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Tablet Games Trump Traditional Therapy in Treating Autism and Cerebral Palsy
For decades the traditional therapy for adults and children afflicted with autism and cerebral palsy have remained the same: repetitive activities aimed at hammering home the social and physical skills these disorders make difficult for those afflicted. That’s all changing, thanks to multi-touch tablet technology. Today’s multi-touch technology has given researchers the ability to develop…
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Cowboys and Pokemon
Forget Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde, this parody has ten times the star power of Cowboys & Aliens. Pikachu, Charmander and Jigglypuff all make cameo’s in X-Play’s Cowboys & Pokemon. Ash Ketchum has no memory, a price on his head and one question – who’s that pokemon? X-Play Comedy: Cowboys & Pokemon [G4tv…
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This Portal Rap Song May Have Read Your Dirty Mind
Dorkly’s “Wish I Had a Portal Gun” is a rough and clumsy little rap tune that inevitably travels to that NSFW place many a player’s mind has discovered when imagining what they’d do if they got their hands on a little Aperture Science tech.
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Just How Popular is League of Legends?
As the first season of competition comes to a close, League of Legends developer Riot Games celebrates by dropping some incredibly impressive player statistics for the free-to-play online action strategy title enjoyed by more than 1.4 million players a day. That’s right, more than 1.4 million players log in to the League of Legends servers…
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The GameStop Versus Best Buy Argument Ends With a Shocking Twist
When Kotaku editorial director Joel Johnson and east coast reporter Michael Fahey launch into an argument over which video game retailer offers the superior shopping experience, one withholds a terrible secret that renders the other’s argument moot. Joel: How in the hell can you say shopping at GameStop is better than shopping at Best Buy?…
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And Yet it Moves and Four More Indie Games go Cheap for Charity
And Yet It Moves, Crayon Physics Deluxe, Cogs, Hammerfight and VVVVVV just went on sale…for however much you feel like paying. Wolfire’s Humble Indie Bundle is back with five more critically acclaimed indie games to draw out your inner philanthropist. Crayon Physics Deluxe, Hammerfight and VVVVVV will all be making their Mac and Linux debuts…
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You Know What Kinectimals Needs? Bears
Kinect launch title Kinectimals was a fine showcase for Microsoft’s motion-sensing technology, but it was all about cat. They should have just called it Kinecticats. This problem, like many others, has been fixed via liberal application of bears. Five bears, to be exact: Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, Cinnamon Bear, Polar Bear, and Glacier Bear. These…
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Is the Pre-Rendered Cutscene a Gift or a Curse?
In today’s episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Aikage laments the general lack of pre-rendered cutscenes in today’s video games, a feature many were glad to see die out. Which side of the gorgeous CGI fence do you fall on? Maybe I’ve been playing the wrong games, but I miss the pre-rendered / anime…
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Behold the Sleek and Sexy New Xbox 360 Bluetooth Headset and Media Remote
Last year Microsoft updated the white and clunky original Xbox 360 with the slim model, a slick black beast of a gaming console. Suddenly peripherals for the old system looked like ass in comparison. Today Microsoft fixes that, introducing the gorgeous new Xbox 360 Wireless Headset with Bluetooth and Xbox 360 Media Remote. Less high-tech…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Seize the day! For there is no day like TAYday to talk about video games. A very special thanks goes out to Brian H. May for today’s TAYpic. You too can create a featured Talk Amongst Yourselves image. The instructions to get on that path to glory are in our #TAYpics thread right here
By Sam Winstrom
