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Help Shape A Legend With Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version
Capcom is calling Mega Man Legends 3 for the Nintendo 3DS the first Capcom game to be co-developed by fans. That’s why there’ll be a prototype version of the game available for testing as soon as Nintendo opens up the 3DS eShop. That’s right, Capcom is releasing an unfinished version of a game still in…
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Guild Wars 2 Charr Aren’t Your Average Cat People
In Guild Wars the warlike, feline Charr were one of the greatest threats the humans of Tyria had ever faced. In Guild Wars 2 they might be Tyria’s greatest hope against the power of the Elder Dragons, when they aren’t busy coughing up hairballs or desecrating innocent sandboxes. The Charr haven’t historically gotten along well…
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N.O.V.A.: Elite, The Facebook FPS Where Paying Is Winning
Gameloft takes its iPhone Halo clone to Facebook with N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance: Elite, a competitive first-person shooter that eschews balance for the sake of getting paid. It’s a common practice in social games; the more people pay, the better they play. But having a larger farm than the next guy isn’t quite the…
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Activision Explains How Call Of Duty Will Escape Guitar Hero‘s Fate
Guitar Hero was once a shining star of a video game franchise, with each yearly installment generating more excitement than the last. Now the series is on indefinite hold. An internal Activision memo obtained by Giant Bomb poses a compelling question. “Isn’t Call of Duty today just like Guitar Hero was a few years back?”…
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Undercover Operation Catches Video Game Retailers Enforcing Ratings
As the Supreme Court considers whether or not selling violent video games to children should be a crime in California, the Federal Trade Commission releases a report showing that game retailers are doing just fine enforcing game ratings without fines and jail time hanging over their heads. Once a year the FTC recruits a group…
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American McGee’s Alice Returns In Time For Alice: Madness Returns
Confirming reports earlier this week from the man himself, American McGee’s Alice brings its insanity to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with code for a free download packed inside every copy of its sequel, Alice: Madness Returns. Released in 2000 for the PC and MAC, American McGee’s Alice never made it to a video…
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Imagining The Perfect Sonic The Hedgehog Game
Is there a perfect Sonic the Hedgehog video game? Perhaps the answer lies in our imaginations. In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Lance423 wonders what your ideal speeding hedgehog game would play like. With the upcoming Sonic Generations from Sega, I wonder what fellow Kotakuites REALLY want out of a Sonic game. I was brought…
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Anarchy Reigns‘ Nikolai Is Shockingly Cool
Anarchy Reigns’ latest contender might be a little late to the party, but that’s only because he was busy getting caught up on current events. Get it? Current events? No? See, his name is Nikolai, which is like Nikola with an extra letter, and his powers are based on electricity, so he’s sort of like…
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Battle Slots Is Puzzle Quest For The Gambling Man
In just about every Target or Walmart store there’s a section of the PC gaming section dedicated to casual gambling games; poker, roulette wheels, and slot machines. Normally you’d pass these by without blinking. Battle Slots gives you a reason to stop and stare. Phantom EFX is a name often spied in the budget PC…
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Self-Professed Furry Charged With Xbox Live Child Abuse
A 19-year-old from Greece, New York, that identifies himself on Xbox Live as a “homosexual furry” has been arrested and charged for allegedly sexually abusing a boy under the age of 13 he met while playing on Xbox Live. According to authorities, Richard Kretovic, who goes by the Xbox Live gamertag Formic Hivemind met his…
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Adam Jensen Lurks Within The PAL Exclusive Deus Ex: Human Revolution Collector’s Edition
North America gets Deus Ex: Human Revolution on August 23. We even get the fancy Augmented Edition, packed with extras and downloadable content. What we don’t get is this sexy Adam Jensen action figure. He’s PAL region only. Available in “extremely limited: quantities in “select European countries” on August 26 and Australia and New Zealand…
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The Courses Are The Real Characters Of SSX
While Elise, Moby, and Eddie do a fine job of representing the player on screen in EA’s snowboarding franchise, the real stars of the show are the courses themselves. Art director Dave Taylor walks us through the process of creating these monumental playgrounds for the new SSX. The next SSX game takes players around the…
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Are You Ready For The 2011 Pokémon Video Game Championship?
You’ve had plenty of time to play with the two new versions of Pokémon; now it’s time to get serious. The 2011 Pokémon Video Game Championship series kicks off next month, with fans across the U.S. and Europe gathering to prove they have what it takes to be the very best in Pokémon Black and…
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In Search Of Impossible Tasks Hidden Inside Regular Games
Commenter Sir BeefyChu is looking for super difficult challenges lurking in otherwise normal games in today’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku. I need suggestions for games with horrific difficulty. Well, not really the game in general. But I’ve played a few games that have dungeons with 99 floors, but they were optional. Anyone know any…
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Crafting Mayhem With The inFamous 2 Mission Designer
Giving players the tools needed to create custom missions in a game like inFamous 2 is a wonderful idea, as long as the tools are easy enough that anyone can use them. You be the judge. Seems simple enough to me, but I still can’t see myself having them time to craft an entire mission…
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Hunted‘s Crucible Unlocks Unlimited Replayability
Finishing story mode is only the beginning of the adventure in inXile Entertainment’s Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. With the Crucible, players can spend their hard-earned gold pieces on creating and sharing endless custom dungeon romps. The Crucible is a feature in Hunted that allows players to craft their own dungeon adventures for play alone with…
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