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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is Much More Than Meets the Cover-Based Shooter
While I loved Transformers: War for Cybertron, at the end of the day I realize it wasn’t much more than a cover-based shooter with robots. High Moon Studios is taking steps to make sure Fall of Cybertron is much more than that. As game director Matt Tieger puts it, War for Cybertron was about proving…
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Lordy, Lordy, Fez Finally Gets a Release Date
Fez, the perspective-shifting platformer and poster-child for independent games development hell, is ready to go and will arrive April 13, says its studio, Polytron. That’s Friday the 13th, a fitting irony for something that’s been in production for more than four years. The game will be offered over Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft points,…
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Pedophile Caught Thanks to Girl’s Nintendo Camera
A girl in the United Kingdom put away a man who molested her thanks to the camera on her Nintendo DSi, using it to surreptiously capture his assault and force a confession. John Fisher, 46, did admit to the abuse after his accuser (unnamed) snapped a picture of his hand groping her. Fisher’s going to…
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One Leaves, One Enters Kotaku‘s Power 40
If you scan the column to the right of the Kotaku.com/Power 40 list, you’ll find our reorganized list updated for March complete with individual updates where relevant, and a new addition: BioWare fans That’s right, BioWare fans. Your displeasure with this month’s release of Mass Effect 3 did not go unnoticed, and most notably resulted…
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No Surprises After One Round in Madden‘s Cover Contest
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • Madden NFL 13‘s cover athlete contest has moved to the second round, with few surprises. Aaron Rodgers advanced, despite Packer fans’ superstitions. Megatron absolutely dominated his first round matchup, with the largest margin of victory. Sebastian Janikowski was eliminated, despite everyone’s desire to…
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A Very Moving Day for a Woman at The Masters
After two rounds at The Masters, the 44 best scores and ties, plus anyone within 10 strokes of the leader, make the cut. Since 2006, when the course was lengthened, no American amateur has survived to “Moving Day,” the nickname for Saturday’s round. Yesterday, I did so. As a woman. This past Sunday, I wrote…
By Owen Good