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Frankenreview: Splinter Cell: Conviction
Sam Fisher returns in Splinter Cell: Conviction, on the run from old allies and old gameplay conventions alike. Should he be on the run from the assembled video game critics as well? It’s been a rocky road with several false starts, but Ubisoft has finally come through with Splinter Cell: Conviction, the latest, most brutal…
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Forecast Cloudy With A Chance Of Plumbers
The latest new power-up reveled for Super Mario Galaxy 2 shows how light on his feet everyone’s favorite plumber can be as he takes on the powers of Cloud Mario. Along with dressing our hero up in white overalls, puffing up his hat, and giving him attractive neck ruffles, the Cloud power-up also lets our…
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The Most Adorable Ninjas Ever Sneak Onto The iPhone
The adorably deadly assassins of Shawnimals Ninjatown are making the move to the iPhone in Ninjatown: Trees of Doom!, which is nice, but I just want to look at cute ninja pictures, so here. Ninjatown for the Nintendo DS was received rather well, so the next Ninjatown game I expected to see was a follow-up…
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Kick-Ass Movie Review: Please Step Away From The Comic Book
An average high school student learns the painful answer to the question of why there are no real superheroes in Kick-Ass, a completely new kind of comic book movie. Based on the critically acclaimed comic book series from writer Mark Millar and artist John Romita Jr., Kick-Ass tells the story of one Dave Lizewski, an…
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Guild Wars Beyond Lays The Foundation For Guild Wars 2
If you’re interested in playing a part in the events leading up to Guild Wars 2 now is the time, as NCsoft and ArenaNet launch Guild Wars Beyond, an ongoing campaign allowing players to take part in world-changing events. When Guild Wars 2 is released, players will find themselves in a very different Tyria. 250…
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Team Fortress 2 Finally Adds Severed Rabbit Heads
While I believe that torn-off bunny parts are gifts reserved for more romantic occasions, Valve’s just handing out these severed rabbit heads as one of three bonuses for players buying the new Sam and Max game on Steam this week. Telltale Games has just launched The Penal Zone, the first episode of Sam and Max:…
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Talesworth Adventure Proves Its Worth
Only one idiotic adventurer has the power to run headlong into traps, pits, and other obstacles on his quest to save the riches of Talesworth from the evil red dragon. He could probably use your help. Talesworth Adventure Episode One is a nifty little flash game, in which you have to guide the creatively named…
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Gears Novelist Is Lead Writer On Gears Of War 3
After penning two novels based in the world of Epic Games’ hit series, science fiction author Karen Traviss plunges headlong into the story as the lead writer for Gears of War 3. Star Wars fans may recognize Karen Traviss as the writer who made clone troopers cool and compelling in her Republic Commando series of…
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Avast! A Monkey Island Pirate Paradise For PlayStation Home
LucasArts celebrates the summer release of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on the PlayStation 3 with enough virtual goods to recreate the game yourself in PlayStation Home. Fans of the Monkey Island series patiently awaiting the PlayStation 3 release of the remastered adventure game classic can now show off their pirate pride in…
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Dungeons & Dragons Online Players Unite To Topple Offer Wall
Exploring alternative commerce models for Dungeons & Dragons Online, Turbine recently created an offer wall, where players could complete “special offers” in exchange for points. Due to tremendous negative user feedback, Turbine has now torn down that wall. Dungeons and Dragons Online enjoyed a strong influx of new players last year when it switched to…
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Hexyz Force Is Two Role-Playing Games In One Unpronounceable Package
Atlus has released the full trailer for Hexyz Force, the upcoming PlayStation Portable role-playing game with two complete adventures packed right in. It looks gorgeous, boasts more than 50 hours of gameplay, 20 minutes of anime cutscenes, and two complete stories for each of the game’s main characters. Developed by Riviera and Knights in the…
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Comic Book Legend’s Lost Work Getting Video Game Treatment
Hundreds of unused cartoon concept illustrations from comic book legend Jack Kirby are being dusted off by animation studio Ruby-Spears Productions, to be used in the creation of television shows, movies, and video games. Jack Kirby is perhaps the best-known name in the comic book business. During his prolific career, Kirby helped create some of…
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World Of Warcraft Mounts Now Available In The Blizzard Store
According to an image that briefly appeared in the flash rotation on top of Blizzard’s online store, the Celestial Steed mount will soon be joining the World of Warcraft pet store as a purchasable in-game item. Update: They’re live! Back in November of last year, Blizzard began selling in-game pets at the Blizzard store. They…
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Naughty Bear Makes Delicious Murder Cake
In the second installment of The Book of Naughty, our favorite vengeful stuffed animal killer makes his victim a cake as fast as he can. The latest video in 505 Games’ Book of Naughty reinforces my observations from yesterday – this is a slasher film as seen from the eyes of the killer. If this…
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There’s A New Playable Race In Asheron’s Call
After nearly 11 years of humanoid player characters, Turbine updates ancient MMO Asheron’s Call with a new playable race, with three more on the way this year. Every time I see news about Asheron’s Call, my initial reaction is surprise. They still run this game? I played for a month or so after the game…
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My Painful Break-Up With Games
In May of 1998 I grabbed my primitive digital camera, hopped on a MARTA train, and took my first stumbling steps as a video game journalist. A year later I wanted nothing to do with video games. I started writing for Kotaku in November of 2006, but my first role as a video game journalist…
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Game Changers: Sequels That Scared The True Fans
Yesterday 2K Games panicked some gamers with news that the turn-based tactics series X-Com will return as a first-person shooter. What other classic video game franchise have had their genres changed, and how did they weather the transformation? We’re calling the phenomenon genre bending. You take a game known as being one of the best…
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Speak-Up On Kotaku: Too Many Pokémon, Not Enough Gaming Clothes, Closer, And Late Bloomers
Speak-Up on Kotaku triumphantly returns this week, with Celery, Sollipse, Taggart6, and DomesticGoddess2010 sharing their thoughts on getting closer to Mario, Pokémon breeding, gaming fashions, and breaking into video gaming late. Don’t like the gallery layout? #speakup in your comment so we can find it. Every Wednesday we’ll pull the best #speakup posts we can…
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Aerialbots And Stunticons Represent In Transformers: War For Cybertron
Aerialbot Air Raid and Stunticon Breakdown join the cast of warriors in Activision’s upcoming War for Cybertron today, both ditching their gestalt groups for a chance to shine in the solo spotlight. Back when the 80’s cartoon was airing, the Aerialbots and Stunticons were a big deal. Until then (with few exceptions), the Autobots were…
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Kick-Ass The Game Might Not Live Up To Its Name
Reminding us that the movie based on Mark Millar’s award-winning comic book Kick-Ass hits theaters on Friday is one of the few good things to come from this trailer for the PlayStation Network video game. I’m not generally one to judge a book by its cover, but the trailer for WHA Entertainment’s movie tie-in doesn’t…
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