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  Mortal Kombat Designer Says Jax and Cyborg Are Not the Same Guy, Okay?

  All the black man-machine heroes do NOT know each other. After playing a few rounds of Injustice: Gods Among Us at Comic-Con last night, I asked Ed Boon whether I was just imagining some similarity between Mortal Kombat’s Jax and the newly unveiled Cyborg. Boon said some of the developers back at Netherrealm have said…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 12, 2012
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  Epic’s Fortnite Will Be The First Unreal Engine 4 Game [UPDATE 2]

  Epic Games’ Fortnite will be the first game from the Gears of War studio made on the company’s Unreal Engine 4. So said Epic people at the Fortnite panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The game is PC-exclusive. The Unreal Engine 4 is Epic’s new graphics engine, targeted to next-gen consoles and PCs, though the engine…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 12, 2012
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  An RPG Classic, In Glorious Minecraft Form

  Here’s a confession: I’m a sucker for awesome Minecraft projects. Particularly the ones that recreate great RPGs or stunning worlds So I got a serious kick out of this blocky version of Chrono Trigger‘s Millennial Fair, created by Kotaku reader DarkScryPrime. DarkScryPrime says he used mods like RedPower 2 to construct the project, which even…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2012
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  The Steam Summer Sale Is Finally Here

  Finally! Valve’s Steam summer sale has begun. Current discounts include Portal 2 for $5 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for $30. There are also some ridiculously cheap company packages, including a Bethesda pack for $50 (featuring Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas, and more) and a $50 Ubisoft collection that will give you Assassin’s Creed:…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2012
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  These Are the 20 Games People Want on Ouya First

  The folks behind the March 2013 Ouya console—that’s the $99 hackable Android console that has generated more than $4 million (!) in pledges—have been asking people which games they’d like to see on the machine. They put up a survey and got more than 45,000 replies, according to an update on the Ouya Kickstarter page.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 12, 2012
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  Let Christopher Walken Walk You Through Batman: Arkham City

  Everyone has their own interpretation of games, but Christopher Walken’s might be the funniest. Watch him play through Batman: Arkham City while he makes you think of things you didn’t ever want to. Like what Two-Face’s genitalia looks like.

  By Tina Amini Published July 12, 2012
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  Lego Lord of the Rings Is The Cutest Lego Video Game Ever Made

  Will Lego Lord of the Rings be any good? Who knows. Will it be adorable? Looks that way.

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 12, 2012
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  That Really Awesome, Really Loud PC Stealth Game Is On iTunes Now

  We’ve already insisted that you play Dynamite Jack, because it’s a truly fun and panicky stealth game with explosions. But now I must insist you pick up the iOS version, because playing a game on my iPad has never taken me to the edge of my seat quite like Dynamite Jack has. Seriously, people on…

  By Tina Amini Published July 12, 2012
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  Watch Five Hits and One Kidnapping in 17 Minutes of Hitman: Absolution

  Enjoy a developer-guided playthrough of one level—called The Streets of Hope—in Hitman: Absolution, shown at this year’s E3.

  By Tina Amini Published July 12, 2012
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  The Walking Dead‘s Brave Little Girl Taught Me How To Trust

  The value of social capital, to put it simplistically, lies in the collective. You’ve probably heard it before: “we’re stronger as a group.” Typically, I rebel against this idea. That’s just not my style. I’m more of the lone wolf type of person: I rely on myself and myself only, if I can help it.…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published July 12, 2012
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  New Final Fantasy Songs, Get Your New Final Fantasy Songs

  Square Enix released the DLC schedule for lovely rhythm game Theatrhythm Final Fantasy this morning. It features songs from a whole bunch of Final Fantasy games, oddly enough including Final Fantasy Versus XIII, which is Square’s attempt to re-create Duke Nukem Forever Each song costs $1. Here’s the schedule: July 12, 2012 1. “Somnus” (FINAL…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2012
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  Two New Grand Theft Auto V Screenshots, And They Look Wonderful

  Rockstar games slyly released two new screenshots for Grand Theft Auto V today, tucking them within an engaging Q&A posted on the development studio’s official site. You want more? It’s not clear when we’re getting more. Here’s what Rockstar says [emphasis added by Kotaku]: “What is going on with GTAV?” – received via Mouthoff We…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 12, 2012
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  Riddle Me This: What’s an Expensive Video Game Collectible That’s Really a Video Game Collectible?

  Now that you’ve spent dozens of hours collecting the virtual Riddler Trophies in Batman: Arkham City, why not spend several hundred dollars collecting a real one? By far the most novel video game collectible I’ve seen at San Diego Comic-Con so far, the Riddler Trophies from Project Triforce, creators of fine video game weapon replicas,…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2012
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  Ultima Is Going Free-To-Play. And It Just Might Work.

  The last new Ultima game to see daylight was Lord of Ultima, a browser strategy game more or less totally unrelated to the venerable Ultima series that so many PC gamers have loved for thirty years. Fans were disappointed, hoping instead for an actual new Ultima adventure that would take advantage of modern technology to…

  By Kate Cox Published July 12, 2012
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  Don’t Expect Call of Duty-Like Games from Nintendo

  When you think of “Nintendo”, you think of plumbers. You think of princesses. You think of fluffy clouds and lush green grass. You do not think of 13 year-olds waiting to pop caps in you. Here’s how Nintendo honcho Satoru Iwata explained it to The Independent: “…we also have titles like Mario Kart that are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012
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  Just When You Thought Yo Gabba Gabba! Couldn’t Get Any Cooler

  My first purchase at San Diego Comic-Con 2012 was not an expensive action figure, a sexy statue or a pretty pony. It was a simple set of six buttons based on a children’s television show. And they are so cool. I mean hell, it says it right there on the packaging: I am cooler than…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2012
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  This New Borderlands 2 Trailer Trades Wub Wub For Lion King

  The newest trailer for Borderlands 2 emphasizes the first-person, role-playing game’s sillier side. But even while sporting a South African-bred song that later moved on to The Lion King licensing, the action-packed trailer manages to showcase just how exciting combat can be in Gearbox’s upcoming sequel. This is partially due to some fancy assassin moves…

  By Tina Amini Published July 12, 2012
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  The Halo 4 Release Date Is Easier to Remember in Japanese

  Ha, this is pretty funny—if you understand Japanese and even if you do not. Released earlier this spring, this is the Japanese language version of the “Red vs. Blue: Remember to Not Forget” clip that was supposed help you to remember to…not forget Halo 4‘s release date. Rooster Teeth started their popular Halo-based machinima comedy…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012
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  You Can Drive A Cab, Shoot A Deer, Dance On Stage, And Hit A Ball In Yakuza 5

  In the Yakuza series, the protagonists do many things: Lead mobs, beat each other up, meet porn stars in clubs… Now, in Yakuza 5, it looks like we’ll be offered another perspective on the multiple protagonists where they’ll partake in other activities while they don’t pursue suspects, solve mysteries, or uncover conspiracies. Yakuza 5 will…

  By Toshi Nakamura Published July 12, 2012
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  Motion Controlled Angry Birds Are Flinging onto Samsung TVs

  Samsung will be home to a motion-controlled version of Angry Birds. This July, the Angry Bird app will catapult itself onto Samsung’s Smart TV, complete with motion and voice controls. As depicted in the above photo, players can pull back their hands to get the feeling of launching one of those birds. Put a plush…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2012