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Batman Fails to Instill Fear in the Hearts of Arkham City Reviewers
Did you know Batman: Arkham Asylum holds the Guinness World Record for ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’? Judging from the initial reviews for Batman: Arkham City, that’s probably no longer the case. Arkham Asylum raised the bar not only for comic book-based video games, but action adventure games in general, so when Warner Bros.…
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This is What Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Has in Stores for You This Sunday
Video game stores everywhere are forced to carry action figures this Sunday, when Activision releases the toy-powered Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. In the meantime, check out what Activision unleashed all over my computer desk today. What you see here is a dozen carded Skylanders action figures, starter packs for the Wii and Xbox 360 (to test…
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Hamsters, Horror, and Holiday Cheer Punctuate This Week in Gaming Apps
I could have just said the three H’s and every Kotaku reader would have understood, but sometimes we get outsiders checking these things out so we have to clarify. Where was I? Oh yes, Merry Christmas! I was certainly not expecting to see Santa Claus popping up in our Gaming App of the Day so…
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Ghost Rider Turns His Penance Stare on Pinball FX 2
Johnny Blaze, the subject of the upcoming live-action sequel starring Nicholas Cage’s hair, is the next Marvel superhero to get the Pinball FX 2 treatment, but what virtuous secret is he hiding? Ghost Rider will join the ranks of Spider-Man, Blade, Iron Man, Wolverine, The Fantastic Four, and Captain America as Marvel characters given the…
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Austrian Politician Cleared of Charges Stemming From Anti-Muslim Flash Game
A court in Graz, Austria today cleared Freedom Party deputy Gerhard Kurzmann of charges brought following last year’s release of anti-Muslim flash game Moschee Baba (“Bye-Bye Mosque”). Released last year as a political advertisement for the Freedom Party, Moschee Baba was a relatively short flash game in which players shot stop signs at minarets, mosques,…
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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Goes 3D Three Ways
A first for the franchise, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will be playable in full 3D across all three platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, with the console versions supporting both stereoscopic 3D and TriOviz’s Inficolor 3D glasses
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The Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Teaser Knows Exactly What I Want
I don’t need to see Optimus Prime or Megatron. They can save the large scale battles for future trailers. Hell, I don’t even need color. Just give me Grimlock and I’m good. All I really know about the next Transformers game from the developers of War for Cybertron is that combiners might make an appearance,…
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Sonic Versus Three Generations of Rivals and Bosses
With two decade’s worth of games to pick from, these are some of the gigantic bosses and wily rivals Sonic and Sonic will be taking on in next month’s Sonic Generations I always forget about Chaos. When I think Sonic villains, it’s always Eggman in a mechanical hover-ball joined with some sort of giant robot…
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Destroying Earth’s Cities With a Giant Hamster Ball? Why Not?
It’s a marble rolling game with a frightening furry twist, as giant space hamsters descend upon the cities of Earth and crush their puny buildings into dust with their balls. Now I’m imagining a much more interesting game. By balls I mean those plastic spheres powered by tiny rodents that provided hours of enjoyment to…
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Don’t Fret Used Gamers, GameStop Gives Used Buyers Free Catwoman Codes
The Batman: Arkham City new copy-only Catwoman content issue won’t be affecting used sales at GameStop, as an internal memo reveals that customers purchasing the game preowned will score a Catwoman code as well. Sent to us by an anonymous tipster and since verified with GameStop retail locations, used copies of Batman: Arkham City will…
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Should You Buy Ace Combat: Assault Horizon? Yes.
Namco Bandai’s Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is out there ready to be purchased, or rented, and played. But should you invest the time and money? Since I’m the only one playing, here’s my split personality Gut Check: Michael Fahey, Die-Hard Ace Combat Fan: What the hell have they done to my series? I depend on…
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Sweet and Yummy Tears Fall on Xbox Live in South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge
Eric Cartman’s arch-nemesis returns to South Park to exact his revenge in the Xbox Live exclusive South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge. Why is he so vengeful? I suppose it has something to do with Cartman making him eat his own parents. Developed by Other Ocean Interactive and published by Microsoftl, South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge is a…
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Blizzard Auctions Off Entire Worlds of Warcraft for Charity
Own a piece of World of Warcraft history and help a good cause, as Blizzard prepares to auction off more than 2,000 original server blades for St. Jude’s Childrens’ Research Hospital You’ve owned the server; now’s your chance to actually own the server. Over the next four weeks Blizzard will be auctioning off the server…
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Painwheel, Painwheel, Spinning Around, Skullgirls‘ Latest Fighter is a Spinning Tortured Soul
A scared schoolgirl trapped in a body fuelled by pain and fury, Painwheel dominates the air and pierces her foes with sharp spikes as the latest character introduced for Reverge Labs’ all-girl fighter Skullgirls. You can call her Carol. Carol was just a regular schoolgirl before she was kidnapped and injected with experimental Skullgirls blood,…
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You’ll Have to Work Together to Survive These Big Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Co-Op Moments
With only a few days left before Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One hits stores shelves, the folks at Insomniac put together a little video to help four-player gamer gangs prepare themselves for the challenges ahead. I guess I’m just going to have to wait until my boys are a little older before experiencing the…
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Phoenix Wright and Nova Join the Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Battle at the New York Comic-Com
Capcom’s Phoenix Wright and Marvel’s Richard Rider get a massive Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 asset dump, just in time for the New York Comic-Con. Is there a Mega Man surprise in store for fans? RuruniQ over at Padinga believes he’s found hint at upcoming downloadable content for Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 in the…
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Culture
How Long Did It Take For Bethesda’s Marathon Men To Finish Skyrim?
You’d be amazed at how fast a game developer and a quality assurance tester can burn through The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim when there’s pie on the line. It’s a Bethesda tradition: When the company gets close to wrapping up development on a big title, one QA tester and one developer face-off to see who…
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I’d Drop a Quarter to Play Infinity Blade on a 46-Inch Touchscreen
A blockbuster hit in the iTunes App Store, Epic Games’ Infinity Blade has grown too big to be contained by a handheld device, so Adrenalin Amusements has transformed it into a full-sized arcade game. Epic has teamed up with Adrenaline Amusements to create Infinity Blade FX, an arcade cabinet port of the popular swipe and…
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Please Keep Lindsay Lohan and Her Nasty Teeth Away From Our Gaming Events
Up until now I figured I had picked a profession in which under no circumstances would I ever have to look at a blown-up picture of Lindsay Lohan’s gunk-covered, smoke-stained teeth. I thought you were better than this, Saints Row the Third A whole host of slightly famous people showed up last night in L.A.…
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