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Don’t Forget Your BatDad This Father’s Day
Your father might not the hero the city deserves, but there’s a good chance he’s every bit as cool and deserving praise as BatDad. Tomorrow’s the perfect day to tell him that. And if you’re dad’s not the best, maybe you are. Or you’ll be. Or you’re married to one. Or you’ve given birth to…
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Meet SteamBoy, The Portable Steam Machine
Now that Steam Machines have established all one needs to play computer games via Steam is a small box, a controller and a screen, the SteamBoy combines those three things into one portable gaming system. Announced on the last day of E3 2013, the SteamBoy is an independent project by a group unaffiliated with Valve,…
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Mass Effect 3 At 8K Resolution Will Make Your PC Weep
What you’re looking at here is not an 8K resolution screenshot of Mass Effect 3. It’s one-sixteenth of an 8K resolution Mass Effect 3 screenshot. Go ahead and expand that top image. It’s a full 1920 x 1080, or what we’ve been calling full HD for several years now. 8K resolution is 7680 x 4320…
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The Honest Final Fantasy VII Trailer Wants An HD Remake, Too
C’mon, who wouldn’t want to see these heaving, panting examples of manhood rendered with high resolution HD graphics? Though I’m pretty sure every Final Fantasy game mentioned in Smosh’s honest trailer for Cloud and Pals is far beyond the statute of spoilers, I’ll be nice and warn you all ahead of time — they mention…
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The Best Of Kotaku, The Week Of June 9
The storm that was E3 2014 has passed, a hurricane of amazing new games, fancy booths, expensive presentations and controversial comments. Now the weather’s clear, the skies are quiet, and a week’s worth of E3 Kotaku Selects are yours for the reading. And what a better place to read than the fields of Hyrule? That…
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Get Salty Mario Kart 8 Figures In Your Next Happy Meal
Great news, people who like buying their food in creepy boxes. Once McDonald’s gets over this How To Train Your Dragon 2 business, the next Happy Meal toys are Ty’s Teenie Beenie Boos. Or I guess you could go with the Mario Kart 8 figures. What we’ll be having is a fine selection of racers,…
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The Saturday Morning Stream: Destiny Awaits [Update — We Won!]
As announced at the big show, Bungie’s next big thing scored a PlayStation 4 exclusive alpha test this weekend. I just so happen to have a PS4 and access to that alpha test. Wanna watch? If I’m lucky, this stream will feature an appearance by Kotaku East’s own anime master, Sir Richard “Not a Sir”…
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As If Bayonetta Weren’t Badass Enough, Now She’s Got A Mech
Revealed during today’s demo live from the Nintendo E3 Treehouse, Bayonetta 2 is giving players much more to play with than killer hair and footie guns. This thing is awesome. According to the clip, the mech will control pretty much exactly like the witch herself, swinging arms and slinging bullets all over the place. It’s…
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Broken Age Is As Charming As Ever On The iPad
The Double Fine adventure game that launched a million Kickstarter campaigns has finally made it to mobile, just as witty and charming as it was on the PC and a tad bit more intimate. Everything’s more intimate with touch controls, though not always more satisfying. I’ve found myself missing my mouse as I play through…
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Why Can’t You Be Out Now, Project Diva F 2nd?
I can’t imagine a better way to wind down after a long day of remotely covering E3 than to sprawl out on the couch and play some Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd, a game that isn’t out in North America until the fall. Damn E3 trailers. There should be a rule that a publisher…
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An Elegant Keyboard Solution For Couch-Based PC Gaming
I would play PC games in the living room all day long if I could just find a comfortable, no-compromise solution for mouse and keyboard placement. Perhaps Roccat’s Sova will do the trick. When I do attempt PC gaming in the living room, I either use a gamepad or a tray table set up next…
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Our First Look At Final Fantasy XIV‘s Rogues And Ninja
During today’s Square Enix E3 2014 live stream, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn producer Naoki Yoshida gave fans their first taste of the new class and job for the popular MMORPG, Rogues and Ninja, coming in game patch 2.4. Faster in the field, more resistant to falling damage, the Rogue profession is, understandably, a…
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Final Fantasy Type-0 Gets A Western Release… On PS4 And Xbox One
Final Fantasy fans have been patiently awaiting news of a Western release for the PSP’s Final Fantasy Type-0 since the game came out in Japan in 2011. Well, it’s coming out in North America and Europe, but as an HD remaster for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. “The voice of our Western fans was…
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Razer’s Figured Out Colors, Everybody
No, really. I know they’re not all black and green, but look at the little snake logos — those are definitely Razer products. Razer Kraken headphones and headsets, now in six vibrant colors. I’m so proud. Obviously the company needs to learn to let paint dry before taking pictures, but one step at a time.…
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Every First-Run Copy Of Persona Q Comes With Half A Set Of Cards
Sneaky sneaky, Atlus, spreading your preorder/early adopter bonus across two games. Fans who pick up this fall’s Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth for the 3DS get the second half of a set of Persona 4-themed tarot cards. The first half? That’s the fightin’ half. In order to collect the entire set of Persona 4…
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Watch All Of E3 2014 Live Right Here
It’s E3 2014 time, and once again Kotaku has teamed up with Spike TV to bring you news, previews, interviews and live streaming video from all the major press conferences, from Microsoft to Sony. The stream kicks off at 11:45 am Eastern with the All-Access Live pre-show, followed by Microsoft’s event at 12:30 pm. Then…
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