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iOS FIFA 12 will be Playable on the Big Screen
Soccer fans will be able to play the iPad version of EA Sports’ FIFA on a full-size television set when the game’s next edition arrives this fall, Electronic Arts said at this afternoon’s Summer Showcase. The feature requires an iPad to transmit the signal to a TV, but the game may be controlled with up…
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The Secret World’s Seedy Underbelly Doesn’t Care if You’re Peeing
In the latest trailer for Funcom’s The Secret World, a wannabe John Constantine discovers that the dark and gloomy things lurking just outside of the corner of your eye aren’t too worried about invading your personal space. Funcom actually showed this trailer for the upcoming supernatural MMORPG to the press back at PAX East 2010,…
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There Are No Words to Describe Cross-Platform Mobile Scrabble
Scrabble fans might want to sit down before reading this news. During EA’s live summer preview event, EA Mobile demonstrated a live round of Scrabble played across four different platforms: iPad, iPhone, Android, and Facebook. You’re probably floored right now. Catch your breath and read on. Kicking off with next week’s release of the free…
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Hockey Stars’ Brains and Brawn Matter More in NHL 12
Hockey’s video game superstars will perform more recognizably like their real world counterparts in NHL 12, anticipating turnovers, powering their way to the goal and playing a more proactive defense, the game’s producer said at Electronic Arts’ Summer Showcase this afternoon. In past editions of the ice hockey simulation, players perfomed very reactively, producer David…
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We’re Talking About Act 4 of Shadows of the Damned. Right Now.
It’s that time again, folks. Welcome back to the Kotaku Game Club. Today we’re going to discuss Act 4 of Shadows of the Damned So today’s chapter has a theme just staring us in the face. Between the storybook shmup levels and “The Big Boner”, there have been a lot of mini-games in the past…
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It Takes One Deep Breath to Change the World in From Dust
Breathe in, drain a lake. Breathe out, flood a valley. The battle between god-graced humanity and unforgiving nature is distilled down to two simple actions in Ubisoft’s From Dust An ancient spirit tasked with protecting its tribe and helping its people to advance, The Breath is fully capable of reshaping the world as it sees…
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These Angry Birds Cakes Look Disgusting, Taste Amazing
Mouldering green pig heads aren’t typically appetizing, but these Angry Birds cakes don’t look half bad. Submitted for the 2011 Threadcakes competition, this depiction of birds perched on a dead pigs head like crows pecking at roadkill is both disturbing and delightfully colorful. Threadcakes is a competition put on by Threadless T-Shirts that asks bakers…
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A Hilarious Horror Game and Other Xbox Live Indie Surprises
Every two weeks, we weigh in on our favorite selectons on Xbox Live’s indie channel, and this week we found some truly impressive games. These are not Microsoft-approved games—they’re created by everyone from the average Joe to upstart game companies, and reviewed by users like you. We list the stand-outs here and in the Kotaku‘s…
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L.A. Noire Trapped in the Vile Clutches of Reefer Madness
In 1940’s Los Angeles, cannabis was not the subject of comedy movies. It was serious business, and Cole Phelps aims to take that business down in Reefer Madness, the next downloadable content case for L.A. Noire These days smoking pot carries far less of a stigma than it did in the 1940’s. I attribute this…
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Just Jam, Qix, and Fortified Zone Are Part of This Complete Nintendo Download
This week’s Nintendo Download is here, bringing with it a double dose of overpriced Game Boy classics and a load of other things you’ve probably never heard about. Let’s get right to it, shall we? When I first heard that the Nintendo 3DS would allow gamers to download and play classic Game Boy titles, the…
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Dishonored Is Bethesda’s New First-Person Action Game
Developed by Arkane Studios and slated for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC in 2012, Dishonored is a first-person action game, and that’s all we’ll know until the new issue of Game Informer comes out. Thanks, Bethesda.
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Why Won’t These Legend of Zelda Characters Talk To Us?
Today’s Speak Up on Kotaku actually involves speaking up, as commenter Tengen Toppa Duck Face laments over the lack of voice acting in the latest Zelda game. To be totally honest, I’m really disappointed that (The Legend of Zelda) Skyward Sword doesn’t feature any voice acting. In my opinion, Skyward Sword will be the best…
By Mike Fahey
