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A New Way To Nominate Comment of the Week
Last week I asked you guys for suggestions on how to maintain Comment of the Week best, now that we’ve introduced the new discussion system. rtanger suggested we use a forum style, kind of like how we do Speak Up and TAY. I liked it. So we’re going to do that from now on. As…
By Tina Amini - Uncategorized
The Secret World has Plans. Big Plans. Secret Plans. Monthly Plans.
Funcom’s supernatural real-world MMO The Secret World launched last week, and I’d rather be playing it than telling you about the developer’s plans to release new content on a monthly basis, including what sounds like the first online raid of New York City, yet here we are. I’ve been playing the hell out of The…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Now Let You Try The First 15 Levels for Free
If you’ve been curious about Star Wars: The Old Republic but haven’t felt like spending money to find out if you like it, today’s a good day for you. Beginning today, SW:TOR has a free trial available to new players. The trial lets players create characters in any class and play them normally through level…
By Kate Cox - Uncategorized
Call of Duty‘s New Trailer Vs. Medal of Honor‘s New Trailer
What is it about military first-person shooters and July 10th? Is it San Diego Comic-Con? Are gamers that competitive? Regardless, feel free to now compare and contrast the two recently released military FPS trailers, that of Black Ops 2 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Focus on multiplayer and explosions versus close-up shots? Feel free to…
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UncategorizedWelcome to the Jungle, Medal of Honor: Warfighter Multiplayer
What could possibly be more exciting than a new multiplayer trailer for EA’s Medal of Honor: Warfighter? Look at those explosions! Check out that air strike! Did you see that bridge crumbling? Let me catch my breath. *breathes* This multiplayer footage takes place on the Tungawan Jungle map, situated along the Philippine Coast. You can…
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You Need This Mario Homage For Your New Phone Background Art
Illustrator Marques Cannon has a blog full of nerd-themed art. But the Mario Kart inspired image (close-up above) originally drawn for a magazine has to be the best. Cannon’s also got Donkey Kong and Crash Bandicoot both feeling a little out of their element, if Mario’s not your style. And if you needed to see…
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UncategorizedEVO Attendee Loses Camera, Gets It Back With This Silly Video Recorded On It
[NSFW for language] The upskirt suggestion, as you can see, was denied. But seriously, man. The buddy system is where it’s at. What happens when you lose your camcorder at EVO. [YouTube via Reddit]
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ReviewsSimCity Social: The Kotaku Review
Facebook has been very good to the city-building genre. Every day millions of people wake up, log in and click away the day placing buildings, upgrading facilities and incessantly bugging their friends for help in titles like Zynga’s CityVille or Game Insight’s My Country. Now the legendary franchise that inspired these games has come to…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Cast Of NBC’s Community Are Naturals At Roleplaying Mass Effect Characters
Troy and Abed have clearly been playing with the dreamatorium for a bit too long. And now I need to see them make an episode out of this. Community Effect Mashup: Pt. 3 [Adventures of lil Obi-Rus-Kenobi]
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Gets Deal to Be the Next Big Video Game Movie
It’s apparently a big week for silver screen adaptations. Yesterday we heard that Michael Fassbender would star in an upcoming Assassin’s Creed film, and today, we learn we’re getting a Deus Ex movie. And not just any Deus Ex story, but specifically Deus Ex: Human Revolution Eidos and Square Enix have announced a deal with…
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