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  PC Gaming Lives Starts Now

  What, you thought we were going to close up shop a week before one of the biggest PC game releases of the year? Think again, Columbo. Two hours of PC and PC gaming-centric content starts now.

  By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2012
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  Tera MMO Log Part One: I Am Gorgeous

  Since En Masse Entertainment’s massively multiplayer fantasy role-playing game Tera officially launched last week I’ve taken nearly a hundred screenshots. Of myself. What can I say? Korean developer Bluehole, armed with Unreal Engine 3 technology, has created some damn fine-looking characters. While I for some odd reason prefer the androgyny of the male high elf,…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2012
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  We Hear The New Family Guy Game Will Have A Level Called ‘Mass Erect’ [UPDATE]

  Activision’s new Family Guy game will feature a parody Mass Effect level called “Mass Erect,” according to a source with ties to the game. Update: In a statement to Kotaku, sent after their original statement and after the publication of this story, Activision said none of this content will appear in Family Guy: Back to…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2012
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  Is Twitter Turning Your Friends Into Jerks, Or Were They Always Like That?

  Who are these people we follow on Twitter? I’m not referring to the celebrities or the joke accounts. We don’t care about those people that much, right? But who are these people who have the names of our friends? I don’t recognize many of them. One of these people seems funnier than the friend with…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 9, 2012
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  OK, The Asura’s Wrath-Meets-Street Fighter DLC Looks Well Worth $2

  Here’s a clip of today’s newly-released Asura vs. Ryu, Asura’s Wrath-meets-Street Fighter downloadable content for Asura’s Wrath It might even be the hold thing… we’re not sure. But, hey, it looks really fun. I might pony up for this. The DLC is called “Lost Episode 1.” It costs $2 to download on Xbox 360 and…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 9, 2012
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  This Game Will Tell You a Tale, Make You Laugh and Teach You To Mix Drinks

  I love a good story. In fact, I love a good story almost as much as I love a good drink. The two things come together in fine form in the iPhone and iPod Touch game Bar Oasis 1.5, a free sequel of sorts that bridges the gap between Bar Oasis and the pending Bar…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published May 9, 2012
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  This Battlefield Server Is Here To Crush Your Excitement

  The only thing worse than long load times waiting for an undoubtedly fun round of multiplayer with friends is what happens in the above video. This brings me back to many disconnected rounds of Left 4 Dead, which just so happens to have excruciatingly long load times.

  By Tina Amini Published May 9, 2012
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  Stop Motion Music Video Throws Board Games Into Meat Grinders For Your Enjoyment

  I don’t know how you play board games, but this is how dubstep artists do it. Chopped up and ground like meat. I’m sure there are some gameplay rules embedded in there somehow. Delta Heavy – Get By (Official Video) [YouTube via Reddit]

  By Tina Amini Published May 9, 2012
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  Tuesday Watch This, Play This

  Watch! Board games get sliced up to the tune of dupstep. Watch! John Carmack talks about killing Nazis. Play! Kirk mixes drinks on his iPhone in Bar Oasis 1.5. Watch! Friends get ready for a round of Battlefield multiplayer.

  By Tina Amini Published May 9, 2012
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  John Carmack Does a Commentary Track for Wolfenstein 3D. Listen To It Now

  To celebrate Wolfenstein 3D‘s 20th anniversary, here’s a video of programmer John Carmack playing and talking his way through the 1992 first-person shooter. Carmack, the co-founder of Id Software and one of the key programmers behind the Quake and Doom series, has a lot of interesting things to say about the old Nazi-packed shooter (which…

  By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2012
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  Angry Birds Breaks the One Billion Download Mark

  The Angry Birds franchise has only been around since December 2009. Yet, today, Finnish developer Rovio announced that its hit mobile game has been downloaded more than one billion times. For some perspective, the U.S. Census’ world population currently estimate around 7 billion people on planet Earth. Even if you’ve got folks who’ve grabbed all…

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 9, 2012
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  One Of The Most Terrifying Marios You’ll Ever See

  Check out this creepy rendition of Nintendo’s iconic plumber, drawn by tumblr user Wednesday Wolf. It will haunt your dreams forever. (Full image below.) Wednesday Wolf [Tumblr via Dorkly]

  By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2012
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  Dragon’s Dogma‘s Ur-Dragon Is Too Tough For Any One Gamer

  Meet Dragon’s Dogma‘s Ur-Dragon. He’s sort of like a video game kickstarter, except that he doesn’t need tons of gamers to fund him. He needs tons of gamers to kill him. The Ur-Dragon, like some of the epic bosses in Infinity Blade II and other online-connected games, is an enemy that is designed to be…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 9, 2012
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  If You Enjoyed Minecraft, Perhaps You’d Like These Other Games…

  The “related” function on Xbox Live helpfully suggests some other video games that are just exactly almost identically akin to the new Xbox 360 version of Minecraft which came out today. As seen on my TV; apologies for the blurriness. At least that’s not Microsoft’s fault.

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 9, 2012
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! The only thing worse than being Angry Impoverished…

  By Evan Narcisse Published May 9, 2012
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  The Sex Game That Crossed Lines and Unnerved Its Creator

  A post by a psychotherapist on the RPG-Maker forums informed the world of his latest idea: a game about sex. Not the clean, safe sex we typically see in games, mind. The game would be an exploration of sexuality and the human libido, including the kinkier, if not darker sides of desire—from perversions to fetishes…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published May 9, 2012
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  Classic FPS Wolfenstein 3D Now Available In Your Browser

  To celebrate the 20th anniversary of classic first-person shooter Wolfenstein 3D, Bethesda has released a free browser-based version of the full game. If you’ve been dying to shoot Nazis 1992-style, now’s your chance!

  By Kate Cox Published May 9, 2012
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  The Record of Agarest War 2 Limited Edition Comes With an Inflatable Doll. And a Hand Towel

  The series I’m convinced people only buy for its bizarre limited edition contents returns to North America on June 26, bringing with it more justification for my theory. Pixelated to protect her anime-innocence, the inflatable Felenne doll packed inside every copy of the Record of Agarest War 2 limited edition for the PlayStation 3 gives…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2012
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  Amazon-Exclusive Spider-Man Preorder Bonus Lets You Play as the Amazing Stan Lee

  Just look at it, folks. That’s how you generate preorders right there. Amazon is going to be swamped. I didn’t believe it when Stan Lee said it back in March, and now that Activision’s made it official I’m still not sure I believe it. And I call myself a true believer. But yes, it is…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2012
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  Insomniac Explores the Wild Facebook Frontier with Outernauts

  Breaking with a long tradition of creating Sony-exclusive console titles, the studio behind Ratchet & Clank and Resistance brings the full weight of its wit and style to bear in Outernauts, a quirky new adventure role-playing game… for Facebook. Snuggled up with Sony for so long that people often forget it’s an independent studio, Insomniac…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2012