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Candy Crush Saga Sequel Arrives To Refresh A Faltering Fanbase
After two and a half years of candy crushing, fans of King’s massive gem-matching hit could use a little break. Enter Candy Crush Soda Saga, releasedtoday on Facebook and coming soon to mobile. Here’s how my time with Candy Crush Saga normally goes. I’ll start up the application on my iPad, and try my hand…
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Humankind Has Played More Than 6 Billion Hours of Halo Online
When we talk about a franchise as popular as Halo, sometimes the numbers get so big as to grossly outsize human comprehension. Today, Microsoft announcedthat the tentpole franchise has sold more than 60 million copies to date, and that people have put in over 6 billion hours into the online modes. That means that we…
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I’d Take Any One Of These Awesome Alternate Versions Of The Simpsons
CGI Simpsons? Anime Simpsons? Despicable Me Simpsons? As much as I enjoy the originals, last night’s Treehouse of Horror episode left me yearning for these alternate reality versions of America’s first family. Before the credits rolled on the rather rather funny spoof of The Others in last night’s 25th anual Treehouse of Horror episode, Lisa…
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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Vector Thrust is Gorgeous, Unfinished • Amiibos are Pointless (But I Still Want to Collect Them All) • Locodol was a Light Comedy, Which is Just Fine • Minecraft Party Requires 110% Imagination to Appreciate • The Hype Train, Revisited TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…
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Here’s a very good example of what rendering software (in this case, Chunky, combined with a texture pack) can do for Minecraft screenshots. It’s like comparing a finished CG shot from a film to a photo of the set, though here, you get Minecraft blocks standing in for a greenscreen. Look below for the hi-res…
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Let This Man Explain What Makes Half-Life So Great
Half-Life turns sixteen this year. It’s likely older than some of you. Yet, aged graphics aside, it’s still one of the best games—or rather, one of the best experiences—the PC has to offer. There’s a couple reasons why. As YouTuber XboxAhoy argues in his video, the first Half-Life was influential not just because it played…
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Ten More Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Super Mario Bros. 3
Redditor TestZero posted a list of ten bits of Super Mario Bros. 3 trivia from Imgur this weekend. And even after watching basically every DidYouKnowGaming and spending entirely way too much time on the internet in general, I didn’t know most of these. Here are my favorites: The Koopa Kids are named and based on…
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Watch the Hobbit In Just 72 Seconds As Reenacted By Lego
Some time ago I was a huge fan of 30 Second Movies As Reenacted By Bunnies. I’m not sure why, but after so many of them, they kind of lost their spark. This short YouTube clip is pretty great though, and I’m thinking that maybe Lego just makes everything better. You’re reading Numbers, a blog…
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Dude Plays Skyrim Theme on 24 Wine Glasses
And an office cooler water jug. It’s been almost three years since Skyrim‘s release, but fans are still finding cool new ways to show their love for the game. I’m just amazed that people would think to do this. I’ve never in my life thought to play a video game theme on wine glasses even…
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It Took Two Videos To Cover Everything Wrong With Age Of Extinction
I avoided seeing Transformers: Age of Extinction in theaters or on Blu-ray specifically so my first taste of the film would be CinemaSins‘ “Everything Wrong With” take. I am not disappointed. I’ve been mercilessly riding Yannick LeJacq about this movie ever since he posted an article titled “Leave Michael Bay Alone, Transformers Is Awesome.” Long-time…
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The Real World Could Use More 2D Video Games
We know Filipe Costa of Pipoca VFX from his work on transformingPokemon and the original Tomb Raider into first-person games. Now he’s working on transforming the largest first-person game of them all into 2D classics. I’ve seen plenty of 2D sprites Photoshopped into real-world locations, but I’ve rarely seen them in motion like this. It’s…
By Mike Fahey
