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Thanks For A Fun Weekend! Crabtree Out.
Thanks for hanging out this weekend, Kotaku! It’s been real. And a big thanks to the other Kotaku editors who faithfully make this thing happen every week and still took the time to help me out. Them’s good apples. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter @DanRCrabtree anytime. I have so much more to…
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We Fell In And Out Of Love With Niko
I’d never played a Grand Theft Auto before. I mean, I understood the draw, but ever since I’d played Mafia, I felt no beckon to follow The Sopranos through an open-world Manhattan de-make. Wise guy this, blip-blap that. The whole rigamarole sounded like a chore, really. On top of that, my new girrrrrrrrlfriend and I…
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Today, I’m Either 2,718th Or 1st. It’s Up To The Hackers.
In a single day, I became one the best Angry Birds Star Wars players in the world — 8th overall. Today, I’m either 2,718th or 1st. It’s up to the hackers. One of my co-worker’s kids, Vincent, calls me “The Video Game Man.” He’s never read a thing I’ve written (he’s 7) or asked me…
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The Braid of First-Person Shooters Is Totally Free
Indie developers can be just the best. Like, for instance, when Piotr Iwanicki and and Blue Brick crew (not a ’70s funk band, by the way) made Superhot in a 7 Day FPS Challenge, then refined it a bit, and then posted it online for free. And it’s brilliant. Kotaku AU describes Superhot as “like…
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DLC Explained In A Disney Nutshell
I feel like I could sing along to this DLC dub-jam from Destructoid blogger and YouTuber Genki-JAM (aka SMNtoob) without even knowing the words. Yes, it’s partly because I’ve watched Aladdin more times than I’ve played Super Mario RPG (we’re talking double digits, here), but also because of the salient, underlying truths bolstering this satire.…
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Imagine Andrew Ryan With An Australian Accent
Can you remember the voices from BioShock? Of Brigid Tenenbaum, or Sofia Lamb, or Dr. Suchong, or Andrew Ryan? Now imagine them all with Australian accents. If casting for an upcoming web series being produced in Victoria, Australia goes well, then you’ll never hear those sounds A casting call on audition site Starnow says that…
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Resident Evil 2 Becomes Real And Maybe Terrifying
Universal Orlando is bringing Raccoon City to life for Halloween Horror Nights 23, and it could be a horrifying haunt. Sure, anything could be horrifying, but Universal has had some practice (in Japan with Resident Evil and in Orlando with Silent Hill) and is bringing at least part of the act stateside. Gird the loins.…
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Oh My God It’s A 30-Foot Walking Robot Dragon
The Guinness Record won by Rancho Obi-Wan is impressive, sure, but can Star Wars memorabilia breath fire? Unless they’ve got one of the fire-breathing spiders from Star Wars Galaxies, then no; Tradinno, this 30-foot tall German robot dragon, earns the Guinness World Record for Best Potential Harbinger of the Human Apocalypse. Well, actually, Tradinno and…
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A Cartoon Show Full of Video Game References
What if instead of playing through fetch quests, time travel missions, and volcanic mountain ascents, you could just watch them? Guess what? Bravest Warriors is the non-interactive video game you never knew you wanted. Premiering on Frederator Studios’ Cartoon Hangover channel in November 2012, Bravest Warriors takes the old school gaming nods from Adventure Time…
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This Game Stars A Potato (And Looks Pretty Great)
Kickstarter has been a real boon for retro gaming recently, hasn’t it? First General Chaos, then River City Ransom: Underground, and now a retro-inspired platformer that was kickstarted almost a year ago releases. It’s a regular wellspring of nostalgia. You may not remember playing as a potato, though, which is O.K. because you probably haven’t…
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Looks Like Pokémon Announcements Are Blasting Off Again
The Pokémon Company has teased us with even more news about something Pokémon-related. The official Pokémon Twitter account tweeted around noon today: “Heads up, Trainers! We’ve got a surprise for you! Tune in Monday at 8 a.m. PDT for a special announcement!” With exciting news like Pokémon Bank and scads of other details about Pokémon…
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Why World War I Usually Gets the Shaft in Gaming (Until Now)
In the last thirty years, there have been (by my count) 59 games, mods, or betas featuring a setting from World War I, otherwise called The Great War. World War II, otherwise called the Second World War, boasts something like 257 of the same. Ubisoft Montpellier announced last week that it would be doing its…
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Watch Lightning Cosplay As Other Final Fantasy Characters
Not since Final Fantasy X-2 have there been this many wardrobe changes in one Final Fantasy game. And Lightning has taken the opportunity to show her fandom for the series that preceded her in the latest trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It looks like she loves Final Fantasy VII almost as much as…
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Shield Your Eyes: Stallone and De Niro Brawl in Video Game Mo-Cap Suits
I’ve seen De Niro beat up meat-heads in all kinds of suits, most of them tailored, some of them even pressed. His newest combat garb is… less flattering. As older actors are wont to do, Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro are teaming up to make a movie about keeping in the fight despite their…
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Fable: Legends Is Sounding Like An Xbox One MMO
In an interview on Games Industry International posted yesterday, Lionhead studio head John Needham outlined the developer’s big-picture plans for Fable: Legends, its upcoming Xbox One exclusive title. According to Needham: “This is the next big Fable game that is going to be out for five to ten years so it needs to be big,…
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World’s Largest Star Wars Collection Includes a Working Cantina
Rancho Obi-Wan, a Star Wars museum in Northern California, holds 300,000 unique Star Wars-related pieces, earning it the Guinness World Record for the “Largest Collection of Star Wars Memorabilia.” Steve Sansweet, former LucasFilm employee and curator of Rancho Obi-Wan, says that when Star Wars came out, he was “hooked from the very beginning.” His passion…
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First Images from Need for Speed Movie Forgot Cars, Yo
Disney released the first stills from the upcoming Need for Speed movie to remind audiences that it will, as promised, have actors; actors like Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad and Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi). I can’t help but feel like there’s something missing, though. Something like cars. If you saw EA’s E3 2013 press conference,…
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Hey Kotaku, I’m Your Weekend Editor
Top o’ the weekend to you, Kotaku! I’m Dan Crabtree, and I’ll be filling in for Owen for the next two days as your weekend editor. While I may not be able to promise you that Half Life 3 will ever be announced, I can promise that I’ll dish up a healthy helping of gaming…
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