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A Very Angry Birds Halloween
The special 45-level Halloween-themed standalone Angry Birds game from Rovio is akin to a crack dealer wrapping up rocks in orange Jack-o-Lantern pouches and throwing in some candy corn. Angry Birds once had me sitting in the bathroom for an hour and a half. True story. That’s how addictive the normal version of the game…
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Chopper 2 Flies From iPhone To iPad To 42 Inch TV
Using a standard Apple component cable and an iPhone 4 as a controller, Majic Jungle Software’s Chopper 2 transforms the iPad into an expensive video game console. There are a handful of games out there that support using the iPhone as a controller for the iPad, but few look quite as gorgeous running on a…
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There’s A New PlayStation 2 Bundle In Town
The tenth anniversary of the launch of the PlayStation 2 in North America is right around the corner, and the console still sells well enough to warrant a brand new Toy Story 3 bundle from Sony. The $99 Toy Story 3 PlayStation 2 bundle brings together the decade-old console with a copy of Disney Interactive’s…
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Freezepop Rocks The Rock Band 3 Keyboard
Just how fully-functional is Rock Band 3’s keyboard controller? Synthpop sensations Freezepop are utilizing the peripheral onstage during their current tour, so we asked them. It should come as no surprise that Freezepop has access to the new Rock Band 3 controller in advance of the game’s release. After all, retired founding member Kasson Crooker…
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Final Fantasy XIV Guide
It all starts with character creation. Basic combat in action. Gathering takes more than simply clicking on rocks. Surveying the scenery. One of the game’s levequests in action. This is the primary method for leveling up your combat professions. The crafting process takes time.
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Frankenreview: Medal Of Honor
Tier 1 operators go up against their toughest foes ever in this Medal of Honor Frankenreview: The assembled video game critics, otherwise known as the Appraising Force (ApFor). Does Medal of Honor have what it takes to make millions of Call of Duty fans turn their heads? Can we still call them Taliban even though…
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Medal Of Honor’s New Clean Sweep Mode Is Mostly Free
Four minutes, two teams, and no respawns. That’s the basic description of Medal of Honor’s new Clean Sweep mode, available on November 2 as a free download for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, unless you bought the game used. Clean Sweep is a quick and dirty online mode for Medal of Honor in which…
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Mega Man’s Lego Robot Masters
Raphael Phillips, the graphic artist behind the adorable Mega Man Lego mashup back in September is back, presenting his blocky take on Mega Man’s Robot Masters. Ben from The 8-Bit Cubist passes along these lovely images, and I like them much more than the original set. Raphael’s first collection was indeed impressive, but let’s face…
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There’s An App For Aion
Players of NCSoft’s Aion can now use their iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad to stay connected to Atreia on the go, thanks to the Aion Exchange, now available for purchase in the iTunes App Store. NCsoft is really pushing mobile connectivity in its games lately, first with the reveal of Guild Wars 2’s connected features…
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The Real Reason Reach Fell
While the rest of Noble Team were desperately trying to save the planet Reach from the Covenant, DJ Tubby Noble Six snuck off to check out the New Alexandria club scene. DJ Hero 2 hits stores today, and Xbox 360 owners can forego the premade DJ characters in favor of using their Xbox avatars instead,…
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Tifa Enters The Dissidia Duodecim Ring
Another fighter joins the Final Fantasy battle royale, as VII’s femme fatale Tifa prepares to take on all-comers in Dissidia 012[Duodecim]. Tifa joins Final Fantasy XIII’s Lightning and IV’s Kain as a new character in the follow-up to Dissidia: Final Fantasy for the PSP. She’s bringing the pain with her intense physical skills, aided by…
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Chuck Greene Goes Commando With The Soldier Of Fortune Pack
The Soldier of Fortune Theme Pack is available today for Dead Rising 2, transforming Chuck Greene into a lean, mean, shooting machine. The Soldier of Fortune Theme Pack turns Chuck into Rambo, complete with a new outfit, double ammo and increased firepower for all weapons, and a special Hail of Bullets attack that’s sure to…
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Burn Red Dead Redemption’s Zombies With Fire
Or splash them with holy water. Or lure them with zombie bait. Or shoot them with their own body parts. It’s a dirty job, but John Marston has to do it, and this latest trailer shows us how. I’m not particularly fond of zombie baiting myself, but I’m not going to condemn anyone for doing…
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That’s Not How You Use A Turntable
Visitors to St Pancras International Station in London this weekend, cavorting on the world’s largest fake turntable, courtesy of DJ Hero 2, as seen on MusicRadar. Thanks Tamakun! Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
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The New Xbox.com Is More Than Just A Pretty Face
Tomorrow morning at 5AM Eastern Xbox.com will be going down. When it comes back, it’ll have a fresh new look and some extra-added functionality. Let’s take a look! Major Nelson uploaded a set of pictures of the new Xbox.com website redesign this morning, giving users a look at how they’ll be interfacing with Xbox Live…
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Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log Four: Pancake Week Ends With A Bang
It’s the fourth week of my four-week feast of Final Fantasy XIV, and my jaws are seriously getting tired. 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 issuing our final verdict. Once a week we deliver a log…
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Trine 2 Coming To A Trio Of Platforms
Atlus releases a new gameplay trailer to celebrate the big reveal of the three platforms Frozenbyte’s Trine 2 is coming to next spring: PC, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade. The original Trine is a gorgeous physics platformer in which the player switches between three different character classes: knight, wizard, and thief. Trine 2 is…
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Civilization V Gets Free Mongols, But The Babylonians Will Cost You
Two more mighty empires rise in Civilization V come October 25, when 2K Games releases the once Digital Deluxe-exclusive Babylonians for $4.99 and unleashes the Mongolian hordes for free. Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonia’s were originally released as bonus content for players that purchased the Digital Deluxe edition of Civilization V through Direct2Drive or Steam, but like the…
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