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We’re Liveblogging Gabe Newell and J.J. Abrams’ Talk at D.I.C.E. Summit
Gabe Newell, the president and cofounder of Valve Corporation, and J.J. Abrams, the newly minted director of the next Star Wars film, are together for a keynote talk kicking off the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas. The talk isn’t being livestreamed, but Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo is in the room, and will be liveblogging what…
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Sandy Hook’s State Rep Proposes a Sin Tax on M-Rated Games
The nation’s freakout over scary scary violent video games shows no signs of abating. We’re back to Connecticut again. Debralee Hovey, a state representative there, has proposed an additional 10 percent tax on the sale of M-rated video games. The idea has been thoroughly discredited everywhere else it was brought up, but as Hovey’s district…
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Because the World Needs More Zombie-Themed Typing Games
It really does. Typing of the Dead left me hanging. Zombie Typomaniac ($1.99) for the iPad scratches the scabrous itch. There is no greater motivator than the threat of being eaten. It’s what makes the animal kingdom work, and it can make you type faster as well. I am completely in favor of America adopting…
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This Week’s Android Charts: A Touching Story About Zombies
Another week, another 20 Android apps vying for attention on the top paid and free charts. All the usual suspects are present and accounted for—19 games that have been poking about the rankings for weeks, months and even years. There’s only one fresh face here, though technically it’s been rotting for ages. Zombie Smasher is…
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Monopoly Scraps Iron, Says Hello, Kitty
The exclusive fraternity of Monopoly tokens, bridging many generations with the shared childhood memory of fighting over who got the racecar, added a new member to its ranks today, and got rid of that stupid flat iron once and for all. What’s new? Well, as this was voted on by the Internet, there was no…
By Owen Good
