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How That One Deus Ex: Human Revolution Track Made It On My “Repeat” Playlist
Kirk has already highlighted the soundtrack from last year’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution, but I think it’s worth reiterating just how amazing one particular track was. I first heard “Icarus,” Michael McCann’s main theme from Human Revolution, when it was revealed for the game’s E3 trailer. It fit the trailer so well, making the dramatic…
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When Chiptunes and Beaded Sprites Meet, An Awesome Stop Motion Video is Formed
Two friends put their hobbies—creating beaded sprites, and making chiptunes tracks—together to form this awesome stop motion video inspired by some of their favorite games and graphic novel characters. Watch as the beaded sprites go on a stop motion adventure in this six-months in the making video. Thanks Robert!
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Bullet Time and Max Payne Mobile? Yes, Please.
What are you going to do while waiting for Max Payne 3‘s release on May 15? Well, there’s a new Max Payne game out today, but it’s for the iOS platform. So if you have an iPhone, iPad, iTouch, iWhatever, you’re in luck for some of that bullet time, graphic novel-esque experience on the go.…
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This Image Has Spoiled Me. I Now Refuse To Watch Movies In Any Other Way.
Hey Kotaku! Kirk is out today, so in his absence I shall steer this conversation. So, this image is pretty old, but I came across it on Reddit today and it reminded me of the best movie experience I’ve ever had. It was a year (or two?) ago on a summer day in Austin, and…
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Have $3,500 Handy? I Know Exactly What You Should Buy.
A fully functional Nintendo controller coffee table. Wait, let me repeat that. It’s a fully functional Nintendo controller coffee table. But it’s also $3,500 on Etsy. That’s the price you’ll have to pay for all that sweet, sweet mahogany gaming. We’ve featured coffee tables resembling the NES system before, as well as the controller itself,…
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Alternative Mass Effect 3 Launch Trailer Is Better Than The Official One
BioWare’s Mass Effect 3 launch trailer was great. The high-intensity of the final chapter in the sci-fi universe really came through in the slices of action and dramatic moments that were featured. But this alternative, fan-made trailer using Mass Effect 1 and 3 elements is even better. I love the heavy emphasis on the Reapers,…
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ReviewsFez: The Kotaku Review
The first thing that appealed to me about Fez, an independent puzzle platforming game developed by Polytron, was how adorable it was. If my childhood proved anything, it was that eight bits of detail can still make me squee with delight. I instantly knew that I would need a plushie version of Gomez, the main…
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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Has A Horde Mode, Too
Developer/publisher Ubisoft didn’t show off much of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier at PAX East. I experienced the tactical shooter through rounds of Guerilla mode, tackling up to 50 waves of increasingly difficult hordes of soldier enemies with three fellow elite Ghosts. For those not familiar with the franchise, it’s easy to recognize the heavy emphasis…
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Angry Birds Observe Easter, Too (But It’s Weird)
In a weird, oxymoron twist of a story, two loving Angry Birds characters come together to celebrate Easter. I never knew you could use peeps for anything other than blowing them up in the microwave, but they clearly have some cinematic value to YouTube user mike chan. I kind of don’t know what the hell…
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Borderlands 2 Needed Afros, So Gearbox Added Character Customization
Earlier today I attended Gearbox’s panel at PAX East, where they revealed a badass new downloadable class in the works for Borderlands 2 But the existing four classes still needed some flair. Enter the new character customization feature, through which you can create all sorts of wacky costumes and hair colors for your character. There…
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Aliens: Colonial Marines Multiplayer is Adrenaline-Pumpingly Good
If there’s one thing you can say to me to make a first-person shooter experience sound more exciting, it’s that it’s not a modern military shooter. In the case of Aliens: Colonial Marines—releasing this Fall for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC—that involves having different classes of aliens with acid-burning blood fighting against a…
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