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The Gritty Golden Cities of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
In order to create the most immersive settings possible for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the Eidos Montreal team had to build shining cities of the future from the ground up, and then they had to get them dirty. It’s one thing to create a futuristic city that’s filled with clean lines and glowing lights. It’s…
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Study: Bulk of iPhone Game Earnings Come From “Free” Titles
Nearly two-thirds of all revenue generated from the top 100 games in the Apple App store in June came from people spending cash inside “free” games, according to a recent study. That means that according to the study by mobile analytics company Flurry, just 35 percent of revenue was brought in by paid downloads. This…
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Yoshi Armor and Other Products of a Downloadable Content Plagued Past
Who’d pass up a chance to own a full set of Yoshi Armor in Super Mario World for a mere 200 SNES points? Copious amounts of downloadable content might be the norm these days, but then we’ve grown used to it, having lived through Oblivion‘s horse armor and Capcom’s continuous costume packs. Taking a step…
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How Planetside 2 Will Blow the Roof Off the Massively Multiplayer Online First-Person Shooter Genre
When it comes to blowing the roof off a video game genre, one couldn’t aim for a more low-hanging, flimsily constructed covering than that of the massively multiplayer online first-person shooter market. The concept is certainly a compelling one. Thousands of players battling in a never-ending struggle for control over vast amounts of territory, constantly…
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The Cost of One Man’s Irrational Fear of Turn Based Role-Playing
Commenter Mudson has spent his life in fear of the glory that is turn based role-playing games. Now he’s overcome that silly fear and wants to know what he’s been missing in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. I’ve been playing Chrono Trigger recently. I was a late gamer starting with the Gamecube so I missed…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Guys. As much as I love Po5tman’s TAYPic, we are already running low on submissions!! There’s a whole weekend ahead of you, without fireworks or barbeques or anything to distract you. Get to your favorite photo-editing software (or picnik.com, I’m not picky) and edit away at July’s TAYpic. And in the mean time, get to…
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From Wii Beginnings Comes an Outstanding iPhone Real-Time Strategy Game
Originally intended to be released as a flash game, Ronimo Games’ 2D side scrolling joint Swords & Soldiers wound up hitting Nintendo’s WiiWare service in 2009 as what many consider one of the best real-time strategy console games of all time. Now its Chinese, Viking, and Aztec warriors invade the iPhone and iPad, and they’ve…
By Mike Fahey
