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ReviewsCan Unlimited Spider-Men Triumph Over Free-To-Play Evil?
On the one hand, Spider-Man Unlimited is a free-to-play mobile game from Gameloft. On the other, it’s a game with fourteen different versions of Spider-Man to collect at launch. “Free-to-play mobile game from Gameloft” versus “fourteen different versions of Spider-Man.” I am so conflicted. Released last week for iOS, Android and Windows Phone, Spider-Man Unlimited…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2014 -
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The Sims 4: The Kotaku Review
The Sims 4 is a big game. But like any so-called life simulator, it only seems that way when you add up its countless tiny bits and pieces into one giant mosaic. Actually playing the game feels like you’re both telling and watching a series of private, intimate stories. Let me start with one of…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 10, 2014 -
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AMD Radeon R9 285 Review: The New $250 Video Card To Beat
With the series having already exploded onto the market this year, a new Radeon 200 graphics card may not make for the most exciting headline, but this one is a little different than most other Radeon 200s considering it isn’t a rebadged HD7000. Codenamed “Tonga Pro”, the new Radeon R9 285 takes the latest technology…
By Steven Walton Published September 2, 2014 -
ReviewsHospital Food: The Snacktaku Review
Last weekend I had the opportunity to stay at one of Atlanta’s premiere medical hot-spots, where I was sliced open to have my innards fiddled with. Afterwards I was presented with this magnificent feast. It was almost as pleasant. I’ve loved institutional food since I was a small boy standing in line for lunch at…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2014 -
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MSI GS60 Ghost Ultra-Thin Gaming Notebook: The Kotaku Review
I’ve been having a torrid love affair with skinny gaming notebooks for several years now. Recently, each one I’ve tried has had one thing in common — Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 765M graphics. MSI’s GS60 Ghost is the first super slim gaming notebook to utilize Nvidia’s 800m mobile graphics line, and it’s made a massive difference.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2014 -
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A Face Only A Hardcore Avengers Movie Fan Could Love
When I was young, I would have my parents buy me multiple copies of trooper-style action figures in order to amass a cartoon-accurate army. As an adult collector, I think I’ll just stick with the one $239 Chitauri Foot Soldier from Hot Toys. The Chitauri. A race of aliens created to take the place of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2014 -
ReviewsHohokum: The Kotaku Review
Hohokum is almost definitely the strangest video game I’ve ever played in my life. I swear I can hear the new game giggle at my attempt to describe it or pin it down. I’m going to try, because you should know what you’re getting into. And, yes, Hohokum is very much a thing you should…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 12, 2014 -
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Nvidia Shield Tablet: The Kotaku Review
Last year’s Nvidia Shield portable was the most powerful Android gaming system on the market at the time. The Nvidia Shield Tablet is the most powerful Android gaming system on the market, but it’s also something its predecessor was not — useful. The original Nvidia Shield, rebranded the Shield Portable in the wake of the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 6, 2014 -
ReviewsRoad Not Taken: The Kotaku Review
Yes, it’s named after the Robert Frost poem. No, it’s not clear why. The lovely new game from development studio Spry Fox is full of mysteries, most of them with gameplay consequences. It’s basically a game about a person who lives in a village, makes friends and then heads out into the wilderness year after…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2014 -
ReviewsMetrico: The Kotaku Review
Metrico is a frustrating game. That’s mostly meant as a compliment. This is a puzzle game, after all. You’re supposed to pull your hair and swear once in a while. Every puzzle game walks a fine line between the good kind of frustration and the bad kind, however. And when Metrico wavers into the bad…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 5, 2014 -
ReviewsThe Last of Us: The Kotaku Review
On the street where you live, there’s a house built out of zombie clichés. The porch looks like an abandoned quarantine zone, and the walls are covered with hastily scrawled graffiti. The roof is crafted from the finest wrecked national monuments, and the floors appear to be made of actual zombies. And yet: Two people…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 29, 2014 -
ReviewsLay’s 2014 ‘Do Us A Flavor’ Potato Chips: The Snacktaku Review
Earlier this week Frito-Lay announced the four finalists in its annual ‘Do Us A Flavor’ fan-made potato chip flavor contest — Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger, Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese, Wavy Mango Salsa and Cappuccino. Which one wins my mouth? It’s year two of the ‘Do Us A Flavor’ competition, in which consumers around the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2014 -
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Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Stealth: The Kotaku Review
It’s getting harder and harder to believe there was once a time I made fun of Razer products. They used to be the worst. The most prominent example of everything wrong with PC peripherals. Silly designs, ridiculous and garish colour schemes, ungh. So many bad memories. The last few years though have seen the company…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2014 -
ReviewsYakuza 4: The Very Late Kotaku Review
In 2011, I started to review Yakuza 4 for this very website. Countless hours later, but with the game unfinished, my PS3 died, taking my save game with it. So I never ended up reviewing it. Today, I make amends for this. Last week, I found my copy tucked away on my collection shelf and,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2014 -
ReviewsVideo Games: The Movie: The Kotaku Review
Most Kotaku readers probably won’t need to watch Video Games: The Movie. They’ll already know—and likely love—the mythology being presented in the new Kickstarted documentary. The real question, then, is if the film has the ability to ignite that love in people who aren’t video game enthusiasts. Sadly, it doesn’t. It’s a documentary made on…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 15, 2014 -
ReviewsWii U Review Update: 20 Months Later
If you don’t have a Wii U, it’s time to get one. This is our Kotaku review update for the Wii U, the gaming console with a screen in its controller that we’ve been telling you since November 2012 is not yet a must-have. It finally is. It is because the Wii U finally has…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 8, 2014 -
ReviewsRoccat Ryos MK Pro: The Kotaku Review
Last year, I reviewed a Roccat keyboard and it wasn’t the greatest. Let’s see if this year things get any better. I’m taking a look at the Ryos MK Pro, which doesn’t appear to be brand new, but is still the company’s “flagship” gaming keyboard. After a couple of days of constant use, for both…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2014 -
ReviewsPlayStation Vita Review Update: Two And A Half Years Later
The PlayStation Vita has come a long way in the last two and a half years. Sony’s handheld console has navigated a winding and sometimes uncertain route, often deviating from whatever we thought its original course would be. And yet somehow, these many months later, it has landed in a pretty good place. When Sony…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 1, 2014 -
ReviewsShovel Knight: The Kotaku Review
Shovel Knight is a video game about a knight who carries a shovel. It’s an NES game released 25 years too late. It’s the type of platformer that a whole lot of people have been craving for a very long time. There is no way to talk about Shovel Knight without talking about the games…
By Jason Schreier Published June 26, 2014 -
ReviewsValiant Hearts: The Kotaku Review
Valiant Hearts is a wonderful story trapped inside a video game. An epic tale set against a (mostly) realistic take on the First World War, Valiant Hearts tells the story of a number of very nice people caught up in the events of one of humanity’s most pointless and bloody struggles. The way it fleshes…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2014