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Final Fantasy XIV PS4 Beta Begins February 22. See How Pretty It Is.
Last month Square Enix announced an April 14 release date for the PlayStation 4 version of Final Fantasy XIV, but that’s not the date players were waiting for. It’s almost beta time, kids, and the game is looking fantastic on PS4. The PlayStation 3 version of the best MMO of 2013 is lovely and all,…
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They Released Plush Doom Demons. He’s Here To Send Them Back To Hell.
Last year the folks at Gaming Heads brought upon this Earth a plague of cuddly, snugglyCacodemons and Pain Elementals. Here is their heartfelt apology, armed with with the fluffiest plasma gun ever. I know what you’re thinking. “This Space Marine plushie looks nothing like Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson or Karl Urban.” Oh come on, he…
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Tips & Guides
One Easy Tip For Playing Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
I might not have recommended Lightning Returns, but I’m not going to let those grabbing the game anyway enter the fray unarmed. Though it goes against the hardcore role-playing game fan’s pride, I’d highly recommend playing the game on Easy Mode first. Boo! Hiss! Easy mode is for newbies and communists! Sure it is, but…
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ReviewsLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII: The Kotaku Review
I’ve never been less emotionally invested in a character than I am in Final Fantasy XIII‘s pink-haired powerhouse, so when Square Enix tells me Lightning Returns, my response is “That’s great. What else you got?” She’s gorgeous. She’s powerful. She’s relentless. She’s fiercely dedicated to whichever path she finds herself on. Lightning embodies all the…
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Solving One Rubik’s Cube In Record Time Is Impressive. Six Is Magical.
Watch as Rubik’s master Kevin Haystakes on six increasingly larger jumbled cubes — from 2×2 to 7×7 — to set the world record for making sides look the same. I was one of those kids who resorted to breaking his cube apart and putting it together again so the sides all matched. I am not…
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Why Is Heavenly Sword Getting An Animated Film? This Lady Right Here.
There’s an animated movie based on Ninja Theory’s PlayStation 3 action adventure Heavenly Sword this year. The second trailer for the film (via IGN) is a rock-infused tribute to the reason this is all happening — Anna Torv. Yes, I know the video below is all about Nariko, but Nariko is all about the voice…
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Welcome To Mobile Gaming, Angry Dungeon Keeper Fans
After spending the better part of two years covering the mobile gaming beat for Kotaku, I found myself puzzled over the anger surrounding the free-to-play features and rating policies of EA Mobile’s new Dungeon Keeper game. Then it hit me — you guys must be new. I do understand the anguish over what feels like…
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A Real Adventure Time Card Game. And A Digital One. All The Card Games.
Remember that one episode of Adventure Time where Finn and Jake played “Card Wars” against each other? Soon you’ll be able to do that to. Play “Card Wars”, not remember the episode. Not that you won’t remember. Ahem. Card games, and digital card games are coming, yo. Coming on Wednesday, February 19 to a specialty…
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If Only The Walking Dead Was As Good As Conan O’Brien’s Parody
In honor of last night’s appearance by the cast of The Walking Dead, Conan O’Brien and his team put together this amazing zombie show opener that’s more entertaining than an entire episode of AMC’s drama. Mind you, this is coming from a huge fan of the comic book, so a certain amount of show spite…
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So, How’s That Transformers MMO Coming Along?
Hey kids, remember that Transformers Universe MMO that was being made by the folks who gave you Runescape? Jagex is still hard at work on that browser-based beast, and they’ve got a new, not-entirely-CG trailer to prove it. After an incredibly quiet 2013, Jagex is ready to make some noise with Transformers Universe. From here…
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Human My Little Ponies Are Slightly More Tolerable In Anime Form
Not enjoying Equestria Girls, the Hasbro animated movie in which My Little Pony characters take on human form, YouTube animator Galaxyart got some friends together and magically made this impressive anime take on the hooves-to-hands motif. The art is original, if inspired by popular anime. The designs are fresh and certainly nowhere near as creepy…
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The LEGO Movie Builds A Beating Human Heart From Plastic Bricks
I was not prepared for The LEGO Movie. No really, I was not prepared at all. After months of playing the wondrous trailers over and over again, I was so excited about catching an early showing of the film this past weekend in Atlanta that I could barely even dress myself. It’s a miracle they…
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Activision is shifting Call of Duty development to a three-year cycle; this year belongs to Sledgehammer Games. Activision announced the shift during its 4th quarter 2013 financial call this afternoon, says the extended cycle would allow developers to focus on development and downloadable content creation.
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Watch Every Panel At D.I.C.E. Live, Right Here
The top video game designers, developers and publishers are convening in Las Vegas for the 2014 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit. It’s two days of compelling talks, capped off with the annual D.I.C.E. Awards, and you can watch it all right here. That’s right, this year’s D.I.C.E. is being broadcast, courtesy of the fine…
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Culture
Start Your Day With A Delicious Cup Of Cereal Tea
Are you tired of suffering through all of that vigorous crunching and collateral mouth damage just to get to the delicious post-cereal milk at the end of the bowl? There is a better way, my friends — cereal tea. Don’t look at me, it was all Aaron Geman’s idea. Over at Instructables, he details the…
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She’ll make your PlayStation Vita virtually sing. Today Sega announced a March release for the portable version of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f. The PlayStation 3 version, released in North America last year, was one of my top ten games of 2013. This one is just like that, only with a touch screen. Joy!
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Massive Battle Inspires 15,000 New Players To Join Eve Online
War! What is it good for? Mainstream media attention and a massive influx of fresh pilots to the ever-growing universe of EVE Online. This chart, presented today by CCP Games CEO Hilmar Veigar Petursson, shows the number of trial accounts for the company’s flagship space MMO over the game’s 10-year history. See the spike in…
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The Most Worthless Pokémon Could Still Kill You Dead
Magikarp is, fins down, the most worthless Pokémon of them all, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t capable of transforming your upper body into a fine paste. How can this be? I’ll let the deadly Pokémon experts at VSauce3 answer that question. They go into exhaustive detail about how a seemingly harmless Magikarp description element…
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