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Remember to Take a 10-15 Minute Break From Xbox Live for Sex
In today’s slightly not safe for work edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Tem Dijima shares with us a prime example of why we need to keep our personal conversations off Xbox Live. So, the other day I was playing Castlevania: Harmony of Despair on my PS3. My girlfriend was in the chair behind…
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Only The Darkness II Could Reward Preorders with a Heart-Eating Bonus
While The Darkness II doesn’t hit store shelves until February 7, preordering now for a free upgrade to the limited edition would be good for your heart, and extremely bad for the hearts of your enemies. Some people hate preorder bonuses. Some people dislike pricey special editions. It’s hard, however, to hate on a free…
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Game Reviewers Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Rage
Yes, I’m remixing lines from Dylan Thomas’ “Do not go gentle into that good night”, but only because game reviewers’ mixed reactions to id Software’s Rage have my head spinning. From the creators of Doom and Quake comes a whole new game with shooting and a one word title, only this time instead of fighting…
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Who Wants to Be a Facebook Serial Killer?
Barely skipping a beat after releasing a Facebook game that lets players grow and sell marijuana a ‘la Showtime’s popular show Weeds, Ecko|Code returns with a social game about stalking and murdering people. Don’t worry, they’re bad people. Dexter: Slice of Life is a pleasant place for fans of the Showtime serial killer and his…
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Adorable Bunny Heralds the Return of a Sega Classic
Sega is currently holding a sweepstakes to see if players can guess which classic Sega franchise will soon be making its triumphant return. It’s Daytona USA. Can we have a game with the bunny in it instead? We pretty much knew some sort of rehash of Daytona USA was in the works, and with Takenobu…
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Which Retailer Has the Best Final Fantasy XIII-2 Preorder Incentive?
When Final Fantasy XIII-2 hits North American shores on January 31, GameStop, Best Buy, and Amazon customers that preordered the game will walk away with some pretty spiffy bonus items, but which is the most enticing? This time around it’s not GameStop. In the world of retailer-exclusive preorder bonuses, dedicated video game retailer GameStop normally…
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Two Different Spider-Men, Two Different Combat Styles
Spider-Man: Edge of Time hits stores tomorrow, bringing the worlds of the Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 clashing together violently. Then the kicking starts. This is just Activision’s way of reminding us all the game is coming out tomorrow, as the differences really don’t seem all that significant. Amazing beats folks up with agility, 2099…
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Dark Souls Reviewers Like It Long and Hard
In 2009, From Software introduced gamers to a whole new world of pain with the PlayStation 3 exclusive Demon’s Souls, a game that challenged the growing player handholding trend in favor of gripping that hand firmly and slicing it off at the wrist. It was a painful experience, but it was a good kind of…
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Reviews
KEF’s T205 Surround Sound Speakers Are $1,800 Worth of Audio in a 35 Millimeter Package
No, that’s not my beautiful house in the picture above, with its color coordinated pillows, strategically scattered magazines, and perfectly misplaced popcorn, but with the low profile KEF T205 Surround Sound Speaker System in place it sure sounds like it. The KEF lifestyle photograph taken inside my modest apartment would feature scattered shipping boxes, various…
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It’s an Xbox 360 Controller With a Cheat-Friendly Screen Built Right In
Datel, the UK-based video game peripheral manufacturer that loves to piss off Microsoft, takes controller cheating to the next level with the latest iteration of its TurboFire 360 controller, complete with built-in “Combat Command LCD interface”. Microsoft and Datel don’t get along very well, mainly due to the fact that the UK is in the…
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Imagine The Oregon Trail as Made by Rockstar Games
Before he died of dysentery, commenter Fernando Jorge had a rather fine idea about the rebirth of a classic educational PC game, and he knew just the developer to handle it. The Oregon Trail could be an amazing game if remade nowadays, and it would be the perfect job for Rockstar. Imagine this, a road…
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What Did This Guy Do To Piss Off Batman, The Joker, Samus, Sheik, and the COG?
Video editor and action master Yung Lee can’t seem to make it to an anime convention without getting his ass handed to him by cosplayers. First Bowser and Sheik double-teamed him at Anime North, and now his visit to FanExpo 2011 takes a turn for the worse, as everyone from Star Wars characters to anime…
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CultureHostess Chocwave and Snoballimus Prime Light Our Darkest Snacktime
With the third installment of Michael Bay’s Transformers movie saga on store shelves, can anything wash the taste of frustrated disappointment from the mouths of hardcore fans? Rise, Snoballimus Prime. Just in time for the DVD/Blu-ray release of Dark of the Moon, Hostess and the Baybots combine to form a pair of snack cakes colored…
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The Transformers-Branded Gaming Accessory Hole Has Been Filled
The PC gaming accessories squad at Razer have teamed up with Hasbro to offer yet another bunch Transformers-branded items to beg my loved ones to get me for Christmas. Sure I have at least five gaming mice sitting on my desk as I type this, but none of them are colored to match fictional transforming…
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Serious Sam 3: BFE Seriously Shifted to November
Originally scheduled for release in the middle of next month to compete with Battlefield 3, the third installment of Croteam’s less-than-serious PC shooter franchise will now hit in mid-November, just in time to take on Modern Warfare 3 Of course Serious Sam 3: BFE isn’t really contending with this year’s two hottest shooters. It takes…
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You’ll Be Completely Sick of Angry Birds by the Time Halloween Is Over
With a wide assortment of Angry Birds costumes and accessories available from the game’s official shop this Halloween, it’s unlikely we’ll make it through the holiday without someone tossing a baby through the wall. That’s a bad thing, of course. You certainly wouldn’t want to craft an elaborate scaffolding contraption, fill it with babies in…
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The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Limited Edition is More Than Just an Art Book
What, you want more than just HD remastered versions of Metal Gear Solid 2, 3, and Peace Walker? Then what you want is the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, which comes with an art book and so much more! Okay, one thing more. And it’s technically not even a thing, really. It’s packaging, with designed…
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This is Russia’s Idea of Soulcalibur V‘s Ivy
Russia’s Soulcalibur V publisher 1C gears up for the Igromir game festival by dressing up a model as Soulcalibur V‘s more modest and mature middle-age Ivy. How’d they do? It’s funny how even a modest older version of Ivy is more than enough to make a grown man blush. While the model is nowhere near…
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You’re Not in The Old Republic Beta, But You Can Explore the Galaxy in 3D
After accidentally getting thousands of gamers’ (myself included) hopes up with an erroneous beta email, BioWare makes up for it (slightly) with a nifty 3D galaxy map, allowing potential players to see all the places beta testers are hanging out, having fun. All you need to browse the planets, sectors, and starships of The Old…
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