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How To Three-Star The Hell Out of Angry Birds Space
It’s almost an inherent quality to want to 100%, perfect, full-star, whatever you want to call it, for each game. Especially when the tasks are fairly simple ones, like those many mobile games employ, it’s hard to fend off that desire to achieve perfect completion. Angry Birds Space is no exception. In fact, developer Rovio’s…
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Every Half-Life Fan’s Worst Nightmare
The moment all Valve and Half-Life fans have been waiting for might be revealed at this year’s E3, predicts YouTube user aekime. But will it be the big reveal everyone is sitting on the edge of their seats for? At least Gabe will apparently make the most amazing entrance ever. Fair warning: This video is…
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Laugh Through 16 Minutes of This Bubsy Collection Review
Have you ever played a Bubsy game? If you have, you’re undoubtedly familiar with the lackluster controls and odd bobcat mascot who talks… a little too much. If you haven’t, JonTron is here to warn you to keep it that way. Leave your 90s gaming memories untarnished by this platformer. I wouldn’t normally recommend 16-minute…
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Tuesday Watch This, Play This
Watch! You probably didn’t need this review of the Bubsy collection, but it’s worth watching anyway. Watch! This is what video game and food ad tie-ins looked like in the 80s. Play! Need a new RPG to play on your iPhone? Fahey suggests Chaos Rings II Watch! One fan’s prediction of Valve’s E3 this year.
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These Battlefield 3 Prints Were Made For Your Walls
You know that one sparse wall in your bedroom? Graphic designer Terry Mack has it covered. Literally. In the making since January, these propaganda posters will motivate you to keep fighting the good fight in Battlefield 3 The lighthearted jabs at some of the staples of publisher EA’s vastly popular first-person shooter should be familiar…
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The Citizens of Rapture Have A New Year’s Surprise for Andrew Ryan
Andrew Ryan may think he has squashed the forming rebellion in Rapture, but his New Year celebrations might prove otherwise. While the underwater city is bustling with laughter and the clinks of champagne glasses, the more unruly citizens of Rapture are plotting their vengeance against the ruling Andrew Ryan. If you pay close attention to…
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Watch This, Play This: Monday Diversions
Watch! BioShock’s Rapture is in for a surprise come the New Year of 1959. Watch! This video will guide you in the art of using an arcade stick. Play! Ashcraft suggests Pig & Bullet to train your bullet hell skills on your iPhone. Watch! All three Skyrim 2012 videos put into one compilation in preparation…
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The Best of Kotaku, This Week
It’s Adventure Time! My favorite show! And Skyrim! Put together! Ok, I’ve taken a breath. This week’s spectacular image comes from deviantArt user radiostarkiller. I found his fantastic work on Reddit. I’m not sure the 3DS game that’s in the works will be as awesome, but a girl can dream, right? Right? Guys…? This image…
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Draw Something Adds Hunger Games Words
The Hunger Games is out today, in more ways than just the film release and yesterday’s iOS game Entertainment site Mashable reports that the insanely popular pictionary game Draw Something received an update today with seven new words, all pertaining to The Hunger Games franchise. Mashable reports on what words you might see pop up…
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Nominate This Week’s Best Comment
It’s that time of week again, Kotaku readers. Time to nominate your favorite comment from this week. Last week’s Best Of winner was Jackslaps for a fun photoshop and creepy tale. What will this week’s be? You decide. Post your nomination below with a link to the comment in question.
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The Love For Gaben Has Gone Too Far
The Internet has a great love affair with Gabe Newell, who it affectionately calls “Gaben.” Love posters, love emails, and love collages of Gaben have surfaced with a somewhat awkward frequency. This video might be pushing the boundaries of “playfully awkward,” but in the best, most hilarious of ways. The facial expressions are surprisingly well-suited…
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Freddie W Has Some Bad News For His Younger Self
Although Freddie is missing the mark of more current complaints in gaming (Mass Effect 3, anyone?), he’s definitely touching on a fairly widely accepted one: Motion control gaming sucks (for the most part). What would the younger version of yourself say to the current status of gaming? Would he/she be disappointed by an exciting idea…
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Before You Watch The Movie, Play Hunger Games: Girl On Fire
Hunger Games: Girl On Fire is like Canabalt, but more interactive and based on Lions Gate Films’ action drama that comes out tomorrow. The star of the film (and this iOS game), Katniss, ventures outside the bounds of District 12 where she faces menacing Tracker Jackers. On a never-ending run, Katniss has a surprising resistance…
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You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Successfully Performed A Cabbage Trick Shot In Skyrim
It’s a lot more fun—or maybe just funny—than it sounds. Rooster Teeth’s “Achievement Hunter” duo set out to find yet another random and quirky pastime in Skyrim. Because you have probably exhausted all quests, side quests, and hoarding possibilities in the latest Elder Scrolls title from publisher Bethesda, now is the perfect time to trick…
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Who Knew Mass Effect 3 Was So Well-Suited To Rap?
I’m not sure if it’s the beat or the cinematics that lend itself so well to the music, but this Mass Effect rap by JT Machinima is definitely one of the best I’ve seen. I’m still working through a second playthrough of Mass Effect 2 before I even touch Mass Effect 3, but if I…
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We Should All Be Ashamed That Draw Something Players Don’t Know What Metroids Look Like
Zynga’s acquisition of OMGPOP today revealed some other interesting tidbits of news. Did you know, for instance, that “starfish” is one of the most popular words drawn in Draw Something? I have never even encountered the word myself. True story. Amongst the least guessed words is “pounce.” I’ve always successfully gone with the cat pounce:…
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