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WTPT: This is What Happens When You Get Too Competitive in Minecraft
Minecraft isn’t an inherently competitive game, but it can get quite competitive if you’re looking to one up the many impressive structures that have been built. I mean, entire game levels have been replicated using the basic building blocks in Minecraft. It’s easy to find competition and challenges. This particular video is inspired by the…
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It Takes Two Fingers to Save This Frog from His Own Bad Eating Habits
Hey, remember the iPhone’s multi-touch screen? Not many game developers seem to, limiting applications to allowing players to touch two virtual on-screen buttons at once. Blacktorch Games’ simple little fly swatter, Don’t Fry the Frog, serves as a simple reminder of how much fun you can have with two fingers at once. Despite glowing iTunes…
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Witness the Gloriously Annoying Marriage of Ocarina of Time and My Little Pony
How could The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time‘s Navi possibly get any more annoying? Don’t ask questions like that unless you want answers — pony answers. It never ceases to amaze me how well the mouth movements in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic lend themselves to other things. Things like StarCraft II, and…
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HD Jet Set Radio Blasts Onto Consoles and PC This Summer
Last week’s teaser is now this week’s confirmation. Sega will be releasing a revamped HD version of Dreamcast favorite Jet Set Radio for digital download on an as-yet-unspecified date this summer, on XBox Live, PlayStation Network, and PC. Jet Set Radio drew attention at its original release in 2000 for its then-innovative use of cel-shaded…
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Is This Mostly-Forgotten Square Enix Game Worth Revisiting?
In today’s nostalgic Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Daemon_Gildas imagines a world where Square Enix’s The Bouncer didn’t bounce from the hearts and minds of gamers so quickly. Does anybody else kinda wish Square Enix would do something with The Bouncer? The game wasn’t a great game or anything, but I thought they actually made…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
We’ve beefed up security here in the official Kotaku forums, so grab yourself someone with a keen eye and get in here to talk about all things gaming. Mr Marsu forces his way into TAYpic history once more. That leaves just one day left in February, and then we move on. I’ll miss these guys.…
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Preorder This Game and Adolf Hitler Dies
In April of 1945 the dictator of Nazi Germany took his own life in order to avoid capture by the Red Army during the Battle of Berlin. The move left millions feeling as if they were cheated out of an opportunity. The preorder bonus for Rebellion’s Sniper Elite V2 gives customers a chance to make…
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You Can Play Street Fighter X Tekken Tomorrow… in PlayStation Home
Sony’s virtual playground turns bloody tomorrow, as the Street Fighter X Tekken Total Game Integration event elevates into violence. For the first time, PlayStation Home avatars will be able to beat the living crap out of each other. They’ve built a replica of one of the upcoming fighting game cross-over’s stages in PlayStation Home, and…
By Mike Fahey
