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EA Serves Up Grand Slam Tennis 2 In 2012 to PS3, Xbox 360
Wii exclusive Grand Slam Tennis is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with Grand Slam Tennis 2, EA Sports said today. The game features Total Racquet Control, which allows players to use the right stick to create different types of shots. PS3 users will get the added bonus of PlayStation Move support. Grand…
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Want To See the Real World? You Can’t Handle the Real World
videothumb[ ] Strip away the facade of dreary everyday life and you have The Secret World, the upcoming present-day MMO from Funcom in which every myth, urban legend, consipiracy theory, and spooky campfire tale is proven true. This behind-the-scenes video demonstrates the twisted versions of real-world locations players will be visiting in The Secret World.…
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Let’s Talk About CivWorld and how You Abandoned my Roman Empire
Welcome back everyone! As you may have guessed, we’re here for round two of the Kotaku Game Club’s discussion of Sid Meier’s CivWorld Well, I thought that I’d know more about CivWorld after last week but, frankly, I think I’m more confused than I was before. Despite increasing my face-time with the game, repositioning my…
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Now You Can Own the Gaming Mouse Pilots Use to Control Their Mechs
Okay, so mech pilots don’t use mice, or technically exist. If they did, I’d fully expect to see the Albino edition of the Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 7 gaming mouse beneath their plug-suited hands. This special edition of the Cyborg R.A.T. 7 features all of the mighty morphing power of its darker forefathers, including transforming…
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Brings Epic Story, Orchestra to the Fight
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a big, bone crunching action game, and it needs to sound like it. The development team looked to Hollywood to create cinematic moments that felt as gigantic and world moving as those on the silver screen. Using a live orchestra sure doesn’t hurt.
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Shooting, Farming, Avenging, and One Damn Crazy Hamster
It’s Thursday, and Nintendo has updated its various digital delivery services with fresh new games, some that come close to being more exciting than the appearance of the 3D Glee concert musical trailer that hits Nintendo Video today! I know what you’re thinking. What could possibly be more exciting than a 3D Glee trailer? Nothing.…
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Behind-the-Scenes With Black Ops‘ Zombie-Bursting Rezurrection DLC
Treyarch gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Rezurrection downloadable content coming for Call of Duty: Black Ops, including a look at what happens to zombies in the vacuum of space. BOOM! Along with the video, Treyarch and Activision have also shared a striking piece of art for the new zombie map included in the…
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Burlesque and Cosplay Come Together In Ireland
Cosplay is not limited to just Japan or the United States, it’s a world wide art form. Meet the Chronic Candies, a Burlesque/Cosplay duo from Dublin, Ireland. Earlier this month the girls appeared at Nom-Con 2011, the annual anime convention in Ireland, to show off their unique talents in full Final Fantasy VII garb. Obviously…
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Get Your Tickets to the MineCraft Convention Before They’re Gone
The official website for MineCon, the first annual celebration of all things MineCraft, is incredibly difficult to get to at the moment, as tickets for the big November event have officially gone on sale for $99 apiece. Held November 18 and 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, MineCon is a chance for MineCraft players around the…
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The Best Apps for Turning Your iPad into an iPre-School
Kids and iPads are a better fit than you’d think—as long as those little hands are clean. Thanks to a batch of free games, storybooks and teaching tools, the iPad can be a great tool for brightening a child’s mind. And, unlike the iPad, a raft of great kids’ apps are cheap. So whether you’ve…
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Which Video Game Character Are You?
It’s commenter Aikage‘s turn to play Speak Up on Kotaku again, or should I say Commander Aikage? He wants to know what video game character you relate to the most, and you’re going to tell him. Hello. Who are you? Which video game character do you relate to the most? Sure, you may not be…
By Mike Fahey
