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  Assassin’s Creed Revelations Stealthily Kills a String of Perfect Review Scores

  With everybody from Mario to Saints Row scoring perfect 100s from game reviewers this season it’s good to see a big-name title that bucks the trend. I suppose that doesn’t apply if you’re Ubisoft. The Ezio saga finally comes to a close in Assassin’s Creed Revelations, the third and final chapter of the series that…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 14, 2011
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  The Simpsons‘ Latest Episode Spoofs Video Games with “Guts of War,” “Funtendo” at E4

  When a show’s been around as long as the Simpsons, it’ll periodically touch on the cultural ripple effect generated by the video games industry. Last night’s episode of the long-running cartoon—”The Food Wife,” which deals with Marge’s obsession with foodie culture—took Homer and art to a fictionalized version of video games’ biggest trade show, with…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 14, 2011
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  The Best Survival Horror Bowling Game You’ll Never Play

  Fake Peter Molyneux presents a trailer for a brilliantly fake game that blends bowling and survival horror to deliver something called a “cascore” experience. Bowling your way through a zombie infestation is brilliant, but what if, the trailer asks, you could take children’s dreams and insert them into the bowling ball? OK Peter Molydeux, you’re…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011
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  Should You Buy Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary ? No.

  It’s been ten years since Bungie gave Xbox gamers the first Halo game, a console first-person shooter that didn’t feel like the weak sister to the genre’s PC alpha dogs. From that single title grew blossomed one of video game’s most successful franchises, one which reshaped what it meant to play video games with other…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 14, 2011
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  Two Prototypes of Gaming’s “Deadliest Laptop” Stolen from Razer R&D Labs

  Earlier this month someone broke into Razer’s San Francisco Bay Area research and development labs and made off with two prototypes for the peripheral maker’s sexy gaming laptop hybrid, the Razer Blade, according to the company. The break-in happened over the weekend of Nov. 4, according to a Facebook post by Razer “As you can…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011
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  PETA Calls Out Nintendo For Fur-Wearing Mario

  The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals are blasting Nintendo and their beloved gaming plumber Mario over what they claim is a message that it’s OK to wear animal furs. In Super Mario 3D Land, which was released this weekend, one of Mario’s many power-ups is a Tanooki suit which grants him the ability…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011
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  Belgium Mom Wraps Up a Profanity-Laced Call of Duty Session With Some Gunfire

  This charming foul-mouthed hardcore gaming mom helps to elucidate some of the problems we all stumble across while playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 online. Some weapons, she points out, are a little overpowered. The game allows you to transition to the scope view on a gun a bit too quickly and other players…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011
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  Here’s How Rockstar Games Plans to Update Max Payne 3’s Gameplay

  Gameplay-wise, the Max Payne titles get remembered for a few things: bullet time, the iconic shootdodge and using painkillers to refresh health. But things have changed since we last saw the hardboiled cop in Max Payne 2 eight years ago. Rockstar knows this and is tweaking the Payne formula a bit—but not too much—for the…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 14, 2011
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  Claim Your Rightful Place on the Halo Living Monument

  Master Chief would be nothing without the millions of players that have taken control of him over the past decade. Microsoft and 343 Industries recognize your heroic sacrifices with the Halo Living Monument, an interactive memorial that will honor you as long as it makes financial sense to keep the website running. With Halo: Combat…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 14, 2011
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  Should You Buy Assassin’s Creed: Revelations? Yes.

  With the regularity of a flip of the calendar page, November brings us another Assassin’s Creed, the fourth major console game in the series in four years. This year’s edition is Assassin’s Creed: Revelations More Ezio. More adventuring 500 years ago. More towers to climb and Templars to kill. They’re pushing it, no? But maybe…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 14, 2011
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  Is Wayne Brady Gonna Have to Choke a Creeper?

  Here’s how you know Minecraft has arrived: the popular sandbox adventure title made a cameo appearance on Let’s Make a Deal. Twitter user @CodyBlues snapped pics of host Wayne Brady donning a pixellated Steve head on this morning’s episode of the syndicated games show. We’re not sure what the deal on the table for contestants…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 14, 2011
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  This is a Post For People That Don’t Care About Skyrim

  The gaming community has gone a little Skyrim crazy, but for every fan of The Elder Scrolls there’s another that couldn’t care less. For those people we have bunnies and commenter Taggart451‘s rallying cry in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Anyone else not interested in Skyrim in the slightest? I’m glad that everyone is having…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 14, 2011
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  How to Get at Least 885 Free Lives in Super Mario 3D Land

  It’s easy to get free lives in the 3DS’ excellent Super Mario 3D Land, especially if you go to World 1-2 and hop on the right Koopa shell. YouTube user Arctic Extras found what is either a glitch or a wonderful Easter Egg that has generated at least 885 free lives for him so far.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 14, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Welcome to Kotaku‘s official forum. You can talk about video games here. Or… you can talk about video games here. Your pick! Thanks to Hisilarn for today’s fantastic image. Take a crack at being featured atop TAY some time this month simply by making a hilarious Photoshop or some other manipulation of the month’s image.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 14, 2011
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  Getting Fit The Skyrim Way

  A new fitness program that asks gamers to earn time gaming by exercising is targeting fans of one of the biggest releases of the year. Skyrim Fitness pushes players of Bethesda Softwork’s latest massive fantasy role-playing game to do 10 push-ups to earn an hour of time in a world that can take 60, 80,…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011
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  Find Out How to Turn Your Dovahkiin’s Face Off in Skyrim

  Invisibility’s been a power in video games for a long, long time. But one Elder Scrolls V player managed to make his avatar all see-through without benefit of any spell or ability. YouTuber MrTheVestman happened upon a random combination of collectibles that takes his countenance clean away. He’s kind enough to walk viewers through it…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 14, 2011
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  The Sounds of Final Fantasy XI

  XI | TOKYO, JAPAN: The Tokyo Philharmonic plays music from Square Enix’s online classic. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Cosplay? Skyrim? Cosplaaaaayyyyyy! The internet has heard my cries. Not seven days since I bemoaned the lack of quality males to feature in Fancy Pants, I’m happy to present a bunch of dudes who are killing it…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011
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  This Lady *Really* Wants To Be in the WarCraft Movie

  Never mind that director Sam Raimi said not to expect the Warcraft movie anytime soon, actress Michelle Morrow is. She once again underscores her desire to be in the flick. Namely, Morrow would like to play Lady Sylvanas. There’s a Facebook page, five thousand likes strong, that asks folks to show their support for Morrow.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011
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  How About Silent Hill with a Shirtless Man?

  Shot in an abandoned Japanese mining town, Silent Hill: Stolen Heart is an homage to the Konami horror series. The fan film was filmed in an old hospital. According to Stolen Heart‘s director Paul Leeming, the real town where the film was shot was apparently deserted in 1974—that’s the same year Silent Hill was supposedly…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011
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  Blizzard’s Korean Fans Make Lovely Art

  During G-Star, Blizzard showed off impressive fan art at its booth’s community zone. The Grand Theft Auto inspired World of Warcraft Cataclysm art is cool and all, but check out those mini-figures. Wow! Also, on display were StarCraft paper…craft. Kotaku posted a gallery of these StarCraft II models back in May. They were awesome them.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2011