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The Many Helmeted Faces of Halo‘s Master Chief
The impressive array of Halo toys at the McFarlane Toys booth at the New York Toy Fair features Master Chief. And a bigger Master Chief. And a frozen Master Chief. And Master Chief with a gun. Happily, however, the franchise’s protagonist is not the only figure featured; the display contains a number of incredibly detailed…
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Yuna’s Bobbling Bobblehead and Other Square-Enix Toy Wonders
The Square Enix booth at the New York Toy Fair doesn’t just figure the adorable and dramatic RPG figures one might expect. Among the many others, we’ve spied Nathan Drake looking manly, Meryl Silverburgh looking deadly, and Garrus Vakarian looking, frankly, badass. [music by Anitek]
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How to Justify Putting a Video of Your Babies on a Major Gaming Website
While it may seem like a video of me singing to my two children as they bounce along to a song Will.I.Am did for Sesame Street a few years back, this is a video about SoulCalibur V Or possibly frog butt. As the proud father of twin eight-month-old boys, I am constantly looking for ways…
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Ten Nine Games That Never Get Included in Top Ten Lists
Since the dawn of gaming there have been top ten lists. Lists of the best games; lists of the worst games; lists of the sexiest, most offensive, most family friendly, most humorous; there are top ten lists for nearly every game under the sun. And then there are the games that lurk where the sun…
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The Dorkly Weekly: The Geekiest Role-Playing Game of Them All
The might warriors circle each other warily, keen eyes searching for the slightest chink in their foe’s armor. The tightness of an overtaxed muscle. The telltale twitching of an over-eager sword arm. An over-reliance on purple gems. We’ve a great fondness for the work of video game humor site Dorkly here at Kotaku. I’ve featured…
By Mike Fahey
