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The dulcet, Brokaw-esque baritone of Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime) introduces you to Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, due to arrive sometime this year. In science fiction—whether video game or film—nothing says “mailed-in sequel” like a title with a colon followed by “Rise of the Something–Something.” [IGN] The game will launch on everything: PS4 and…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Cup Noodles
Like it was going to be anything else this week. Here it is, all big and official, Cup Noodles shoveling snow outside the !!! CUPNOODLES MUSEUM in Yokohama, Japan. Everyone knew this would be the ‘Shop Contest this week as soon as Bash posted it on Monday, but I didn’t say so until now because I…
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Make a Short Trailer Longer With a Very Detailed Look at Mario Kart 8
Yesterday GameXplain found eight minutes of stuff to discuss in the two-minute trailer introducing Punch-Out!!‘s Little Mac to Super Smash Bros. Today, they offer this fine-toothed combing of the Mario Kart 8 trailer, and after a whopping 26 minutes, there is nary a nit left to pick. GameXplain goes further than any reasonable person could…
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Sunday Comics: Seems Legit
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published Feb. 13. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Feb. 10. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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Titanfall Beta Open to All on Xbox One, with PC to Open ‘Maybe’ Today
The Titanfall beta opened up to players on Xbox One yesterday evening, allowing anyone to join without using a beta key. The PC beta will become open soon, added Respawn Entertainment’s Vincent Zampella, “maybe” even today. Major Nelson made the announcement at 9 p.m. EST yesterday, and the beta opened up sometime thereafter. It is…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Sonic Bust: The Winners
There was no shortage of drama to be found in the reaction to Sonic the Hedgehog’s return, in the upcoming Sonic Boom. Here, we’re going for comedy. Inside, we’ve got 20 superb ‘Shops of the Blue Blur’s grand return, plus an Oscar-winning performance by sillstaw! Thanks to everyone who entered! There will be another contest…
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DayZ Delivers the Visceral Realism of Opening a Can of Baked Beans
DayZ is a challenging game, for sure. Is it “hard” though? Well, it doesn’t make things easy on you in the simple tasks, that’s for sure. This look at DayZ‘s most commonplace interactions, if they took place in real life, comes from Viva La Dirt League (aka “the closest thing the Internet has to a…
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Kickstarter Says It Was Hacked; Change Your Passwords
Kickstarter this afternoon sent out an email telling users that hackers have compromised and accessed their data. While credit card information was not involved in the breach, Kickstarter is advising that users change their passwords here, and for any account where the same password is used. “Accessed information included usernames, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone…
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Assassin’s Creed Has a Board Game; It Comes Out in Two Weeks
The next Assassin’s Creed game releases on Feb. 26. Wait, what? Yeah, it’s a board game; something called Assassin’s Creed: Arena. The game is made by Cryptozoic Entertainment, who have handled board games for the Adventure Time and The Walking Dead licenses. It’s billed as “a strategic game of cat-and-mouse that pits 2-4 players against…
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Tale of the Tape: How Punch-Out!!‘s Pugilist Performs in Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros.‘ inclusion of the Slight White Hope—aka Little Mac of Punch-Out!!—raises several interesting questions, from how his natural brawling skills will help him in the game to how his short stature might hinder him. Here to answer it all is GameXplain, with a detailed breakdown of the latest trailer. Seriously, there’s a lot…
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MLB The Show Launches April 1 on PS3, Arrives in May for PS4
MLB 14 The Show will release April 1 on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita and will arrive in May on PS4, Sony said today, ending an anxious stretch for baseball fans wondering if they would be playing a new version of the game on Opening Day. Technically, they aren’t—Monday, March 31 is baseball’s traditional Opening…
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Indie Creator of CandySwipe Fumes Over Candy Crush Saga Trademark Move
The maker of a little-known match-3 game involving candy pieces says he’s being steamrollered by the scorched-earth trademark strategy of the casual gaming powerhouse Candy Crush Saga, despite the fact his game and its name are two years older. CandySwipe is the name of the game that Albert Ransom, of Runsome Apps, launched in 2010.…
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Wii U Donkey Kong Includes a Fantastic 3DS Easter Egg
What appears to be a charming little visual Easter egg in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is actually so much more. Yes, DK whips out a 3DS and plays it when you leave him idle (he’s done this in the past.) But he’s actually playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Kart 7 and even, well,…
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Sons of Anarchy Creator Says He’s Found a Studio to Make a Video Game
Unlike just about everyone in the series by now, that Sons of Anarchy video game concept will not die. Show creator Kurt Sutter is back at it again on Twitter, insisting “there will definitely be an SOA GAME.” Sutter followed that up to say “no, it’s not a board game. 1st person action adventure. HD…
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NBA Live 14‘s Latest Patch is Talkin’ About Practice
As promised, NBA Live 14 pumped out a very large patch today to address the many shortcomings, omissions or problems the title showed at launch. Straight away it includes something that should make the game a lot more understandable: A simple practice mode. “Shootaround” is the first thing you’ll see when you download the patch,…
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Study Suggests iPad Gaming Makes People Feel Like Throwing Up
Researchers at the University of Minnesota say they’ve found a link between motion sickness and iPad gaming. The fact they played Gameloft’s Call of Duty clone,Modern Combat is delightful to me, but the game itself isn’t what makes people queasy. It’s how games are played on the tablet in general. In the study, half of…
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TV Guy Gets His Black Men Mixed Up, and Samuel L. Jackson Roasts Him
Didn’t we just go through this with Morgan Freeman? Look, this is even worse. If there is one black guy you do not want to confuse for another black guy, it is Samuel L. Jackson, because he will not let your ass off the hook. KTLA-TV’s Sam Rubin learned this the hard way this morning…
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