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Resident Evil 5 May Have Exposed Child To Real Evil
A father in the Canadian province of British Columbia contacted the police on Monday after receiving sexually explicit messages from a man his 12-year-old daughter had met playing while Resident Evil 5. The father, a resident of Nanaimo, British Columbia, told authorities that the message exchange began on Monday when his daughter was engaged in…
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Tour World Of Warcraft’s Post-Cataclysm Barrens
Before the Cataclysm, The Barrens was one of the most important Horde zones in World of Warcraft. Now it’s two of them. Check out what’s new and different in the land of endless Chuck Norris references. Current World of Warcraft players and fans that participated in the Cataclysm beta test are already acquainted with the…
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The Tester 2: Episode 5: “Life’s A Pitch” Liveblog: McWhertor Brings The Hurt
Kotaku’s reviews editor Michael McWhertor is the guest panelist on this week’s episode of The Tester 2. Surely he will get rid of Big Fazeek for us, won’t he? McWhertor’s appearance on Sony’s The Tester as a guest panelist is the reason I’m here today, liveblogging this damn television show instead of heading out to…
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Mega Bloks Feels The Need For Speed
After successfully moving into the video game space with a line of Mega Blok Halo construction sets, Mega Brands sets its sights on a racier video game license: EA’s Need for Speed. How’s that going to work? The Halo franchise is full of iconic imagery, from the strong and silent Master Chief to the Covenant’s…
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A Little Dirty Dancing For Epic Mickey
That’s So Raven’s Kyle Massey and Jennifer Grey of Dancing with the Stars and Dirty Dancing fame show off their moves at the New York launch of Disney’s Epic Mickey. Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
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Meet The Champion Of Fight Night Champion
There are plenty of fighters in the world, but Fight Night Champion’s Andre Bishop has one thing most others don’t: The ability to stare intensely into the camera while delivering a motivational monologue. Andre Bishop grew up in a gym. His pops was a fighter; a top ranked middleweight contender. He learned it from him.…
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Has NASA Discovered Life On Saturn’s Moon?
This Thursday NASA is holding a press conference to discuss an astrobiology finding that will “impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life”. Have we discovered alien life within our own solar system? The opening sentence of the NASA media advisory that went out today regarding Thursday’s press conference was enough to set the internet…
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Shift 2 Unleashed Takes Some Gorgeous Screenshots
The first step in creating a new Need for Speed game is making sure the screenshots look amazing. Slightly Mad Studios nails it with these screens for Shift 2 Unleashed. Revealed earlier this month via a video teaser, Shift 2 Unleashed is the sequel to Need for Speed: Shift, the simulation side of the Need…
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Gets A $10 Augmentation
Why spend $60 on the plain vanilla version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution when you can get a box full of extra stuff for $70? Square Enix details the Augmented Edition and preorder bonuses for the upcoming action RPG sequel. Available early next year for $69.99 ($59.99 PC), the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Augmented Edition…
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The Official Call Of Duty: Black Ops T-Shirts Are Here
Geek culture and gaming-inspired clothing company Jinx adds another game to its lineup as Call of Duty: Black Ops joins World of Warcraft and StarCraft II as part of the company’s holiday 2010 line. I got a peek at most of Jinx’s holiday line at BlizzCon 2010, so I’m already familiar with the Horde and…
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8-Bit DJ Hero Has A Better Soundtrack Than Real DJ Hero
Eric Ruth’s 8-Bit version of Activision’s DJ Hero is now available to download and play, complete with six chiptune mashups that put DJ Hero 2’s soundtrack to shame. Who’s up for some Dead or Alive Vs. Siouxsie and the Banshees? Eric Ruth is making a habit of creating 8-bit de-makes of popular modern games. He’s…
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There’s A Playboy Party On Facebook And Everyone’s Invited
The best part of Jolt Online’s Playboy Party Facebook game isn’t unlocking images of scantily clad women, but rather telling all of your friends about unlocking images of scantily clad women. I play quite a few Facebook games, and I’m generally not too proud to beg on my wall for items for Knights of the…
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How Many PlayStation Moves Has Sony Moved?
Yesterday Microsoft posted an impressive 2.5 million Kinect units sold worldwide since the device went on sale earlier this month. Today Sony comes back with even more impressive numbers for the PlayStation Move, albeit over an extended period of time. Sony’s answer to motion control went on sale on September 15 in Europe, September 16…
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Kinect Sees 2.5 Million Sales In 25 Days
It took ten days for Microsoft’s Kinect to hit one million sales. Now Microsoft reveals that the device has sold 2.5 million units in 25 days. This can only mean one thing: Someone is buying 100,000 Kinects a day. It’s either that, or Kinect is simply selling at a relatively steady rate. The latest numbers…
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World Of Warcraft’s Shocking Large Daddy Needs Your Help
In a remote Horde outpost in the Stonetalon Mountains of the newly-restructured World of Warcraft, a young Blood Elf girl named Clarissa begs passers-by to help bring her pal Mr. D back to life. Sound familiar? Players that participated in the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm beta and those players that have ventured into the Stonetalon…
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Epic Mickey Creator Immortalized In Trading Card Form
Artist Len Peralta commemorates this week’s release of Epic Mickey by adding creator Warren Spector to his “Geek a Week” collectible card art project. Check out more art and a podcast interview with Spector at the “Geek a Week” website. Gameface is a photographic and artistic celebration of the people who make, play and love…
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Science Makes Old Mice Young Again
You’re older than you’ve ever been and now you’re even older, unless you’re one of the lucky mice participating in a recent study that’s partially reversed age-related degeneration, resulting in stronger, sharper brains and larger, more virile testicles. It’s a fact of life: Human’s grow old. As we grow old our bodies begin to deteriorate.…
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LEGO Universe MMO Log Four: Picking Up The Pieces
After a brief vacation delay, we’re back with the final entry in our four-part LEGO Universe MMO log. We’ll keep this one short and sweet, with a real world twist. 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 before…
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