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I've played quite a bit of the latest entry in Croteam's twitchtastic first-person shooter series, but I never encountered the super-speedy giant unkillable pink spider creature in the first level. Know why? Because my copy isn't pirated. More »
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Appropriately enough, the season four finale of Breaking Bad is on AMC tomorrow night. You may recall that, in late August, Rage made a strange cameo in the meth-slinging drama, in which someone plays the game with a light gun. Well, Rage has returned the favor with a Breaking Bad prop cameo of its own. More »
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Things are grim on Sera in Gears of War 3. People—important ones, even—are dying. The Lambent seem to be ready to overrun the entire planet. The whole game's one big emo-pocalypse. More »
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There are plenty of Doom coffee mugs laying around in the world of Rage. But that's not the little bit of Doom I'm talking about, I'm talking about some retro gameplay. More »
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Earlier today we posted our walk-through video showing how you to find a little bit of Wolfenstein 3D inside id Software's Rage. Here's a look at how to find Quake in the game. More »
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Some who have been playing Gears of War 3 noticed the name of an unlockable weapon called the "Cluckshot" but had no idea what it was or how to find it. Well, GameFront has, and supplies this step-by-step video tutorial showing you how to obtain it. More »
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Gears of War 3 is full of surprises. The game has multiple easter eggs and hidden secrets, but now we are bringing you the most ridiculous of the bunch in an easy-to-follow video. Watch our guide to see Cole's innocent moment of joy amidst the carnage. Have fun! More »
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Those lucky enough to be in on the Gears of War 3 beta today were treated to this, either cute or disturbing depending on your sensibilities. Pick a male character, COG or Locust, and voila, bunny hat. [h/t reader Hazel H.] More »
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I'm sure there are more complex video game Easter Eggs out there, but this is the most complex one I've ever laid eyes on. More »
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What dark secret was worth this deceased knight's life? He bears a message regarding the very nature of truth, as it pertains to certain comestibles. I speak no lie when I tell you there are spoilers ahead! More »
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Who's a better dunker, Obama or Clinton? Can Tim Kitzrow, Mr. Boom-Shakalaka, throw down on Mike D from the Beastie Boys? And was it really necessary to give all of the Republicans an 8-out-of-10 rating in "steal"? More »
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We knew that Left 4 Dead 2's new expansion, "The Passing," paid a graffiti tribute to Dead Rising's Frank West. It looks like the game's creators admire Plants vs. Zombies as well. More »
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Earlier today, Stephen Totilo's review of Assassin's Creed II referenced the game's homage to Mario. Here's video of the third wall-breaking inside joke, which is so mainstream it's not inside. And it doesn't really break the third wall, either. More »
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This comes with a strong spoiler alert up front. Only watch this, or read further, if you have seen the conclusion to Halo 3: ODST, or don't mind seeing it revealed. More »
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Earlier today I posted about the Lost easter eggs that people have been finding in Half-Life 2, specifically a Dharma Initiative like logo and the mysterious Lost numbers. I put out a call for folks to send in any that they found and Kotakuite, External Gazer got right on and emailed us a picture of the numbers which we did not have before. So there it is in all it's easer eggy glory. If anyone finds any more, be sure to send them our way! More »
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Apparently, the design team working on Half-Life Episode 2 are fans of the ABC TV show, Lost. This morning I received an email from Kotakuite p00pzilla with this screenshot clearly showing a symbol on the wall that mimics the logo of Lost's Dharma Initiative. Now add to this the email I received yesterday from another Kotakuite saying he had seen Lost's mysterious string of numbers, "4 8 15 16 23 42" on a CRT computer screen in a blocked off room of the game's second level. Unfortunately he didn't include a screenshot so I had to let it go by, but now with this corroborating evidence, it's clear that the HL2 team is slipping in references to a favorite show. Has anyone else found Lost references n HL2? if so, be sure to send in a screenshot so we can add it to the dossier. More »
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The Associated Press has a pretty interesting story up about the latest twist in in-game advertising, turning Easter Eggs into ads. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=226393&view=rss&microfeed=true I'm not sure how I feel about this video. On the one hand it's in-your-face in-game advertising for Axe. On the other hand, it's pretty damn funny and not really that intrusive. Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=226196&view=rss&microfeed=true Today's pointless video clip of the day, and I can't promise it will be the only one, is this little gem of an easter egg from Gears of War. Apparently there is a "secret" dead toilet man on the Rooftops map. More »
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There's supposedly an Easter Egg in the Halo 3 E3 trailer. Although we like the Halo series loads and have even read the Eric S. Nylund books (although covertly position within the spine of Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being), we have to admit that we're not quite fanatic enough to spot what the easter egg actually is. The Bungie.net forums hint that it may be the wobbling road sign, which is a Grunt Crossing sign (implying perhaps that Earth has made piece with the Covenant), or that Cortana's voice has been mixed with some Gravemind sampling. Anyone else got any better theories? More »
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