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Sing Along With the Gamer Edition of John Lennon’s “Imagine”
Today in Speak Up on Kotaku we’re going to put all of the arguing and hate behind us in favor of a good old-fashioned sing along, courtesy of commenter JesusChrist, one of the few people qualified to rewrite a John Lennon song. To the tune of John Lennon’s “Imagine”: Imagine there’s no fanboys It’s easy…
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Tentacles Can Invade My Pleasure Centers Anytime
See those adorable little pink blobs floating on the right side of the screenshot above? They’re about to have their eyeballs torn out and eaten. Just one of the many reasons Tentacles is the best Windows Phone 7 game I’ve played so far. Proof positive that Kotaku is listening to your app review requests, I…
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This UK Actor Is a Friend of Nathan Drake
Fans of British television might recognize TJ Ramini as DC Zain Nadir from the long running police procedural The Bill. Americans may know him from season eight of 24, or his stunning portrayal of Crane Thug #1 in Batman Begins. Soon we’ll all know him as Salim from Uncharted 3 Who is Salim from Uncharted…
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Want To See the Real World? You Can’t Handle the Real World
videothumb[ ] Strip away the facade of dreary everyday life and you have The Secret World, the upcoming present-day MMO from Funcom in which every myth, urban legend, consipiracy theory, and spooky campfire tale is proven true. This behind-the-scenes video demonstrates the twisted versions of real-world locations players will be visiting in The Secret World.…
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Now You Can Own the Gaming Mouse Pilots Use to Control Their Mechs
Okay, so mech pilots don’t use mice, or technically exist. If they did, I’d fully expect to see the Albino edition of the Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 7 gaming mouse beneath their plug-suited hands. This special edition of the Cyborg R.A.T. 7 features all of the mighty morphing power of its darker forefathers, including transforming…
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Shooting, Farming, Avenging, and One Damn Crazy Hamster
It’s Thursday, and Nintendo has updated its various digital delivery services with fresh new games, some that come close to being more exciting than the appearance of the 3D Glee concert musical trailer that hits Nintendo Video today! I know what you’re thinking. What could possibly be more exciting than a 3D Glee trailer? Nothing.…
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Behind-the-Scenes With Black Ops‘ Zombie-Bursting Rezurrection DLC
Treyarch gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Rezurrection downloadable content coming for Call of Duty: Black Ops, including a look at what happens to zombies in the vacuum of space. BOOM! Along with the video, Treyarch and Activision have also shared a striking piece of art for the new zombie map included in the…
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Get Your Tickets to the MineCraft Convention Before They’re Gone
The official website for MineCon, the first annual celebration of all things MineCraft, is incredibly difficult to get to at the moment, as tickets for the big November event have officially gone on sale for $99 apiece. Held November 18 and 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, MineCon is a chance for MineCraft players around the…
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Which Video Game Character Are You?
It’s commenter Aikage‘s turn to play Speak Up on Kotaku again, or should I say Commander Aikage? He wants to know what video game character you relate to the most, and you’re going to tell him. Hello. Who are you? Which video game character do you relate to the most? Sure, you may not be…
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This Lizard Piggy Went to Anarchy Reigns
The latest addition to the cast of Platinum Games’ battle royale, Anarchy Reigns, also carries the best name of the bunch: Oinkie. Oinkie is a human mutant that uses a substance called “The Juice” to transform him from pig creature to lizard pig creature, sort of a Spider-Ham meets the Lizard meets the Kingpin, with…
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Five Disappointing Things About My First Hours on Dead Island
From its bittersweet debut trailer to its brutally gore-ified combat, Dead Island has captured the attention of zombie gamer around the globe. Earlier this week it captured my attention for several hours, and I wasn’t entirely pleased. We’ve seen plenty of Dead Island here at Kotaku since it made a splash earlier this year. Drew…
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The Astounding Talking Wheatley Puppet Overcomes Valve’s Design Flaws
During the creator’s commentary in Portal 2, Valve animator Richard Lord called the eye portion of lovable personality sphere Wheatley’s design a physical impossibility. Cosplayer Furin’s talking Wheatley puppet seems to have done well enough. After Portal 2‘s release made her switch gears from her planned Fullmetal Alchemist cosplay for this year’s Dragon*Con, cosplayer Furin…
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iPhone Games Just Aren’t Any Fun
Commenter St.McDuck is done downloading games for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and he’ll tell us why in today’s installment of Speak Up on Kotaku. Why I’m Done with iPhone Games I can’t count how many demos or $1 games I’ve bought since I got an iPod Touch back in 2008. Every day I was…
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Tommy’s Looking Mighty Fine in His Prey 2 Jeans
Dawasi “Tommy” Tawodi might not be repeating his gig as Prey‘s leading man in the upcoming sequel, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be playing a part. even if that part involves doing his best impression of Journey front man Steve Perry. Fresh from the Prey 2 Facebook page, this is the first look we’re…
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Don’t Miss Your Chance to Impersonate a Gotham City Impostors Beta Tester
Slip on some blue tights, smear on the grease paint, and fill out a form forthe chance to beta test the upcoming Batman-themed online multiplayer shooter Gotham City Impostors, now seeking eager players across all three platforms. Sign up already!
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Meet a Dog That’s Blissfully Unaware He’s Cosplaying Amaterasu
If only more cosplayers could be like Dante. Dante the Samoyed doesn’t care that he’s dressed up as one of Capcom’s most beloved characters. He’s just pleased to smell all the nice people at Otakon. And occasionally lick his own privates. Kotaku reader Volkodav has a very beautiful dog that just so happens to resemble…
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This Resistance 3 Multiplayer Map Comes From a Land Down Under
While Resistance 3‘s single-player story sees players traipsing across the U.S., multiplayer is a trip around the Chimeran-infested world, with stops in Bogota, Colombia, Glamorgan, Wales, Africa’s Republic of Chad, and this latest map, which takes the battle to the second largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. That would be Alice Springs, lovingly…
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EA Sports Pioneers the In-Game Hair Transplant
While it might be too late to shoot a new box cover for the UK version of FIFA 12, Electronic Arts managed to give Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney’s in-game model a quick makeover to reflect his recently transplanted hairline. As one of the most skilled footballers in the world, Wayne Rooney’s skills stem from…
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Babies are Already Angry, Might As Well Put Birds on Them
As we approach the point of total global Angry Birds saturation, one important demographic has been left out of the fowl-flinging sensation: Babies. Rovio’s new partnership with baby product company SwaddleDesigns might stop infants from crying over lack of spilled pork. As the proud father of 9-week-old twin boys, I can safely say there’s nothing…
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Dead Island Gets the Gang Together To Be Torn Apart
“We hang together, or we fucked.” Truer words have never been spoken, in or out of a co-op trailer for Dead Island Whenever you see a ragtag group of survivors banding together to try and survive a zombie apocalypse, comparisons to Valve’s Left 4 Dead series are inevitable. So I won’t make any. You folks…
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