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Reviews
The Samsung Series 7 Gamer Is One Effective, and Enormous, Gaming Laptop
At a hefty 17″, the Samsung Series 7 Gamer is not exactly what you might call “portable.” It’s a laptop that’s squarely in the realm of desktop replacement. The system specs say it weighs in at just under 8.4 pounds, but it’s still not something you’d exactly want to carry around. When I got it…
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ReviewsDyad: The Kotaku Review
To say that Shawn McGrath’s Dyad is intense is an understatement. The game may technically count as a mind-altering drug, and believe me, that’s a good thing. In my video review, above, I break down not only the experience of playing Dyad but also where it’s roots lay and why it goes above and beyond…
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Cinnabon: The Snacktaku Review
Some argue that smell is the most powerful of the six senses (smell, taste, touch, hearing, seeing, and seeing dead people). Nature is rife with animals that use scent to scare off predators, attract pollinating insects or seduce potential mates. Some animals even use scent to draw in victims for the kill. The Cinnabon is…
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ReviewsNCAA Football 13: The Kotaku Review
NCAA Football 13 arrives at a particularly nostalgic time in my life. I’ve moved back to my hometown—in a house literally across the street from the five-time state champion high school I graduated. Revered names like Jeff Hayes and Mike Chatham, Harry Jennings and Richard Grissom, and Clarence Edwards (pictured above, somewhat idealized) are flooding…
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ReviewsSimCity Social: The Kotaku Review
Facebook has been very good to the city-building genre. Every day millions of people wake up, log in and click away the day placing buildings, upgrading facilities and incessantly bugging their friends for help in titles like Zynga’s CityVille or Game Insight’s My Country. Now the legendary franchise that inspired these games has come to…
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You Don’t Need to Spend $200 on a Custom Xbox 360 Controller, But You Might Want To
Back in May I praised the looks of a custom Xbox 360 controller created especially for Kotaku by the folks at The Controller Shop, and the verdict was nearly unanimous — that’s an ugly controller. Speaking as the man that selected the color scheme, everyone was wrong. But I’m not here to review the gorgeous…
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ReviewsStrawberries: The Snacktaku Review
This past weekend Mother Nature attempted to set me on fire, scorching the entire country in a desperate attempt to stop me from turning my critical snackologist eye on what many consider one of her greatest creations. What’s the matter, Mother Nature? You nervous girl? Well you should be. Mother Nature and I have never…
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A Gaming Mouse and Keyboard Combo Made to Play Together
The mouse and keyboard are the sword and shield of the PC gamer, an alliance of hardware bent on game domination. They’re both integral to the PC gaming experience, but rarely are they built to play together. There are plenty of matched sets, but rarely does their synergy extend beyond outward appearances. German hardware maker…
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ReviewsOn the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 3: The Kotaku Review
Have you been feeling a distinct lack of Final Fantasy IV in your life lately? Do you really miss the early 1990s? Were 32-bit games just two times too many bits for you? Have you grown weary of the third dimension? If so, congratulations: you are exactly the niche that On the Rain-Slick Precipice of…
By Kate Cox
