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ReviewsDungeon Hunter 5 Discovers Exciting New Ways To Disappoint Me
Over its first four iterations Gameloft’s Diablo-esque Dungeon Hunter has transformed from excellent premium mobile game to mildly greedy free-to-play. With this week’s release of Dungeon Hunter 5 the series becomes a mildly greedy free-to-play hack-and-slash card-collecting defense game, aka just about everything I dislike about mobile games. I’m not even upset about the free-to-play…
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ReviewsThe Ultimate StarCraft Action Figure
Sideshow’s partnership with Blizzard has resulted in some pretty amazing collectibles—Deathwing from World of Warcraft, the Diablo III version of the Prime Evil—but nothing nearly as spectacular as the meticulously crafted sixth scale figure of StarCraft‘s Jim Raynor in his signature space marine armor. Fans with $500 to burn have been eagerly awaiting Raynor’s arrival…
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Hori Racing Wheel For Xbox One: The Kotaku Review
Pursuing my newfound love of racing wheels has been an expensive endeavor—so far I’ve played with a $400 Mad Catzwheel and a $400 Thrustmaster wheel. Ringing up at a modest $90, the Hori Racing Wheel for the Xbox One provides excellent motivation for spending a lot more. What It Is TheHori Racing Wheel is the…
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ReviewsAn Endless Runner Without All The Crap
Years of iteration and mainstream popularity have taken their toll on the endless runner genre, rendering it tired and worn despite its young age. Endless snowboarder Alto’s Adventure defies that notion, stripping away layers of gaudy mobile paint to rediscover the genre’s elegant core. The average endless runner can be a great deal of fun,…
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ReviewsEvolve: The Kotaku Review
I’ve been playing a lot of Evolve over the last week and the questions I hear are all the same: Are you tired of this game yet? Is it really repetitive? The answer to each is, simply, no and yes, respectively. Some of you will hate this game. You’ll think its rote nature too boring…
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Kingston HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset: The Kotaku Review
Last year the folks at memory and storage company Kingston Technologies showed the world theyknew a thing or two about putting together a good gaming headset. Now they’re back with the HyperX Cloud II, adding virtual 7.1 surround sound to an already successful piece of hardware. What It Is The HyperX Cloud II gaming headset…
By Mike Fahey
