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One Year Later, Did Microsoft Keep Their E3 2010 Promises?
Can you believe the hype you hear from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo at each year’s big E3 circus of video games? Year after year, the big three make promises about their consoles and their games. Do they deliver? Each year, we check. Microsoft, last year we had to scold you for some of your unbelievable…
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What the Sharp-Dressed Heavy Will Be Wearing in Tribes: Ascend
Hi-Rez Studios continues to tease Tribes fans with concept art from its upcoming online multiplayer sequel Tribes: Ascend. Here’s a look at the heavy-class armor Diamond Sword and Blood Eagle troops will be sporting once the game drops.
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Sit Back and Listen to a Tale of The Witcher
In a dreary encampment outside the small town of Flotsam the inhabitants gather nightly to listen to legendary tales of heroism. You don’t need to visit, but if you’re passing through you’d do well to stop and sit awhile. I must have run through this camp a dozen times before I stumbled upon this storytelling…
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Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong Now That Duke Nukem Forever Has Gone Gold
This is it, ladies and gentlemen. A gold master containing the culmination of fourteen years of game development is now in production, discs filled with action, toilet humor, and attitude rolling off the line in preparation for Duke Nukem Forever‘s June 10 release. Gamers’ collective hearts skipped a beat when Gearbox Software delayed Duke’s return…
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Two Ninjas Converge in a Snowy Wood in Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Episode seven of director Kevin Tancharoen’s live-action Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series touches on the origin of two of the video game franchise’s most iconic characters, Scorpion and Sub-Zero. Why did they use two actors instead of just palette swapping? It’s easy to forget the tragic tale of Scorpion while you’re busy harpooning your enemies…
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Digital Storm’s Newest Gaming Rig Swaps Choice For Affordability
Why are custom gaming rigs so expensive? There’s no such thing as a bulk discount when a company has to order each part individually. For players not picky about parts, Digital Storm’s new line of affordable pre-built gaming PCs might be the answer to pricey PC gaming. When last I touched base with Digital Storm…
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Let’s Help a Gamer Get Into Anime
Commenter SecretMoblin has yet to experience the joy of sitting in a darkened room at 3AM sobbing hysterically over a Japanese cartoon. He needs anime suggestions, so its time to Speak Up on Kotaku. I’ve never seriously watched any anime, and I’m looking to start. I’ve seen a couple episodes of Ranma and a couple…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
It was a dull, grey, no-good kind of Tuesday. The kind of Tuesday that could really put a man in the dumps. The kind of Tuesday that could push the wrong man over the edge. Oh, ahem, excuse me! I’m feeling a little, erm, pulpy today. Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves—a place to chat about…
By Drew Cohen