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How a Hockey Journeyman Became One of Video Games’ Early Superstars
Bo Jackson. Jeremy Roenick. Even casual players know what those two mean to games like Tecmo Bowl and NHL ’94. But Cliff Ronning? Old-school sports game cognoscenti remember he was NHL 93‘s fastest player, with an overall rating well north of what you’d expect for a 25-goal scorer. Ronning finally revealed why today on a…
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon is More Than Meets the iPad
Activision may be handling the official movie tie-in games for Transformers: Dark of the Moon as far as consoles and handhelds are concerned, but the iPhone, iPad, and Java/BREW version is all EA Mobile. In the mobile version of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, players step into the giant metal feet of Optimus Prime or…
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These are the Big Role-Playing Games of E3 2011, We Think
Where would we be if there were no roles to play, no experience points to earn, and no levels to gain? Well we certainly wouldn’t be here, looking over the biggest role-playing games of E3 2011. While not nearly as prolific as the first-person shooter this year, the role-playing games of E3 2011 make up…
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Magicka: Nippon Trades Virtual Items for Real World Disaster Relief
Paradox Interactive drops a dollar’s worth of downloadable content today with Magicka: Nippon, three Japanese-flavored items (and a Team Fortress 2 Demoman cowl!) to aid your wizard’s quest, with 50 percent of revenue going towards the Japan Relief Support program.
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The Underground Website Where You Can Buy Any Drug Imaginable—Photos
Red Star microdots. (Likely acid.) Price: 7.75 bitcoins ($67) for five. (All photos from Silk Road sellers.) Edgarnumbers is selling these 2C-B “blue bees” tablets. Price: 1.15 bitcoins ($10) per tablet. Avatar acid for sale by Bloomingcolors. “Avatar blotters are VERY strong (180ug per), and have been circulating around the EU for some time now.…
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Turtle Beach Bolsters Its Ear Force at E3 2011
The audio experts at Turtle Beach are all set to rock E3 2011 next week with a pair of new gaming headsets destined to please the ear canals of countless PlayStation 3 and PC gamers, including a more affordable version of its coveted programmable PX5 Back when I was first diving into the PC scene,…
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Death Trumps War as the Hero of Darksiders II
War rode proud and strong through the battle between good and evil in the original Darksiders, but he’s only one of four apocalyptic horsepersons of interest. War, Famine, and Pestilence take the bench as Death saddles up his pale horse for Darksiders II Vigil’s resident comic book legend Joe Madureira shows off his stunning interpretation…
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What Games Can Be Played When One’s Thumb Goes Astray?
Commenter BrawlKarter subjected his left thumb to the real-world sport of basketball, resulting in a strain that leaves him effectively thumbless for weeks. What games can he play without his favorite digit? I need some help fellow Kotaku community members. Sprained my left thumb playing basketball yesterday while saving a loose ball and am in…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s June. Already. It’s so terribly hot out, that I’ll need all of you to talk as much about video games as possible, so that I don’t get a headache or fall asleep. No really, it works. And since this is Talk Amongst Yourselves, there’s no better place for it. Please become acquainted with this…
By Drew Cohen
