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UncategorizedWTPT: Battlefield 3 Is Beautiful With A Tilt-Shift Perspective
Battlefield 3 has never looked prettier than from this angle. Using a tilt-shift camera perspective, Independent Gamers Production managed to create this array of scenes from Battlefield 3 in a unique perspective. From the more distant angle and with a sharper look, the trees and water look even more realistic. That same effect that makes…
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UncategorizedTake Out Skeletons with Take-Out Pizza in this Ridiculous iPhone Platformer
More often than not, it seems that mobile game developers are encouraging you to not take their games too seriously. The art is fun, and the game mechanics are typically quirky. Pizza Vs. Skeletons is maybe the quirkiest of them all. As the name suggests, you’ll be controlling an animated pie of pizza against a…
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UncategorizedMorsel Kombat: One Man’s Quest To “Finish” His Meal
In the eternal struggle between man and lunch, there can be only one victor! It takes dedication, preparation, and a vat of ketchup to defeat the breaded foe once and for all. The nuggets may fight back, but it is a fighter’s task — nay, his silly, funny, comic duty — to FINISH THEM. Morsel…
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My Commander Shepard Has a First Name, It’s…
What’s in a name? To the John and Jane Shepards out there, not much, but to those that prefer customizing their Mass Effect heroes picking the right name can make all the difference in the universe. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Salari wants to know how you name your role-playing game characters. With…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Leap Day Talk Amongst Yourselves
We won’t be able to discuss video games in Kotaku‘s official forum on February 29 again for another four years, so make it count, people! Today’s TAYpic comes from rabid TAYpic creator Pan1da7, who reminds us that it’s time to select the new TAYpic image for March! That’s right, it’s time for a new TAYpic…
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The Latest Game of Thrones Screens Cover New Ground
While Cyanide Studio’s Game of Thrones role-playing game will take players to plenty of familiar locales, it also features original settings created to fit in with existing A Song Of Ice And Fire lore. Welcome to Castlewood. You might not find it in the books or television series, but Castlewood plays a key role in…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Not-So-Good Ship Fireflower Might Be the Most Triumphant LEGO Video Game Creation Ever
After months sequestered in his secret underground lair, LEGO artist Baron von Brunk emerges with a massive Super Mario Bros. 3 airship that rivals any other block-meets-pixels creation I’ve seen. Behold its glory. Okay, so he probably doesn’t have an underground lair (though you never know, he is based in Queens, New York). What Baron…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Pac-Man Returns to Television in 2013, and He’s Bringing Friends
One of the most iconic characters in video game history gets another shot at small screen glory in 2013, when the Avi Arad-produced 3D animated Pac-Man: The Adventure Begins makes its Disney XD debut. So who’s this cute little round girl with the pink streaks? What took you so long, Avi Arad? We’ve been waiting…
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Yes, Ghost and Goblins Online Really Exists. It Needs Testers, Too.
Live in Korea? Want to play Ghosts’n Goblins with a friend online? Capcom and Korean publishing partner Seed9 Games offer you Ghosts’n Goblins Online. They are looking for testers for its second closed beta test, which will run from March 6 to March 11. You have until March 4 to sign up. Capcom says that…
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From Generic Bullet Fodder to Distinguished Heroes: Koreans in Video Games.
“Are you a North Korean?” I’ve been asked this question as often in America as I’ve been asked by Koreans if I own a gun, because all Americans own guns. The answer to both is “no”. The two questions are too absurd to be borne, and the answer to both questions is obvious, but if…
By Chi Lee
