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Is The Walking Dead Creeping Towards A Video Game Tie-In?
When an entertainment property becomes as hot as comic book and television series The Walking Dead a video game is sure to follow, but from where? Telltale Games might be readying an adventure series based on the zombie survival epic. They’ve got Jurassic Park and Back to the Future, so why not The Walking Dead…
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Bring Back World War II
Commenter Bipolar.Bear.Disorder is missing the good old days of World War II in today’s installment of Speak-Up On Kotaku. Am I the only one left in the gaming community that misses World War II games? With everyone’s intense focus on modern and future warfare, I feel as if World War II video games, my favorite…
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The Fallout Conversation System Does Not Work In Real Life
When you try to apply the logic and mechanics of the conversation system from Bethesda’s Fallout series to real life relationships it can only end in tears – or dead girlfriends. If only every major decision in life came with enough time to stop and ponder a selection of choices conveniently labeled in terms of…
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What We Know So Far About The Nintendo 3DS
The 3DS is coming in March, and while the picture is far from complete, we’ve compiled what we know about Nintendo’s latest handheld into one handy post. We’ve got the basics covered here, from launch dates and prices to the initial software line up. We’ve even got some technical details sprinkled here and there for…
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This Might Be The Most Effective Pesticide Ever
You might think you know the most effective way of ridding your home of uncommon household pests, but you’re wrong. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon shows us the right way. Behold the Pesticide Guns. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is about one thing: Killing giant weapons with hundreds of powerful weapons. The Pesticide line of…
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New Type Of Memory Could Boot Your Computer Instantly
Imagine turning on your computer from a powerless state and instantly seeing your desktop without having to wait through a lengthy loading process. NC State researchers have developed a device that could make that happen. Your computer makes use of two types of memory. First we have the hard drives, the SD cards, the USB…
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2010 Game of the Year Finalist Debate: Mass Effect 2
Because I tried to please everyone, my Commander Shepard didn’t get laid the first time I played Mass Effect 2. Because BioWare tried to please everyone, Mass Effect 2 could be our Game of the Year. It was a ridiculous idea, or so I first thought. Trading BioWare’s tried and true semi-turn-based role-playing combat system…
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Can We Stop Blaming Games For Childhood Obesity Now?
The United States has been growing increasingly more obese over the past few decades, and video games are often cited as one of the key factors behind this meteoric rise in pounds-per-person. Now researchers say that isn’t necessarily true. Video games have taken a lot of flak for making people obese, not just in the…
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How To Teach Math Using A Nintendo Wii
Teacher Robert Drewnowski had only $300 in grant money to help him develop a more effective way of teaching math to fourth graders. He used it to buy a Wii. The $300 came to the Bacon Elementary School teacher as part of a special science and math grant doled out by New Jersey’s Millville Board…
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Are Games Giving Us Too Much Freedom?
Games like Red Dead Redemption and Fallout: New Vegas give players the freedom to explore unfamiliar worlds to their hearts’ content, but is it too much freedom? Commenter GeneralissimoFurioso explores the price of free-roaming in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. Freedom, is it really all that it’s cracked up to be? Not freedom in the sense…
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Is Super Street Fighter IV 3DS Setting The Bar For 3DS Game Prices?
While Nintendo still mum on how much their 3DS games will cost when the handheld launches, Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition is already on sale in Capcom’s store for $39.99. will this be the price for most 3DS games? Retailers eager to secure preorders for the hottest Nintendo 3DS titles have been slapping $39.99…
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Finally A Chance To Slap PlayStation Home Users
Two new games hit Sony’s PlayStation Home virtual world on Thursday, through one hits harder than the other. Conspiracy’s stealthy infiltration seems entertaining, but Slap Happy Sam’s cartoon violence looks downright therapeutic. From independent developer the Odd Gentlemen, Slap Happy Sam is a multiplayer game in which players can get back at each other for…
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Unleashing Your Evil Side In Dead Space 2 Multiplayer
Dead Space 2’s Outbreak multiplayer mode pits fragile humans against twisted alien monsters in an all-out battle to see who kills what first. Let’s see how that looks through the eyes of a Necromorph. I’ve played plenty of games that pit human characters with guns against hideous creatures with super powers; games like Singularity, Left…
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“Problematic” Gaming Linked To Depression, Drugs, And Fighting
In a survey that’s sure to be taken the wrong way by somebody, researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have discovered links between “problematic gaming” and negative health behaviors like smoking, doing drugs, and fighting. But first, good news! the good news is that the study, which surveyed 4,028 adolescents about their gaming habits,…
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Are We Ready For The Next Generation Of Game Consoles?
THQ isn’t ready for a new generation of consoles. Are gamers? That’s the question commenter Jamaicanmecrazy ponders in today’s installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku. The THQ article got me really thinking. Are we ready for next gen consoles? Is that something we would really want in the next year? I love my consoles this generation.…
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Science Fiction Heroes And Villains Converge In Red Faction: Origins
Syfy and THQ have begun production on the two-hour Red Factions; Origins television movie, with stars from Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood, Stargate Universe, and everyone’s favorite liquid metal Terminator joining the cast. Syfy loves recycling stars, and Red Faction: Origins is continuing that tradition in fine form. The movie, a two-hour movie that…
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