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Game Critics Tear NeverDead Limb-From-Limb
Great games often spring from a single brilliant idea, like a protagonist that can pull himself back together after being blown apart. Unfortunately this is also the case for many really crappy games. Where does NeverDead‘s mangled pile of people parts fall? If you’re any good at reading charts, you probably have already sussed the…
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The Story and Creature Collecting Goodness Continue in Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC
Along with the announcement that Final Fantasy XIII-2 is now available for purchase and play, Square Enix laid out plans to supplement the game with downloadable episodes and coliseum battles that could bring classic Final Fantasy foes into your party. You should all be pretty much done with Final Fantasy XIII-2 by February 7, right?…
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Before You Start… Tips for Playing Final Fantasy XIII-2 The Best Way
Used to being led about by the nose in Final Fantasy XIII? Final Fantasy XIII-2 is here, and it’s nowhere near as clear-cut as the game it’s making up for. Perhaps a little spoiler-free getting-started guidance is in order? Just let me slip into my Moogle suit. Ahhh, much better. Being not quite as straightforward…
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Scribblenauts Creators’ Gravity-Defying Xbox Live Shooter Hybrid is Back and Better Than Ever
After making a big splash during its first showing at the 2011 Game Developers Conference, 5th Cell’s dizzying cover-centric 3D shooter Hybrid was dragged back behind closed doors in May in order to make sure it was the “highest quality title possible”. Let’s see what changed the past eight months have wrought. What’s so special…
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The Mass Effect 3 Voice Cast is a Fine Collection of Actors, Actresses, and PSP Tasters
Get to know your Mass Effect 3 voice cast, which is a great deal like the Mass Effect 2 voice cast, only slightly older and just a tad bit more Chobot-y. Yes Jessica Chobot, the IGN reporter that made her big internet debut right here on Kotaku seven years ago (so far back the images…
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Do You Feel Comfortable Lending Out Your Games?
Are you the type of gamer that can let one of your favorites go long enough for a friend to give it a go, or do you guard your collection jealously? Commenter Pinacollata has transformed himself into a virtual video game librarian, and for good reason. Read all about it in today’s Speak Up on…
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Want to Play Resident Evil 6 Early? Buy Dragon’s Dogma
While Capcom’s open-world action game Dragon’s Dogma has attracted a fair amount of interest, it hasn’t generated even a fraction of the buzz of say, a new Resident Evil game. Capcom helps it along by slipping a token for access to the Resident Evil 6 demo inside every copy of Dragon’s Dogma To further demonstrate…
By Mike Fahey
