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The Ultimate Gran Turismo 5 Racing Wheel Is Actually $600
Would you pay $600 for a more realistic Gran Turismo 5 experience? Thrustmaster has made the T500 RS racing wheel official, delivering new details and specifications on the accessory that costs twice as much as a PlayStation 3. Earlier this month we caught our first glimpse of Thrustmaster’s T500 RS, a racing wheel controller specifically…
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World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Log Part Two: For The Alliance!
Our second and final MMO Log for World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm expansion begins with a five-year-old Horde character defecting to the Alliance. Kotaku’s MMO reviews are a multi-part process. Rather than deliver day one reviews based on beta gameplay, we play the game for four weeks (or in this case, two) before issuing our final…
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Are Game Companies Doing Enough To Avoid Funding War In the Congo?
Earlier this year we reported on efforts to urge electronics companies from using conflict materials mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Enough Project has released a report ranking companies’ responses. Where do Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony rank? The Democratic Republic of Congo is a country torn with strife. Since 1998 the Second Congo…
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The PSP2 Is No PlayStation Phone
Should you save up for the rumored PlayStation Phone or the equally rumored PSP2? Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kazuo Hirai manages to calm potential consumer confusion without actually confirming anything. What do we know about the PSP2 so far? According to various sources from throughout the gaming industry, it’s a powerful little machine that houses…
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It Takes A Wizard To Steal $45,000 Worth Of Magic Cards
A former Wizards of the Coast employee from Burien, Washington stands to lose a lot more than his job as King County prosecutors file felony theft charges over the theft of $45,000 worth of rare Magic: The Gathering cards. Twenty-six-year-old Donald J. Henry has been accused of the massive theft after a fellow employee observed…
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New Technology Could Revolutionize the Search For Internet Porn
When you search for “work related” videos on the internet, the results are normally limited to the title or tag given to any uploaded clip. What if computers could recognize specific human interactions? Would they get embarrassed? A new method developed by an Oxford University team including Alonso Patron-Perez, Dr. Ian Reid, Dr. Marcin Marszalek,…
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Do Video Games Really Need To Be Immersive?
Do we need to be drawn into our games, or can we just play and enjoy? That’s the question pondered by commenter RAMeyer19 in today’s installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku. Why in video games is “immersion” so often quoted as an important factor that a game has or lacks? Can I not love playing Pac-Man…
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This Classic RPG Series Revels In Its Hair Metal Roots
In 1987 Japanese developer Falcom released a role-playing game so metal it needed its own in-house band to create the soundtrack. This February XSEED celebrates with the Ys I & II Chronicles Hair Metal Pack for the PSP. Ys I & II Chronicles is a re-imagining of the first two games in the oft-mispronounced Ys…
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Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Whips Up A Double Dose Of DLC
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow left many unanswered questions lingering after the credits rolled, and Konami plans on answering them with a double dose of downloadable content coming next year to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The ending to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was…let’s just say it was interesting and leave it at that. Hopefully…
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Dungeons & Dragons Does Digital Download With Daggerdale
The battle for the Forgotten Realms goes digital with Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale, a downloadable multiplayer dungeon crawler coming to Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and PC this Spring from Atari and Bedlam Games. Dungeons & Dragons Online is lovely, but I’ve always had a different vision for an online version of Dungeons &…
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The Tester 2 Episode 8: “Season Finale” Liveblog: End Of Line
Twelve potential Sony testers have been narrowed down to three, and now comes the moment of truth. Who is the ultimate tester, and how long will they work in Sony’s testing department before they realize they’ve made a terrible mistake? I can’t believe it’s over. Do you know what this means? After eight weeks of…
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Is It Wrong To Hate Shadow Of The Colossus?
Today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku takes us way back to December 10, when commenter PatMan33 ponders whether it’s okay to hate a game that pretty much everyone else adored. Is it? Okay, so my buddy is ripping me a new one for disliking Shadow of the Colossus. He’s been nagging me all year to play the…
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The Secret Of Mana Laid Bare On The iPhone
Proving once more that iTunes cards make excellent Christmas gifts, today Square Enix brings the classic Super Nintendo action role-playing game The Secret of Mana back to life on the iPhone. The Secret of Mana is the Super Nintendo sequel to the Japanese Game Boy title Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden, released in North America…
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An Expensive Way To Keep Your Sprained Ankle Elevated
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo recovers from a sprained ankle with his new video game, a full-sized H2Overdrive arcade cabinet. As seen on Rondo’s Twitter page Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
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The World’s Smallest Periodic Table Of Elements Makes A Great Gift
Can’t get the periodic table of elements out of your head? Why not have the entire thing etched into the surface of a single strand of your hair? Green chemistry expert Professor Martyn Poliakoff has a lovely head of mad scientist-worthy hair, and now one piece of that hair is sporting the ultimate mad scientist…
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Sonic The Hedgehog Can Be A Real Dick
I always figured that Tails had the whole breathing thing covered during the underwater sections of the Sonic the Hedgehog games. Apparently I was wrong. I guess this Dorkly video makes sense. After spending years watching your sidekick die and come back to life over and over again, your regard for his well-being would likely…
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You’ve Purchased $1 Billion Worth Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops
Activision makes with the corporate gloating today with news that Call of Duty: Black Ops has surpassed $1 billion in worldwide sales since its release in November. That’s faster than Modern Warfare 2, but James Cameron still has it beat. Selling $650 million in the first five days after its November 9 worldwide release, Call…
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DC Universe Online Heroically Dated And Priced
Sony Online Entertainment transforms PlayStation 3 and PC gamers into superheroes and super villains on January 11 with the release of DC Universe Online. How much will you pay to battle alongside the likes of Batman, Superman, and Lex Luthor? With the beta well underway on both the PC and PlayStation 3, it was only…
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This Is One Extremely Rugged Portable PlayStation 3
Legendary console modder Ben Heck’s creations are normally quite elegant, but when a couple in Afghanistan asked for something rugged, he gave them this majestic beast. What you’re looking at is a PlayStation 3 built into an existing Pelican Storm case. It features a 22 inch LCD display, built-in speakers, networking, a TV tuner, and…
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