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Three Heroes Converge In Call Of Juarez: The Cartel
Ubisoft’s controversial third entry in the Call of Juarez series tells the story of three very different above-the-law heroes, and players can step into the shoes of any one of them, both online and off. A fictional drug cartel has bombed a U.S. law enforcement agency, killing hundreds of people. Believing the cartel has infiltrated…
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Why Aren’t You Finishing Your Video Games?
In today’s mostly complete episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Dodgerwd wonders if everyone is having the same difficulty finishing their video games as he is. With the release of Radiant Historia I am left with another dilemma and a question for my fellow gamers. You see, I have not completely finished the game I…
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Steam Secures Player Accounts With Random Intel Technology
Digital delivery service Steam wants to keep its users’ accounts secure, but software security is a fragile thing. That’s why Valve has teamed with Intel for Steam Guard, hardware-based security that could make account phishing a thing of the past. Someone has attempted to reset your Steam password. Please verify your information by following this…
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Infinity Blade Goes Dungeon Diving At A Discount
Chair Entertainment spices up sexy iPhone swordfest Infinity Blade with The Deathless Kings, a free update that brings the quest for medieval combat dominance into the darkest dungeon depths, along with a discount to lure new players to their doom. Tired of slashing away at the same old enemies in the same old locations? Sure,…
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Mortal Kombat’s Challenge Tower Turns The Game Upside-Down
The 300 missions in the new Mortal Kombat’s Challenge Tower mode will put even the most accomplished MK player’s skills to the test, turning the world upside-down and offering them a teddy bear for comfort. When I first heard about Challenge Tower, I figured it was simply 300 different Mortal Kombat fights in a row,…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
If you had one place – just one place on Kotaku that acted as an official forum for you to talk about games, would you use it, or would you just let it drop? Thanks to reader Rokeden for today’s Finally Fantastic image. Submit yours to #TAYpics. (Grab this month’s source image here and feel…
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A Heartfelt British Rap Tribute To A Video Game Western
Independent British musical artist Akira the Don loved Red Dead Redemption so much he wrote a song about it. Wanna hear it? Here goes. White British men rapping / talking over music is an acquired taste, one that I picked up courtesy of English alternative rock band Pop Will Eat Itself back in the 90’s,…
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Just Making Sure We All Still Hate Escort Missions
In today’s extremely late edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Krakenstein2 rallies us around our shared hate of having to protect someone else in our video games. Screw that. So, does anybody actually like escort missions? I am just asking cause I like to play games just to play and not to protect a character…
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Epic Says This Is What Next-Gen Should Look Like
Epic Games isn’t just showing off the latest improvements to the Unreal Engine 3 at GDC 2011. They’re showing us what the next-generation of games should look like. Do the images hold up to the hype? Considering the percentage of games released every year powered by the Unreal Engine 3, Epic might have a point.…
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The Near Future Of Video Games, Straight Outta San Francisco
The Kotaku crew is hip-deep in the 2011 Game Developers Conference, bringing you the latest news, newest games, and anything else we can drag kicking and screaming out of one of gaming’s biggest annual events. It’s not over until our boys in the field come home, and even then the coverage will keep on coming.…
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How To Dress Your DS For Pokémon Black And White Success
Pokémon fans are a proud lot, so when Black and White launch this Sunday, they’ll want to make sure everyone knows they want to be the very best. That’s where Power A’s line of official Pokémon accessories comes in. Power A dropped its entire line of officially licensed Pokémon Black and White accessories on my…
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Streaming 3D Movie Trailers Coming To A 3DS Near You
Also revealed today during the Nintendo GDC 2011 keynote, the eStore for the North American 3DS is getting a service that streams 3D movie trailers to the handheld, along with video game trailers, screenshots, and website links for the hottest 3DS games. Slated to be included in a software update following the system’s launch in…
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Of Course Mario Is Coming To The Nintendo 3DS
While Nintendo’s beloved plumber might not make it to the 3DS launch party he will be making it to the handheld, with a new game developed by the team behind Super Mario Galaxy debuting later this year at E3 2011. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata teased the next Super Mario title today at the Nintendo 2011…
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Nintendo Teams With AT&T For More Than 10,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots
The Nintendo 3DS will rely on Wi-Fi connectivity to deliver free downloadable game content and demos, and AT&T will provide more than 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots for just that purpose this summer. Revealed today during Nintendo’s GDC 2011 keynote speech, Nintendo has joined with AT&T to provide thousands of new points of Wi-Fi contact for the…
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Breaking News From Nintendo’s GDC 2011 Keynote
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is on stage at the Moscone Center in San Francisco delivering Nintendo’s keynote speech at the 2011 Game Developers Conference, and we’ve got all the breaking news right here, right now. From new streaming video options to teasing us with upcoming games featuring big names like Mario and Zelda, Nintendo’s 2011…
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The Nintendo 3DS Will Play Your Netflix
Revealed today during Nintendo’s GDC 2011 keynote speech, the North American 3DS is the latest in a long line of handheld devices capable of tapping into Netflix’s streaming video service. Netflix plays on just about everything these days, so it really comes as no surprise that Nintendo’s next handheld, due out March 27 in North…
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Live From The GDC 2011 Nintendo Keynote
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata takes the stage this morning in San Francisco to discuss modern gaming’s 25-year evolution, and where his company will figure into the industry’s future, possibly weaving new Nintendo product into his narrative. Join us!
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Call Of Duty Hoax Becomes Pretty Decent Live-Action Modern Warfare
The FindMakarov.com countdown website that had Call of Duty fans and members of the press alike crying Modern Warfare 3 has revealed this trailer for one fine live-action Modern Warfare movie from Canada’s We Can Pretend artists collective.
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