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Rune Factory Images To ‘Tide’ Fans Over Until September Release
Natsume has big news connected to the screenshots of Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny which they released on their facebook today. The game hits Sept. 27 for both the Wii and the PS3. Screenshots for both versions of the game are now available. Tides of Destiny marks the debut of the series on the PS3.…
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GameStop Policy: Open Your Games, Steal Your Codes, Sell Game Like New
GameStop tells Gamespy.com that they have been removing the codes for free copies of the OnLive PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution from the new PC copies of the game they sell at their stores and selling the game, without the free bonus, as new. The free Onlive copies were part of a deal…
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Summer Break Means More Games For More Kids Nowadays
My 13-year-old sister visited recently and the first thing she did was ask for the wireless password. So what? She’s a forward thinking kid keeping up with the times. According to a new study, however, she’s part of a larger trend. A recent study by Harris Interactive polled a total of 2,950 adults in America…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Wednesday! You lovely day of the week, marking exactly the half-way mark to the weekend. In case you’re not in Seattle right now, soaking in the beginning of PAX, you should know that Kotaku’s TAY forums are the next best thing to actually being there! Thanks to RealmRPGer for today’s TAYpic! Want to see your…
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Ubisoft Breaks Their Own Record for Playable Games at PAX
Ubisoft is coming to PAX this week with nearly a dozen games and a slew of freebies. They say it will be their biggest line up for the annual show to date. Ubisoft will occupy four booths, all of which will be different from the last, showcasing eleven unreleased video games. The line-up consists of…
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East Coast Earthquake? QUICK! To Twitter!
An Earthquake hit Virginia today, and we felt tremors all up and down the east coast. Instead of seeking shelter or whatever you do when an earthquake hits, the games industry took to twitter to make jokes. Seems reasonable to us. Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games Pete Hines, Bethesda Michael Zenke, Sony Online Entertainment Eric Zimmerman,…
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Lawyer Blames Games Addiction For Case Flubs
A Pennsylvania lawyer is blaming an addiction to video games for his shoddy work on a multitude of cases, the York Dispatch reports. Matthew Eshelman, a 43-year-old now suspended-lawyer, was fired from his firm in 2007 because of multiple cases that he flubbed on because his attention was split between his job and his addiction…
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First Ever Dota 2 Championship Winner Revealed
Valve’s yet-to-be released Dota 2 has its first champion. The publisher held a tournament for the still-unreleased game at the Gamsecom video game conference last week. It wrapped up over the weekend. There are spoilers ahead, in case you haven’t looked up the winner yet. The 16 top-ranking Dota teams from around the world battled…
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Finally! Video Game Clothing That’s Stylish, Understated, and Perfect for Daily Wear
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is already getting great reviews, though it doesn’t release until tomorrow. And now a Deus Ex clothing line has been announced for what promises to be a blockbuster game. The clothes, created by online fashion retailer Musterbrand, are what we’ve all decided can only be described as “pretty snazzy looking”. We’ve…
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The Rare Angry Birds Theme Guitar Remix Spotted in the Wild
When musicians decide to take video game music and make it better, the results are almost always fantastic. Julian Brasart’s Angry Birds theme song, played on electric guitar, is no exception. His youtube channel has some other video game/electric guitar gems, which are sure to impress anyone you show them too. Thanks to twitter user…
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The Trailer For Dark Souls Comes with Fair Warning.
The new trailer for Dark Souls comes with a simple warning: Prepare to die. This warning, of course, serves two purposes. Not only is it for your character, who you can see coming up against creature after creature, but it also refers to the gameplay itself, which promises to be even harder than Demon’s Souls…
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If You Can Figure Out Minecraft’s PigTales, You Get a Cookie
The Minecraft folks have teamed up with Mackapar Films to make…something. PigTales, the resulting website, features a customizable video of Minecraft pig sock puppets. You make up dialog, then post to the site. We’re still not sure why. [PigTales]
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
You guys actually read what we write!! The call to arms has been answered, and we have a couple new TAYpics. But we’re not out of the dark yet! Keep those submissions coming! Gamescom is over this week, but don’t worry, PAX is right around the corner! Chat up your favorite convention, or the convention…
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These Guys Win Solitaire Forever
Computer and video games have been inspiring art for years now, but the group Skrekkogle has drawn from classic inspiration for their newest piece Solitaire Win Solitaire Win is a 5 foot wide, 2.3 feet deep, 1.3 foot high sculpture made of black foam, paper and tape. It immortalizes everyone’s favorite end-game sequence, finally in…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves, Still Hanging By A Thread
We’ve been saved from repeat TAYPics by Prof. Gast, but there’s only so much the good Professor can do for his community without your support! Join the academic elite and make a TAYPic of your own. If you think you’ve got what it takes, or even if you don’t, here’s what to do: submit your…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves, But Not For Long
Oh, hey, what’s that? We’ve run out of TAYPics? Again? Hmmm. Any idea how that could be fixed? I do! Spend some of those summer hours (and I know there are precious few left) creating a TAYPic of your own, and then YOU could write “of Kotaku’s Talk Amongst Yourselves fame” after your name. That’s…
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At Least the LEGO Harry Potter Video Game Characters Don’t Look Too Old for Hogwarts
I love me some LEGO video games; the quality of the graphics and the difficulty of the puzzles keeps getting better, and the worlds keep expanding. I was instantly excited by how much out-of-storyline exploring I got to do in the first LEGO Harry Potter, and now Part Two promises to allow for even more…
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There are Few Famous Heroes in this New X-Men: Destiny Trailer
We’ve already given you an early look at X-men: Destiny, the game that lets you choose your powers. Today at Gamescom, new screenshots and a trailer were released showcasing the powers you’ll get to choose from in Marvel’s upcoming game. You can contact Jen Schiller, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…
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Talk Amongst Yourself
It’s the first Friday in August, so you should celebrate by talking about video games. Thanks to Kyosen for today’s TAYpic. We could always use some new TAYpics, so if you think you’ve got what it takes, here’s what to do: submit your images to #TAYpics, and please keep submitting until you’re out of good…
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Steam Honors Quakecon With Weekend Sale, Including 27 Game Pack
Starting today, Steam is celebrating id and Bethesda’s Quakecon with deals on their games. Sales will change daily from now until August 8th. Today’s deals include discounted games, free-to-play Brink, and in-game specials for TF2. Quakecon 2011 Steam Sale [Steam]
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