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Post-Apocalyptic Interactive Novel Funded At Kickstarter
The Seed is a post-apocalyptic Choose Your Own Adventure-style interactive novel that will be playable on PC, Linux, Mac, and iPad. Learn more and download The Seed wallpapers below: The Seed is set in an irradiated, depopulated Russia, and will feature moral dilemmas, crafting, map, and inventory, as well as 50 possible endings. It is…
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Ladies And Gentlemen, It’s Magician Randy Pitchford
Did you know Gearbox Software founder, president and CEO Randy Pitchford started out as a professional magician in Hollywood? He unleashed his magical powers at the Gearbox panel at PAX East earlier today, and the world trembled beneath his might. Like any good Hollywood magician, Pitchford stole this trick from a fellow magician — Penn…
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Doing The Dirty Simpsons With Family Guy‘s Quest For Stuff
Racism, sexism, homophobia, pedophilia — all the horrible things that makes Family Guy what it is are present in Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, plus some free-to-play mechanics some might find offensive. Noticing that EA’s The Simpsons: Tapped Out was making an incredibly exaggerated million dollars per second, executives at Fox tapped developer TinyCo.…
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The New Longest Arcade Game Run In History – Over 85 Hours
On the morning of Wednesday, April 9, Ohio arcade champion John Salter slipped a quarter into his Armor Attack arcade cabinet. By the time he finished playing late Saturday night, he’d broken two major video game records. In an event streamed live on the website of “Video Game Media Personality” Patrick Scott Patterson, Salter spent…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Ninja Tongue-Twister
No one expected ninja tongue Pokémon Greninja to show up in Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U and 3DS. I’m guessing there are many other places no one would expect him to show up. I’m thinking our Photoshop Gym Leaders can demonstrate. You guys probably saw this coming. How could I possibly resist a…
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Homeworld Remastered Gets The Collector’s Edition It Deserves
During Gearbox Software’s PAX East 2014 panel this morning, fans got a quick peek at the incredibly limited starship that’s coming in the equally limited collector’s edition of the Homeworld Remastered. So pretty. Apparently this USB-powered statue is filled with so many bells and whistles the production process involves hundreds of hands, hopefully attached to…
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Sunday Comics: Dogmeat Was Killed.
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published April 7. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 7. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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All NBA Logos Redesigned With Pokemon
Micah Coles gave all NBA teams (plus the Sonics) Pokemon-themed redesigns: No, he won’t be selling t-shirts: Previously: SNES Commercial Featuring A Young Paul Rudd You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
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The Outlaws of Secret Ponchos
Characters for Secret Ponchos, a Western-themed online combat game. See them in action below: Secret Ponchos takes place in a dramatic Wild West setting, full of tension, stylization and attitude reflective of a graphic-novel. In a town crawling with bandits, murderers and bounty hunters you are an outlaw with a bounty on your head and…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Hide The Megalodon: The Winners!
Last week I tasked our image manipulation experts with hiding an enormous prehistoric shark from the vengeful players of Battlefield 4. Judging by the volume of entries we received, there isn’t a single visible megalodon left in all of creation. Another week where there were so damn many good entries, and while Der-Kleine’s eventual triumph…
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The Cosplay Of PAX East, Day Two
Ah PAX, one of the few place you’ll find cosplayers like Sheena Duquette dressing up as pre-order DLC. It’s day two of PAX East, and many of our Northeastern contingent were there, playing games, talking to gamemakers, and proving once and for all that they really need better cameras. Along the way, they took these…
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Doom Myst Poster Now On Sale
James Harvey’s Doom Myst poster is now available: They’re high-quality A2 (6.5” x 23.4”) lithographs on quality archival board. 1 They’re signed and numbered in a limited run of 200. The price is £30 plus £10 p+p. Shipping worldwide. If you want one, send me money via paypal: harveyjames at catjams dot com. You are…
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Titanfall‘s Next New Modes Will Be Free
During their PAX East panel today, Respawn announced that they’re working on new modes for Titanfall. These updates, in addition to other micro updates that they’ve already been working on, will be completely free to owners of the game. The first mode they’re working on is a two-on-two version of the already-existing Last Titan Standing…
By Tina Amini
