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I Wanted a Bigger Phone, Samsung, But This is Ridiculous
Last year I switched from the iPhone to the Samsung Galaxy Note II. Going from the slender Apple device to the five-inch “phablet” took some getting used to, but these days I hardly notice it’s larger than guy-sized phone, thanks largely (tee) to my oversized paws. I’m not sure those paws are ready to handle…
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The Latest Legendary Pokémon Transforms Into a One-of-a-Kind Creature
Meet Meloetta. She’s special. Coming to Pokémon Black and White and Black and White 2 as part of a distribution campaign throughout GameStop stores for three weeks starting March 4, Meloetta is the first combination Normal and Fighting-type creature to grace the series, as long as you take her out to the right bar. It…
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Street Fighter X Sanrio Arcade Fightstick Pro: The Kotaku Review
How many times can one website review the same fighting game controller with different graphics on it? Let’s see, one, two, three… three times. There is nothing else to say about the hardware itself. It’s lovely, certainly worth the $159.99 asking price to a hardcore PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 fighting game player. So the…
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Can the Razer Gaming Tablet Handle Crysis 3? See For Yourself.
The Razer Edge is a gaming PC stuffed into a tablet, but how much of a gaming PC? Enough to play Crysis 3, which seems like plenty. This video, shared via Razer’s official Twitter, shows “the intern” playing Crysis 3 with his handlebars. His handlebars. His handlebars. He can play Crysis 3 with his handlebars.…
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A Vicious Man-Eating Worm Chases You Through This Week in Gaming Apps
Any discussion of the games I’ve played over the past week is not complete without a reference to the humongous worm with sharp teeth that chased with such persistence I never even got around to writing it up. But this isn’t the place to praise Worm Run for the excellent sense of tension it generates.…
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Digital Storm Bolt – Titan Edition: The Kotaku Review
This week Nvidia released its latest high-tech graphics card, the GeForce GTX Titan. The announcement was accompanied by the usual flurry of press releases from boutique PC makers, eager to get their name associated with the next big thing. Normally these me-too systems don’t garner more than a passing mention, but Digital Storm’s offering is…
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PC Tomb Raider Will Be So Much Better Than Console, If Your Rig Is Up to It
Rejoice, computer gaming Tomb Raider fans—when Lara returns to her home turf this March she’ll be bringing along a treasure trove of PC-centric bells and whistles that’ll make the console versions look downright sad in comparison. Let’s see if your system has the juice to run them. Tomb Raider started on the PC, and Crystal…
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In Fear I Trust Is a Game I Don’t Want to Know About
What I know about In Fear I Trust: It’s developed by Turn Me Up Games in conjunction with Black Wing Foundation. It’s built on Unreal Engine 3, and looks wonderfully creepy. It’s an episodic psychological thriller set in 1979, and the first three of ten episodes are due out this spring for iOS. It’s got…
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This Week’s iPad Charts: What Happens When You Set the Zombies Free
Last week it was Infinity Blade, this week it’s Plants Vs. Zombies. It’s really not fair to the real free games when you temporarily give away wildly popular paid iPad games you guys. Poor Temple Run 2. It was on top of the free iPad app world at one point. Now it’s got Monsters, Inc.…
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Sony, We’d Like A Straight Answer About This Used Games Stuff
It’s a simple question: “Can the PlayStation 4 play used games?” After nearly a year of rumors, speculation and mysterious patents indicating that Sony could limit the play of pre-owned titles on its next-generation console we’re finally getting answers—answers that leave us with more questions. Speaking to Eurogamer‘s Tom Bramwell following last night’s console “reveal”,…
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Arcane Legends‘ Latest Expansion Adds Pirates. And Sharks. And Pirate Sharks.
I’ve never been a big fan of sharks in massively-multiplayer online role-playing games, something to do with the giant, deadly bastard that used to swim in the harbor outside Freeport in EverQuest. I’ve never really warmed to pirates either, falling on the ninja side of that age-old debate. Combine the two and you’ve got a…
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Facebook is the Perfect Place to Play a Game of Thrones
Today developer Disruptor Beam launches the open beta for Game of Thrones Ascent for Facebook, and I couldn’t imagine a more fitting platform. It’s got social and political intrigue, it’s regularly the staging ground for massive wars, and your family members are just a click away in case you need… military support. Yes. Game of…
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This Week’s Android Charts: So Excited for a New Game I Don’t Care That It’s Wipeout
I’ve been rather hard on Activision’s mobile Wipeout game in the past, largely because it’s based on a silly television obstacle course show and not my beloved series of PlayStation hovercar racing games. Today I’m just so happy to see a new game in the Android paid charts that I don’t care. C’mere Wipeout, you…
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Benchmarking Fun with the GTX Titan, Nvidia’s Most Advanced Video Card
Earlier this week I told you about Nvidia’s GeForce GTX Titan, the $1,000 graphics card with supercomputer power, tons of tweakability and an astounding acoustic footprint which keeps it whisper-quiet under the heaviest of loads. What I couldn’t tell you about were the benchmarks—those all-important numbers. Nvidia claimed this was the card to kick Crysis…
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Unreal Engine 3 Makes These Hot Wheels Look Downright Menacing
Racing to the app store later this month, Speed Kills uses Unreal Engine 3 to make these wheeled (and not-so-wheeled) warriors look like the most dangerous toy cars ever. This is definitely my sort of racing game. Developed by Holy Warp and Black Wing Foundation—two developers with incredibly cool names—Speed Kills boasts more than 100…
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The Naruto: Ninja Storm Folks Build a Better Endless Runner
CyberConnect2 might be my favorite Japanese game developer. Not only is it the studio responsible for the Naruto: Ninja Storm fighting game franchise, the .hack role-playing games and the spectacular Little Tail Bronx series, its first stab at mobile gaming is a fresh new spin on the crowded endless runner genre. CyberConnect2’s Shadow Escaper is…
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