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Still Awake? Let’s Talk About Video Games!
Hey guys, you still awake? I am. Let’s put this new Kotaku discussion making machine to the test – by having a discussion, about video games! I’ll get it started. What is your favorite Final Fantasy and why? Mine is VI. It was VII as an angst filled teen (of course) but then VI grew…
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If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan
What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets! But not Dave Cox, oh no. The head of development at Konami EU has had far too much to say to me as of late. First he expressed his intrest in rebooting Contra. Then he admitted that the DLC for Lords of Shadow was a…
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Left 4 Dead 2 “Cold Stream” Campaign Coming to 360 in July
After being out for nearly a year on PC as a beta you’d think Xbox 360 gamers would have given up ever seeing a new campaign for L4D2 on their beloved console. But Valve is not one to make people wait any longer than they have to! /s According to the L4D Blog, come July…
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Duke Nukem Doesn’t Want Hollywood Stars Taking Video Game Work From Voice Actors
It’s hard out there for a voice actor. It doesn’t matter if you’re Nolan North, Jennifer Hale or Steve Blum, it seems that some companies are always going to look for big name “Hollywood” talent first. This has been a thorn in the side of one particularly iconic voice actor – Jon St. John. You…
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Leisure Suit Larry Creator Says DRM Has Been Misguided Since 1982
Not long ago I had the pleasure of having a long talk with one of my all time favorite game designers, Al Lowe. The godfather of sleazy adventure gaming had plenty to say about the past, present and future of his famous polyester protagonist, but also had some very interesting thoughts about the way we…
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In Which Edmund McMillen Compares Catholicism to D & D
Edmund McMillen speaks his mind. Whether it be about games, religion or poop, he never holds anything back. The indie superstar responsible for Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac drops his latest bits of wisdom in this fantastic interview by Nathan Grayson over at Eurogamer. In the interview, Edmund talks at length about…
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Battlefield 3 Sells 15 Million, Prompts EA to Give More Games the “Premium” Treatment
Battlefield 3 has been a huge success for EA and the recently launched “premium” service looks like it’ll be a big success as well. So much so that EA Label’s President Frank Gibeau thinks it’s time to bring the idea to other franchises. Speaking to GamesIndustry, Gibeau didn’t pull any punches when talking about the…
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Modders Want Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter To Bring His Vengeance to Skyrim
Unless you’ve been living under a mammoth you’re no doubt aware that there’s a new expansion out for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It’s called Dawnguard and it centers around our inexplicable love of vampires. It’s already a hit on the Xbox 360 but before it makes it’s way to PC , our 16th President…
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This GameStop Employee Turns Duct Tape Into Art
Working retail can get dull, even when you sell video games. Luckily for one GameStop employee, his bordedom led to creativity and it got the better of him. Luckily he’s so damn talented that even his boss approves! Redditor ShortYetAwesome has been turning the floor of his GameStop into a canvas for duct tape game…
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Hoard Your ISK and Dock Your Ships. EvE Players Are Going To War Like Never Before
First off you should know that everything you see in an EvE gameplay video looks roughly 9000x cooler than it does in real life. The video you’ve just seen above is in regard to a war that’s a-brewin between some 50,000 players in the EvE universe in the star system of Delve. I’m not going…
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This Playstation Move Steering Wheel Must Be Seen To Be Believed
If I were to ask you what the one thing was that it would take to get you to dust off your Playstation Move, my guess is that you wouldn’t say a steering wheel attachment. Well, too bad! The fine folks over at Sony will be rolling out this bad boy in the hopes that…
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SOG Teams Up With Medal of Honor to Create Bad Ass Blades for Charity
SOG makes knives, Danger Close makes video games featuring men who use knives. Seems like a perfect fit, no? SOG’s latest line is both inspired by and featured in Medal of Honor: Warfighter. It features a knife, multitool and a tomahawk designed specifically for the game – the Voodoo Hawk. All proceeds from sales of…
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Brotaku West Starts Now!
Just kidding. Well, kinda. Dave Oshry here. You may remember me from when I filled in for Owen back in January or you may have seen me hanging around the likes of VG24/7, PC Gamer, Gameranx or my old homestead, RipTen. Perhaps you know me from Twitter? Or maybe you have absolutely no idea who…
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