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$10,000 Worth of Wasteland 2 is Brought to You by Razer
Peripheral (and recently PC) maker Razer’s CEO, Min-Liang Tan, is passionate about gaming. So are we, but we don’t have $10,000 to donate to the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter project. He does, and he did. Razer PR pointed me towards a post on Min-Liang Tan’s personal Facebook page, where he talked about becoming one of five…
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One Gorgeous Built-In Desk PC, Courtesy of Ikea
Ikea is known for its low-cost, low-quality, do-it-yourself furniture. That, and its meatballs. Since meatballs make lousy computer enclosures, Overclock.net community member Kaxtos went with a Galant unit for the basis of his gorgeous desk-built PC. I’d say it was a wise choice. Nothing quite this beautiful has ever seen the inside of an Ikea.…
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A Little Mario Music Makes Battlefield 3 Ten Times More Entertaining
Furthering the notion that there is no situation, real or virtual, that cannot be enhanced by the addition of Koji Kondo music, I give you “SuperField Bros. 3”, the perfect marriage of heavy weapons and heavy whimsy. YouTube video craftsman DerpShark took the music of Nintendo classic Super Mario Bros., laid it over some Battlefield…
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Pick the Best Japanese Role-Playing Game for Someone That Never Plays Them
In today’s turn-based edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Monsieur.Froid admits that his Japanese role-playing game experience is limited to Final Fantasy XII. We cannot let that stand. Help him choose a more definitive JRPG to get him hooked on the genre. Denizens of Speak Up, I demand an audience! (Editor’s Note: No! Well,…
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Did You Know Kid Icarus: Uprising is Part Collectible Card Game?
With “hundreds” of augmented reality (AR) cards being distributed across via special events, magazines, retailers and Club Nintendo, Kid Icarus: Uprising for the 3DS is more than just a third-person shooter; it’s also a collectible card game. Can you collect the whole set? The initial set of AR cards that came packaged with the Nintendo…
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BioShock Infinite‘s Handyman is the Saddest Tosser of Them All
In the first “Heavy Hitters” video for BioShock Infinite we met evil robot George Washington. In this second video Ken Levine and crew introduce us to the Handyman, one of the first villains we saw in the game’s trailers, and possibly the last one we’ll see in game. Capitalizing on the inherent creepiness of “realistic”…
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Shooting 15-Year-Old Modern Warfare Players is Fine, Just Don’t Sleep With Them
Maine resident Cassandra Grant, 22, faces charges of second-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor after a round of Modern Warfare grew into a nine-month relationship with a 15-year-old Connecticut boy. According to authorities, Grant met her unnamed victim (which I suppose is the correct term here) in March of 2011 while playing…
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Incoboto is the Best Place to Be When the Sun Goes Out
The Corporation killed the entire galaxy. One-by-one the suns flickered and died, and without light or heat, so did every living thing in the galaxy, except for one small boy. And one small sun. Developed by one-man army Dene Carter of Fluttermind, Incoboto is a charming game about corporate greed killing everyone and everything we’ve…
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Do You Prefer Your Heroes Pretty, or Pretty Ugly?
With last week’s release of Mass Effect 3 birthing a new generation of Commander Shepards, commenter TheForgetfulBrain wonders how ugly custom-made characters can get. Show him your ugly side in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. I scoured the internet yesterday for some truly hideous player-made characters. To my surprise, it was a bit harder than…
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The $150 Guild Wars 2 Collector’s Edition Comes with All This Plus a Three-Day Head Start
Fans clamoring for a chance to put down money on ArenaNet’s massively multiplayer sequel get their chance on April 10, when NCsoft begins taking preorders for Guild Wars 2 standard, digital deluxe, and collector’s editions. What do they get for putting their money down? How about access to all beta events leading up to the…
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Unauthorized Presales Land NECA’s Awesome Portal Gun Replica on Indefinite Hold
You know that awesome Portal gun NECA was working on? The one everyone was excited about buying? As it turns out, folks were excited about selling it as well, and that excitement might have just gotten the amazing replica cancelled. Kotaku reader Will passed along an email on Friday that he had received from online…
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Video Game Character or My Little Pony? Yes.
Some would say that the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic phenomenon has nothing at all to do with video games. I’ve got several images that prove otherwise. Grown men in love with a cartoon aimed at little girls? Preposterous! Outrageous! Truly, truly, truly outrageous! The Brony phenomenon is really nothing new. Over the years…
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Great Moments In Gaming Humor, Liquidious Fleshbag
The companion characters in Mass Effect are living, breathing, loving characters with unique personalities and motivations. They are also pretty boring. They could learn a lot from HK-47, the assassin droid from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. “Correction: Assassination is my primary function. I also possess excellent hearing and can bend spoons.” The…
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The Dorkly Weekly: When You Put it That Way Yeah, Zelda II Was Kinda Dirty (NSFW)
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link briefly exchanged the series’ fairy-based healing mechanics with an going into a house with a strange woman and coming out healed feature. I’ve always assumed the worst. Dorkly does too, only they make it awkward for everyone. This one’s a little not safe for work, so those with delicate…
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Unlikely Fan Fiction Crossover Battle: Commander Shepard Versus Sephiroth
As if the Reapers, the Geth and a twisted web of intergalactic political intrigue weren’t enough to deal with, Fan-Fiction.net author Master-of-Mythology has to throw one of Final Fantasy‘s most powerful villains at him. Some days it’s just not worth getting out of bed with Tali. Ah, the heady freedom of being a fan fiction…
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A Drugged and Delirious Nathan Drake Terrorizes the Local Flea Market
Uncharted hero Nathan Drake makes getting hit with a tranquilizer dart and stumbling through an open-air market mumbling to yourself look easy. Video game satirists supreme Mega64 make it look hilarious. Does anyone else feel like investing in a blowgun now, or is it just me? Not that I’d use it, of course. Especially after…
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