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We Totally Dominated That Last GameTrailers Episode and You Should Watch It
Speaking of roofs (rooves?), GameTrailers TV went on ours in New York this week with Totilo, Crecente and Joel. Fahey is still en route, delayed by the hurricane. Boy is he gonna be pissed. Anyhow, the show kicks off GTTV’s fall preview and gives you a look inside our offices at Gawker headquarters in New…
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Your Ultimate Doppler Weather Action Force Talk Amongst Yourselves Hurricane Edition
Well, did that hurricane destroy earth last night? Has it made landfall in Nova Scotia? If so, have the Trailer Park Boys attempted to profit from it yet? These and other important questions will be answered today in a special Hurricane edition of Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves. Big thanks to Ultimate_Kardas for today’s TAYpic. I’m…
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Where Are You Taking This … Thing Winners
As prisoner transfer from cell block 113 at Gamescom last week was the canvas upon which Kotaku’s savvy ‘Shoppers were called to paint for last week’s Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. We have 20 winners, headlined by Schnide’s entry, in the gallery inside. Check it out! Leading off, Heff228 (11) imagines quite the shotgun marriage. Bouzi (3)…
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BioShock Infinite‘s Actors Berated Each Other to the Point of Tears to Get the Scene
At PAX 2011 today, Irrational Games and the two lead actors in BioShock: Infinite gave us another good look at what goes into the voice acting of parts in a virtual medium that has such a complicated story. It’t not enough to understand that your character has amazing powers that defy the laws of space…
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A Rugby Fan Scores a Try in EA Sports’ Top Job
Some executives, when they take over, try to keep it low key. The big leather chair and better office is good enough for a while. No need to go erasing all memory of your predecessor, especially if he’s still lurking about the corporate campus. That’s apparently not Andrew Wilson’s style. “Yes, we’re still very cordial,”…
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Liveblogging the Bioshock: Infinite Panel at PAX 2011
Ken Levine, the mind behind BioShock will anchor a panel alongside Troy Baker and Courtney Draper., the two lead voice actors in BioShock Infinite, beginning momentarily at PAX 2011. Won’t you join Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo as he liveblogs the discussion? There’s bound to be news on one of 2012’s most anticipated games. You can contact…
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The Sights and Highlights of Halo Fest: Halo 4, Halo: Anniversary, The Duke, and More
Sure, PAX 2011 is taking place in Seattle right now, but let’s not forget that right across the street is Halo Fest. This expo celebrates the game’s 10th anniversary with a look to the future (Halo 4) a nod to the past (Halo: Anniversary), and all sorts of stuff in between. And The Duke. Who…
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The Pink Knight Comes to Life in Castle Crashers
The Pink Knight was an urban myth cooked up by Castle Crashers‘ Xbox Live community. No such dude existed. But he does now, as The Behemoth offers him for free and promises to make up to a $50,000 donation to a breast cancer prevention and awareness organization. Pink Knight has all new weapons, says The…
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The Cosplay of PAX: Day One
You can’t have a video games expo without the cosplay, and PAX’s attendees are pulling their weight. So far we’ve managed to spot Duke Nukem, Robocop, Uncle Sam, and Jesus. And when’s the last time you saw all those guys together? Those four, plus a lot more, in the gallery inside. Remember, click the magnifying…
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Here’s a Real Life Minecraft Block You Can Actually “Mine”
Ben Purdy is a designer and technology artist who was working on a projection-mapping project when his brother mentioned that a projection sample looked a little like a Minecraft block. Inspiration thus hit Ben. It appears that the projection device is within this box [Correction: It’s outside the box], putting an image on all six…
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The ‘Eyeborg’ Matches Up Real Cyborgs Against Deus Ex
Ordinarily I scoff at the age-gate trailer, but here, I think it supplies a useful warning and a chance to say THERE IS VIDEO OF AN EYEBALL BEING CUT OPEN at the beginning. So look away for the first 16 seconds if you don’t want to see that. The rest of the video is quite…
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