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Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Log Part One: Light and Dark Running Smuggler
While the rest of Kotaku dedicated themselves to squeezing every ounce of gaming out of the world we live in last week, I spent the latter half on vacation, and by “on vacation” I mean playing Star Wars: The Old Republic I have a knack for scheduling my holiday time to coincide with the launch…
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The Somewhat Exciting On-Rails Space Combat Shooting Gallery of The Old Republic
The Old Republic isn’t just about waiting, running, and shooting. This is a Star Wars game, and what would a Star Wars game be without action-packed space combat? Just look at how much fun I’m having here, and try not to be too jealous. Okay, so it’s a sad macro-scale mini-game that would be right…
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Pucker Up for Your First Look at the Sour Patch Kids Game in Action
Despite my best efforts to disbelieve, Capcom’s downloadable Sour Patch Kids game World Gone Sour continues to be a real product, a fact cemented by this first gameplay video. It’s certainly a great deal more inventive than the product tie-ins I’m used to, right up there with Darkened Skye, the magical Skittles action game. I’d…
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How to Avoid Waiting in Line to Play Star Wars: The Old Republic
Now that Star Wars: The Old Republic has officially launched, the long queue times that players experienced at certain times during the early start are now working around the clock to keep you from logging in. How can you get your Sith on without standing around in a queue? The options aren’t pretty, but they’re…
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Who’s Who in Final Fantasy XIII-2
In case you were having trouble telling your pink-jaired girls from your purple-haired not-quite-girls, Square Enix has released a handy video pointing out which character is which in the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII sequel. It’s pretty easy to pick the characters out if you’ve been playing attention. Lightning is the one everyone cares about; Caius…
By Mike Fahey