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Fling Fowl Where No Fowl Has Been Flung Before in Angry Birds Space
Next month Rovio launches a whole new game in the Angry Birds universe … into space! More than a simple expansion pack or companion game, Angry Birds Space is a whole new game, promising a mix of innovative new gameplay mixed with familiar elements from the award-winning series millions of fans around the world have…
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Perfectly Pixilated Prince of Persia Prowls the Streets of Israel
In this brilliant video from Israel’s Karahat, the hero of Jordan Mechner’s 1989 platforming classic comes to life in pixel-perfect form, right down to the stumbling animations and Mario prison romance. Maybe the Mario bit wasn’t in the original game. Everything else was, more or less. Kaharat (which means bald head, appropriately enough) isn’t just…
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Today’s Video Gaming Kids Don’t Know How Good They Have It
In today’s completely grown-up edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter DukeofWulf muses on how easy it is for kids today to fill all of that free time they’ve got with copious amounts of free gaming, the little snots. Today is a good day to be a kid. When I was young, I had all…
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Video Games Could Be Super Effective Against Congenital Cataracts
Once considered the enemy of the child’s eye, recent medical research has shown that video games can have a beneficial effect on vision. Now a psychologist at McMaster University in Canada says the 40 hours of action-packed gaming could significantly improve the vision of people born with cataracts. A cataract is a clouding of the…
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Vita Launch Feels Like the “Last Dinosaur” Says Duke Nukem Forever Designer
If anyone would know what it’s like to show up late to a party it’s the man that worked on Duke Nukem Forever for over a dozen years. Fanning the flames of the smartphone versus dedicated gaming handheld debate via Twitter yesterday, Duke Nukem co-creator George Broussard compared the launch of Sony’s latest shiny gaming…
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His Creations Come to Life
For Reals | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Minecraft creator Notch witness his work made real through the magic of Lego. (Photo: Imagur) Gameplay and Story Are Exactly Like Music and Lyrics Look, okay. Let’s press “pause” on the debate. You know the debate I’m talking about, right? That endless disagreement in the video game world about gameplay…
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Activision Boss Bobby Kotick Has a Coca-Cola Board of Directors Position and a Smile
President and CEO of Activision Bobby Kotick joins the board of directors of The Coca-Cola Company today, applying his business talents to the makers of the most popular carbonated beverage in the world. Can flavor-based DLC be far behind? [Coca-Cola – Thanks, Tal!]
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Mortal Kombat Vita Trailer Has Me Craving Augmented Fatalities
In an attempt to demonstrate how Mortal Kombat on the PS Vita can be played anywhere, anytime, Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios get augmented reality fans all excited for nothing. Unfortunately we won’t be recreating the epic battle between Sub-Zero and Scorpion on our city streets any time soon, at least not on the Vita.…
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Razer Arms the Earth with Mass Effect 3 Gaming Gear
Did you think dropping $60 on a copy of Mass Effect 3 next month would be enough to save the Earth from the impending Reaper invasion? Is the Earth truly safe if you don’t buy a Mass Effect branded keyboard, mouse, Xbox 360 controller, or iPhone case? Of course it is. This is reality, and…
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Are There Too Many Good Games Coming Out This Year?
In today’s edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Balmung laments the impending release of too many titles for his poor wallet to handle over the coming year. Is it too much of a good thing? Who else thinks that this year is just too much? There are far too many games coming out that…
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Your First Bite of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is Free Today
This week’s Nintendo download comes with a mouthful of slinky lizard as the demo for Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D hits the 3DS eShop, all stealthy-like. Naked Snake, Big Boss Lady, Colonel Volgin, and the other members of WTWE (World Terrorist Wrestling Entertainment) won’t be making their full 3DS debut until next week, but…
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ReviewsTwisted Metal: The Kotaku Review
As I played through the first single-player mission of the new Twisted Metal I felt oddly disconnected from the previous games in the franchise. Perhaps my appreciation for the car combat genre had waned over the decade separating the latest title from PlayStation 2 classic Twisted Metal Black. Maybe I was just too old for…
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Brainiac Falls and a Shocking New Threat Rises in DC Universe Online‘s Battle for Earth
Heroes and villains alike have been dealing with the vile machinations of that vile machine Brainiac since the launch of DC Universe Online. With the game’s third major downloadable content pack his chapter finally ends and a new evil rises. It’s all coming to a giant mechanical head in DC Universe Online on the PlayStation…
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High Moon Just Can’t Handle a PC Version of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
This fall when Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers are tearing through Cybertron in the shiny metal skin of Grimlock, PC gamers will remain earthbound, forced to witness the grand robot battles from afar. After a poor showing on the PC for Transformers: War for Cybertron, High Moon Studios isn’t even going to attempt to…
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This Godfather Case Mod is as Compelling as a Severed Horse Head
I would have found a different PC case mod to kick off PC Gaming Lives’ weekly celebration of the art of enclosure craft, but this Godfather-themed masterpiece made me an offer I probably could have refused but chose not to. Were I capable of crafting my own glorious PC-containing creation featuring the likeness of Marlon…
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Reviews
Razer Blade: The Kotaku Review
When I see the term ‘gaming laptop’, the first word that comes to mind is ‘performance’. And when I hear of a gaming laptop with a price tag of nearly $2,800, I imagine a system that can readily outperform any less expensive machine. That’s just the way I’ve traditionally evaluated a gaming system — I…
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Rob Riggle Tours the Dizzying Heights of Modern Warfare 3‘s Overwatch Map
Former Daily Show correspondent Rob Riggle wriggles his way into Modern Warfare 3‘s upcoming Overwatch map, giving us a guided tour of the hoary heights of New York City skyscrapers. You’ve seen the screens, now catch live scenes from the upcoming downloadable map, coming February 21 to Call of Duty: Elite members on the Xbox…
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This Pixel-Perfect Chiptune Rendition of Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games” Surpasses the Original in Every Way
Soulful songstress Lana Del Rey made a splash last year with her single “Video Games”, a song that repeated the term ‘video games’ several times, causing many gamers to fall instantly in love despite the games in question being used as an example of how routine her once passionate relationship had become. The video was…
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How Will You Buy Your Vita Games, Retail or Download?
With early start Vita bundle buyers picking up their systems this morning in the U.S., commenter bassguygt is curious to know how they’ll be picking up games, and frankly so are we. I’m wondering how many Vita early adopters are choosing to buy their games in retail vs. digital PSN download format. I know that…
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