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Back When All of the Games Were Multiplayer and Came with Boards
Put down the controller and dig through the closet for the dusty remains of childhood memories courtesy of commenter Vlyke615, reminiscing about his favorite board games in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. I have a lot of fond memories as a kid growing up, and some of those moments were playing games…Board Games. I’m sure I’m…
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Accused Xbox Pedophile Indicted on 19 Sexual Abuse Charges
Richard Kretovic, accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy he met through Xbox Live, has been indicted on nine counts each of first-degree criminal sexual act and second-degree sexual abuse, plus one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
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There’s One Furry Good Reason to Buy Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover
You’re all grown up now; I get that. You’ve aged beyond the need for some silly Sesame Street themed game for the Nintendo Wii. I understand and accept your reluctance. It just means there’ll be more soft and fuzzy Grover Wii remote covers for me. Due out this summer for the Wii and DS, Sesame…
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Assassin’s Creed‘s Latest Tease Takes Us to Istanbul
The third teaser video for Ubisoft’s next Assassin’s Creed game has been unlocked, showing the date 24.06.1459, making the building in the background the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, six years after it stopped being Constantinople. Unlock more via Facebook
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Square Enix Floats Dead Island to America
Deep Silver is a lovely little company, but when a game generates the sort of buzz Dead Island stirred up with its stunning trailer, the big guns need to be called in. That’s why Techland’s zombie vacation game is coming to the Americas via Square Enix. A game with the hype buildup of Dead Island…
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Motorstorm: Apocalypse Crashes Headlong into Game Reviewers’ Hearts
After pausing to pay its respects to victims of Japan’s earthquake crisis, the latest Motorstorm races to store shelves today, but first it must navigate the assembled video game critics in the Motorstorm: Apocalypse Frankenreview. Motorstorm: Apocalypse is the third game in Evolution Studios’ over-the-top off-the-road racing series for the PlayStation 3, an evolution of…
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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Enters Outworld
After a little comic relief courtesy of Johnny Cage, the Mortal Kombat: Legacy saga takes a mystical turn in episode four, telling the twisted tale of Shao Kahn, Sindel, Kitana, and Mileena. This episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy wins the award for creepiest baby special effect of the year. Perhaps it’s just the fact that…
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Is the Wii Nintendo’s Greatest Console to Date?
As the wheels of Nintendo’s next console slowly begin to spin, commenter Wrackune suggests the Wii is the greatest Nintendo console gifted to man thus far in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. Now that the Wii’s time is nearing its end, I’m saying this: The Wii is Nintendo’s best home console. When I say this, I…
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Bethesda Details Three More Doses of Downloadable Content for Fallout: New Vegas
With names already outed via a series of trademark applications, Bethesda Softworks finally pulls back the curtain on Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road, three new packs of downloadable content coming to Fallout: New Vegas starting on May 17. Remember how New Vegas‘ first downloadable content showed up on the Xbox 360 first?…
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Top Thriller Authors Come Together for L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories
There are a million stories in the naked city of Rockstar’s L.A. Noire, and the game can only tell so many. That’s why Rockstar has recruited eight of the thriller genre’s finest writers to create L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories L.A. Noire‘s Los Angeles is a city teeming with intrigue and corruption. Around every corner…
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More Than 12,700 Credit Cards Stolen from Sony Online Entertainment
Sony’s security problems continue to mount, as Sony Online Entertainment reveals that the personal information of 24.6 million SOE accounts and more than 12,700 credit card numbers may have been compromised in the massive attack that brought down the PlayStation Network late last month. According to a Sony Online Entertainment statement, the company believes the…
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Ten Years of Red Faction Coalesce in Armageddon
Ten years ago the original Red Faction gave PlayStation 2, PC, and Mac gamers their first taste of the future of humanity on Mars. Developer Volition explains how the three games before led up to next month’s Red Faction: Armageddon We’ve come a long way since Red Faction came out back in 2001, haven’t we?…
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A Painfully Permanent Way to Never Lose Your 3DS Augmented Reality Cards
IHeartChaos’ Cranberryzero was so impressed with the Nintendo 3DS augmented reality cards that he decided to have one permanently stabbed into his skin. What could be better than this augmented reality tattoo? I have a few suggestions. Since the release of the Nintendo 3DS, people have been putting images of its augmented reality cards everywhere,…
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At Least Two of Thor‘s Norse Gods Love Mario Kart
They might be at odds in the live-action Thor movie and its accompanying video games, but there is one thing Norse god of mischief Loki and earth goddess Sif agree upon, and that’s Mario Kart GamerLive.TV has posted a series of interviews with the stars of Thor, asking the cast of this week’s big comic…
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Catherine‘s Special Edition Stuffs Your Underwear in a Pizza Box
A game as sexy and strange as Catherine deserves a special edition that accurately reflects the game’s exploration of the pleasures and horrors of love. So Atlus is stuffing underwear into a pizza box and delivering it to your local game store on July 26. Giving Aksys’ Really Naughty Limited Edition of Record of Agarest…
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Hairdressing, Rival Turf, and the Excitement of Bingo
Style your hair on your DSi, clean up the streets in the Virtual Console, or gather your crew for a non-stop Bingo Party, all in this week’s Nintendo Download. How many times has one of your parties been ruined by the lack of a circular metal cage filled with numbered balls? The sport of depressingly…
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Jesus Cares Not For Your Console Exclusive Arguments
Today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku comes courtesy of revered commenter JesusChrist, who believes the “more upcoming exclusives” argument to determine which is the superior console is not a valid one . Let us pray. Why do people need to use the “more upcoming exclusives” argument when debating why their console is better? Have we forgotten that…
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