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Resistance 3 Knows You Love Retailer-Exclusive Preorder Bonuses
Want to play as Resistance and Resistance 2 hero Nathan Hale in Resistance 3‘s online multiplayer? You’d better enjoy shopping at Best Buy. What other retailer-exclusive goodies has Sony got up its sleeves? We hate them, but the publishers and retailers seem to like dangling unique shiny prizes in from of gamers faces in order…
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A-ha Takes on Red Faction: Armageddon‘s Sketchy New Game Mode
When the ancient alien plagued colonized of the planet Mars meet a popular Norwegian New Wave band, there can be only one outcome: Pipe wrench fight! THQ and Volition tap 80’s pop sensation A-ha to demonstrate Red Faction: Armageddon‘s delightful Sketch Mode, created in order to “celebrate the Martian passion for hypercolor and keyboard solos”.…
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Is Cory Arcangel an Asshole?
The artist known as Cory Arcangel first made his name with the installation “Super Mario Clouds v2k3” at the 2004 Whitney Biennial, in which the 8-bit clouds of the original Nintendo Entertainment System classic were projected across a wide open space. The art world ate it up, but did it actually mean anything? Perhaps damning…
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Forza Motorsport 4: Five pre-order cars show off showroom shine
Three hits of news on the Forza 4 front today. First, Turn 10 Studios has revealed the official shot of the game box art. Second, they’ve announced that the “Hero car” for the game is the Ferrari 458 Italia. Third, they’ve announced the five pre-order cars — along with “showroom” shots of each. I can’t…
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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Reveals Fresh New Details
In Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood our friend Ezio’s travels take him to Constantinople, heart of the Ottoman Empire, where no man’s feet need touch the floor while seated. We know he’s following in the footsteps of Assassin’s Creed‘s Altair, but why? Ubisoft promised us answers, and they’re slowly letting them trickle out as we build to…
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The Red Faction: Armageddon PC Demo is an OnLive Exclusive
In another big win scored in the name of internet streaming gaming, PC players looking to give THQ’s Red Faction: Armageddon a try before the game’s June 6 release date are going to have to sign up for OnLive. Don’t bother looking on Steam or Direct2Drive, at least not until June 6. Until then the…
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It’s Okay To Be Jealous of Europe’s Arcana Heart 3 Super 3D Boobie Edition
All we saw of Examu’s girl-on-girl fighting game Arcana Heart 3 in North America was a lousy downloadable PlayStation 3 exclusive. Not only does the game come on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 in Europe, it’s packed with simulated breasts. Curse you, Europe! Limited to the other side of the pond and weighing in…
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Let Us Mourn the Games We’ve Loved and Lost
Commenter Shin Lord was so certain his post about video games and consoles we regret trading, selling, or losing would make it into Speak Up on Kotaku he made his own image. Cocky bastard, isn’t he? Parting ways with a video game or console is easy for some, but traumatic for others. Since gaming is…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Three men walk into bar: an American, a Swede and a—oh, dash it! You’re not here for jokes. You’re here to talk about games. Because this is Talk Amongst Yourselves, the official Kotaku forum. So just excuse me, and get on talking. I’m an honest sucker for TAYpics that incorporate some of my favorite games.…
By Drew Cohen
