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For the Love of Moogles
Today’s episode of Speak Up on Kotaku tackles a very topical and sensitive subject: How much everyone loves Final Fantasy’s fluffy white friends, the Moogles. Commenter Paradox Me kicks off the lovefest with a short and simple comment. Kupo! Moogles might just be my most favorite game characters ever. Doesn’t matter which form they take…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
When you’re facing down a gigantic alien that’s one part cheetah, one part man in a turban, sometimes all you can do is kick back and discuss video games in Kotaku‘s official forum. dabeezkneez84 returns to TAYpic dominance with today’s twisted Contra III miniboss. Join in the fun and submit your own TAYpic. Please do…
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SoulCalibur V Preps a Trio of Launch Month Downloadable Content Packs
While we prepare to beat our opponents into submission using a series of punches and kicks, Namco Bandai prepares to hit your wallet where it hurts with three sets of premium DLC scheduled in the first month of SoulCalibur V‘s release. Who wants to play dress up? Music and customization are the order of the…
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Kinect Star Wars Makes Chris Pratt More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine
Parks & Recreation and Moneyball star Chris Pratt’s turn as a micheivious Obi-Wan in this commercial for Kinect Star Wars does not make me want the game. It does, however, make me to hang out with Christ Pratt. There’s no gameplay whatsoever in this Kinect Star Wars trailer, which all things considered might be for…
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Mario and Sonic in the January 26, 2012 Nintendo Download
The 3DS demo trend continues with a sneak peek at Mario and Sonic wiping the wrestling mat with one another in the demo for Mario & Sonic at the 2012 London Olympic Games, plus physics, pixels, and platformers, all in this week’s Nintendo download. Isn’t it just lovely that we’re getting demos for Nintendo 3DS…
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The Most Popular Pokémon of All Time Goes Black and White Next Month
Pikachu is cute and all, but when it comes to battling Pokémon it doesn’t get much better than Mewtwo. Players of Pokémon Black and White can witness this power first-hand starting February 12. Starting February 12 Pokémon Black and White players with access to a wireless connection will be able to download Mewtwo for a…
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Does Digital Distribution Do More Harm Than Good?
Isn’t moving from disc-based software to downloadable digital products a step in the right direction? Commenter Paradox Me isn’t so sure, and explains why in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. I think I might be a bit of a technophobe. I love technology to a certain point, where my interest begins to fade and rather…
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Talk Amongst Yoursleves
All we can do now is huddle in our little official Kotaku forum and talk about video games. Red XIII would have wanted it that way. Look folks, it’s the long-rumored Final Fantasy VII remake in TAYpic form, courtesy of Pan1da7! Join in the fun and submit your own TAYpic. Please do your best—or your…
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What Horrific Secrets Lie Beneath The Secret World‘s Blue Mountain?
Blue Mountain might have a pretty decent football program, but off the field the area is filled with secrets, mysteries, and despair. Such is the way of all things in Funcom’s paranormal MMO The Secret World Perhaps it’s the flu I am currently battling, but I can’t picture what real-world paranormal location Funcom is attempting…
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Who Said Cheesy Full-Motion Video Computer Games Were Dead?
Remember back in the early 90s when the CD-Rom format made it possible for computer games like 1992’s Night Trap or The 7th Guest to feature extensive badly-acted full-motion video? Gamecade Production certainly does. They’ve just released Survival 2: Get Lucky, a FMV-style dating game starring Josh Knechtly of the band Rootbound. Who? It doesn’t…
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Namco Bandai Celebrates UK SoulCalibur V Launch With Fitness Classes
Every Tuesday evening in February London fight game fans can step away from their game console and grab a little fitness with Gymbox’s SoulCalibur V: Swordsman Workout class. No, seriously. While there is a possibility that I am just too ignorant about the London gaming scene to realize how physically fit the fighting game fans…
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A Special Message From the Resident Evil 6 Dev Team
By now you’ve seen the jaw-dropping trailer for Capcom’s Resident Evil 6, but have you seen the special version of the trailer with introductions by three members of the game’s development team? In this special version of the Resident Evil 6 trailer, shown last week during the special Fright Club event last week, executive producer…
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Breaking a World Record Seems Like a Fine Reason to Get a Virtual Marriage
Marriage, ladies and gentlemen. Marriage is a game mechanic, or at least it will be early next month when update 1.7 goes live for Trion Worlds’ MMO Rift. They’ll be celebrating the new feature on February 14 by attempting to establish the World Record for most in-game marriages in a 24-hour period. Where’s that Divorce…
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How Tales of Symphonia Created a Rabid Fighting Game Fan
Has one genre ever made you change your opinion of another? Commenter File2ish explains how Namco’s Tales of Symphonia made him a fighting game fan in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. What game genre did you not like when you first played it, but you now like (after an extended period of time of not…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Don’t let the lurking assassins fool you, it’s perfectly safe to discuss video games in today’s installment of Kotaku‘s official forum, Talk Amongst Yourselves. Thank you, dabeezkneez84, for putting out a contract hit on the cheetah guard in today’s TAYpic. Join in the fun and submit your own TAYpic. Please do your best—or your worst—and…
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There’s a Lot More to Do in Final Fantasy XIII-2 Than Save the World
While Final Fantasy XIII was all about getting the job done in a timely fashion, Final Fantasy XIII-2 gives the player plenty of time to relax between tasks. Check out some of the more entertaining diversions tucked away in next week’s sequel. Gambling, trivia contests, side missions, mini-games; these were the things I missed the…
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THQ Sheds the Kid Gloves to Focus on Hardcore Games
Following the failure of its uDraw tablet for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and December’s shutdown of it’s children’s game division, THQ has officially announced today that it’s focusing on its core franchises. So Spongebob is out, UFC, Darksiders, Company of Heroes, inSANE, Saints Row and Warhammer 40,000 are in.
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BlizzCon Skips 2012 as Blizzard Focuses on Kicking eButt and Making Games
BlizzCon, the annual fan celebration of all things Blizzard-related gets a little less annual this year. The company has decided to hold the next convention in 2013 to focus on finishing Diablo III, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria and the 2012 Battle.net World Championship. A great deal…
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QuakeCon 2012 Dated for Early August
Id’s annual celebration of virtual people shooting other virtual people will take place August 2 – 5 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. If you start studying up for John Carmack’s annual keynote right now you should be able to understand it by then! [QuakeCon]
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