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What’s Wrong With Giant Breasts And Ninja Skills?
In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku commenter CuttySark wonders why portraying women and men video games as physically or mentally superior is such a bad thing. I was reading an article the other day about women and how they are represented in games and media, with standards unattainable by the average woman/girl (i.e. Physical appearance, intelligence,…
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GameStop Now Offering 500GB Refurbished PlayStation 3 With All The Fixins
In the market for a PlayStation 3 but feel 320GB just isn’t enough space? For only $50 more you can get a refurbished PS3 from GameStop with a 500GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue Hard Drive and much, much more. Looks like GameStop has figured out an innovative way to move their used PlayStation 3 inventory.…
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Why God Of War III‘s Game Director Considers Kratos’ Mortal Kombat Cameo An Honor
In December it was revealed that God of War series star Kratos would be entering the ring in this year’s Mortal Kombat. No one was more excited about the news than God of War III game director Stig Asmussen. On one level, the inclusion of Kratos in the Mortal Kombat refresh is a marketing move,…
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Ubisoft’s PC Special Edition Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Soundtrack Comes From An Odd Place
Ubisoft, the company that once used a pirate hack to fix one of its PC games, seems to be taking questionable shortcuts once more, as a Reddit user explores their downloadable special edition Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood soundtrack’s shady origins
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The North American 3DS Arrives On Kotaku Soil
Just moments ago Crecente opened his front door to be greeted by a gleaming silver package containing the future of handheld Nintendo gaming. Let’s see what’s inside! Be sure to check out Brian Ashcraft’s excellent coverage of the Japanese launch of the 3DS.
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Chargin’ Chuck Never Gets Picked For Mario Sports Games
How come the one Mario villain that comes with his own sports equipment never makes it into the Mario sports titles? According to the latest Dorkly video game short, it’s because Chargin’ Chuck is a giant asshole. Chargin’ Chucks were sports-themed enemies that made their debut in Super Mario World, where they plagued our hero…
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Battle: Los Angeles The Game Is Shorter Than The Movie
Released last week to poor reviews (with a few exceptions), alien invasion flick Battle: Los Angeles runs 116 minutes long. The video game tie-in lasts less than half of that. Published by Konami Digital Entertainment and developed by Saber Interactive, Battle: Los Angeles showed up on Steam and Xbox Live Arcade last week to little…
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Puzzle Pirates Creators Explore Strange New Worlds With Spiral Knights
From Sega and Puzzle Pirates studio Three Rings comes Spiral Knights, a colorful, candy-coated, free-to-play online multiplayer PC adventure to the center of a strange alien planet. Puzzle Pirates is a ridiculously addictive, achingly cute massively multiplayer game that drew millions of casual players into the salty waters of online gaming. Now Three Rings seeks…
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Does Online Multiplayer Really Matter All That Much?
Today in Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Luke874 wonders if we aren’t putting too much emphasis on online multiplayer and neglecting games that don’t have it. I’m a regular on the Saints Row forums, I was excited to hear the announcement of the third, but there has been a massive uproar after it we found out…
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Dragon Age II Dev Rates His Own Game On Metacritic, EA Bets Obama Voted For Himself Too
A glowing fan review for Dragon Age II on Metacritic discovered to have been written by a member of the game’s development team sparked outrage among the gaming community yesterday. EA’s response? That’s how it works. Reddit user GatoFiasco felt there was something fishy about the perfect ten highlighted user review that appeared on popular…
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Entertainment That Changes Based On Your Biological Response
You’re slowly creeping along the darkened halls of a haunted mansion, waiting for the next zombie to come shambling around the corner. It’s a familiar situation, and you’re not afraid. Sensors convey this information to your game console, and suddenly an ear-piercing shriek fills the air behind you. Your heartbeat elevates, your fingertips sweat. Your…
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Land-A Panda Is A Cannon-Based Cure For The Common Sad Panda
Any zoologist will tell you that panda breeding is a delicate operation. It requires setting the right mood, making sure the two pandas are a good match, and shooting one of them out of multiple cannons until he lands next to his mate. Big Pixel Studios may have just cost me a job at the…
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ReviewsDragon Age II Trades Epic Adventure For Gritty Action
While the heroes of Dragon Age: Origins were busy saving the world, Hawke and his family were running for their lives. Their tale of survival and triumph amidst a city on the verge of turning on itself is the focus of the darker, grittier Dragon Age II. Fleeing from the Darkspawn hordes to the neighboring…
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The Xbox Live Arcade Lineup As Vintage Movie Posters
During PAX East this weekend Microsoft hypoed up their attractive upcoming Xbox Live Arcade lineup with a series of limited edition postcards transforming each title into a classic action movie poster. Can you tell which movies the posters came from? Limited to a print run of 700-or-so, chances of getting your hands on these sexy…
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The Creators Of RuneScape Take-On Massively Multiplayer Transformers [Update]
Autobots wage their battles to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons online next year, as Hasbro grants the power to create a massively multiplayer online game based on the robots in disguise to Jagex, the folks behind popular free-to-play MMO RuneScape. Now there’s nothing wrong with RuneScape. Cambridge, England, based Jagex Game Studios has…
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How Can Good Triumph Over Evil When Evil Is So Awesome?
It’s more than just blue lasers versus red lasers in our Monday installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku, when commenter KingKellogg the Waffle Haggler ponders the eternal question: Why is being evil more exciting than being good? Boredom the Path to evil!! When playing choice games where you aren’t allowed to kill random civilians I tend…
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The Joker And Harley Quinn Run Wild In The Batman: Arkham City Comic Series
Comic artist Carlos D’Anda expertly captures the insane intensity of Gotham City’s most diabolical duo in this exclusive peek at the cover art for Batman: Arkham City issue three. Written by video game scribe and Harley Quinn creator Paul Dini, the Arkham City comic book series deals with the establishment of the new Arkham compound…
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Plants Vs. Zombies Vs. DSiWare In This Week’s Nintendo Download
Spring is right around the corner, a time when the sun is shining, the flowers blooming, and the undead hordes are hungry for your brains. What perfect timing for the DSiWare version of Plants Vs. Zombies. It’s a rather light week for the Nintendo Download, both literally and figuratively. WiiWare only scores one new release…
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