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  Are These Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Names or Complete Nonsense?

  Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a very good game. It’s also a very silly game. Following in the fine tradition of countless fantasy worlds before it, Amalur is stuffed to the brim with Weird Names and Proper Nouns You Can’t Pronounce. In order to highlight the ridiculousness at play here, we’ve drawn up a pop…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 13, 2012
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  Here Are Your Answers To Amalur Trivia

  How was the Amalur quiz? Near-impossible? We thought so Here are the answers. Remember, the names marked “REAL” are actual names from the actual game 1. Haxhi (REAL) 2. Spaladastria (FAKE) 3. Lord Akagrafik’ll (FAKE) 4. Glendara (REAL) 5. Klurikon (REAL) 6. Figglehorn (FAKE) 7. Frat Lorenze (FAKE) 8. Meyetyre (REAL) 9. Tala-Rane (REAL) 10.…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 13, 2012
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  Sonic the Hedgehog as You’ve Never Wanted to See Him Before

  Welcome to the first weekly installment of Freaky Fan Art, an exploration of the peculiar, bizarre, and downright peculiar places gamers’ imaginations take them after the end credits roll. This week, Sonic the Hedgehog gets stuck in the toilet, cuddles the prince of the beasts, and finally grows a pair. Of breasts. Why do fan…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2012
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  Now Entering Kotaku Off-Kilter

  Warning, things might be getting a little weird for the next hour and a half.

  By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2012
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  The Next Game from the Developer of Ratchet & Clank Isn’t Out Yet, But Here are Overstrike‘s Toys

  Insomniac’s made big moves these last few months, pulling away from PlayStation exclusivity and declaring that they won’t be making any future Resistance games. You could argue that the future of the highly regarded developer is more independent but more risky, too. One thing’s certain: toys are on the way. Insomniac announced Overstrike—to be published…

  By Evan Narcisse Published February 13, 2012
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  Find Out Today if Zynga’s New Game Is Actually a Tiny Tower Rip-Off

  Zynga’s controversial new mobile game, Dream Heights, is now available for iOS devices. The tower sim gained notoriety well before launch as back in January, the announcement of Dream Heights kicked off another round of the “cloning vs. inspiration” discussion that seems endemic to the social and mobile development space. Zynga faced accusations of blatantly…

  By Kate Cox Published February 13, 2012
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  WipEout 2048: The Kotaku Review

  Racing games on handheld systems can be a tough sell—with a smaller screen and lower hardware horsepower, it can be difficult to convey the sense of speed that makes great racing games great. The new PlayStation Vita handheld seems designed to address the racing genre head-on—its processing power is closer to a current-gen console than…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012
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  New Strategy Game Is Half Risk, Half Magic: The Gathering

  Part collectible card set, part strategic board game, the upcoming iOS app Monsterology could be another cool addition to the growing sector of the gaming industry that combines physical media with virtual interactivity The concept is neat; you take one of the cards created by developer Nukotoys, flick it against your iPad, and watch it…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 13, 2012
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  Uncharted: Golden Abyss: The Kotaku Review

  When Sony unveiled its PlayStation Vita handheld at last year’s E3, Uncharted: Golden Abyss was one of the first things they showed. This sent a clear message: “Our new handheld is a portable current-gen console. To prove it, we’re going to show it running one of our most technically demanding current-gen games.” After all, the…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012
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  Now You Can Play World of Warcraft On Your Coffee Table

  Publisher Blizzard is partnering with Hasbro’s USAopoly to release World of Warcraft Monopoly and StarCraft Risk, it said today. So now you can take breaks from your World of Warcraft and StarCraft sessions to play World of Warcraft and StarCraft The new version of Monopoly will feature cities and zones from the popular fantasy MMORPG,…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 13, 2012
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  Twisted Metal Toys Are Meant To Be Driven This Recklessly

  We met with a company called NKOK at Toy Fair 2012. They had a Twisted Metal toy to show us. This is how they showed it to us.

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2012
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  Blissful Death? No, Blissful iPhone Gaming

  There’s a moment when playing Cave shooters, when your eyes glaze over, and you are no longer looking at the ship you are piloting. You start following the bullets, and as you move yourself through space, you just know where you are. It’s a bit like Luke Skywalker feeling the Force flowing through himself. And…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2012
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  It’s Like Magic. Skylanders Toys Light Up When They’re Near Certain Things.

  The next line of Skylanders toys—those figures that can be synced to video games of the same name—include some sort of “light technology.” Whatever. I ran into the guy who runs the Skylanders development studio at the airport last week and mocked that silly bit of hype. They have lights in them, I told him.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2012
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  Watch This, Play This To Make Your Monday Better

  It’s time to make your Monday better through the magic of video games. We present to you our first daily installment of Watch This, Play This. For 30 minutes, we’ll give you things to… watch or play, all linked to from this page. WATCH: Let’s start with the video up top. A most absurd Skyrim…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2012
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  Watch This, Play This Begins Now

  Stuff to play, stuff to see, here comes Watch This, Play This. Confused? Read this

  By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2012
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  Little Deviants: The Kotaku Review

  The first thing I ever heard about the PlayStation Vita game Little Deviants was that you could touch the Vita’s rear touch panel to poke flat ground in the game into hills. Doing that would cause a spherical deviant who was sitting on the flat ground to roll. Brilliant, I thought! The first thing I…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2012
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  Why Prolong the Inevitable? A New Dune Game is Life

  Is anyone doin’ a new Dune? Commenter Nameloi thinks it’s about time we revisited the sands of Arrakis once more as the video game players of Dune in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2012
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  These Portal, BioShock Toys Look Better In Slow Motion

  Team Fortress 2 figures and one hell of a Portal gun help round out this video we shot at the NECA booth during New York Toy Fair this week. You might have seen our teaser screenshots last night, but the video is much cooler, if only because you get to see real-life footage of Assassin’s…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 13, 2012
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Let’s take a break from the fire-scarred fields of battle, put our differences aside, and focus on talking about video games in the official Kotaku forum, Talk Amongst Yourselves. Today’s TAYpic from Jimmy_Jazz serves the dual purpose of reminding us which website we are writing or reading while also making us imagine a sweet little…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 13, 2012
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  Super Stardust Delta: The Kotaku Review

  The best physical attributes of the PlayStation Vita are the machine’s big screen and twin analog sticks. They are conveniently what Super Stardust Delta uses best to make one of the cheapest launch games for Sony’s new gaming portable one of its best. Super Stardust Delta is a twin-stick shooter of spaceship vs. aliens and…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2012