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Show Me Your Gaming Rig and I’ll Show You Mine
Every week Kotaku‘s PC Gaming Lives block shows off some of the finest custom-made enclosures in our Case Mod of the Week segment. But not all computers are pretty. There’s mine, for instance. Now show us yours. Don’t let the small size fool you, my Maingear X-Cube is a powerful little machine for what little…
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Tera‘s Reign of MMO-FO Terror Reaches America’s LAN Centers
After a brief pause to terrorize a poor actor in his kitchen set, Tera spokes-maniac Bas Rutten takes the message of action MMO combat on the road. What surprises me most about this latest entry in the MMO-FO series of viral advertisements for En Masse Entertainment’s upcoming MMO release? I didn’t realize people in North…
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World of Warcraft Monopoly Puts a Fresh Face on Fake Currency
Monopoly gets a World of Warcraft makeover this spring, and when the biggest name in board games meets the biggest name in massively multiplayer PC games, no simple reskinning will suffice. Blizzard has worked closely with Hasbro’s USAopoly artists to create a true Azerothian real estate adventure, and it shows in the colorful numbered pieces…
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$10,000 Worth of Wasteland 2 is Brought to You by Razer
Peripheral (and recently PC) maker Razer’s CEO, Min-Liang Tan, is passionate about gaming. So are we, but we don’t have $10,000 to donate to the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter project. He does, and he did. Razer PR pointed me towards a post on Min-Liang Tan’s personal Facebook page, where he talked about becoming one of five…
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One Gorgeous Built-In Desk PC, Courtesy of Ikea
Ikea is known for its low-cost, low-quality, do-it-yourself furniture. That, and its meatballs. Since meatballs make lousy computer enclosures, Overclock.net community member Kaxtos went with a Galant unit for the basis of his gorgeous desk-built PC. I’d say it was a wise choice. Nothing quite this beautiful has ever seen the inside of an Ikea.…
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Creator of Unreal Engine Says Consoles Have a Good Six to Eight Years Left In Them Yet
Is the age of the home game console as we know it drawing to a close? There are those who say it is. But when, realistically, can the consumer expect the technology gap between the box they plug into their TV and the tablet they hold in their hand to close? In an interview with…
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WTPT: Let These Breathtaking Journey Visuals Soothe Your Soul
You’ve seen the screenshots, the trailers, and the words written about it. It’s not hard to see that Journey is a beautiful game. That’s why our video extraordinaire, Chris Person, put together this time-lapse of some of the most beautiful sunsets and scenery in the game. The two red-robed players look so peaceful against the…
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A Little Mario Music Makes Battlefield 3 Ten Times More Entertaining
Furthering the notion that there is no situation, real or virtual, that cannot be enhanced by the addition of Koji Kondo music, I give you “SuperField Bros. 3”, the perfect marriage of heavy weapons and heavy whimsy. YouTube video craftsman DerpShark took the music of Nintendo classic Super Mario Bros., laid it over some Battlefield…
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Pick the Best Japanese Role-Playing Game for Someone That Never Plays Them
In today’s turn-based edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Monsieur.Froid admits that his Japanese role-playing game experience is limited to Final Fantasy XII. We cannot let that stand. Help him choose a more definitive JRPG to get him hooked on the genre. Denizens of Speak Up, I demand an audience! (Editor’s Note: No! Well,…
By Mike Fahey
