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Former Call of Duty Dev Plans to Bring the Human Element to Survival Stories
Robert Bowling, the former public face of Call of Duty, left his role earlier this spring to become president of Robotoki Studios. And now, he’s revealing Robotoki’s first game. The July issue of Game Informer reports that the new game is called Human Element, and that the human element of survival stories is indeed what…
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There’s a PC Version of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron After All
Earlier this year High Moon Studio’s game director Matt Tieger told me his team couldn’t handle making a PC version of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, and PC gamers were a little upset. High Moon still can’t handle creating a PC version, but High Moon Studios and developer Mercenary Games working together are getting the job…
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Put Your Judgmental Faces On For Comment Of The Week
It’s Friday! Kotaku, it’s Friday. FRIDAY. What will you all be doing this weekend? I’m packing and preparing for the shenaniganry known as E3. It’s like hell week, but for game journalists. I’ll also be taking care of my sick kitty before I jet off. Before the weekend jumps up on us, can I get…
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UncategorizedMake Crazy Faces At Your Webcam And Your EverQuest II Character Will Soon Mimic Them
Emotes in MMOs are no new thing. Interacting with players online just isn’t the same if you can’t dance with them every once in awhile. But EverQuest II, an eight-year-old MMORPG, is getting an even more impressive facelift for even more expressive emotes. Namely, your emotes. No typing, only a webcam that will watch your…
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Did We Get What We Were Promised From Last Year’s E3?
The Big Three make a bunch of promises every year at E3, during the big press conferences they throw at the start of the week. In 90 minutes or two hours, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo show off their newest hardware and biggest games. We hear all kinds of guarantees: here’s a game coming this fall.…
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UncategorizedRambling, Shambling Zombie Carnaval Brings Horde Mode to the Endless Runner Genre
Zombie Carnaval seems to be a straightforward endless-runner. It’s got a zany soundtrack, outlandish transformations, and a peppy musical accompaniment, making it plainly inspired by the success formula of Jetpack Joyride. It’s only after I notice there are eight bug-eyed, green-skinned undead brethren trailing me that I see the game’s distinction, and get serious about…
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UncategorizedAlternate The Avengers Ending Raises Important Questions
Fair warning: this video definitely has spoilers in it. Including inside jokes. So if you haven’t watched The Avengers yet (why haven’t you watched The Avengers yet?!), please do so immediately and then return for this video. If you have watched The Avengers, proceed on to watch the animated version of how Joss Whedon’s film…
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UncategorizedRift’s Storm Legion Expansion Adds a Ridiculous Amount of Sexy New Stuff
Trion Worlds takes its massively-multiplayer online role-playing game expansions seriously. Tripling the size of the game’s landmass, adding 10 new levels and four new classes, guild and player-housing; if Storm Legion‘s massive influx of new content doesn’t satisfy you, you probably shouldn’t be playing Rift While I am not a big Rift player at the…
By Mike Fahey
