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UncategorizedWith Great Power Comes Great Value, City of Heroes Now Free-to-Play
After more than seven years as the most popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online superhero role-playing game, Paragon Studios flips the switch on City of Heroes Freedom, potentially the most popular free-to-play superhero MMO. Superhero and super villain hopefuls need only sign up for a free account to begin their 50 level journey to fame or…
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Even House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut‘s 3D is Adorably Retro
Dig those red-and-blue 3D glasses out of your junk drawer and feast your eyes on these sexy anaglyphic 3D screenshots of House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut for the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation 3 HD remake of House of the Dead: Overkill builds on the game’s 70’s exploitation film vibe with the addition of…
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This Week’s Witcher 2 Update Changes Everything
PC gamers that didn’t enjoy The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings as much as I did should check back in on Thursday, when the massive 2.0 update adds a full tutorial, arena combat, the insanely difficult dark mode, and much, much more. Wanna see a full list? While some game developers release a game and…
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UncategorizedCan a Pair of Swimsuit Models Get You Excited About Need For Speed: The Run?
With so many highly anticipated titles coming out in November, the next entry in the Need for Speed franchise isn’t getting nearly as much attention as it should, so EA plays its T&A card. Ah, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, the last barrier between the good people of America and a looming wave of internet…
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Lionsgate is Making a Movie Based On the Dead Island Trailer
It doesn’t get any more official than an announcement from Lionsgate motion picture group president Joe Drake; there will be a Dead Island movie, and it sounds like it will be the first major motion picture based on a video game trailer We’ve been hearing rumblings about a Dead Island movie since that damned trailer…
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These Are the Distinguished Voices of Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the sort of game that requires top-tier voice talent to work, so Bethesda Softworks has pulled out all the stops, recruiting a cast comprised of three Academy Award nominees, several highly recognizable science fiction actors, and the wife of ZeniMax Media CEO Robert A. Altman. Bethesda sure knows how…
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The Elder Scrolls VS. Mojang Scrolls Battle Goes to Court
In spite of lighthearted suggestions by Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson that their differences be settled as gamers, the battle between developer Mojang and The Elder Scrolls publisher Bethesda is headed to the courtroom. Last month lawyers for Bethesda Softworks sent a lengthy letter to developer Mojang, claiming that the Minecraft studio’s upcoming card-based strategy…
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What is Sonic the Hedgehog Without a Sega Console?
In today’s blue and blurry edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Monsieur.Froid suggests that Sonic the Hedgehog worked much better as a console mascot than a multiplatform star. I think one of the biggest problems with Sonic and the current Sonic games is that he doesn’t represent anything anymore. In the 90s, Sonic was…
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