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Star Wars The Force Awakens Deserves A Better Disney Infinity Play Set
While Star Wars mobile games are going crazy with The Force Awakens content, the only way to play through bits of the new movie on your game console is via Disney Infinity 3.0—and it feels very familiar. Minor early plot snippets in the video, nothing major I promise. I’m sure we’ll get some The Force…
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New Zelda Statue Captures The Princess In Her Most Disturbing Moment
Announced just in time to capitalize on the upcoming Wii U port of Twilight Princess, First 4 Figures presents a 15 inch tall statue of Puppet Zelda. She’s the worst. Also the best. Twilight Princess spoilers follow. Also why haven’t you played Twilight Princess yet? Was it because of that long-ass opening? Oh thank goodness,…
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Creating A Character In Black Desert Online Is An Epic Undertaking
The first closed beta test for the Western version of fantasy MMO Black Desert Online is live, giving select players their first taste of what we once called “the world’s coolest character creation system.” I might wind up having more fun making heroes than playing them. Like many hopeful players of the hit Korean sandbox-style…
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The Emotional Games Awards Is Now Accepting . . . Sorry, Give Me A Moment
Okay. I’m okay. The 2016 Emotional Games Awards has opened up submissions for games that evoke strong emotional rea . . . oh god. No, no—I can do this. Happy place. Happy place. Imagine myself in a frozen forest. And go. The Emotional Games Awards is now accepting submissions for consideration as nominees for its…
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I Still Love My Kinect
In a home filled with technological marvels of all shapes and sizes, one piece of oft-derided hardware gets more love from my family and I than any other. Kinect, tell the nice people how much I cherish you. Okay, so that particular voice command doesn’t do anything. So many others do, and my household has…
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Magic: The Gathering And Puzzle Quest Go Great Together
Puzzle Quest meets Magic: The Gathering. If any combination of puzzle RPG and other thing could restore my faith in the once-glorious video game franchise, this would be it. It comes pretty close. Back when Puzzle Quest was an actual role-playing game with a story and character classes and experience points and such, I was…
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Pokémon‘s Mythical Fire And Water Abomination Officially Announced, Two Years After Fans Found It
Today The Pokémon Company announced Mythical Pokémon Volcanion, the first-ever dual Fire and Water-type. You may have heard of him already, as he leaked over two years ago. Fans first heard of Volcanion back in 2013, when hackers discovered the unnatural combination of opposing forces bythumbing through the code for Pokémon X and Y Between…
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The Best Part Of The Ghost In The Shell Shooter So Far Is The Tutorial
The technically free-to-play online multiplayer-only Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex shooter that Luke Plunkett was so bummed about went live on Steam Early Access this morning. So far learning to play is much more entertaining than actually playing. I say technically free-to-play because in order to play the early access version of Ghost…
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ReviewsThe PlayStation 4 Universal Media Remote Gets The Job Done
Tired of controlling Netflix and Hulu on your PlayStation 4 with an unwieldy game controller? Probably not, but it wouldn’t hurt to have a remote around, like this official one. It has buttons that make the PS4 and other devices do things. Crafted for Sony by the fine folks at PDP, the playStation 4 Universal…
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What’s Your Dream Video Game Holiday Gift?
If you could get any piece of video game hardware, software or paraphernalia as a holiday gift, what would it be? Aside from a stock graphic of generic controllers coming out of a box. We’ve got you covered on that one. Every year my mother hounds me relentlessly for ideas on what to get me…
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Playing Ark: Survival Evolved For The First Time On Xbox One
Having somehow avoided playing surprise Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved since its Steam release back in June, this weekend I got my first taste of life among the dinosaurs on the Xbox One. It only hurt a little. I honestly do not know why I haven’t played Studio Wildcard’s dinosaur-themed survival game until this…
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The Week In Games: There’s Still Stuff Coming Out
Just not a whole lot. At least we’ve got PaRappa. Monday, December 14 Dead Star — PC Tuesday, December 15 King’s Quest Episode II — PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Towerfall: Ascension — Vita Digital PaRappa the Rapper 2 — PS4 (PS2 Classic) Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 — PS3, Xbox 360 Hatoful…
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SNL Knows Who’s Buying Star Wars Toys
Okay, so maybe last night’s Saturday Night Live skit has a point. At least I open mine. I’m not actually much of a Star Wars toy collector. I attended thoseForce Fridayevents a couple months back to pick up some new LEGO sets, but aside from Rebels I’m pretty Luke-warm (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…no) on the franchise as a…
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Fruit Cake: The Snacktaku Review
“It smells like old people,” my wife said as I handed her a slice hacked from the Walmart-made fruit cake ring. “Does it taste like old people?” I asked. She took a bite. “No.” I stared accusingly. “How do you know what old people taste like?” Originally posted December 24, 2012. I understand where she…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Monster Garbage Delivery
Earlier this week, Monster Gamingtweeted out a picture of energy beverage with the question “Where should we deliver these to?” Red Bull Esports responded with a picture of a dumpster. Cute, but we can do better. I must admit that when it comes to Energy Drinks, Monster Energy is my go-to. Their zero-calorie Ultra line…
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Sunday Comics: Unkillable Space Wizards
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published December 10. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 7. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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Secrets And Details You Probably Missed In The Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer
It’s not that you’re not observant. It’s just the folks at GameXplain are hyper-observant, which is why they notice things like trash strewn in the streets and Midgar’s window-to-AC unit ratio. While I agree that it’s best we think of the upcoming Final Fantasy VII reboot as a separate game from the original, it’s nice…
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