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Kevin Spacey: The Kotaku Review
How is Kevin Spacey’s performance in his big video game debut? That all depends on which of the three versions of Spacey Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s campaign is serving up at the time. Warning — the videos below contain mild story spoilers. Mission Briefing Spacey The least enjoyable of the three Advanced Warfare Kevin…
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Ten Things I Took Away From Advanced Warfare‘s Campaign
Our yearly installment of Call of Duty is upon us, and while I’m taking a couple of days to play Advanced Warfare‘s multiplayer the way it was intended before posting my review, I have conquered campaign mode, and learned so much in the process. It took me around six hours to make it through Advanced…
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Nothing Says Funeral Like a Quick Time Event
In the early moments of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s campaign mode, the player is given a choice — press or hold a button to pay their respects to a fallen comrade, or just sit there awkwardly watching the screen until they get bored and wander off. Not much of a choice, really. Circulating on…
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Ten Things You Might Not Know About Fire Emblem
Whatever happened to Fire Emblem 64? What’s with Casual Mode? How come we had to wait so long for the Fire Emblem series to come West?Did You Know Gaming has the answers. It’s hard to imagine Nintendo’s flagship strategy role-playing game series had six games and thirteen years under its belt before it made its…
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Culture
The Week In Games: The Call Of Spacey
We’re into the home stretch, 2014! This week kicks off with the annual Call of Duty release extravaganza, followed immediately by one of the biggest release weeks of the year. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare drops on a Monday. It was technically dated for Tuesday, but pre-order customers were getting it Monday, so now everyone…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Date With Death
Earlier this week one of our writer’s documented herexhaustive efforts to get it on with Death in The Sims 4. Surely getting a date with Death is easier than that. I’d say all we need is some sort of image manipulation program. What sort of date do you take the amorphous personification of the end…
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel DLC Lets You Play As Three Handsome Jacks
The Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel arrives November 11, allowing players to take on the role of a faux Handsome Jack and his erstwhile companions, Handsome Jack and Handsome Jack. One Jack just wasn’t enough, especially considering he’s only a doppelganger, the playable Handsome Jack will be able to summon a pair…
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Zombies Return In Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC [Update]
Courtesy of an email today from GameStop, zombies will be returning in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s downloadable content packs. Update: Activision has clarified that the $50 seasons pass will not be required to play Sledgehammer’s version of zombie mode. Zombies may or may not make an appearance in the release version of Advanced Warfare,…
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Culture
Sunday Comics: They Hired A Dog
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 October 31. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 27. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Better Than A Bunny Smartphone Case: The Winners!
In last week’s Photoshop contest I asked our readers to come up with a better consumer use for Japan’s rabbits than cell phone cases. I should have seen this coming. Some of our contestants followed the contest to the letter, crafting new consumer products out of bunnies. Others expanded on the cell phone case idea.…
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Get To Know Three Of The Classes From Bethesda’s Battlecry
When Bethesda showed of its gun-less take of Team Fortress 2 earlier this year, special event attendees got to check out three of Battlecry‘s five announced classes — Enforcer, Duellist and Tech Archer. Now you get to see them as well. The Team Fortress 2 vibe I got from Battlecry‘s initial reveal isn’t quite as…
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What Did You Dress Up As For Halloween?
Halloween has come and gone once more, leaving in its wake scary sugar crashes, horrific hangovers and countless photos commemorating how silly/scary/awesome/unfortunate we looked last night. It’s time to share. Since I have kids, I no longer have to dress up for Halloween. Instead I get to plan elaborate costumes for my twin boys that…
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You’ll Never Forget Daylight Saving Time: The Movie
In case you’re having trouble remembering that most of America gains an extra hour at some point over the weekend, this dramatic trailer for Saving Daylight is the ultimate reminder. Nacho Punch‘s faux trailer is silly, sure, but it also accurately conveys the thoughts and feelings that quickly pass through one’s head when they wake…
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Gravity Is Optional In Star Citizen‘s First-Person Shooter Mode
At this weekend’s PAX Australia in Melbourne, fans got a first look at the first-person shooter module for Cloud Imperium’s Star Citizen in action. I think I’m going to be sick. I have two things to say about the Illfonic-developed first-person shooter module’s demo debut. First, it’s dark. So very dark. Even the screens provided…
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There’s A Great Game Buried Deep Inside Of Call of Duty: Ghosts
Between PC, Xbox One and PS4, I’ve got more than 60 hours logged in Call of Duty: Ghosts. Six of those hours is Story Mode. None of it is competitive multiplayer. I’ve been playing Extinction, the most satisfying Call of Duty experience I’ve had in years. I nearly missed out on Extinction altogether. After spending…
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Link Is So Damn Happy Riding His New Skyward Sword Statue
First 4 Figures’ newly-announced Link on the Crimson Loftwing statue is a two-foot-tall tribute to the joy of taking to the skies in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Just try not to make eye contact. The first in a series of new statues based on the 2011 Wii game, Link on the Crimson Loftwing…
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Now Razer’s Making A Surround Sound Bar
A good surround sound-capable sound bar is the perfect solution for those wary of trying to position speakers all over their gaming space. Due for release next month, Razer’s Leviathan could be a very good surround sound-capable sound bar. Crafted for virtual 5.1 surround sound gaming and movies or streaming music via Bluetooth 4.0 aptX,…
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Reviews
Origin Chronos Z Compact Gaming PC: The Kotaku Review
The Origin PC Chronos Z is the meanest small form factor gaming PC I’ve yet to encounter. Origin PC ships its gaming systems in wooden crates. The Chronos Z came in the smallest crate to date, yet the Titan Z-powered beast within was far more powerful than anything that came before it. The small size…
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Maingear’s PC Gaming Cube Has Changed
My first professionally-built gaming PC was a Maingear X-Cube, a charming little black box filled with joy and wonder. It looks almost nothing like the younger, sleeker models Maingear’s just announced. They’ve come from the future. My X-Cube has no glowing window, unless you counted the flickering of the motherboard network port light through the…
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