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I Reckon Mass Effect 3 In-Game Goodies Will Do Wonders for the Kingdoms of Amalur Demo
Who’s going to download the January 17 demo for38 Studios fantasy action-RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning? Now that folks that play it earn exclusive armor and weapons for Mass Effect 3, I’d say everybody. In a completely brilliant marketing move, BioWare and 38 Studios have inexorably linked the incredibly popular Mass Effect series with the…
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Steam-Powered Dustforce Keeps Your Whole PC Clean January 17
What if Mario were a janitor instead of a plumber? Find out January 17, when Hitbox Games’ 2D sweep-em-up Dustforce hits Steam. We checked in with Dustforce earlier in its development cycle and couldn’t be more excited that the finished product is finally seeing the light of day. Only $9.99 scores you more than 50…
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The Heroes and Villains of DC Universe Online Are a Crafty Bunch
Look folks, just because you’ve been granted superhuman powers that allow you to go toe-to-toe with the biggest names in the DC Universe doesn’t mean you can ignore your chores. In its latest free update DC Universe Online grants players the power to craft. Sony Online Entertainment is calling it research and development, but we…
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Yes, We Know Diablo III Is Under Development for Consoles
Thanks, everyone, for pointing out that Diablo III has been confirmed to be in development for consoles via a Twtter post by Blizzard community manager Bashiok, even though we already knew that. I’m not quite sure what all the fuss is about here. Blizzard has been candid about the fact that they had a team…
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Razer’s Latest Project is a Gaming PC Trapped in the Body of a Tablet
While it may look like your average Android tablet adorned with a pair of button-festooned handlebars, beneath the shimmering screen of Razer’s Project Fiona lurks the beating heart of a high-powered gaming PC. Are we looking at the future of portable gaming? Project Fiona’s debut today as a proof-of-concept design at this year’s Consumer Electronics…
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Razer’s Naga Hex is a Mouse Made with the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Fan in Mind
Mice aimed at massively-multiplayer online role-playing gamers are all well and good, but what does a League of Legends or Diablo III player need with twelve thumb buttons? That’s why the Razer Naga Hex only has six. I’d say the newly-announced Razer Naga Hex was built from the ground-up with MOBA and action RPG players…
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This Modern Day Live-Action Skyrim Short Proves Some Things Never Change
It is the year 2012 in the province of Skyrim, a land where magic and technology coexist, and shopkeepers still haven’t learned their lesson regarding irresponsibly-placed head-sized buckets. Brothers John and Justin Grosjean take a trip to present-day Whiterun in their latest YouTube creation, Skyrim: 2012. where they find not much has changed since the…
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Mad Catz’s Cyborg Line Grows a Sexy Pair of Ears
I think I’ve finally discovered the sinister plot underlying Mad Catz’s visually and functionally striking line of Cyborg gaming products: They’re preparing to build an actual cyborg, and the newly-announced F.R.E.Q. 5 Pro Gaming Headset is the ears. Mad Catz already has the eyes, the hands, the legs, and the neural interface (fudging it a…
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How Can Anyone Be Disappointed By Both Skyrim and Skyward Sword?
Some folks loved the latest Legend of Zelda game but weren’t fond of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Others turned up their noses at Skyward Sword but embraced Bethesda’s latest wholeheartedly. Somehow commenter Sloopydrew found himself disappointed with both games. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku we try to determine what sort of alien he…
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A Bluetooth Gamepad, Daisy Chaining Headset, and Other Things SteelSeries is Showing at CES
The annual Consumer Electronics Show is the time for gaming peripheral makers to shine, and not many are quite as shiny as SteelSeries. They’re doing up CES 2012 big with a tiny Bluetooth gamepad, some travel-friendly headsets, and mice, mice, mice. The most intriguing new product in SteelSeries’ lineup would have to be the new…
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The Shapeshifting Glory of Muffin Knight Never Grows Stale
I original planed on topping off today’s Gaming App of the Day with “Revolutionary Game Features Unicorns Pooping Explosive Rainbows”, but I didn’t want to oversell Angry Mob Games’ Muffin Knight A pint-sized platformer with role-playing elements, Muffin Knight has been around on iOS and Android devices since last fall, winning hearts with its colorful…
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Nyko Parades PlayStation Vita Performance Enhancers at CES
Nyko never met a console or portable it couldn’t make a ton of additional crap for, and the upcoming PlayStation Vita is no different. At CES 2012 in Las Vegas the peripheral maker debuts its launch lineup of Vita accessories. Accessories like the Power Grip, a rechargeable battery pack that boasts three times the battery…
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Become the World’s Deadliest Tourist With Assassin’s Creed: Revelations‘ Mediterranean Traveller Map Pack
Take a whirlwind tour of the Mediterranean on January 24 when Ubisoft releases the Mediterranean Traveller Map Pack for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, featuring three brand-new killing floors and a handful of Brotherhood leftovers. Slated for release on January 24, the Mediterranean Traveller Map Pack gives Assassin’s Creed multiplayer fans a chance to romp through the…
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The Great Fallout Legal Battle Ends Without a Fallout MMO
As reported last week, the legal battle between Bethesda and Interplay over the final fate of a massively multiplayer online Fallout game has ended in a settlement, one that leaves full control of Fallout intellectual properties in the hands of Bethesda. For those of you just joining the ongoing legal battle, when The Elder Scrolls…
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The Next Edition of Dungeons & Dragons Will Be Written By the Players
In the nearly 40 years since the release of the original edition of the Dungeons & Dragons pen-and-paper role-playing game, various publishers have released many different versions of the game, pleasing new players and alienating old ones on a fairly regular basis. Now Wizards of the Coast is working on the next edition of Dungeons…
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The Secret World Shines a Spotlight on the Illuminati
Of the three secret societies vying for power in Funcom’s supernatural MMO The Secret World, the Illuminati is probably the most well-known. That’s probably not a good thing. I mean when your secret society has a Wikipedia page you’re probably not quite as secret as you think you are. Just because you can’t see them…
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Kotaku‘s Guide to Gaming in the Year 2012
Another year, another twelve months filled with new game releases, extravagant gaming events, and big hardware releases. How can anyone hope to keep them all straight? Kotaku‘s 2012 Gamer’s Calendar is here to help. This massive infographic (suitable for framing) represents the biggest and baddest games, hardware releases, and gaming events of the year, listed…
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Assemble Your Very Own Avengers Team on Facebook
Step into the steel-toed boots of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Nick Fury and recruit a team of super-powered friends to save the world from Marvel’s most wanted in Marvel: Avengers Alliance, coming soon to Facebook. Okay, so it’s not the big-budget Avengers video game we were hoping for. Marvel: Avengers Alliance might be even better. Instead of playing…
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Could Serious Sam: BFE Be the Perfect Game?
In these heady days of Skyrim, Portal 2, Batman: Arkham City, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, have we overlooked a hidden gem in Serious Sam 3: BFE? Commenter DocSeuss seems to think so, and he’ll tell you all about it in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Is Serious Sam 3: BFE a perfect…
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