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In 13 Minutes, We’ll Show You What’s New and Cool in Borderlands 2
Do you want a tiny look inside Borderlands 2 before you pick it up? I’ve got you covered. Don’t worry, there aren’t any spoilers. The video above will show you what enemies you’ll face off, what character leveling is like, and what you can do in the hub city of Sanctuary. It’s a very basic…
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Meet the Humanized Versions of GLaDOS and Wheatley In This Portal 2 Animation
Wow. I have never been terrified of GLaDOS, but that human-looking version of her is quite creepy. I think it’s the eyes. Wheatley, on the other hand, is basically what I’d expect if he were a human. You Monster [YouTube via not-quite-normal]
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The Glorious, Edible Candy Kingdom of Adventure Time Recreated In Minecraft
We’ve seen a lot of recreations of things in Minecraft, but it’s the mother globbing Candy Kingdom! Mother globbing is not an Adventure Time term exactly. I’m just hoping it catches on. While this rendition of the Candy Kingdom does not look anywhere near as delicious as the official one seen in Adventure Time, where…
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How To Find Borderlands 2‘s Coolest Easter Egg
Some hidden secrets spoiled below. Remember that Minecraft easter egg we told you about yesterday? The one where you can fight Creepers and unlock a Minecraft skin to put atop your choice character? Well GameFront has figured out where and how to do just that. Warning: there are some spoilers in the video, so you…
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Call of Duty: Bark Ops Is The Most Touching War Game Ever Not Made
I never realized how useful dog tricks could be for a Call of Duty parody video. The shake, fetch, and playful biting really lend themselves to battle scenarios, apparently. The ending is pretty much the best thing ever. I came. I saw. I laughed until I cried a little. Round of applause.
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Tips & Guides
Before You Start… Tips For Playing Borderlands 2 The Best Way
Borderlands 2 is a tough game. Tougher than I remember the first game being, in fact. It’s also an incredibly large game, with plenty of side quests, challenges and achievements to burn through. Now that I’ve finished the game and seen a lot of what it has to offer, I thought I’d lend a hand…
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The New Dead Island‘s First Trailer Is Not as Amazing as the First Dead Island‘s Trailer
The CGI trailer for Dead Island: Riptide does seem kind of similar to that emotionally riveting one for the first Dead Island game. Slow, soft (though not as good) music. A focus on loving characters in a bad spot. Pretty, warm colors. A sad ending. It just doesn’t go in reverse. And it certainly didn’t…
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ReviewsBorderlands 2: The Kotaku Review
Have you ever been unable to get yourself out of an abusive relationship? Borderlands 2 kicked my ass, lit me on fire, took all my money and I still keep coming back for more. Three years ago Gearbox made a game called Borderlands. It was a colorful, cel-shaded first-person shooter with a few RPG-like qualities…
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Meet The Very Colorful Cast of Borderlands 2
Video contains some spoilers If you’re up for getting a sneak peek at some of the first few NPCs and low-level bosses you’ll meet in Borderlands 2, hit the video above. The game is now officially available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, so you may want to save every morsel of surprise and gorgeous…
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Lots of Things Go Boom In Borderlands 2‘s Launch Trailer
As they should. This launch trailer tells me a few things. For instance, Handsome Jack is an asshole, but we already knew that. The siren Maya is a damn good option for cooperative play, but I already knew that. Oh, and there are a ton of bandits and mechs to fight through. A ton. To…
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The Best of Kotaku, This Week
Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. This week’s best image is a re-highlighting of that awesome Borderlands cosplay Luke showed us this week. It’s also very fitting since Borderlands 2 comes out so soon and I’ll be spending my weekend playing it for a review…
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This Isn’t The Black and Gold Deus Ex: Human Revolution You Remember. It’s Glitchier. Prettier. Better.
So “better” might be subjective. But while I absolutely adored Deus Ex: Human Revolution as it was, I would totally play this pop art version of it. It’s also making my heart ache to play the game again. We saw some screens of the shadow glitch last month, but you can see it above in…
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“Slender Games” Is Like The Hunger Games On Faceless Evil Crack
To spice things up, the Gamemakers in this version of The Hunger Games introduce the tall, creepy Slenderman to a fight for survival amongst young kids. It sort of completely screws with the intention of The Hunger Games. As quoted from the video, “I just wanted to hunt other children!” Yes. Yes, don’t we all.…
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Deadpool Rocks the Gangnam Style Dance Harder Than The Master Himself
If nothing else in this video proves his mastery of the dance, you know he at least gets credit for that escalator move. Well done, Deadpool. You’ve wowed us with your dancing yet again. I’m sure Psy himself would be impressed. Deadpool vs Gangnam Style [YouTube via Reddit]
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Mother And Son Add To The Mature Rating In Call of Duty
I’m sure you’ve all encountered a few funny, perhaps aggressive exchanges on Xbox Live before. This one gets a little personal, a lot feisty, and there’s cussing involved. I personally like the opening line of: “This is the only thing I do!” I’m pretty sure that’s why mama is upset with you in the first…
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This ZombiU Trailer Shows You What It’s Like To Play With The Wii U’s GamePad
Trying to describe the experience of playing a Wii U game that takes advantage of the GamePad’s accessibility and extra space as well as ZombieU does is a difficult task. That’s why this trailer is here to do it for you instead. You can see how shooting, weapon upgrades, friend notifications, sniping, and rummaging through…
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The Atari 2600 Joystick In Its Purest Form
“Pure” can have a lot of interpretations. For artist Andrew Miller (whose work we’ve covered before) and his “Brand Spirit” series of photographed objects, it means removing all traces of brand and color. And the results are quite pretty. Stylish, even. Though I can see how that NES controller might be initially confusing to use.…
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Sweet Mother of Assassin’s Creed III, I Would Wear This Jacket Up And Down And Everywhere
I don’t like most gamer clothing. They’re usually tacky, or have a huge, ugly logo plastered everywhere. Plus, personally, they’re usually all too large. I have a zillion gamer sleep shirts, but nothing I would actually ever wear outside the confines of my apartment. This, though. This. I’ve been following Volante Design for awhile now.…
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Feed The Team Fortress 2 Turret Milk, And It Grows Up To Be The Terminator
What the hell did I just watch, you ask? Why, the most adorable squees of delight you’ve ever heard, I respond! Look at that twinkle in the engineer’s eyes. He’s like a proud, excited parent, ready to embrace the possibilities of a new future and… Oh. Oh, my. The Calcium (Source Filmmaker) [YouTube via Reddit]
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Call of Duty In The Skin of Minecraft On A Star Wars Map Is A Thing You Can Play
Guncraft is a first-person shooter stylized much like Minecraft and its boxy facade. It’s a multiplayer game whose players create the customizable maps, and can fully mod the game to their heart’s desires. The PC game is currently in open beta, which you can sign up for, or help get on Steam One of said…
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