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The World of Darkness MMO Flirts With Permanent Death
In the World of Darkness series of pen-and-paper role-playing games, when your character dies there’s no coming back. According to a panel run by the developers at last weekend’s Grand Masquerade, permadeath will carry over to the massively multiplayer online role-playing game as well. MMO players are not used to permadeath. Generally when you die…
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The Toys”R”Us 2011 Holiday Hot Toy List Has a Video Game Ringer
While a set of Angry Birds plushies made it onto this year’s Hot Toy list, the only proper video game to make the cut is an Activision game that has Toys”R”Us as a marketing partner. Earlier this year when Activision announced Skylanders: Spryo’s Adventure, Toys”R”Us was right there at the game publisher’s side. The press…
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What’s a Blob Without His Boy?
How about a productive member of society? Splitting up the dynamic duo from A Boy and His Blob seems to have worked out for at least one of them. Would you trade the ability to transform into a ladder, a rocket, a trampoline, or any number of helpful objects for a chance at a normal…
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Would You Pay More Than $400 for a Link Statue? What If They Threw In a Horse?
High-end collectible creator First 4 Figures continues its love affair with Zelda fans’ money with its most expensive statue yet, the Twilight Princess Link on Epona statue. Standing 17 inches tall and cast in high-quality poly-stone, this hand-painted, hand-finished piece truly captures the spirit of the hero of Hyrule and his best lady, Epona. The…
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A Quick Guide to the Battlefield 3 Beta
Have you heard the news? Battlefield 3 Beta drops on Sept. 29 and will run through to Oct. 10. But what system specs do I need on a computer? How do I install the beta? Do I need Origin? We’ve got the answers to these questions and more right here, thanks to DICE’s handy-dandy FAQ.…
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PC Arkham City Slips to November, Still Looks Gorgeous
Bad news for PC gamers, as Warner Bros. and Rocksteady push the non-console version of the eagerly anticipated Batman: Arkham City to an unspecified date in November. Perhaps some sexy screens will help ease the pain? While console owners will be playing Arkham City on October 18 in North America, the version they’re playing won’t…
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In Your Most Terrifying Video Game Nightmares
Any activity you perform often enough has a tendency to invade your nightmares, even video games. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter GiantBoyDetective shares his Zelda-fueled nightmare, and you share your own. I had a dream I was in a Zelda game last night, but it was some terrible survival horror version 🙁 I…
By Mike Fahey
