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Watch a Woman Strip Naked Using Only Magic!
I could tell there was a sex scene brewing in The Witcher 2 when Geralt of Rivia and his comely redheaded sorceress companion Triss stumbled upon this ancient Elven bathhouse, and I wasn’t planning on sharing the resulting NSFW video. Then Triss tapped into the vast mystical forces of the universe to remove her clothing.…
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How Many Game References Can You Find in This Glorious Pixel Music Video?
Inspired by the 8-bit era of gaming, artist and animator Mike Scott created this astounding pixel music video for South African band Goldfish’s song “We Come Together”, riddled with references to classic video games. How many can you spot? Scott tells me that he created this labor of love “with Kotaku’s appreciation of 8-bit heritage…
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Rift Lets Players Rift To Other Servers for Free
When the next major update for Trion World’s massively-multiplayer online game Rift hits this summer, players and whole guilds will earn unlimited free weekly server transfers, taking all stats, items, currencies, and achievements with them.
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Want a Massive Bloody-Bladed Firearm With Your Copy of Gears of War 3?
Think you’re a hardcore Gears fan for preordering the $149.99 Epic Edition of Gears of War 3? Drop an extra $80 on the Retro Lancer bundle and then we’ll talk. GameStop weaponizes all three versions of Gears of War 3 with the addition of bundles featuring a full-sized replica of the Retro Lancer, crafted expertly…
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Is One of Japan’s Bloodiest Directors Working on an Ace Attorney Movie?
Japanese film director Takashi Miike, well-known for the over-the-top violence depicted in movies like Ichi the Killer, also has a softer side, which should shine through in his next project, a light comedy courtroom drama based on a Nintendo DS game. Are we getting a live-action Ace Attorney movie? The Ace Attorney (or Gyakuten Saiban)…
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Now Everybody Can Play APB Again for Free
Proof that you can’t keep a moderately okay multiplayer online game down, GamersFirst launches the open beta testing phase for APB: Reloaded. Welcome back to San Paro! Originally launched in June of last year, Realtime World’s APB showed a lot of promise, with many referring to it as an online version of Grand Theft Auto.…
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The Witcher Takes a Swing at The Lord of the Rings
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is a dark and gritty sword and sorcery game, so removed from Tolkien’s legendary high fantasy epic that it takes a moment to swipe at it from afar. One of the myriad ways The Witcher 2 improves over the first game in the series is its writing, particularly its…
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What Games Would You Suggest To a New Dreamcast Owner?
Commenter Gigawings is taking the first steps on the wondrous journey we call first time Dreamcast ownership, and wants to know what games he should play first in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. So I finally got my Dreamcast, get a step down converter, and play my first game that comes with it, deSPIRIA. The…
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99Bullets Should Help Us Survive This Week’s Nintendo Download
In a couple of weeks Nintendo will finally open up its eShop, ushering in a new era of old games remade for the 3DS. In this calm before the storm, 99Bullets is the only sound we hear. 99Bullets is the best and brightest of this week’s Nintendo Download, an easy task considering the competition. We’ve…
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The Ending of Conduit 2 is Worth At Least Twenty-Six Cents
Developer High Voltage Software is currently embroiled in some controversy over their reaction to Joystiq’s Conduit 2 review. How could a game that ends this brilliantly get such a low score? In case the title didn’t tip you off, spoilers.
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The Week in Gaming Apps
Jet fighters, castle crushers, role-playing heroes, and a musical game for both functional and decorative eyes converge in this week’s hand-picked selection of mobile gaming apps. This week saw me doubling up on gaming apps, thanks to the triumphant return of my iPhone 4 after it was stolen from my home several weeks back. No…
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Now Playing in CityVille: Kung Fu Panda 2
If FarmVille gets GagaVille, what does CityVille get? Jack Black as a tubby martial artist bear. Close enough. Zynga has teamed up with DreamWorks for the first ever in-game integration for CityVille, the Facebook city building game played by more than 88 million people. Starting today, players can destroy some low rent housing in order…
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Meet Grant, X-Men: Destiny‘s Football Hero
Joining Aimi Yoshida as one of three new mutant characters in Silicon Knights’ X-Men: Destiny, Grant is a jock hailing from Georgia whose only ambition is to become a football hero. He gets it half-right. X-Men: Destiny places players in the role of one of three brand-spanking new mutants in a San Francisco torn apart…
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution is Day One for OnLive
Streaming video game download service OnLive is gathering steam, scoring a big win with a day-one release of the eagerly-anticipated Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Don’t have an OnLive console? Don’t worry, one comes free with the Augmented Edition of the game. For those unaware, OnLive is a service that allows players to play games streamed…
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Tired of Your Old, Broken Super Nintendo Games? Piss on Them!
You thought that eBay lot of used Super Nintendo games was a good idea, until you discovered they were all either broken or horrifically outdated sports titles. At least you’ll have a pot to piss in, as long as you follow Price Charting’s instructions on how to build a video game urinal. For only $200…
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Are PC Gamers the Hipsters of Gaming?
Should we consider hardcore PC gamers the hipsters of gaming just because they tend to bring up how PC gaming did everything first whenever an innovative new console title comes out? Maybe commenter Truthtellah has a point in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Why am I only now realizing that ardent PC gamers are the…
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The Chelsea Football Club Repels an Invasion from Space Using Only Their Balls
These four members of the Chelsea Football Club probably wouldn’t mind us Americans calling it soccer, as long as we gave them proper acknowledgement for saving the entire planet from “giant alien invaders”, which are definitely not Space Invaders for legal reasons. From the same UK betting company that brought us rugby players versus dragons…
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