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Mass Effect: Foundation Comics Series To Be Written By ME 3 Story Lead
Mass Effect is getting its first ongoing comics series in the form of Mass Effect: Foundation from Dark Horse Comics, penned by Mac Walters, writer on Mass Effect 2 and the story lead on Mass Effect 3. Some might argue that being in charge of Mass Effect 3‘s story should not be a point of…
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Cryptic Infinity Ward Messages Show off Branded Mini-PC
Call of Duty makers Infinity Ward posted two telling photos to Facebook and Twitter this week, showing off what appears to be an Xi3 Piston PC, one of Valve’s adorable prototype Steam Box devices, with the company’s logo plastered on it. (UPDATE: Or any of the other Xi3 mini-computers—the Steam Box is just one possible…
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Wii U Can Handle Crysis 3 (And Almost Did), Says Crytek Head
Despite what Nintendo would likely call its own best efforts, the Wii U has struggled to attract third-party game makers. Some developers might tell you that’s because the Wii U is underpowered, but Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli told a different story to VentureBeat this week. When asked about the Nintendo console, Yerli offered up the…
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‘The Tyranny of King Washington’ Developers Enjoyed Going ‘Crazy’ With The Assassin’s Creed DLC
The developers behind the Assassin’s Creed series have always been proud of how much effort they put into maintaining a thin veil of historical accuracy. That’s most evident in the settings, from Revolution-era Boston to the Holy Land during the Crusades, where that veneer of accuracy goes much deeper. But it’s there in the plot,…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Hands Down: The Winners
He took first place among the finalists for this week’s ‘Shop Contest. Who is arniejolt? Correct! I’ll take potpourri for a thousand, Alex, and another 19 hilarious send-ups of Bungie’s weird keep-your-hands-where-we-can-see-em performance at the PS4 announcement event. See them in the gallery above! arniejolt arniejolt Beau.b Bloodyford CrazyPotato DeadPooLBoy DoctorOverated Emucratic GR1M RACER HampstaSandwich…
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This Game Of Thrones Gingerbread House Is Oddly Appropriate
It’s appropriate in that it makes sense for the northern stronghold of Winterfell to have snow on it and the Game of Thrones season three premiere is almost here, not that we’re anywhere near the holidays right now. On the other hand, who am I to tell anyone when they can and can’t build gingerbread…
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Jerry Bruckheimer’s Game Studio, Which Never Produced A Game, Is Officially Closed
Try to hide your shock, people. The game studio founded in 2007 by Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer is officially no more. Granted, the cleverly named Jerry Bruckheimer Games never actually produced a single game in almost six years, but still. A representative from Bruckheimer Films revealed the news to Gamespot, reportedly saying…
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Have You Heard About The Graphics In Crysis 3?
Whoo boy, those Crysis 3 graphics. I knew they were good, but I had no idea you could get so enthusiastic about it. I guess I underestimated the passion of bros Now excuse me—I’m feeling the urge to make some modifications to my PC. Bro Team: Crysis 3 [Machinima]
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The Art Director On Journey And Flower Just Formed His Own Studio
As unique as they are, the most striking thing about games like Flower and Journey may be their art styles. Now Matt Nava, the art director on both titles, has departed thatgamecompany to form his own development house, Giant Squid Studios, with the Los Angeles-based film and TV studio Ink Factory. Nava is the creative…
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Kids Reveal The Real Flaws Of Free-To-Play Games
If a certain system can be used to trick children into spending thousands of dollars, then it’s probably not a very ethical system. I won’t stand here and tell you that microtransactions are the devil. I won’t even call them a necessary evil. “Evil” is too strong a word. Cliff Bleszinski did a good job…
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The Kickstarter Game Delver’s Drop Needs To Get Made, If Only For Its Wonderful Music
Development on Delver’s Drop has been going since before last September, which is when Kotaku spent an entire video calling it “Deliver’s Drop.” Pixelscopic has turned to Kickstarter for funding, and with ten days left to go they’ve already got over two thirds of their goal. Looking good, people! I was immediately attracted to the…
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This Trailer For The Portal Web Show Aperture R&D Is Scientifically Delicious
Nobody likes movies based on video games, with very few exceptions. That said, we’re far from giving up on fan-made web shows based on video games. Case in point: this trailer for Machinima and Wayside Creations’ Portal series, Aperture R&D Evidently Machinima is calling it Portal meets The Office. As long as they don’t run…
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How I Learned That I Suck At Civilization
I had never played Civilization V prior to last week. Not to any meaningful degree, at least. I grew up with Nintendo and, to a lesser extent, Sega (plus Microsoft, come the aughts) providing my gaming goodness. I was a toddler when the original Civilization hit computers in 1991. Going from fast-paced kiddie-crack like Sonic…
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Have A Few More Beautiful Legend Of Zelda Movie Posters
Artist Marinko Milosevski has created another trio of Legend of Zelda posters, adding A Link to the Past, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword to the list of games that he’s created designs for. That list also includes games like Metroid and Metal Gear Solid, which, like Zelda, still have not been made into awful Hollywood…
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Al Gore Made A Video Game… Sort Of
In July 2011, after a somewhat clueless Al Gore keynoted the Games for Change conference in New York, Kotaku wrote that the former vice president should try playing a video game. In March 2013, Gore announced that he had done one better and created a video game instead. And guess what it’s about? Okay, so…
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Hello Kotaku! I’ll Be Your Editor Again This Weekend.
Hey, Kotaku. It’s me, Mike Rougeau, again. I’m going to be your editor for the weekend. That means that Owen likely got fired again, or maybe he’s just missing. I honestly have no idea In case you don’t know me, I’ll reintroduce myself: my name is Mike Rougeau. That’s me and Ricky the Dog again…
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