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Russian Witcher 2 Calendar Bares All in the Name of Marketing
Poland celebrated the upcoming release of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings with a virtual Triss Merigold Playboy shoot. The Russian publisher of the game takes the promotion a step further with a real-life naked Witcher 2 calendar. Be warned: The accompanying video contains naked lady parts. Ukrainian model known Klodi Monsoon lends her talents…
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The Smithsonian Has Picked the Games of Its Art of Video Games Exhibit
The Smithsonian American Art Museum revealed the winners of its public vote to decide what games will be featured in their exhibit, The Art of Video Games, today. The exhibit creates a visual history of the evolution of gaming from its humble beginnings through the present. The vote, which took place between February and April,…
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When Pokémon Meets Dr. Seuss
What do you get when you mix Pokémon with the wonderfully twisted work of Theodor Seuss Geisel? Geek art mash up site Draw2D2 gives us several colorful answers. Every two weeks the artists of Draw2D2 tackle the task of combining a pair of geek references into a single image. They’ve mixed The Avengers with The…
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MIT Just Built a Better Nintendo 3DS Screen
A group of researchers from MIT have developed a new version of the parallax barrier technology used by Nintendo to give the 3DS its signature 3D visuals. The new version of the screen, called HR3D (“High Rank 3D”), can produce the same glasses-free 3D images as the 3DS, but does so while generating a brighter…
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Assassin’s Creed Revelations Brings the Ezio Trilogy to a Close in November [Update]
After a week or so of vigorous teasing, Ubisoft finally lifts the curtain on Assassin’s Creed Revelations, the third and final chapter in the Ezio trilogy, coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC this November. In Assassin’s Creed Revelations Ezio Auditore embarks on a journey of self-discovery and revelation in the footsteps of…
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Tomb Raider Movie Reboot Raids Iron Man Writing Team
The Angelina-free 2013 reboot of the Tomb Raider movie franchise picks up steam today, as GK Films taps Iron Man movie scribes Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby to write Lara’s latest big screen adventure. The first Iron Man movie had some rather snappy writing, so Tomb Raider fans should be pleased by the news that…
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Comics and Gaming Collide in Square Enix’s Imaginary Range
The iPhone and iPad are great for reading comics. The iPhone and iPad are great for playing games. Square Enix taps top talent to combine the two in Imaginary Range, a new sort of interactive comic available free in the iTunes App Store. Imaginary Range is a digital comic with a difference. Written by Souki…
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Getting in Line with Linear Gameplay
In today’s fairly straightforward episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Monsieur Froid wonders why so many people have a problem with linear gameplay. Why do so many people dislike linear gameplay? If I’m going to buy a game, then I want for it to have a good story as well as good gameplay. Movies…
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Sega Saturn Classic Guardian Heroes Coming to Xbox Live Arcade
Sega is bringing an enhanced version of Treasure’s Saturn beat-em-up Guardian Heroes to Xbox Live Arcade this fall, complete with enhanced HD graphics, online cooperative play, and an online versus mode supporting up to 12 players at once. Rejoice!
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Don’t let the political atmosphere mislead you: this is still a forum dedicated to game discussion. So let’s not get too far off topic, kay? That said, user buckyboy2009‘s handy-work was just too irresistible to pass up. Feeling inspired? Give it a try here:#TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Drew Cohen
