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Far Cry 3‘s Multiplayer Mode Fails To Impress
Far Cry 3 is a game I’m very much looking forward to. But a few 10-minute multiplayer bursts from publisher Ubisoft’s upcoming open-world first-person shooter didn’t inspire the same feelings. I sat down at PAX East to play a round of Domination mode in Far Cry 3‘s multiplayer session with 15 other fellow journalists and…
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Elaborate Transformers Cosplayer Stomps Around PAX East
Walking around the PAX East show floor, you’re bound to see some crazy cosplay inventions. From simple hats to elaborate costumes, these gamer and anime fans run the gamut. This Transformers cosplayer posed around the convention center as the lovable Bumble Bee. The real question, though, is whether he can actually transform himself into a…
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Nominate This Week’s Best Comment
Hello everyone! Happy Friday! While I’m out and about on the Boston convention floor at PAX, you are reading this article, prepared to bring judgment down on the metaphorical heads of Kotaku readers. Or something like that. So if you want your favorite commenter (who is not you, or your alter-ego, or your other personality…
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Too Much Time and Money Can Make a Video Game Bad, Gearbox Says
What would games look like if the developers behind them had an unlimited amount of time to work on them? I’m not talking about an unlimited time in development hell, like Duke Nukem Forever. I’m talking about the luxury of not having a publisher breathing down your neck to crank a game out by the…
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Day-One DLC Isn’t Always Evil, Says Borderlands 2 Guy
Everyone hates day-one DLC. But even haters of the practice don’t really understand why it exists. The exact procedure that goes into launching a game means that developers aren’t always on-hand with a game up until to the day it is launched. Teams are left free to work on bugs, patches, or extra content after…
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Launch Your Friends Off Helicopters in Grand Theft Auto IV
I love Gav and Geoff from Rooster Teeth’s Achievement Hunter. They always find the most pointless, yet hilarious things to do in games. In today’s edition of pointless, yet hilarious things to do in games, the duo launches their character into the air in Grand Theft Auto IV. GTA is known for some wacky glitches…
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Thursday Watch This, Play This
Watch! Launching friends off helicopters in GTA IV is just as hilarious as that sounds. Watch! This guy is insanely good at Scramble with Friends. Play! Fahey takes a look at Skylanders on the iPhone. Watch! This is how Juliet gets the zombie blood off of her in Lollipop Chainsaw.
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The Worst Thing Players Did in Borderlands Made It Better
Gearbox Software’s first Borderlands won fans over with its awesome, awesome loot, high-contrast art style and wacky characters. But, as great as the game’s procedurally-generated weapons were, Gearbox say that the first-person shooter/role-playing hybrid was whatever the gamer wanted it to be. During Gearbox Software’s trip to NY for a Borderlands 2 preview, I asked…
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This Is Possibly The Worst Easter Egg In A Game. Ever.
Easter eggs are fun, usually somewhat hidden references to games you might recognize. They’re a friendly nudge in their direction. A wink even. But not all easter eggs are created equal. In fact, this easter egg in Skyrim might just be the worst one yet. Pac-Man is certainly a good choice, but I’m not sure…
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There’s A New Siren In Borderlands 2, And She Kicks Fierce Robot Ass
What do you do with a sequel to a game that has a huge roster of weapons, quirky characters, and awesome 4-player co-op? You add more weapons, of course. And more quirky characters. And you might as well keep the 4-player co-op. That’s the tactic that Gearbox Software seems to be using in the follow-up…
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If You Hated Kinect Star Wars Dancing, You’ll Cry Over These GIFs
The dancing in Star Wars: Kinect is admittedly quite silly to say the least. But you don’t need to chalk this latest Star Wars-branded product up to a scar on your childhood memories Instead, let’s celebrate the sheer ridiculousness that is the Star Wars parody dance moves and songs. But apparently a lot of die-hard…
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It’s So Cool To Be a Geek That Felicia Day Wrote a Song About It
I won’t speak for everyone, but I’m sure many self-proclaimed geeks have had their hobbies and passions bashed by high school teenagers who couldn’t comprehend the awesome. I certainly never replayed my favorite Final Fantasy games over and over in lieu of fellow gaming compatriots to share the experience with. No, never. Felicia Day and…
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Tuesday Watch This, Play This
Watch! Every song needs a Minecraft parody version of it like this one. Watch! I would play an Angry Birds with Mr. T-Bird and the rest of the A-Team. Play! Jason enjoys the 80s cartoon references in Saturday Morning RPG. Watch! It’s cool to be a geek who likes video games.
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Deadmau5 Represents Aperture Science At An Awards Show
This year’s Juno Awards, Canada’s ceremony that honors Canadian musicians, kicked off yesterday with a ton of musicians you might not recognize. And then there was Toronto-based electro/house DJ Deadmau5. Of all the more recognizable artists that were mentioned at the show, Deadmau5 gets a highlight from us for his awesome fashion sense. The famed…
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Stick Figured League of Legends Is More Intense Than It Sounds
There is some fairly intense combat going on in the stick figure version of League of Legends. This stick figure showdown uses the audio featured in the game, except for a random Zoidberg appearance toward the end. It’s like the mobile game Stick-Fu but with significantly more awesome moves. There’s a lot of head-butting, sword…
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