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  This Theme Park Is Like Disneyland For Starcraft, WoW Fans

  Joyland, a Chinese theme park due to open its doors in May this year, looks to be at least partly inspired by the games of Blizzard Entertainment. The park, located in Changzhou, is built around the idea of taking “key scenery in cyber-games and [rebuilding] them into reality, enabling visitors to interact between the real…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011
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  The New Elder Scrolls Can Actually Make Humans Look Attractive

  The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was famous for two things: wide open spaces and ugly people. Looks like the upcoming sequel has fixed the ugly people part. Yes, while the limitations of the old Gamebryo engine resulted in Oblivion being full of gnomes with plastic faces, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s new engine is capable of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011
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  The Finest Cast Ever Assembled For A Video Game

  In 1996, a PC adventure game was released that has been all but forgotten. Which is strange, seeing as it features probably the greatest ensemble of actors ever assembled for a video game. While many contemporary games boast the names of impressive stars on the back of their box, those are generally restricted to voice-over…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2011
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  Dood, What The Heck Are You Wearing?

  NIS America’s peg-legged penguin mascot Prinny gets all dressed up for an upcoming announcement. Ready your best guesses in the comments, then watch this space later this week for an interesting game reveal.

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011
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  Growing Pains, Season Five

  Hey, Kotaku. Rough day? Yeah, man, you don’t know the half of it. On hard Mondays like this, I turn to the Growing Pains theme song. Show me that smile again. Don’t waste another minute on your crying. We’re nowhere near the end. The best is ready to begin. And so is the off-topic conversation.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011
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  MindJack Fails To Execute Its Brilliant Plan

  Every once in a while a game concept comes along with the potential to change the way we fight our online multiplayer battles. Hopefully next time the developers won’t drop the ball as badly as developer feelplus did with MindJack. MindJack is a third-person shooter with a mind-bending twist. In the not-so-distant future, mankind has…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011
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  ‘Smuggle Truck’ Makes Crossing The U.S.-Mexican Border Fun, Advocacy Groups Irate

  A game designed over the course of a weekend as part of a summer “Game Jam” has raised the ire of immigration advocacy groups. Maybe because iPhone game Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration looks like fun? Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration, a side-scrolling, physics based driving game, lets players drive a rickety, rusty pick-up truck across obstacles…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011
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  These Might Be The Great New Features of Dance Central 2

  Dance Central, arguably the most killer of apps for Microsoft’s Kinect controller, is bound for a sequel. What will developer Harmonix bring to the follow-up? Potentially a very long list of improvements, based on an early survey. While Dance Central was one of the brightest spots in the Kinect launch line-up, its presentation was thin—light…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011
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  He Knows The Score, He Gets The Women, He Kills The Zerg

  Mr. Machete (Danny Trejo) geared up and is now rocking a StarCraft Marine suit! Check out the full / finished (NSFW) wallpaper version HERE The Marine Danny Trejo- -+ by Wu Shuang / azazel1944 (deviantART) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011
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  This is Where I’ll Be Playing Duke Nukem Forever

  I’m here in Vegas, not just for the DICE summit, but for Duke Nukem Forever. I get to play that now — and write about it later. What You May Have Missed How The Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Galactus Fight Goes Down: Last Monday we saw footage of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 end boss Galactus…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 7, 2011
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  Get An Eyeful of Dead Space 2’s New Add-on ‘Severed’

  Necromorph slayers looking for more dismemberment will want to keep an eye out for the new Dead Space 2 expansion, Severed, coming (only) to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network soon. Let’s see half of Dead Space 2: Severed’s stars in action. Those stars are Gabe Weller and Lexine Murdock, the folks from the on-rails shooter…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011
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  Kids Shouldn’t Play Games About Jerking Off

  NSFW: If you’re a parent — or even just an all-round concerned citizen — and think games featuring cartoon violence and mild cussing is bad, spare a thought for me. One of the first ever games I played was about jerking off. In 1984, and at the age of four, my father (rightly) realised that…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2011
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  A Most Unusual Merry Marvel Video Game Controller

  The latest marvelous Marvel team-up with accessory maker PDP has resulted in this, the Marvel Edition Versus Fighting Pad, a slightly off-kilter fighting pad coming to the Xbox 360. Coming February 14 for $39.99 USD, Marvel and PDP’s wired controller drops the d-pad in favor of a sole thumbstick, one featuring “high quality micro-switch activators”…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011
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  So This Is The iPhone’s Answer To The Legend Of Zelda

  There’s a brave young warrior, a beautiful princess, a horse to ride, and pots to break open in search of treasure. I’d sure say Gameloft’s Sacred Odyssey: Rise of Ayden is the iPhone’s answer to Zelda, but is it good? First off, don’t get too excited. The game shows up as free on the iTunes…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011
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  Angry Birds Make For Sad Pigs

  Artist Sam Spratt, whose work we love to feature on Kotaku, decided to show Angry Birds players how the pigs feel. Poor pigs. Check out Sam’s official page for more great art. And click here for the full 1080p version of Sam’s sad pig.

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 7, 2011
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  Only One Company Could Rip Off StarCraft This Expertly

  Give it up for Gameloft, creator of fine imitators of the world’s biggest games. Their latest, Starfront: Collision, hits the iPhone this week, bringing the StarCraft that Blizzard can’t be bothered to make to Apple platforms. Starfront: Collision spins a familiar yarn of three intergalactic races fighting in real-time strategic combat, all over “rare Xenodium…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011
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  Is Transformers 3’s Optimus Prime a giant robotic butterfly?

  If you saw last night’s new Transformers 3 trailer, you may have noticed some new hot Optimus Prime gliding, smashing and robot bashing action. We’ve got an exclusive look at the brand new Transformers: Dark of the Moon toys from the Hasbro Mechtech line which seem to show off Optimus Prime’s awesome new wingspan. Looks…

  By Meredith Woerner Published February 7, 2011
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  Welcome… Don’t Panic!!

  If you’ve got a pulse and have visited Kotaku before, you probably noticed that the front page looks just a *tad* different today. Don’t worry, we can explain. With the launch of the redesigned Kotaku you’ll noticed that one story takes up most of the page, and a list of today’s headlines in a column…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 7, 2011
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  Let’s Get A Good Look At You, Team Fortress 2 Soldier

  Team Fortress 2 maker Valve and expensive statue maker Gaming Heads are giving fans of video game collectibles more class in the form of the Soldier. He’s the latest TF2 member to get a premium statue and he’s quite handsome. Gaming Heads has opened pre-orders for the Team Fortress 2 Soldier statue in red and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 7, 2011
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  How The Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Galactus Fight Goes Down

  Last Monday we saw footage of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 end boss Galactus laying down the hurt. Now IGN’s got the exclusive reveal of the purple planet eater and his two silver-skinned heralds. Here’s how the fight plays out. The final battle in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds begins with Galactus getting…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2011