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Our Xbox Live Indie Favorites Go Summer Blockbuster With Ninjas, Zombies and Secret Agents
Every couple of weeks, we recommend some of the best games on the Xbox Live Indie channel. These are the games on the fringe of the Xbox 360 platform, made by average Joes and indie dreamers. They’re peer-reviewed, not Microsoft-approved and thankfully they’re not all about your Xbox Avatar dancing or how to flirt with…
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Gears of War 3 Season Pass Available at Launch
Gears of War 3 comes out so soon we can almost see it. Yes on September 20 you’ll get back to chainsawing through Locusts and friends alike. But also available at launch will be the Gears of War 3 season pass. Priced at 2400 Microsoft points, the pass gives holders access to the first four…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
We’re running a little low on TAYpics, again! If you’ve got a great idea, or a good idea, or even a kind of sort of maybe good idea, send it in! Today is a great day to talk about video games. What did you do during the hurricane? Get some long needed video gaming in?…
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Bodycount Dev Diary Shows Off Explosive Multiplayer
Bodycount is a game that celebrates the trigger squeezing, headshot taking, destroy everything sensation of first person shooters. After all, the spiritual successor to Black better have some serious environmental destruction. The newest Bodycount developer diary takes a look at multiplayer. Co-op, deathmatch and team deathmatch are all featured in the video. The game’s pallet…
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Check Out The Real Driver San Francisco Car In This Rap Video
Yelawolf, an Alabama rapper signed to Eminem’s Shady Records, loves muscle cars. So he must be pretty excited to drive around a real life model of Driver San Francisco‘s yellow and black Dodge Challenger. Yelawolf’s new video, “No Hands,” features the rapper in iconic locations around San Francisco, from Chinatown to the Bay Bridge. The…
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These Video Game Idols Put The Old In Old School
We’re all getting older, but hopefully most of us will age more gracefully than these beloved video game characters. The drawings come courtesy of Adam Ellis and his website “Books of Adam.” These pictures of Link, Zelda, Peach, Daisy and Samus in their twilight days are classy, if not a little disturbing. Didn’t we just…
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Go to Gravity School With Inversion 101
All right class, what is the first rule of shooters? Stay behind those low walls? Namco Bandai explains why that strategy may not work anymore. Inversion is an upcoming third person shooter where the player wields the power of gravity. If an enemy is hiding behind a wall, just shoot some low gravity their way…
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Voice Of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine‘s Captain Titus as Strong as You’d Think
Mark Strong, the actor who voices Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine‘s Captain Titus, is new to the Warhammer world. After getting a taste of Warhammer, he says he want to “take a big swim” in the universe. An actor mostly known for playing villains, he says it’s nice to play a many leveled hero this time.…
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Bastion‘s Narrator Has A History With Portal 2‘s Cave Johnson
Bastion‘s deep voiced narrator Rucks is a serious guy, full of insight and detailed information to help the Kid rebuild his world. Turns out he’s not the only technological maverick in this universe. In this video Rucks gives an account of his history with Aperture Science founder and lemon enthusiast Cave Johnson. At least their…
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Diablo III Furries Mill About at Gamescom
Gamescom was invaded by the depths of hell this weekend. But it was mostly a low-key affair. Diablo III demons of all types appeared at the misty Blizzard stage. The horned creatures mostly just walk around the stage in this video, sometimes menacing at folks in the audience. These fury monsters entertained the crowd in…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Howdy fellow game seekers and welcome to another edition of your favorite forum! Gamescom is long over, but PAX starts this weekend! A lot of new game info to talk about. What are you most excited about? New Vita games? PS3 price drop? Any info you’re especially looking forward to at PAX this weekend? Let…
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“The Gamer” T-Shirt is Beautiful, Will Also Haunt My Nightmares
Creating a memorable shirt design can be difficult, but this one will stick with me for a long time. Whether I want it to or not. “The Gamer,” a hairy creation by powerpig, shows us that gaming is not just skin deep. Look deep into his d-pad eyes and see into the eyes of madness.…
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New Game From Portal and Left 4 Dead Vet to be Revealed at PAX
The first game collaboration between Square Enix and Airtight Games will be revealed at a PAX panel this Saturday, 7:00 PM PST. The panel will feature former Valve developer, Kim Swift. Kotaku is covering everything PAX, so check back regularly!
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More Beautiful Cel-Shading in This Gravity Rush Video
Gravity Rush is fast becoming the PlayStation Vita game to see at press events. We already got a look of Team Siren’s upcoming gravity bending title through screenshots, gameplay, and hands-on experience. The game features beautiful anime style cel-shaded graphics, so what’s wrong with another taste? The newest video out of Gamescom shows off the…
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PixelJunk: Sidescroller Gameplay Is Bright and Old-School
PixelJunk: Sidescroller, the upcoming downloadable color explosion from Q-Games, is not joking around. In the latest video, lasers, crushers and a giant three-eyed monster await our ship-bound heroes. It’s all rendered in beautiful HD, complemented with old school curved corners and scan lines. The visuals are as beautiful as ever, so why are you still…
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Silent Hill: Book of Memories Screens Have Forgotten Something
This is not the Silent Hill you know. Headed for the PS Vita in early 2012, Silent Hill: Book of Memories is a multiplayer title with an overhead isometric view. Not exactly the lonely foggy world most of us remember. While the game exists out of canon, these new screens feature heavily-armed characters, at least…
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Pixelated Helicopters, Cats, and Deities Rule The Newest Xbox Live Indie Game Rundown
Every couple of weeks, we recommend some of the best games on the Xbox Live Indie channel. These are the games on the fringe of the Xbox 360 platform, made by average Joes and indie dreamers. They’re peer-reviewed, not Microsoft-approved and thankfully they’re not all about posing your Xbox Avatar or giving dating advice. Our…
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LittleBigPlanet Vita Takes Pictures Around Town In New Trailer
Get ready to make some monsters. LittleBigPlanet has, of course, always been about original creations. In this new video for the Vita version of the game, Sony shows off creation on the go, with images from the real world reshaped into a prehistoric dinosaur. Sackboy is in your pocket, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
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Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time Looks Pretty on the PS3
Sly Cooper‘s visual style has always been all its own. The cel-shaded art beautifully matches our favorite sneaky raccoon. So seeing Sly on the powerhouse PS3 is a treat for all. Check out these screenshots of a boss battle and Murray, everyone’s favorite hippo.
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How Good or Bad Are PS Vita Games Looking?
In recent years (and maybe longer) PlayStation has put their graphical power front and center. The original PSP, the PS3 and the upcoming PS Vita are all graphical powerhouses compared to the competition. That fact is a large reason Sony is in the position it’s in today. But while both the PSP and PS3 have…
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