Hurry! More »
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TAY is a lot like a circus. It's full of animals, an audience of readers and of course the clowns. But this circus isn't like most others - not here! Here, the clowns are in charge. Therefore it seems only fitting that Cesare Auguste Detti's "The Court Jester" be selected for this month's TAYpic. More »
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Welcome back to another week of Talk Amongst Yourselves. We've missed you. Please, share with us your video game exploits and anecdotes, or perhaps what you think this week will bring to your gaming lives. We're all friends here, let's talk! More »
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Blizzard won't be the only one potentially making a profit on Diablo III. Anyone who plays the dark fantasy hack and slash game could, thanks to its Auction House, a new in-game service that allows players to buy and sell loot not just for virtual gold, but for cold, hard cash. More »
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Let's take a minute and reflect on the pleasure of the company of others. Isn't it nice to have other people to talk about video games with? I humbly suggest you do so. More »
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Catherine first caught gamers' eyes last year largely due to sexy half-naked images of its title character. Months later the game is on store shelves, and we've all gained a deeply profound appreciation for sexy half-naked images of its title character. Hopefully the assembled game critics got beyond that bit. More »
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From Dust is a very good video game that starts badly. It's dull, at first. Pick up dirt. Drop dirt. Pick up water. Spill water. You're a god! Re-shaping the land. And you'll be forgiven for feeling drowsy. More »
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Commenter Aikage returns to Speak Up on Kotaku for the second time in as many days, wondering if you every iamgine where life would have taken you if not for all of that time spent gaming. More »
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Another week, another Wednesday...the heat wave is over (for now...) but just in case it sneaks back onto the radar we should probably stay inside and talk about video games. Just to be safe. More »
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The Mushroom Kingdom has just made its way into the real world thanks to artist Darick Maasen. He created this custom Koopa Paratroopa Trophy for the August 11th "SUPER IAM8BIT" show in Los Angeles, CA (7PM to 11PM). More »
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How do you make an Xbox 360 game out of Deepak Chopra's spiritual beliefs and practices? You don't, not exactly. You make Leela which is half a collection of motion-controlled mini-games associated with different chakras—points of spiritual energy located in a person's body—and half a training tool to meditate better. More »
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When Kotaku editorial director Joel Johnson and east coast reporter Michael Fahey launch into an argument over which video game retailer offers the superior shopping experience, one withholds a terrible secret that renders the other's argument moot. More »
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In today's episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Aikage laments the general lack of pre-rendered cutscenes in today's video games, a feature many were glad to see die out. Which side of the gorgeous CGI fence do you fall on? More »
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Last year Microsoft updated the white and clunky original Xbox 360 with the slim model, a slick black beast of a gaming console. Suddenly peripherals for the old system looked like ass in comparison. Today Microsoft fixes that, introducing the gorgeous new Xbox 360 Wireless Headset with Bluetooth and Xbox 360 Media Remote. More »
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Seize the day! For there is no day like TAYday to talk about video games. More »
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Beautiful adventure game Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet comes to Xbox Live Arcade next week. It is a mysterious, quiet game—Dimmu Borgir music notwithstanding—that is Metroid-like, full of exploration, power ups and re-exploration, at least on the single-player side. More »
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In a small two-bedroom apartment 20 in a strip mall of a town outside of Seattle, two brothers are hard at work crafting one of the most complex, convoluted, and difficult games ever created. Sometimes they code ASCII graphics. Other times they break out the crayons. More »
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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. More »
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Inspired by The Legend of Zelda and Gustav Klimt's work, Rich Pellegrino created this amazing painting for the August 11th "SUPER IAM8BIT" show in Los Angeles, Ca (7PM to 11PM). Check out the design process at his blog. More »
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There's no such thing as aging gracefully when you're Ezio Auditore. UbiWorkshop's animated tale, Assassin's Creed Embers, tells the tale of what happens when old age and old enemies start catching up with the master assassin. More »
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Appropriately named commenter Tengen Toppa Duck Face has a craving for video games based on collectible card games, but his experience is limited to Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokémon. Somebody help a brother deal a fresh hand in today's Speak Up on Kotaku. More »
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Stop what you're doing. Start talking about video games. Right here. In the comments. More »
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Really Big Sky is an indie shmup with a twist: it's procedurally-generated. Meaning you'll never play the same game twice. More »
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Taking inspiration from a Stick Jockey column a few weeks ago, encouraging sports gamers to take overcome their on-field setbacks without quitting or reloading from a previous save, as the game will ultimately deliver a reward. One reader's pursuit of comprehensive greatness fell short, but embodied the lesson. More »
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Retro Game Master has a new home in North America, streamed live on Kotaku every week at 8 p.m. eastern. More »
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Ever since I played the Wii U last month at E3, I've been running through my memories of the surprisingly abundant Wii U-ish experiences I've had with other gaming hardware, some of which I've written about. More »
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Between the old-school Animus interface and the Ubisoft Digital Arts watermark, I'm positive this video is leaked footage of something Assassin's Creed related, but what? More »
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We thought we had seen the ultimate street brawling crossover when Street Fighter X Tekken hit the scene. We were wrong. In fall 2012, Street Fighter and Hello Kitty will finally be one, at least from a merchandising perspective. More »
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In today's Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Armstrongjx4 expresses his desire to see humanity fall to the Chimera in Resistance 3. Why? Because we expect to win. More »
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Maybe Socrates is in San Diego. If you're there too... bring us home some swag like a good friend, will ya? The rest of us will keep our spirits up by swapping video game stories. More »
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It looks like, if Google Translate can be believed, that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 got a recent outing in Munich, giving press there a chance to go hands on with the game, and releasing two new screenshots from the game. More »
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Look, you can be as mad at Capcom as you want over Mega Man Legends 3's cancellation or the repackaged Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 update. They're putting Poison in Street Fighter X Tekken. I forgive them. More »
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I was supposed to recommend the week's best new comics yesterday. I'm a day late. Fitting, I guess, because one of the new comics is tied in to Duke Nukem Forever. That's my excuse. On with the recommendations... More »
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One of these days, when we least expect it, the Nintendo eShop will update and the new Nintendo Video app will be available for download. Until then, it's simply a placeholder in this week's Nintendo Download. More »
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Commenter Hongo has had it up to here with people denying devices the label 'portable' simply because they can't fit in their pants pocket. He'd prepared a portable primer for today's Speak Up on Kotaku. More »
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So this guy walks into a bar. It's a bar where all people do is come in to enjoy each others company and talk about video games. As a matter of fact, this place was called Talk Amongst Yourselves. There are plenty of people here who love to discuss games, so please, feel at home. More »
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The new Spider-Man movie trailer is cool. It's also a bit familiar to those of us who played and enjoyed the 2008 video game Mirror's Edge. How similar? Watch. You might notice some amazing, spectacular coincidences. More »
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Photographer Jeff Junio gets up-close and personal with Nintendo characters in his Super Macro Bros. set, crafting this image of Toad and Luigi that's either delightful or very sinister, I can't tell. See more at the 8-Bit Cubist. More »
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This is a PSP 2000. Hiding under it is a PlayStation Vita. An actual Vita, not a fake one. More »
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