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UncategorizedThe Witcher 2 Wastes No Time Getting Naked
All great sword and sorcery epics have an element of romance to them. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings gets the romancing underway within the first ten minutes of starting a new game. Be warned: I’ve misplaced my censor bars. How soon you get to this scene in CD Projekt’s latest PC role-playing game depends…
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GagaVille, the Most Monstrous FarmVille Update Yet
GagaVille itself is a bit of a let down. It’s just a neighboring farm with a few silly things to click. But for FarmVille regulars, the update brings new items, crops, and decorations-and a chance to listen to tracks from Lady Gaga’s upcoming album before anyone else. It’s insidious, brilliant pablum. The three new crops…
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UncategorizedThese Are the First Lego Sets Ever Launched Into Space
Yesterday, the space shuttle Endeavour launched for the last time, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and the ExPRESS Logistics to the ISS. But more importantly, it carried Lego to space for the first time in history. These are the sets. The first person to build Lego models in space would be astronaut Cady Coleman, a…
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Has Aging Changed the Way You Game?
Commenter Sumada feels he doesn’t appreciate games as much as he did when he was younger. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku we explore how aging has changed the way you play and appreciate video games. Lately I’ve been thinking about why I don’t appreciate games as much as I did when I was younger.…
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UncategorizedPlants Vs. Zombies Singer Only Wants You Gone
Plants Vs. Zombies songstress Laura Shigihara was so impressed by Jonathan Coulton’s ending theme “Want You Gone” that she recorded what might be the most adorable version of the song committed to YouTube video. Laura Shigihara takes the musical talent she demonstrated while penning and performing the Plants Vs. Zombies ending theme “Zombies on Your…
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UncategorizedFirst In-Game Teaser for Dead Island Still Playing the Emotion Card
While it’s certainly not the game-changing first trailer for Dead Island, today’s just-released trailer attempts to give a tug to those same heartstrings with music right out of a Hallmark commercial matched to in-game footage. I’m still on the fence on this one—I just cannot get with Dead Rising at all, which appears to be…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves! Whatever game you’ve been thinking about, it’s time to let everybody know. Special thanks to Prof.Gast for today’s image. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
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