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Who’s Who in Final Fantasy XIII-2
In case you were having trouble telling your pink-jaired girls from your purple-haired not-quite-girls, Square Enix has released a handy video pointing out which character is which in the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII sequel. It’s pretty easy to pick the characters out if you’ve been playing attention. Lightning is the one everyone cares about; Caius…
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Kingdom Hearts 3D is Officially a Thing for North America and Europe
The final chapter of the Kingdom Hearts saga begins with Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance for the 3DS, now confirmed for release next year in North America and Europe, as if anyone was worried it wouldn’t make it. Hardcore Kingdom Hearts fans around the world are on the edge of their seats waiting for…
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Our Readers Create Their Own Damn Game of the Year Awards
While high atop Kotaku Tower we sit in high-backed chairs around a marble and gold inlaid table pondering our official Game of the Year, commenter GiantBoyDetective and friends organize their very own awards, and you can help in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Alright. So I think we should start the research for The Speakys…
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Bag It! Magically Finds the Joy in an Unrewarding Menial Task
Some 21 years ago I spent the summer as a bag boy, filling paper sacks with other people’s groceries. It was the most boring and demeaning summer of my life. Hidden Variable Studios has somehow transformed these bad memories into a hell of a good time. I might hate them. I still remember the training…
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PETA Fights Elephant Abuse with an iPhone Game
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals turn to the iPhone to help communicate that elephants are great and circus folk are the devil. The elephants get their revenge in This is Pop’s Circus Slam! PETA does not like the circus, though they might really enjoy the twisted talents of the folks at Cirque…
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Three Simple Rules for Talking Like My Star Wars: The Old Republic Smuggler
It may be massively multiplayer, but Star Wars: The Old Republic is still a BioWare game, and that means dialogue trees. Let me share with you the rules I’ve set in place to make sure my Smuggler character is every bit the scoundrel I want him to be. Call it role-playing light. I’ve spent my…
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Should You Buy Star Wars: The Old Republic? Yes
When the RPG masters at BioWare team up with George Lucas’ beloved science fiction franchise amazing things happen, but is the developer’s first foray into the MMO market worth your massively multiplayer money? A Star Wars: The Old Republic review isn’t built in a day. With changes and tweaks being made constantly up to launch…
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All World of Warcraft‘s Customer Service Ever Wanted Was a Unicorn
After spending hours on end dealing with angry, distraught, frustrated, and downright abusive customers, it’s easy to imagine this lovely unicorn drawing was enough to get World of Warcraft customer service representatives to reverse a permanent ban. While I cannot confirm whether or not this image, currently making the rounds at Reddit, is real or…
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A Sneak Peek at One of DMC‘s Breathtaking Secret Worlds
As the dark-haired Dante explores the world of Ninja Theory’s upcoming Devil May Cry game he’ll stumble across hidden portals that transport him to strange secret worlds. This is one of those. If you thought DMC‘s regular levels were twisted, wait until you get a load of this. Developer Ninja Theory gets a chance to…
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I’m Not Really Feeling the Official Name of the Marvel Universe MMO
After years of being referred to as simply Marvel Universe, Gazillion’s massively multiplayer superhero game finally has an official name. Unfortunately, it’s Marvel Heroes. How can a name featuring such a recognizable name sound so generic? I would have preferred Marvel Super Hero Squad, but that name is taken by Gazillion’s kid-friendly free-to-play MMO already,…
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Everything You Need to Know about Japan’s PlayStation Vita
Over the weekend Sony unleashed the next evolution of portable gaming on Japan, and Kotaku was there. Here’s our complete coverage of the Japanese PlayStation Vita launch, from queuing up to booting up and beyond. The launch kicked off early Saturday in Japan, where eager Sony fans gathered en masse for their chance at bringing…
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Make Sure Your Copy of The Old Republic Contains a Registration Code
In anticipation for tomorrow’s official launch of BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic online retailers began shipping copies of the game to customers early so they’d have their registration codes ready. Unfortunately that trick only works if the box has a registration code in it. Many did not. Judging by the number of complaints in…
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Now That It’s Out in Japan, How Do You Feel About the PlayStation Vita?
With our Japanese correspondent Brian Ashcraft waist-deep in the Japanese Vita launch, commenter Mykalt45 wonders if you folks think it’s a worthy purchase, or purely in “3DS territory”. So, I haven’t kept up with the Vita launch, so I am curious to know what the consensus is so far. Are we looking at a pretty…
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Microsoft’s Furry Kinect Mascots Take a Trip to Apple Land
Once the poster lovable wild animals for Microsoft’s motion-sensing Kinect peripheral, the Kinectimals now appear to be feline ambassadors of goodwill to the iPad and iPhone. How very odd. Released last month for the Windows Phone 7, Kinectimals for iOS devices retains all the functionality of that version, right down to the ability to transfer…
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Law and Order: Legacies Brings Lennie Briscoe Back from the Dead
The best part of the Law and Order franchise died in 2004 with actor Jerry Orbach. In Telltale Games new episodic adventure series Law & Order: Legacies Orbach’s detective Lennie Bricoe character makes a slightly creepy return appearance. It wouldn’t be a Law and Order “dream team” without Lennie Briscoe, the silver-haired detective that carried…
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In DC Universe Online, Christmas Belongs to Larfleeze
First DC Universe Online introduced the Green, Yellow, and Red Lanterns. Now, just in time for Christmas, they’re getting all greedy. The one and only Orange Lantern Larfleeze has appeared in game update seven, spreading Season’s Greedings to Gotham and Metropolis. Oh hee. I just got that. Larfleeze, the Lantern so greedy he’s the only…
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Soundtrack’s Descent Into Self-Parody is Audio Metaphor for Series
Oh hey, there’s a new Chocobo song in Final Fantasy XIII-2! I do so love hearing the new arrangements of Nobuo Uematsu’s whimsical theme that arrive with each new iteration of the series. Let’s give it a listen! Oh. Oh god. While I’ve been a bit more forgiving than most concerning the quality of recent…
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Ten Shining Examples of How the PlayStation Vita Will Change the Way You Play Games
It sounds like hype, but really it’s a matter of fact; with two analog sticks, shoulder buttons, front and back touch controls and a motion sensor, these ten Vita launch window titles are going to put your manual dexterity to the test. Take Uncharted: Golden Abyss for example. The shooting controls for this flagship Vita…
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The Making of a Transformers Game Trailer So Powerful It Moves Its Devs to Tears
Is it me, or is High Moon Studios president Peter Della Penna on the verge of tears when describing a touching moment between Bumblebee and Optimus Prime in this making-of video for the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Video Game Awards trailer? This is why the folks at High Moon Studios keep getting to make Transformers…
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