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Sony Only Gives You a Taste of Twisted Metal to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
Amidst the waterfall of new game footage and price drops at today’s Sony press conference, a few Twisted Metal screenshots snuck through the cracks, as well. It’s not much, but we’ll take anything to tide us over until 2012.
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Meet Lil and Laarg, the Stars of the New PS Vita Game Escape Plan
Sony announced a new PS Vita title at their press conference today named Escape Plan. The player controls Lil and Laarg, two leather-suited characters who look like extras from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. The goal of the game is to escape from a black-and-white world, but there are plenty of traps to rip…
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This Video Gets Up Close and Personal With UFC Undisputed 3‘s Combat System
THQ has already announced its intention of making UFC Undisputed 3 a tournament ready fighter. In this video they show off how that combat system will look. After watching this video, I’m not going to argue with any of these guys.
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Forza Motorsport 4 Shows Off Classic German Track
The people over at Turn 10 Studios give us another sneak peak into how and why Forza Motorsport 4‘s tracks are chosen and created. In this video, they show off the historic Hockenheim track in Germany. The location seems appropriate considering our continuing coverage of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Check out the high-tech gadgets Turn…
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New Kinect Star Wars Screenshots. You Get to Smash Around as a Rancor
The newest Kinect Star Wars screenshots come straight from straight from Gamescom and give a taste of the rage of the Rancor. In addition we get a look at the Jedi as they dismantle a few droids and some shots of pod racing. A feast for the eyes fit for a Rancor.
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Good morning. It’s Tuesday and what better time is there to talk about video games? We have all the Gamescom news and info you need, so let’s talk about it! Thanks once again Kyosen for this beautiful TAYpic. We really need some new new TAYpics guys, we know you have the talent, now show us!…
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New Deus Ex Ad Features Mechanical Evolution, Gives Us Indie Heavyweights [Update]
The smartest and strongest may not always survive, but it never hurts to have some wall busting fists. Adam Jensen goes through his cybernetic transformation in the newest commercial for Deus Ex: Human Revolution That music in the background is performed by Susanna Waiche of The Dirty Projectors and Kenseth Thibideau of Pinback, who recently…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s a beautiful day at the Kotaku compound, why not talk about video games? What’s got you through the typical summer game drought? Going through games you’ve meant to play forever? Picked up a price dropped 3ds yet? Talk it up! Thanks to reader Brian H May for today’s TAYpic We could always use some…
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It’s Saints on a Plane in Saints Row: The Third‘s Freefalling Mission
Saints Row has never been about subtlety and the third installment is no exception. In fact, the amount of wacky action is being pushed past xXx levels. In the newest gameplay video the saints are taken captive aboard a jet. After a few threats, shoots ensue, both in the plane and falling from the sky.…
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Metro: Last Light Gameplay Digs Deep
In the third gameplay video from the E3 demo of Metro: Last Light, our protagonists find themselves speeding down what looks to be a pretty deep tunnel. Dark and fast-paced, the video mostly shows the player shooting bad guys on a train, in classic shooter form.
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EA Serves Up Grand Slam Tennis 2 In 2012 to PS3, Xbox 360
Wii exclusive Grand Slam Tennis is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with Grand Slam Tennis 2, EA Sports said today. The game features Total Racquet Control, which allows players to use the right stick to create different types of shots. PS3 users will get the added bonus of PlayStation Move support. Grand…
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Brings Epic Story, Orchestra to the Fight
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a big, bone crunching action game, and it needs to sound like it. The development team looked to Hollywood to create cinematic moments that felt as gigantic and world moving as those on the silver screen. Using a live orchestra sure doesn’t hurt.
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Burlesque and Cosplay Come Together In Ireland
Cosplay is not limited to just Japan or the United States, it’s a world wide art form. Meet the Chronic Candies, a Burlesque/Cosplay duo from Dublin, Ireland. Earlier this month the girls appeared at Nom-Con 2011, the annual anime convention in Ireland, to show off their unique talents in full Final Fantasy VII garb. Obviously…
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Todd Hollenshead Explains Why Quake Live Isn’t a Success Yet
Quake Live is a browser based free-to-play version of the classic FPS Quake III Arena that has been out of beta for a year. In a recent interview with VG24/7 id CEO Todd Hollenshead discussed what hasn’t gone right. “The thing for us with Quake Live is that there’s one specific thing that can be…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s a hot August. You don’t want to go outside. Better talk about video games. Thanks to reader 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…
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The End Could Be An Interesting Only Friend
The End is like no other educational game you’ve played before. Commissioned by Channel 4 Education and produced by Preloaded studios, The End is a free online web-based platformer that probes into the player’s philosophical and metaphysical opinions on morality and death. Combining physics-based puzzles with questions and battles with the world’s Guardians, the game…
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Domino’s Brings Back The Noid, The Nation Weeps
Ready or not, the Noid is back. Domino’s announced today that their long defunct mascot is making a comeback. Starting today Domino’s will feature the Noid in an arcade-style video game on its Facebook page for one week, awarding a free pizza coupon every minute to the player with the highest score. After “liking” Domino’s…
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