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Game Critics Say Asura’s Wrath is Definitely One to Watch
In Asura’s Wrath developer CyberConnect2 aimed to create a game that played like Japanese animation. Judging by the early reviews, someone forgot to tell them that you don’t actively play Japanese animation. Protect Heaven and Earth from the forces of the Gohma and what do you get? Your wife dead, your daughter kidnapped, and yourself…
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The Secret World Gets Significantly Less Secret When It Launches June 19
Funcom’s eagerly anticipated supernatural real-world MMO The Secret World reveals its secrets on June 19. Originally slated for an April release, the developer plans to use the extra time for more polish and beta testing.
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WTPT: This Is What Assassin’s Creed Looks Like In Real Life
In the future, when we finally get some realistic virtual reality gaming options, playing Assassin’s Creed is going to be simultaneously terrifying and exciting. But I think it will take me awhile before I can leap off a building and land on a car without having a heart attack midway. This modern-day version apparently entails…
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The Black Hand is Alive and Well in Episode Three of Skyrim 2012
What started as a simple robbery in episode one of the live-action series Skyrim 2012 was upgraded to murder in episode two, and where there’s murder, there’s The Black Hand. It’s been an exciting few days in the Grosjean Bros.’ modern-day take on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. There’s been a murder, amicable shopkeeper Gregethor…
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Pass the Time Shooting Hoops as Jeremy Lin
Everyone is soaking in the Jeremy Lin insanity, so it was just a matter of time before somebody made a game out of it. LinSanity is a simple, browser-based basketball game where you never miss the hoop. The main object therefore becomes to collect the multiplier bonuses that pop up on the court. You’ll be…
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Mass Effect 3 “Take Back the Earth” Trailer Extended Cut Doubles the Excitement
First there was the teaser. Then the full trailer. Now BioWare has unleashed an even longer version of the excellent Mass Effect 3 “Take Back the Earth” video, with nearly 90 seconds of additional footage. At the rate this thing is growing I give it a week before this transforms into a full two hour…
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If You Could Play Games From Only One Developer the Rest of Your Life…
It’s hypothetical question time for Speak Up on Kotaku! Today commenter Deakor asks us what one developer we would pick if we were cursed by some vengeful wizard to only play games from one studio for the rest of our miserable lives. So a friend of mine and I were discussing game developers the other…
By Mike Fahey
