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A Hero Returns to His 2D Roots in the Gorgeous Rayman Origins
After countless attempts to bring limbless platforming wonder into the 3D world, creator Michel Ancel returns to knock Rayman down a plane and craft one stunner of a 2D platformer in Rayman Origins The Glade of Dreams is being overrun by “nefurrious” Darktoons, and only one man can save the day: Rayman. Well, Rayman his…
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This New Warhammer 40,000 Arcade Shooter Doesn’t Seem Very Warhammer-y
When I think Warhammer 40,000 I’m thinking deep strategic battles and hours spent hovering over a table covered with painstakingly painted metal figures; epic wars fought on a grand scale. I definitely don’t think fast-paced cooperative arcade shooter. Someone evidently did, however, and that’s why there’s Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team, coming next month to Xbox…
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Haunting Half Life 2 Mod Dear Esther To Receive Substantial Overhaul, 2011 Commercial Release
In 2008, Dan Pinchbeck of the University of Portsmouth created an interactive “ghost story” titled Dear Esther using Valve’s Source Engine, and its associated Half Life 2 art assets. The game achieved enormous critical success, and established a devoted cult following. Now the title is set to receive a substantial makeover with the help of…
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Jesus Explains How To Deal With Negative Forum Comments
Sometiumes people say things in internet forums we don’t agree with. In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter JesusChrist tells us how to deal with these unpleasant situations. Hello my children, I am here to teach you another lesson about the interwebs. When somebody makes a comment that is directed at a company or their…
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Now There’s a Toy Dog You Control With Your Nintendo DS
Kids love video games, and kids love dogs, so Sega Toys and Activision Publishing have combined the two in Wappy Dog, a virtual pet game for the Nintendo DS that’s a little less virtual, thanks to the bundled dog robot. Teach your kids how to raise their own puppy without worrying about silly things like…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the forum where gamers come to talk about video games. Feel free to talk about whatever game is on your mind. As long as the topic is related to video games, it’s fair game. Thank you Buckyboy2009 for giving us our first TAYpic of the month! Wanna get your TAYpic…
By Mike Epstein
