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The New Ultimate Spider-Man Debuts Just in Time for Edge of Time
Hitting comic book store shelves today, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1 introduces the world to Miles Morales, the African America / Latino replacement for the deceased Peter Parker, and while you can’t play him in Spider-Man: Edge of Time you can definitely dress like him. Ah, the Ultimate universe, Marvel’s way of making sweeping changes to…
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Ten Minutes of Glorious Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Helicopter Action
After being sorely disappointed by the helicopter combat of Apache Air Assault last year, it’s nice to see there’s still some hope for the well-armed whirlybird enthusiast in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon One thing becomes crystal clear while watching this video: This is not a realistic helicopter simulation. Apaches do not roll like that at…
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Halo 2‘s “Headlong” Gets a Stunning Anniversary Makeover
With excellent sniping spots and what amounts to a vehicular combat arena at the bottom, Halo 2‘s “Headlong” multiplayer map is reborn as “Breakneck” in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Bask in the glorious gameplay footage and screens, plus get a peek at the very first Halo campaign level in all its remastered glory. Making its…
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In Search of a Kid-Friendly First-Person Shooter
In today’s child safe episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Truthtellah becomes truthseekah, searching for family-friendly first-person games for a very special little boy. Are there any kid-friendly first-person shooters on consoles? Or even first-person adventure games? I own a Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, PlayStation 1 and 2, and an Xbox 360.…
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LittleBigPlanet 2 Gets Move Support and a Cakeling Rises
Today is the day, LittleBigPlaneteers! The day Media Molecule’s second helping of sackboy madness is controllable via Sony’s glowing future lollipop. Is $9.99 too much to ask? How’s about they throw in a little Cakeling? LittleBigPlanet 2: Rise of the Cakeling Move Pack finally gives PlayStation Move owners something to do aside from playing high…
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There’s Xbox Live Inside Every Copy of Windows 8
Confirmed today during Microsoft’s 2011 Build developer conference in Anaheim, California, Windows 8 will have the Xbox Live service built right in. What does it all mean? Aside from further justifying the upcoming fall Xbox 360 dashboard update, the integration of Xbox Live into Windows 8 means more to Microsoft than it does to us…
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This Incredible Multiplayer Paintball Video is a One-Shot Kill
Paintball has never been quite as exciting as it is seen through the eyes of director Saman Keshavarz in this video, which you’ll want to watch at least three times. Why? First you’ll want to watch it just for the sheer spectacle. The footage was recorded using a Phantom Flex digital camera capturing at 1,000…
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This Is How We Upgrade Equipment in Skyward Sword
Self-preservation isn’t the only reason for Link to slice-and-dice the creatures of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. He can also harvest their oddly-shaped innards to upgrade his gear. I’ve always wanted a sword with a spleen. I’m a complete sucker for game systems that allow you to take treasure from monsters and modify your…
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The Inevitable Red Dead Redemption ‘Game of the Year Edition’ Arrives October 11
Good things come to those who wait. Rockstar’s Western hit Red Dead Redemption returns to retail on October 11, packaging all released downloadable content and preorder bonuses in one $49.99 package for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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One Hundred is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword‘s Lucky Number
While the number three will always hold a special place in the Triforce-powered Legend of Zelda series, Link’s next adventure embraces a much larger lucky number to describe the sheer scope and size of the biggest Wii game yet. Nintendo’s own Shigeru Miyamoto unleashed the number 100 on the crowd during this morning’s press conference…
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What’s Left Behind When a Gamer Dies
In today’s very special installment of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Mark Vincent N. Cocjin waxes eloquently on the ghostly digital echoes left behind when a gamer passes on. Where do gamers go when they die? It’s a very difficult question where people’s beliefs vary according to their faith or lack thereof. It’s also a…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Somebody find a bar filled with arcade table machines so you guys can sit around all day drinking and talking amongst yourselves. Dammit NotTheOtherBob, let someone else take a turn creating the TAYpic! Want to have your TAYpic featured here? If you think you’ve got what it takes, or even if you don’t, here’s what…
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Which Came First, the Hardcore Gamer or the Bad Parent?
A recent study conducted by researchers at Michigan State University found that the more time middle school students spent playing games, the more negative an opinion they held about their parents. It seems like a simple matter of cause and effect, but which is which? The Michigan State University study polled more than 500 middle…
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Generations Plumbs the Darkest Corners of Sonic‘s History
The problem with mining the rich and varied history of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise for Sonic Generations is that history includes this red and black jerk-off right here. For some, Shadow is a welcome addition to Generations. For others, he still signifies the looming death of a beloved series. Shadow will appear as one…
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GameStop Officially Wants Your iPhone, iPads, and iPods
Video game retailer GameStop officially gets into the Apple business today with the launch of its long-rumored iPhone, iPad, and iPod trade-in program. How much will they pay for your old Apple crap? Time to dig through your things for those old Minis, Shuffles, and Nanos; GameStop wants them, and it wants them bad. The…
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The Street Fighter X Tekken Battle We’ve All Been Waiting For
It’s a battle so titanic that only Tokyo, birthplace of giant mutated monsters, could possibly hope to contain it! This isn’t about Street Fighter X Tekken anymore. It’s all about Rufus X Bob Seriously, they could have just released Rufus X Bob and I would have gladly paid $60 for it. Just look at how…
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When Mega Man Overcharges, Reality Pays the Price
Mega Man’s Mega Buster arm cannon will never break the shell of those little hard hat critters, but charge it long enough and it just might rip a gaping hole in the fabric of reality. I remember as a kid holding down to charge button far longer than I ever needed to, just in case…
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Tell Us About the Official Wireless PlayStation 3 Headset, PoweredByHentai
Warning: Today’s Speak Up on Kotaku might send you to your local video game retailer with $100 in hand, as commenter PoweredByHentai goes hands-on with Sony’s recently-released wireless PlayStation 3 headset. So my Sony wireless headset for the PS3 arrived at my house this morning. It has a built-in rechargeable battery that is charged up…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Well that’s one way to get Valve to count to three. Why not follow Chell, Gordon, and Heavy’s example and talk amongst yourselves? Thanks to Snake56 for this tri-valve TAYpic! Want to have your TAYpic featured here? If you think you’ve got what it takes, or even if you don’t, here’s what to do: submit…
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