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We already knew that SoulCalibur V's character creator is powerful enough to allow you to create all sorts of messes, but this ups the ante one notch more. More »
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You come to Kotaku every day, right? So it stands to reason that you know all about the E through M ratings that grace the boxes of video games in America. But if you're not a regular reader of this fine site—say, one who buys video games for a younger lifeform—you may not even know that the content ratings exist. More »
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343 Industries, you so sneaky. We've already noticed that the Microsoft division tasked with the future of all things Halo debuted the new look of the sci-fi shooter series' hero at Toy Fair 2012. And the Chief's new duds are quite different. Leaner, meaner and perhaps more aerodynamic. More »
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Did you think dropping $60 on a copy of Mass Effect 3 next month would be enough to save the Earth from the impending Reaper invasion? Is the Earth truly safe if you don't buy a Mass Effect branded keyboard, mouse, Xbox 360 controller, or iPhone case? More »
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The first Prototype made me feel ugly. Radical's open-world action game tore through the city I love and live in, having me eat people—some of them innocent civilians—and destroy city blocks in the name of its plot. Prototype 2's probably going to make me feel worse. More »
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What game would be better suited for a LEGO collaboration than Minecraft? Announced at LEGO World Copenhagen, Minecraft Micro World is now available for pre-order for $34.99. You can watch the very technical way in which they were made in the video from Mojang above. More »
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While NECA rolled out a bunch of impressive Valve-licensed stuff, I was still charmed by the Portal 2 offerings shown by ThinkGeek. Along a Companion Cube cookie jar and talking turrets, they also had Aperture Science cores that blurted out phrases from the Portal games. But the highlight had to be the Science Fair kit that you could plug into a potato, calling back to one of the best moments in Valve's teleportational sequel. (Potato not included but the poster backdrop is) More »
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Heroes and villains alike have been dealing with the vile machinations of that vile machine Brainiac since the launch of DC Universe Online. With the game's third major downloadable content pack his chapter finally ends and a new evil rises. More »
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No modern-day military practice comes under more fire than unmanned aerial vehicle attacks. Bombing by UAV gets called out as cowardly or as a morally indefensible method of waging combat. It's derisively been called video game warfare, a way of distancing the American public from the acts of violence done in their name. Fittingly, then, there's now a video game about it. More »
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Spider-Man's new movie mask sports yellow eyes. Catwoman's nightvision-glasses-as-ears look works. And I still think Hawkeye's going to be the best character in the Avengers movie. Feast your eyes on the big offerings from Marvel and DC from this year's celebration of plastic (or porcelain) collectibles. More »
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Commander Shepard's battle against the malevolent Reapers may be coming to an explosive end this year, but the associated Mass Effect plastic goodies have only begun to fight. You can tell an intellectual property license is popular when it's got items coming out from different companies and Mass Effect's got stuff coming from Dark Horse—who publish tie-in ME comics—and Diamond Select, the giant comics distributor that also offers geek-friendly toys. You'll see a silver Normandy variant, a Legion figure butt side up and much more in the pictures above fro this year's Toy Fair. More »
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The newest Halo Minimates aren't going to offer up any clues to Halo 4, but they're still worthy additions to the collections of fans who've been following the sci-fi series. First announced last September, the Series 4 set will mark the first time that Cortana's been a bite-sized plaything. The UNSC vs. Covenant battles will spread to your desk later this year. More »
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Insomniac's made big moves these last few months, pulling away from PlayStation exclusivity and declaring that they won't be making any future Resistance games. You could argue that the future of the highly regarded developer is more independent but more risky, too. One thing's certain: toys are on the way. More »
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Mass Effect 3's less than a month away, but that span of time feels like an eternity. The relaunch of the website for BioWare's sci-fi epic isn't helping either. It's sporting videos that tease out elements of the upcoming threequel from multiplayer to narrative. It seems like they're there to help along people new to the series, but die-hard Mass Effect fans might spot some new details in there . More »
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For the 30th Anniversary of Pac-Man way back in 2010, the 3331 Arts Chiyoda gallery on the outskirts of Akihabara held an exhibition showcasing the most complete collection of all things Pac-Man the world has ever seen. More »
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Rovio's smash hit Angry Birds is coming to Facebook on Tuesday, but it's not making it to the world's largest social network without getting some community-aided enhancements. Play well with others and you could earn one of the four brand new power-ups that make the Mighty Eagle look like ... just the Eagle. More »
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Let's get that first niggling thought out of the way: this Mass Effect iOS game isn't going to feel like that Dead Space iOS game. More »
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Hard choices are going to have to be made in the final part of BioWare's sci-fi trilogy and the screen above seems to pose one such crossroads. The look on the male Commander Sheperd's face here seems to say "How do I choose?" Maybe he could just buy them both Twisted Metal and see what happens… But, before there can be any slo-mo null-gravity space love, there must be shooting. And lightning storms. Mass Effect 3: Space Opera for our times. More »
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Whoa there, viral marketeers! You have to be careful not to overshadow your product with the promotion, as these lovely shots of everyday people dressing up in Gotham City Impostors garb readily demonstrate. More »
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The globe-trotting nature of the Call of Duty series means that multiplayer maps have a plethora of locales to choose from. And the latest one is in… New York?! More »
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Your Dragonborn might be able to tear massive dragons out of the heavens with the power of his voice, but does he have back pimples? He can now, as Bethesda releases the free official high resolution texture pack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. More »
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Aw look, I've upset pretty pink-haired princess Meruru by being slightly deceptive in the headline. Don't worry, Meruru, I'm sure you have your distinctive elements, probably! More »
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Might we be seeing soldiers cry—or, at least get very pensive—in Spec Ops: The Line? Maybe. It may be set in the architectural wonderland of Dubai but bad shit's going to down in 2K Games' upcoming military shooter. These screens and concept art shots show the shattered steel and glass of Dubai festooned with bodies of lynched soldiers and one firefight that looks like it might be happening in front of what might be a playground. Emotional manipulation needle's in the red, captain! More »
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You won't be seeing much in the way of trees in the upcoming Alan Wake game. Where Remedy's first outing with the writer-turned-hero took place in the creepy forests of the Pacific Northwest, American Nightmare puts players in a haunted desert. New weapons—including what looks like a nail gun—and new enemies shop up in these shots. Some of the giant-sized antagonists, like those spiders, show signs of being irradiated or it might just be more nightmares-made-real weirdness breaking through to the real world. More »
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Don't get all excited: the teleporting X-Man, Spider-Man archenemy and Asgardian troll aren't playable characters. Their likenesses show up on ability card in the UMvC3's Heroes and Heralds Mode, which will be also playable on the game's PlayStation Vita version. Screens and video of handheld UMvC3—including the Gold Herald skins exclusive to Sony's handheld—make it look as pretty as its console counterparts. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will be available when the Vita launches on Feb. 22. More »
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Coming soon to Pinball FX 2 and Zen Pinball platforms everywhere,. Epic Quest is a pinball table that merges the science of the silver ball with the loot gathering, experience points, and leveling of a role-playing game. How dangerous is that concept? More »
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The Japanese role-playing game craftspersons at Compile Heart and Idea Factory give us moe, moe, moe of the anthropomorphic video game hardware ladies we've been looking for (foe?) when Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk. 2 hits the PlayStation 3 February 28. What a handful! More »
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Blackwater was the newest part of Red Dead Redemption's Old West, the section of Rockstar's hit game that pointed the most to the 21st Century where people were playing it. It was a bit of time travel, if you will. More »
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Nintendo announced a bunch of actual news over the last few days—the release window for the Wii U, the Nintendo Network, a new Mario side-scroller for the 3DS—but Next Media Animation doesn't care about any of that. More »
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While we prepare to beat our opponents into submission using a series of punches and kicks, Namco Bandai prepares to hit your wallet where it hurts with three sets of premium DLC scheduled in the first month of SoulCalibur V's release. Who wants to play dress up? More »
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Remember back in the early 90s when the CD-Rom format made it possible for computer games like 1992's Night Trap or The 7th Guest to feature extensive badly-acted full-motion video? Gamecade Production certainly does. They've just released Survival 2: Get Lucky, a FMV-style dating game starring Josh Knechtly of the band Rootbound. Who? More »
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Now that the collectible crafters at First 4 Figures have gotten Sonic, Super Sonic, Metal Sonic, and Knuckles out of the way they can finally focus on producing a $200 statue based on the real hero of the Sonic franchise: That mutant fox thing. More »
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Video game replica master Bill Doran of PunishedProps turns his attentions from the stars of Mass Effect to the cold steel of Skyrim with this gorgeous PVC replica of Daedric artifact Mehrunes' Razor. More »
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Westerners notice it. The clothes run slightly smaller, and a medium in Japan would be a small—or even a petite—back home. Barring the exception here or there, Japanese people tend to have smaller frames. People are, generally speaking, thin. More »
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Tecmo Koei PS Vita launch title Dynasty Warriors Next plays like a standard Dynasty Warriors title for the most part, but when certain officers clash it's time for a little Infinity Blade style touch screen dueling. More »
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