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PC Gamers Can Now Download Battlefield 1942 for Free
Sure, Battlefield 3 remains a big deal and Battlefield 4 is on its way, but fans who want to go back to where it all began will need to hop into Battlefield 1942 The 2002 World War II-themed FPS launched a franchise that, between games and DLC, has had more than 20 releases in the…
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UncategorizedFrom Everyone At Kotaku: Thanks For Your Support Last Week
As of yesterday evening, Gawker’s network of sites bounced back up after Hurricane Sandy violently swept through the North East. In the downtime interim, we’d been posting on our Kotumblr, bringing our regulars to a temporary platform and meeting new readers in the meantime. So from everyone at Kotaku, from our headquarters in New York…
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2012 Is a Time Machine: Original X-Com Developer Rebooting 1985 Classic Chaos
Julian Gollop co-created the original X-Com, many years ago, and was not optimistic about the chance of this year’s XCOM turning out well. But XCOM turned out to be a smart game and was very well-received. Nearly everyone loves it. Perhaps the wild success of the new XCOM, then, is what has inspired Gollop to…
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UncategorizedHere’s an Action-Packed Social RPG You Can Play Anywhere
Launching November 8 from Pangalore Games, Knightly Adventure is a free-to-play Diablo-esque action RPG tucked inside a social city-builder. You can play it on your cell phone. You can play it on your tablet. You can even play it on your PC. It’s versatile like that. The future of social games shall be platform-agnostic, and…
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UncategorizedKillzone‘s Helghast Come to Life in This Amazing Live Action Fan Film
I’ve seen quite a few fan films in my time, but this one blows most out of the water. It’s not surprising to learn that it took the team two years to make this 14-minute beast. As described by creators Infectious Designer, the film above sees a small squad fight against all odds in a…
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UncategorizedWhat’s Mightier Than the Mighty Eagle? Try the Millennium Falcon
Rovio continues to tease the November 8 release of Angry Birds Star Wars on mobile, PC and Mac, this time with a full gameplay trailer that ends with the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. While Luke, Leia, R2, C3P0, Han, Chewbacca and Ben will be doing the grunt work…
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What Facebook is Playing This Week: No Sign of CityVille 2 Yet
While I busy myself playing games like The Grinns Tale and the newly-released CityVille 2, the rest of Facebook mills about the old familiar haunts, munching on candy and clicking up exotic cuisine. This list is quickly growing stale, with the same games as last week appearing this week, only in slightly different order. It…
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UncategorizedWarning: Your iPad Mini May Emit Smoke When Sliced in Half With a Broadsword
I know it’s just an advertisement for ClearPlex screen protectors, but I just can’t stop watching it. This makes me glad I got rid of all my bladed weapons before the babies arrived. The 30 pound Final Fantasy VII Buster Sword in the corner doesn’t count.
By Mike Fahey - Kotaku East
Gamer Plays DOTA Instead of Celebrating Anniversary, Gets Hurt In Process
Anniversaries are often important days, particularly those that involve relationships. One gamer in China’s northeastern city of Changchun chose to play DOTA instead of celebrating his anniversary with his girlfriend. Good things did not happen. On Halloween, 27 year-old Zhao and his 26 year-old girlfriend Xiao Qing were supposed to celebrate their two year anniversary…
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Exchange Student: I Love You China, But Your Games Suck
An editorial written by a South Korean exchange student about Chinese online games has been circling the Chinese internets as of late. In his article the author talks about his love for China and all things Chinese, but he delves furthest into his disdain of China’s video games and its gaming industry listing his top…
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