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Let’s Talk About How CivWorld Isn’t Civilization!
So here we are again, folks. Another week, another CivWorld discussion. Hopefully, most of you decided to either play in the new Kotaku game or a public one. Regardless of what game you’re playing, I’m sure you all have a lot to say about how the game is treating you. Playing through the game for…
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Silent Hill: Book of Memories Screens Have Forgotten Something
This is not the Silent Hill you know. Headed for the PS Vita in early 2012, Silent Hill: Book of Memories is a multiplayer title with an overhead isometric view. Not exactly the lonely foggy world most of us remember. While the game exists out of canon, these new screens feature heavily-armed characters, at least…
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Shinobi 3DS Is Losing Beauty Contests to Metal Gear Solid 3DS
If you thought Metal Gear Solid 3DS looked ugly, get a load of what Sega and Griptonite are doing to Shinobi. Maybe they’ll look better in 3D? Wasn’t the 3DS supposed to be a powerful machine capable of pulling off console-quality graphics? Why are developers pumping out games that look like they’d be right at…
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This is Flight Control to the Nintendo Download
When the most exciting downloadable title in Nintendo’s weekly lineup is an air traffic control sim game, it’s either an excellent air traffic control sim game or a very slow week. Perhaps it’s a little of both? Firemint’s Flight Control finally brings the frantic route-tracing action of the hit iPhone game to the Wii, following…
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And Now a Very Bloody Message from Call of Duty Zombie Labs
At Call of Duty Zombie Labs, the worlds’ top scientists are working around the clock to familiarize themselves with the undead inside and out. And inside-out. Ew. In this exceptionally gory advertisement for Black Ops’ Rezurrection DLC, due out on August 23 for the Xbox 360, we’re given a sneak peek at what happens when…
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Pixelated Helicopters, Cats, and Deities Rule The Newest Xbox Live Indie Game Rundown
Every couple of weeks, we recommend some of the best games on the Xbox Live Indie channel. These are the games on the fringe of the Xbox 360 platform, made by average Joes and indie dreamers. They’re peer-reviewed, not Microsoft-approved and thankfully they’re not all about posing your Xbox Avatar or giving dating advice. Our…
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Do You Remember the Very First Video Game You Played?
Commenter UnstableArk has trouble recalling the very first video game he played, and wonders if there are more people out there like him in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. Every now and then I tend to stalk some gaming forums, as a gamer would. And every now and then I come across a common question:…
By Mike Fahey
