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Reviews
12-Inch Nathan Drake Figure Is… Argh! Spider!
The moment I opened Sideshow Collectibles’ Sixth Scale Nathan Drake figure from Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is the moment it stopped being a Nathan Drake figure. No, this is a creepy six-legged spider figure with a Nathan Drake accessory. WHAT IS IT? The figure is supposed to be the version of Nathan Drake made famous…
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ReviewsMario Kart 8: The Kotaku Review
“Everyone has fond memories of the Mario Kart series” reads a blurb in the review materials for the eighth game in the series. Up until now, I really didn’t. Mario Kart was never my game. When Super Mario Kart was released for North American Super Nintendo systems in 1992, I was already in love with…
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ReviewsWolfenstein: The New Order: The Kotaku Review
Trapped in a vegetative state for 14 years, Wolfenstein hero B.J. Blazkowicz awakens to a 1960 dominated by Nazis and a life no-longer solely defined by the killing of them. Not that killing Nazis isn’t an important aspect of Wolfenstein: The New Order, the third entry in reboot of the classic first-person shooter series that…
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Maingear’s Ultimate 4K Gaming PC Shows Ultra HD How It’s Done
The average PC gamer won’t be able to afford to put together a 4K Ultra HD capable system for at least another couple of years. For the non-average PC gamer looking to spend upwards of $10,000 on a complete Ultra HD system, there’s the Maingear Rush Vesuvius Edition — a showcase for AMD’s water-cooled Radeon…
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I Designed The Most Hideous Xbox One Controller
The custom controller masters over at The Controller Shop have built a photo-realistic lab for their website, where customers can create and save their dream creations. As you can see, this is not always the best idea. Blue sparkly directional pad? Check. Candy red buttons? Check. Pink and black metallic tiger striped face? Yup. Green…
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ReviewsThe Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Kotaku Review
Activision has released seven free-roaming Spider-Man games since 2004, each criticized for one particular flaw. Activision has released seven free-roaming Spider-Man games since 2004, each criticized for one particular flaw. Activision has released seven free-roaming Spider-Man games since 2004, each criticized for one particular flaw. What, doing the same thing over and over again isn’t…
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ReviewsDoritos Jacked Mystery Flavors: The Snacktaku Review
Because there’s nothing better than eating food blind, Frito-Lay has sprung a trio of mystery Doritos Jacked flavors on the public, challenging us to be purchaser, taster and executioner. I have tasted all three, and I know which two deserve to die. “There’s nothing as bold as stepping into the unknown, and crunching into an…
By Mike Fahey
