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The Amalur MMO was Fun, Says a Former 38 Studios Employee. And Here Are Three Gameplay Videos to Prove It
All we’ve seen so far of “Project Copernicus,” the Kingdoms of Amalur MMO lost in the collapse of developer 38 Studios, are still shots and videos of in-game environments. It’s helped build up the idea that the game might have been pretty, but it wasn’t any good. Curt Schilling, the 38 Studios owner, himself said…
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Happy Wars is Xbox Live’s First Free-to-Play Game
Last year there was a lot of rumbling about Xbox Live someday offering free-to-play video games. Well, that day is coming soon. Happy Wars, by ToyLogic, will be available for free to all Xbox Live Goldmembers this fall. The game promises “large scale multiplayer action” that supports up to 30 players in a single battle.…
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The Moneysaver: Guild and Gridiron
Two big releases highlight the coming week, one of which, Guild Wars 2, is offering early access to those who preordered the game, beginning today. If you didn’t and want to get in on the action, you can grab it for $12 to $14 off, depending on which version you want. Madden NFL also offers…
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The Best of Kotaku, This Week
Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. I sure do feature a lot of Mario in these Best of round-ups. That just speaks to how iconic Mario remains, that so much art is based off of him and his games. Well, here’s Mario mashed up with…
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Well, One Guy Kept His Job at OnLive
That would be the CEO, Steve Perlman. More than 200 other employees were summarily dismissed when the cloud-gaming service caved in last week, though a corporate statement said half would be hired back, and others offered consulting gigs. That doesn’t exactly shut down speculation that this “rebooting” of the company was meant to vaporize employees’…
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Nintendo Wants to Celebrate Kirby’s Birthday With Chewing Gum
Kirby’s 20th birthday is this year, and Nintendo plans to observe it with a stunt at PAX Prime on Sept. 1. They’re trying to get more than 304 people together in the same place to collectively blow chewing-gum bubbles, which would set a Guinness World Record. Given how solicitous Guinness is of video game companies…
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The Official Guild Wars 2 Mouse and Headset are Freaking Adorable
Guild Wars 2 launches in the wee hours of the morning tomorrow, and I am almost completely prepared. I’ve got my collector’s edition. I’ve got my caffeine. I’ve got SteelSeries’ gorgeous mouse and headset combo. Let me tell you about those last two before performing an emergency formatting of my hard drive and then attempt…
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President Obama Isn’t In Madden‘s Championship Scene—But He’s Still On For NBA 2K13
One feature I was keen to check on in Madden NFL 13 was its treatment of the Super Bowl postgame. The past two years have included a trip to the virtual White House, complete with an in-game President Obama, for the winning team. That doesn’t happen in Madden 13 The reasons are very understandable. One,…
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Madden NFL 13 Delivers the Ultimate Throwback Look: No Facemasks
Creating my player in Madden NFL 13, I was startled and confused by the new helmet options. There was the Riddell TK, and the Wilson F2000. Neither had a facemask. You could put a modern-day visor on them, in clear plastic, smoke or dark, but still there was nothing standing between Brian Urlacher’s forearm and…
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Check Out This Week in Gaming Apps Before the Flesh-Hungry Moles Devour Us All
One of our writers has been deathly afraid of moles all of his life. He says one of this week’s Gaming Apps ‘o the Day cured him of that fear. I say no so fast. One does not simply brush aside a fear for Earth’s diamond-clawed tunnel rats. He can find brief solace in Hello…
By Mike Fahey
