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Facebook Games are the Worst Way to Tell Stories
The overlap in intended audience between Empire and The Hunger Games Adventures is probably vanishingly small. Both are found on Facebook but, in tone and in content, aim themselves completely different ways. It seems unlikely that very many players would approach both for long enough to realize that the two are, in every way that…
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Post Your Comment of the Week Nominations Here
Kotaku: Lay upon me your Comment of the Week nominations here, please. I need to know who was the wittiest this week. Who was the funniest. Who was the most handsome. Tell me in the comments down below, and link to their comment. Otherwise tomorrow’s Best of Kotaku will be a lonely, lonely place for…
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“Psychopaths” at LucasArts Led to Cancellation of Star Wars: Battlefront III, Former Studio Exec Says
Star Wars: Battlefront III was once a game well and truly in development, at UK studio Free Radical. Since its 2008 cancellation, it has been supposedly off and on more times than anyone can count. Like many studios, Free Radical had its fair share of ups and downs, hits and misses over the years. But…
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UncategorizedThis Is What It Would Be Like If Batman Was Trained To Be A Fruit Ninja
A journey for vengeance takes one man down a wild path that he can’t overcome on his own. He needs to be trained. In the ways of the…Fruit Ninja? Why a Fruit Ninja? Because think of all the incredible puns you can be making, that’s why! You laugh now, but you’d probably be quite the…
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UncategorizedI’ve Seen the Future of Mobile Sports Gaming and, for Better or for Worse, It Looks Like Big Win Hockey
After two years of playing console ports with virtual control pads on my iPhone, I think I’m starting to grasp the future of team sports video games on mobile devices. And it is nothing like what I play in my living room. It’s more like what I expect to play on Facebook, and Big Win…
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UncategorizedTo Think Batman Was Just an Instagram Pic Away from Being an Avenger
Sure, he’s a founding member of the Justice League, but does the Justice League have a Hollywood blockbuster film in theaters? If there’s one thing Bruce Wayne knows, it’s where the money’s at. Too bad he doesn’t know Instagram. Boo Ya Pictures‘ latest Avengers short raises some compelling questions about the whole Marvel / DC…
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Now You’re Baking With Portals
First off, wow. We’ve seen lots of Portal cakes floating around the Internet. Usually with expected taglines of “the cake is a lie.” But this cake is absolutely exceptional, and it’s certainly not a lie. It’s not often you find the famous Portal cake caught in the never-ending bounce between portals, a fun activity for…
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