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‘My Boat is Fly,’ Says Battlefield 3‘s Rocket-Boat Pilot. And Yes, It Is.
The YouTube user Birgirpall has a reputation for C4-induced antics in Battlefield 3, and that’s what’s going on here—a series of rocket-jumps on a Zodiac boat, launching the craft where no boat has gone before, or would be expected to be seen. This video carries the obligatory “I’m On A Boat,” by The Lonely Island…
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Steam Trading Makes Super Monday Night Combat and TF2 Hat-Swappable
The update live now for Super Monday Night Combat introduces Steam Trading (among other upgrades and fixes), which means you can pickup crossover costume items in both this title and Team Fortress 2 for the super low price of nothing. Four items kick off the “Friendship is Sharing” campaign for Uber Entertainment, two for each…
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You Can Kill Demons Anywhere You Like, But It’ll Never Quite Sound Like Diablo II
College is all about getting exposure to new ideas and experiences. For me, after I made friends with a couple of PC gamers my sophomore year, those experiences began to include countless new games. We routinely played Worms Armageddon or Heroes of Might and Magic III (hot-seat mode on both) until dawn and then kept…
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The Kotaku Mixtape Vol 8: Metal
If the goal of your game is to make your player feel like a badass, you can’t really go wrong with good old-fashioned metal. Nothing beats it. Don’t get me wrong, you can still screw it up, but If I had my way, there’d be far fewer sweeping orchestras and more Slayer in games. Because,…
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My New Philosophy of Video Game Pitching Comes From a Pitcher Who Makes Video Games
After shaking off a line drive to the face, I finished out my rookie minor league year in MLB 12 The Show‘s Road to the Show with an unblemished record, 10-0 in about 16 starts at two classifications. The team still lost games I started but, somehow, they managed to at least get me out…
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NCAA Football‘s Dynasty is Back in Action—but First, Here’s Rece Davis with an Update
Career modes in sports video games do a superb job of helping you create the story of a single team or a player. Where even the best ones fall short is in making you feel part of something larger. Players are forced to hunt through menus for results and standings, and even then, it’s hard…
By Owen Good
