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And those who don't have video games, they have cell phones, soft drinks, and cat masks. Talk about being totally set. More »
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Are you the type of gamer that can let one of your favorites go long enough for a friend to give it a go, or do you guard your collection jealously? Commenter Pinacollata has transformed himself into a virtual video game librarian, and for good reason. Read all about it in today's Speak Up on Kotaku. More »
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I was under the impression that it took a creative person to fully appreciate everything video games have to offer. According to recent research conducted at Michigan State University, I may have had that backwards. Does playing video games make you more creative? More »
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25-year-old Lana Del Rey certainly has a lot to be sad about: she's gorgeous, talented, and has excellent taste in old Hollywood indulgence. But as a bald traffic cop once wandered by my car and told me, everybody hurts sometimes. And there's something genuinely affecting in the picture she paints of a relationship that hits the skids, leaving Del Rey to moon against walls while her lover sits around playing video games—especially since in the first verse those same games are just one of the fun, charming things they did together. More »
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Warning: The above video depicts dangerous and risky behavior. Deadspin discourages the behavior depicted therein. Deadspin must insist that no one attempt to recreate or reenact any activity performed in the video. Reliance on or activity based on any information provided in the video is solely at your own risk. More »
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Inspired by the 8-bit era of gaming, artist and animator Mike Scott created this astounding pixel music video for South African band Goldfish's song "We Come Together", riddled with references to classic video games. How many can you spot? More »
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Using the vast power of science, researchers at Kyoto University in Japan have found another good reason for a chimpanzee to play video games: to determine if they are self-aware enough to know which pixel represents their primate self. More »
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While famed film critic Roger Ebert says he still hasn't changed his mind about video games, and his view that they can't be art, he recently pointed his nearly 400,000-strong Twitter followomg to what he called a "well-written defense of video games" by musician Blake Williams. Here is the article, with permission, in its entirety. More »
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Once more unto the new game plus, dear friends. I'll be playing through Dead Space 2 this weekend for the second time this weekend, a chance to scratch the PlayStation Trophy itch and power up a flamethrower. More »
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Dead Space 2, bitches! Wow, sorry, that was way out line. That kind of language just isn't appropriate for our weekly What Are You Playing This Weekend? informal poll. Apologies. But I'm really excited about Dead Space 2. More »
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The United States has been growing increasingly more obese over the past few decades, and video games are often cited as one of the key factors behind this meteoric rise in pounds-per-person. Now researchers say that isn't necessarily true. More »
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Today in Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Floppy McWiggle wonders if keeping large amounts of video games around the house is hoarding or just love. More »
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What am I not playing this weekend might be a better question. Why? Because on the agenda this weekend are NBA 2K11, Mass Effect 2, echochrome ii, Super Mario Bros. All-Stars and many more. More »
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We're mere weeks away from the year 2011 and many video game makers are drawing lines in the sand, committing to release dates as late as next November. Let's chart 2011 as it stands right now to see how it's shaping up. More »
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As the U. S. Supreme Court battle for free speech in video games closes in, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is adding his support for video games as art. More »
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Most video games, even the craziest ones, are about very real things. Driving. Shooting. Flying. And the more you play these games, you more you learn about those things. More »
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Back when I played through Alan Wake I heaped on the accolades. It redefined interactive storytelling, I wrote. I said it likely won't be topped in 2010. More »
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Based on real battles fought in Afghanistan in 2002, Medal of Honor has you taking on the role of rangers and other Tier 1 operators as they fight their way through enemy territory on the hunt for Taliban encampments. More »
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Gabriel Belmont will have his revenge upon the Lords of Shadow, venturing to the very depths of hell to find retribution against those who have corrupted the ideals of the Brotherhood of Light and murdered his wife. More »
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The original beloved Survivors from Valve's zombie-packed shooter, Left 4 Dead, return for another dramatic, bloody and brief adventure in "The Sacrifice," the add-on that's playable in both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. More »
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Wife dead, daughter infected, motocross superstar Chuck Greene is forced to compete on nationally televised zombie killing show Terror is Reality to earn the cash to help keep his daughter from turning. But then things go sideways. More »
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Will I actually be playing "The Sacrifice" in both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 before Tuesday? God, I hope so. But I've got a few back-up games on tap, just in case. More »
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It's time to put the copy of Borderlands back in the Xbox 360. There's a Claptrap uprising happening this weekend and my Siren (and maybe my low level Berserker) are going to shut this nonsense down. More »
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If things go according to plan this weekend, I'll be playing a little bit of everything—Tokyo Jungle, Sonic Colors, Bangai-O HD. Well, everything that I'm somewhat interested in playing at this weekend's Tokyo Game Show. More »
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Am I in Tokyo? Or am I in London? Have I traveled to the future? Perhaps playing the time-bending Professor Layton and the Unwound Future while crossing the international date line, messing with my internal clock wasn't wise. More »
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It's Labor Day weekend here in the United States and we at Kotaku will celebrate the three day weekend in the traditional way, with portable logic puzzles. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, here I come. More »
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There's one thing that I'll be working very hard to play this weekend, even if only for 10 minutes. That would be Diablo III, a game I last played about one year ago at Gamescom 2009. More »
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This weekend has just been Shanghaied with a little Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. I'll spend much of my Saturday (and none of my Sunday) enjoying the numerous seedy underbellies of IO Interactive's new game. More »
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Hopefully, Battle.net will be up and operational all weekend, for I plan on playing enough StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty to dwarf a Battlecruiser. OK, so I'm not sure how gameplay equates to ship size, but let's move on. More »
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While much of this weekend will be occupied playing StarCraft II multiplayer—and likely spent very sad at the beatings I'll be receiving—I'll also spend some time slaying monsters cooperatively in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. More »
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Our regularly scheduled Friday post, asking what it is you're playing this weekend, was slightly delayed due to Comic-Con. So instead of asking what you were planning on playing, let us know what you really played this weekend. More »
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Video games have a huge presence at this year's Comic-Con, with offerings from Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Capcom, Activision, Konami and more. Going by the long list of games in this post, it may be the biggest ever. More »
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Two words. Limbo. And then Limbo again. Because that's what I'll be playing all weekend, a moody Xbox Live Arcade game so nice I'm forced to play it twice. More »
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This extended holiday weekend, a slime will appear many times and I'll issue successive commands to deal with those slimes in Dragon Quest IX, a Nintendo DS game that (fingers crossed!) will appear at Kotaku Towers West. More »
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Did you know that if a woman repeats herself three times, you have to go gain more experience before hitting on her again? GamesRadar takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the carnal lessons males learn through gaming. More »
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I'm cleaning my Maverick M4A1, equipping my kevlar vest and helmet, maybe picking up an HE grenade and flashbang, and getting back into some Counter-Strike this weekend, a chance to revisit just how terrible I am at this game. More »
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Gentlemen. Might I inquire about your video game plans for this weekend? More »
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I'll be pulling off wheelies and spectacular jumps in the similarly spectacular stunt 'em up Joe Danger on my PlayStation 3 this weekend. I need some lighthearted motorcycle stuntin' right about now. More »
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Having access to the internet and its petabytes of easily available information is, for many of us, a good thing. Well, with the exception of our brains, which are being constantly distracted by e-mails, instant messages and video games. More »
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Wondering whether Blur is worth taking for a spin? Does Alpha Protocol feel like a game still in beta? What the hell is X-Scape? Let a week's worth of Kotaku video game reviews answer those questions and more. Round up!! More »
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