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Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls: The Snacktaku Review
Hostess has the name. Tastykake has the heritage. Those two giants in the snack cake game have dominated the hearts and mouths of preservative-infused baked goods since the invention of “creme”. But, as the dead Jedi says, there is another. Forged in the heart of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Little Debbie is a Southern tradition, as sacred…
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My Computer Sucks, Your Character Name is Stupid, and Other Lessons Learned From the Guild Wars 2 Head Start [Update]
Guild Wars 2 went live this weekend for the kajillionty people that managed to wrangle their way into the early start. I am among these people, and I’ve learned some important things about the game, its players, and my own technological shortcomings over the past 48 hours. Update — I have fixed my computer, as…
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The Official Guild Wars 2 Mouse and Headset are Freaking Adorable
Guild Wars 2 launches in the wee hours of the morning tomorrow, and I am almost completely prepared. I’ve got my collector’s edition. I’ve got my caffeine. I’ve got SteelSeries’ gorgeous mouse and headset combo. Let me tell you about those last two before performing an emergency formatting of my hard drive and then attempt…
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Check Out This Week in Gaming Apps Before the Flesh-Hungry Moles Devour Us All
One of our writers has been deathly afraid of moles all of his life. He says one of this week’s Gaming Apps ‘o the Day cured him of that fear. I say no so fast. One does not simply brush aside a fear for Earth’s diamond-clawed tunnel rats. He can find brief solace in Hello…
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This Could Be Redemption for the Teddy Bear Murder Simulator That Broke My Heart
In June of 2010, 505 Games and developer Behaviour broke my tiny plush heart. Naughty Bear was to be everything I’d ever wanted in fluff-soaked teddy bear gore. Instead, it was simplistic, unattractive and unsatisfying. I wanted Dexter. They gave me Texas Chain Saw Massacre Lite. Can the downloadable Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise give…
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The Extremely Limited Edition of Persona 4 Goldenis a Mini Vita Starter Kit
You want a copy of Persona 4 Golden for the Vita, but can’t decide whether to buy the game or spend all of your money on stickers? Are you one of 10,000 people? Then you’ve got a shot at paying an additional $30 for the Persona 4 Golden Solid Gold Premium Edition. I guess it…
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The Guild Wars 2 Economy as Seen By Its Dark and Mysterious Money Wizard
Guild Wars 2 doesn’t launch until next week, but the exchanging of currency for goods and services heeds no human schedule. ArenaNet’s resident economist has been analyzing beta data, twisting it with his arcane magics into an infographic that any self-respecting Charr would sooner set aflame than read. An economist is a person that takes…
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Never Share an Elevator With Lisa and Helena From Dead or Alive 5
You’re late for your job at the secret underwater lab. Dashing through the lobby you see two women step into the facility’s sole elevator: the beautiful blonde heiress to the DOATEC fortune and that dark and mysterious scientist you’ve always expected has a hidden wild side. Do not get in that elevator. The two latest…
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Hello Kitty Introduces Kids to the Hellish World of Food Service
Hey kids! If you play your cards rights you might one day be the owner of your own cafe, working tirelessly day in and day out to please demanding customers that can’t even go to the bathroom on their own. Sound dreamy? Perhaps Hello Kitty Cafe can help change your mind. A free app from…
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How Not to Be Seen in Dishonored
The plague-infested streets and alleys of Dishonored‘s industrial city of Dunwall are rather dark and shadowy, but without proper use of stealth techniques one might as well be stomping through them on mechanical legs. Noise levels, line-of-sight, hiding bodies — these are the sort of things that make fans of stealth action so excited you…
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Why Do These People Insist On Talking Over This Stunning Assassin’s Creed III Footage?
Game developers, Revolutionary War experts and voice actors band together in a concentrated effort to interrupt ACIII gameplay clips at every turn, in this first installment of Inside Assassin’s Creed III, a four-part series with a great deal of talking. I realize Ubisoft wants to give people insight into the development of Assassin’s Creed III,…
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Deponia is the Biggest Pile of Trash I’ve Ever Had the Pleasure of Escaping
Stranded on a world that’s literally one gigantic garbage dump, the adventurous Rufus dreams of escaping his sub-lower-class life to live among the world’s elite in a gleaming floating city in the clouds. He’ll probably kill himself first, the idiot. Adventure gaming fans will surely recognize the name Daedalic Entertainment, the creators of gorgeous hand-crafted…
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Seven Game Critics Combine to Form a Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Frankenreview
What’s the most power combiner team in the Transformers universe? The fierce and relentless Predaking? The cool and calculating Computron? The eagle-elephant-lion Magnaboss? As far as Fall of Cybertron is concerned, it’s Reviewertron, guardian of Metacritic. Like any combiner team, this one is made up of several wildly disparate elements united under a common cause,…
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My Self-Defiant Passion for Dishonored Captured in One Single Screen
I have never played Dishonored. The entirety of my exposure to it has been articles posted on Kotaku. I it places an emphasis on stealth, which I generally avoid. I also know that, should I play it, I will be treated to magnificent sights such as this one, and that’s more than enough to get…
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ReviewsIs the World’s First Truly Wireless Xbox 360 Headset Truly Worth $300?
Tritton’s Warhead 7.1 Wireless Surround Headset does something no other third-party Xbox 360 headset does: it allows players to use voice chat without plugging a wire into the controller. How much is that convenience worth to you? Don’t answer yet, I’m not finished. Microsoft isn’t exactly keen on handing out their top technology to outside…
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Fall of Cybertron‘s End Credits Dap Our Darkest Hour
When the end credits rolled for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron I was pretty sure High Moon Studios was actively engaging in fan trolling. Specifically fans of Stan Bush’s Transformers the Movie anthem, “The Touch”. Earlier this month during a Q&A here at Kotaku, a fan asked the game’s lead designer, Matt Tieger, if he could…
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