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You Know What We Did Last Summer Of Gaming
Kotaku’s 2010 Summer of Gaming might be over, but there’s still plenty of sunshine left this season. Why not spend the time looking over the summer-related things we wrote about last week? From the first flash of the lovely Plunkett-powered opening image to this sad farewell, we’ve shared memories this Summer of Gaming that will…
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Final Fantasy XIV ESRB Rating Warns Against Putting Your Manhood In The Forge
Warning! The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has passed judgement on Final Fantasy XIV, warning potential players against boozing, whoring, upskirts, euphemisms for masturbation, and creative ways to endanger a penis. I want in the Final Fantasy XIV beta so badly now I can almost taste it. The ESRB listing for the game reads like a…
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A Visual Guide To Real-Time Strategy
Our Kotaku genre guide series continues this month, appropriately enough, with the resource collecting, unit constructing, zerg rushing battles of real-time strategy, in The Kotaku Genre Guide to the RTS. We’ve done role-playing games, and we’ve done first-person shooters. Now it’s time for something a little meatier. The RTS demands a sharp, strategic mind, nimble…
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While You’re Waiting On The Space War, Here’s The Shogun War
While you’re waiting for your chance to play some sci-fi real-time strategy, why not browse through some lovely screens and concept art from Shogun 2: Total War, visiting a simpler time, when war didn’t involve zergling rushes. I really enjoyed the brief time I had with Shogun 2: Total War at E3 this year, and…
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Meet Pokémon Triple-Zero
Say hello to Victini, a brand-new Pokémon coming in the upcoming Black and White games with a very special number: #000. Those familiar with Pokémon and Pokédexi will know that the pocket monster list for any Pokémon game generally starts at #001. This would seem to indicate that there’s something special about Victini, other than…
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UncategorizedRyu And Chun-Li Versus Kazuya And Nina
You drooled over the news that Capcom and Namco Bandai had teamed up for Street Fighter X Tekken this weekend, now listen to the cheers of fans as they watch the game’s first battle unfold. It’s videos like this that make me wish I was with McWhertor at the San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, basking…
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New DMCA Rules Say Jailbreaking Your iPhone Is Okay
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today reveals new exceptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that address the legality of jailbreaking your Apple products, unlocking your cell phone, and bypassing computer game digital rights management systems. As part of his unending penance, every three years James H. Billington determines if there are any classes…
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The Nintendo Download: Who Wants Some Pie?
Who doesn’t love pie? Wholesome, delicious goodness, wrapped in a buttery, flaky crust. This week’s Nintendo Doesn’t contain pie, but if it did, it would taste like Aero the Acrobat and Hamsterz. Yum! I’m sorry about tempting you folks with pie. I had to do something to make this week a little more interesting, but…
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