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  It’s Link, Just Not As You Know Him

  Sketch Dailies is a website/exercise where every single day, artists from around the world – many of them top professionals – get together and contribute drawings based on a theme. Yesterday’s theme was “Link”. While some took it as a chance to simply bring their favourite character to life, others got a little more creative,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 29, 2014
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  Wolfenstein, As Told By Steam Reviews

  We liked the new Wolfenstein. But what did the average person think about the game? We dove into Steam reviews to find out. Turns out, folks on Steam are fond of The New Order too. But amidst the positive reviews, there are also a number of funny, absurd, or eyebrow-raising reviews, too. Here’s some of…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published May 29, 2014
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  The World’s Oldest Video Game Publication Is Closing [UPDATE: Maybe Not?]

  It’s been announced that publisher Future has plans to close a number of its video game sites, among them CVG. Games websites open and close all the time, and people losing their jobs is always a sad thing, but this one hits particularly hard because of CVG’s long history. A history longer than any other…

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  How Much C4 Can You Fit In A New Mac Pro?

  The newest Mac Pros look like garbage cans, but they’re surprisingly sturdy. This one still worked after being dropped in a tank of water. Until it blew up. How Much C4 Can A Mac Pro Hold? [RatedRR]

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  Guy Makes Pyro Backpack, Shoots Flames Everywhere

  Pyro from X-Men isn’t one of the best known characters in the Marvel universe, but that doesn’t mean his backpack mounted flamethrower isn’t cool as all heck. And for our amusement, one tinkerer decided to bring it to life. Watch inventor Colin Furze (the same guy who made retractable wolverine claws) takes on a nerdy…

  By Chris Person Published May 29, 2014
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  Watch Dogs Would Make A Pretty Solid Bollywood Movie

  Watch Dogs has been out for all of two days, but Ubisoft’s hacking-themed open world game has already proved a big inspiration for one Bollywood movie. The film is called 18.11, and judging from the trailer, it doesn’t have much to do with hacking and the surveillance state except as it applies to terrorism and…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published May 29, 2014
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  Gunshots And Explosions Make For Great Music

  Youtubers JackFrags and Boyinaband worked together to make a song exclusively from Battlefield sound effects, and I really like the result. The song was made with sound effects from the game, similar to this minecraft song. You can check out more Battlefield videos from Jackfrags here and more boyinaband here BATTLEBEATS [JackFrags]

  By Steve Marinconz Published May 29, 2014
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  Internet Porn Comments, As Depicted By Lego

  People say the darnedest things on porn comment sections.On their own, the comments can be a source of amusement. But “reenacted” in a more innocent context with Lego, the comments become hilarious. Alex Eylar decided to take comments from r/gonewild, a subreddit where folks post amateur porn, and paired the comments with Lego. The result…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published May 29, 2014
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  Tips For Hearthstone, From The People Who Made It

  Here at Kotaku, we’re way hooked on the digital card game Hearthstone. And we want to get better. So we asked the folks at Blizzard to come drop some knowledge and give us tips on building and playing decks in their fiendishly addictive game. Making Your First Deck Building a deck can be stressful, especially…

  Mike Donais Published May 29, 2014
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  Nintendo’s Family Tree Is Massive

  Nintendo is 125 years old, and they’ve been making games since before arcades as we know them even existed. You build up quite a family tree in all that time, and someone traced all of it, back to the start. Vin Lauria is a freelance graphic designer who also has a fondness for history and…

  By Steve Marinconz Published May 29, 2014
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  Watch Dogs on Xbox One vs 360 vs PS3 vs PS4 vs PC

  Watch Dogs is out on both current and last gen systems—and while all versions of the game play the same, each version looks slightly different. IGN brings us this graphical throw-down, where we can see how each version of the game fares against one another. Overall, as you might expect, the current generation looks the…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published May 29, 2014
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  The Most Interesting People In Watch Dogs: Batman, Templars, Celebs

  One of the features in Watch Dogs is the ability to get a bit of information on the random citizens you pass by in the world. Well who could pass up filling all those descriptions with easter eggs? So here are some of the best easter eggs I could find, put your own finds in…

  By Steve Marinconz Published May 29, 2014
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  Watch Us Play A Horror Game As A Two-Year-Old

  Among The Sleep, the horror game you play as a toddler, is officially out today on Steam. We’ve shown you what early levels where you roam your childhood home look like—but that’s not the only location you get to play. Here’s some footage of me playing one through an abandoned playground; it’s the place you…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published May 29, 2014
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  EA Shuts Down Longtime Game Studio Mythic Entertainment

  EA has shut down Mythic Entertainment, the longtime video game studio most recently responsible for Warhammer Online and the Dungeon Keeper reboot for mobile platforms. When reached by Kotaku, EA sent over the following statement: We are closing the EA Mythic location in Fairfax, Virginia, as we concentrate mobile development in our other studio locations.…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 29, 2014
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  Nintendo Made A GameCube Controller Adapter For Wii U

  Sneaky Nintendo—at the end of a video advertising their upcoming Smash Bros. tournament at E3 in two weeks, the house of all things Mario just announced a GameCube controller adapter for the Wii U. It’s unclear how this will be sold, if it’s sold at all. Nintendo says the Wii U version of Smash Bros.…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 29, 2014
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  An Artist Is Faithfully Recreating System Shock 2‘s Greatest Scene

  Playing System Shock 2 is a frightening experience, and no moment is quite as shocking as seeing the face of the villain SHODAN for the first time. Now, one modeler is taking the time to render that scene in all its glory (Spoilers ahead). Over at the Polycount forums, user Mr Smo has uploaded his…

  By Chris Person Published May 29, 2014
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  DIY Humble, Portable Sega Genesis, Classic Doctor Who, ThinkGeek

  Instead of selling you games this week, Humble is selling you the tools you need to make your own. Name your own price for a variety of RPG Maker software to get started crafting your own adventures. [Humble Weekly] Update: Hard to say for sure, but it looks like this might not be the same…

  By Shep McAllister Published May 29, 2014
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  Here’s How PlayStation Plus Is Changing

  Now that we’re good and (sort of) settled into the PlayStation 4 generation, Sony is adjusting PlayStation Plus, its premium online gaming service, for all three of its major gaming devices. Sony marketing VP John Koller spelled out the changes in a post on the PlayStation Blog today. By his description, it sounds like the…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published May 29, 2014
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  The Newest Sonic Character Looks Silly

  The new Sonic looks hilarious. The new Knuckles looks hilarious. And, fittingly, the newest addition to the Sonic Friends looks hilarious too. Meet Sticks, “a jungle badger who has spent most of her life living alone in the wilderness” that will join Team Sonic both for the Sonic Boom television series and the upcoming games…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 29, 2014
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  Ambulance Driver In Watch Dogs Really Shouldn’t Be Behind The Wheel

  Redditor Trandalfiz found this ambulance driver in Watch Dogs who either really shouldn’t have a license, or just can’t deal with Aiden Pearce anymore. Weird bug via Reddit

  By Steve Marinconz Published May 29, 2014