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Don’t Get Your Hopes Up for a Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Wii U Re-Release
The well regarded Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars of 2010 was probably Capcom’s least-complained-about fighting game of the past three years, probably because the Wii was absolutely useless as a DLC-delivery device. While you may still play the game on the Wii U, which has backwards compatibility with the Wii’s controllers and games library, don’t…
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7 Navy SEALS Disciplined For Sharing Secrets While Consulting On Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Throughout the lead-up to its launch, Medal of Honor: Warfighter touted its authenticity as a modern-day military shooter. Over the course of its production, it consulted heavily with real-life Navy SEALs, in order to make missions more realistic. The authenticity, unfortunately, didn’t help the game, and now it turns out its hurting the SEALs too.…
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World of Warcraft to Sell Virtual Kittens to Raise Money for Sandy Relief
Okay. I may not love playing World of Warcraft, but I am happy to give credit where credit is due: this is both cute and awesome. World of Warcraft is adding a new pet to their pet store. First, it’s a kitten, which is just great on general principles. Second, it’s on fire, which is…
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Did LeBron James Kill NBA 2K13‘s Competitive Balance?
It’s a year-round best seller and by all rights has never been better, but Ben Sin, writing for Kill Screen Daily, says NBA 2K13‘s competitive balance—online anyway—is completely thrown out of whack by the superteams that make the real league such a compelling story for basketball fans. “Whereas the Chicago Bulls, despite having only one…
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Luke, Han, and Leia Could Be Back in Star Wars Sequel Penned By Toy Story 3 Writer
If the Hollywood rumor mill is to be trusted, Star Wars: Episode VII may already have its writer. Vulture reports that Michael Arndt has already written a 40-50 page script treatment for the film and is ” likely to be at least one of the writers” for the movie, which is expected to start shooting…
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My New Favorite Tablet Stand Gently Cups My Thigh
Since taking up duties as Kotaku’s official mobile gaming guy, I’ve started spending a large amount of time sitting outside on my patio, trying to look busy while playing games on my iPad or my Transformer Prime. The PadPivot is my constant companion, resting reassuringly upon my thigh andkeeping my tablet safe and secure. The…
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People Magazine Thinks This Is Christina Aguilera Dressed Up As Zelda
Uhhhhhh. Oh, boy. Either People magazine got some really bad information on Christina Aguilera’s Halloween costume this year, or Christina Aguilera herself doesn’t know who or what Zelda is. Either way, according to this issue of People—and caught by Gamervescent—depicted above (and in full below) is “game heroine Princess Zelda, and beau Matt Rutler suited…
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Stormfall: Age of War Makes Me Wish I Were a Better Empire Builder
Launched earlier this week on Facebook by Plarium, Stormfall: Age of War is an incredibly polished social empire builder with tons of depth, sharp production values (voice overs!) and plenty of opportunities to interact with your Facebook friends both positively and negatively. If only I had the patience. Empire building is one of my gaming…
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There’s a My Little Pony Party in My Pocket and You’re All Invited
Hot and cold running My Little Pony hit iTunes today (with Android coming soon). Hot because the obvious love for fans of the show, and cold for the city-building gameplay that I likely wouldn’t bother with if not for the prevailing ponitude of it all. I’ve been excited about the My Little Pony mobile game…
By Mike Fahey
