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Their Bodies, Our Games
That picture above poses an interesting question to Massively’s Seraphina Brennan. Why, she wonders, is the knee-jerk reaction to get bent out of shape about a buxom, indiscreetly clothed woman in a video game, but not a ripped, stripped-to-the-waist man? Second Correction: Seraphina Brennan is in fact the transgendered identity of the writer and is…
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Cover Athletes: Putting More Than a Name Into a Game
Michael Phelps might have been on a Wheaties box. It doesn’t mean he advised General Mills on how to make the cereal taste better. But that’s also the role Evan Longoria, the newly minted Silver Slugger and Gold Glover from Tampa Bay, takes on as the cover man for MLB 2K10, an endorsement announced this…
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Weekend Coupons: Black Saturday
Not all of the deals this weekend are doorbusters designed to get you to a brick-and-mortar location. If your butt remains fused to the living room couch, you can still get some value-added shopping done thanks to Kotaku Weekend Coupons. Hardware • The 120GB 360 Elite bundle that includes PURE and Lego Batman is yours…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Kotaku Originals: Weekend Edition
Some Saturdays I feel like I should start my shift with NPR’s Weekend Edition theme and the dulcet vocals of its host, Mr. Scott Simon (pictured). We weekend shift guys need to stick together, you know. This weekend after Thanksgiving might find you indulging in a long breakfast or a colossal mug of overpriced coffee,…
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Final Fantasy XIII Toilet Water is Coming Soon
What? What?! That’s what “eau de toilet toilette,” means, right? Oh, fine, it’s perfume, specifically a fragrant homage to Final Fantasy XIII, and it’ll be available a month after the game’s release in North America. The 50 ml bottle of “Lightning,” inspired by the character of the same name, will cost 7,140 yen or about…
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This Is What “Toned-Down” Looks Like In Dead To Rights
When I first got a look at Dead to Rights: Retribution, I had to ditch a whole plate of food lest I upchuck in front of the producer at a Namco Bandai event. If the level of violence I witnessed back then has been “toned down” in this developer diary hosted by Character Art Manager…
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Black Friday In Photos
Black Friday still has a few hours left to go, but here’s a look at how it’s going in several California GameStop and Best Buy locations. You’ll notice a lack of insanity and mobbing in the check-out lines. We’ll wait ’til the numbers come in before declaring it a tame Black Friday, though, and maybe…
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