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See Vice City‘s Final Mission, as Imagined on a Commodore 64
You talk about love at first sight. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City had me at its opening credit screens: the LOAD “*”,8,1, multicolored flashing logo and rudimentary MIDI theme took me straight back to 1986, and all the days I spent parked in front of my Commodore 64. When I showed it to my brother—not…
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It’s Settled: No Yellow Card if You Curse at FIFA‘s Referee
One of the funnier controversies coming out of E3 was how FIFA 13 intended to handle voice recognition in its new suite of Kinect-enabled features. A promotional video left a strong impression that yelling “#$@%!” or “$&%@!” or “wanker!” at the virtual official would result in a yellow card. That was the impression that the…
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The Moneysaver: Collect Them All
Three collector’s editions headline the usual summer clear-out of stock as we transit to August. Walmart gets really desperate with a three-for-one come-on—for PSP games. Sixty savings, bonuses and deals await below. Software • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector’s Edition (360) is $49.99, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $60. [Dealzon] • Dead…
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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. First up is the image above. We look into the real eyes and mustache of Mario, thanks to deviantART artist CALLit-ringo. Be sure to hit up the link for the full-sized image. Thanks to dotcore for the find. Moving…
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Here’s What the Live-Action Hawken Series Looks Like. I’d Rather Be Playing the Game.
Directed by Gears of War art director Jeremiah O’Flaherty and starring the guy that played Darwin in X-Men First Class, this teaser trailer for the 2013 web series based on indie mech game Hawken is nearly as impressive as the actual game. Since getting my hands on Hawken at E3 last month, my only Hawken-related…
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This Might Be the Most Well-Rounded Week in Gaming Apps Ever
Two iOS games, one iOS / Android combo, an Android exclusive and a special Windows Phone 7 version of a game that’s now out on all three. How’s that for diversity? Shut up, Blackberry. As part of my never-ending quest to cover all segments of mobile gaming, I’ve gone so far as to take it…
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Fall of Cybertron Abuses a Great Moment in Transformers History to Push Retailer-Exclusive Preorder DLC
This is not a moment you screw with, Activision. This is scripture. This is the ultimate chapter in the Book of Optimus. This is not — I cannot stress this enough — not an advertisement for GameStop exclusive preorder downloadable content. Now I’ve talked to folks at Activision and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron developer High…
By Mike Fahey
