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The Dorkly Weekly: So That’s How Paperboy Got All Those Front Page Stories
What, the fact that a low-level newspaper employee constantly made it onto the front page never bothered you? Who is writing this newspaper? We have conversations like this one at Kotaku every single day. For more sick and twisted video game comedy, follow the link to Dorkly.com
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Candy Corn Oreos and Pumpkin Spice Kisses: It’s the Snacktaku Halloween Variety Spooktacular!
For the children and children-at-heart that don fancy costumes for a night of fun and frolicking, Halloween is October 31. For the certified snack professional, the spooky festivities begin in September, when Cadbury, Mars, Hershey and Nabisco roll out their holiday-themed candy. Hold out your bags, boys and girls. Some snack manufacturers play it safe…
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This Piece of Clothing is More Exciting Than World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
The next World of Warcraft expansion is only a week away, which gives me something to do until November, when the official Mists of Pandaria panda hoodie I just ordered from Jinx arrives. I am a huge fan of hats with ears on them, but as a nearly 40-year-old 6’6″ bald man with a beard,…
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Five Reasons Not to Buy the Wii U from a Reputable British Newspaper
With all the excitement surrounding the upcoming release of Nintendo’s next console, Britain’s largest daily newspaper takes a hard look at the facts of the matter and warns the public against an early Wii U purchase. We should all cancel our preorders right away, as The Sun sets us straight: the GamePad is a Vita,…
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Build Your iPhone 5 Game Wishlist with The Week in Gaming Apps
There’s a brand new iPhone selling out all over the world today. If I ordered one right now, I wouldn’t receive it until January2016. I guess I’ll keep myself occupied with this week’s gaming apps. Only four this week, and I blame myself for that, because it’s my fault. Having been filling in for the…
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The Gorgeous Wild Blood is Trying Too Hard to Be a Console Game
Infinity Blade. Horn. The Dark Meadow. Developers are releasing amazing Unreal Engine 3-powered mobile games with such regularity these days that I was growing a little tired of talking about them. Then came Gameloft’s first Unreal Engine 3 game, Wild Blood Wild Blood looks as good as any of the UE3 games that have come…
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Latest Trailer Reveals the Hellish Tortured Existence of the Skylanders
Remember the music video for Metallica’s “One”, featuring footage from the 1971 film Johnny Got His Gun, about the World War I soldier that lost all his limbs and the ability to see, hear and speak after being hit by a mortar shell? He was a prisoner in his own body, just like the Skylanders…
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Conan O’Brien Reviews Resident Evil 6 So We Don’t Have To
Taking some of the pressure off of us during the upcoming busy fall review seasons, TV’s Conan tackles the biological weapons of Resident Evil 6, making some startlingly insightful comments in the process. It may be a joke, but it’s actually quite interesting seeing how a non-gamer reacts to a game that’s aimed at the…
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Nintendo Isn’t Supporting or Selling a Second Wii U GamePad for the U.S. Launch
Speaking to Polygon today, Nintendo product marketing manager Bill Trinen said that the stand-alone Wii U GamePad, being released in Japan at half the cost of the full console, won’t be priced or released in North America until there’s content that requires doubling up. Second Wii U GamePad won’t be supported or priced at launch…
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What’s Inside the Wii U? Let’s Get Technical
We know what we’re getting here in North America on September 18 and how much it will cost us, but what’s on the inside? Here’s the technical details on Nintendo’s most powerful game console yet. Wii U Official Tech Specs Launches: November 18 Price: $299.99 for Basic Set / $349.99 for Deluxe Set Size: Approximately…
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Here’s the Game Lineup for the Wii U’s Four and a Half Month Launch Window [Updated]
While Nintendo wasn’t ready to give us a specific launch lineup this morning for the Wii U, they did give us a title montage featuring all the games due to come out between the November 18 launch and the end of March. And who doesn’t love a montage? See any surprises? Update: Here’s a list…
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Preorder LEGO City Undercover for the Wii U, Get an Exclusive Minifig
It’s never too early for preorder bonuses! At today’s Nintendo event it was announced that folks that put their money down on the Wii U’s LEGO-powered launch game will secure an exclusive minifig, which is all LEGO fans really need to know. The minifig in question is of Rex Fury, the evil criminal mastermind you’ll…
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Who’s Excited About This Week’s 3DS and DSi Downloads?
With all eyes on Nintendo’s reveal of the Wii U price and release date for North America this morning, a gem like Endgame Studios’ Fractured Soul for the 3DS eShop might get lost in the shuffle, but not here. A side-scrolling action-platformer with a twist, Fractured Soul utilizes both screens of the 3DS, allowing players…
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The Doomed Kingdoms of Amalur MMO Would Have Explored the Darker Side of Everlasting Life
The sad tale of the closure of 38 Studios and Big Huge Games and the cancellation of the Kingdoms of Amalur becomes even more tragic with each new scrap of information on the massively-multiplayer game. That’s why author R.A. Salvatore explaining the story behind the game at DragonCon earlier this month made me so melancholy.…
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It’s Hard to Be Excited About The Secret World‘s Next Update With the Lead Designer Gone
Hey look, it’s a video for the changes coming in The Secret World‘s Issue #2: Digging Deeper update. Plastic surgery, bazookas and an extension of “the Kingsmouth Code” investigation mission — these are things I would have been thrilled about two days ago. Now that lead designer Martin Bruusgaard has been let go, not so…
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