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The Next Hit Music Game is Already Out There on Facebook
French developer MXP4 says they want you to “play with your music.” They just launched Bopler Games, a set of classic games on Facebook with an added musical slant. To play, choose a song from the Bopler library, (which features an inordinate amount of 80s pop) choose a game, and go. The kicker is that…
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Farm, Chill, Whatever—It’s All Cool With Facebook Game Pot Farm
Virtual agriculture has recently become a bit more spliffy. If conventional farming simply isn’t your thing—or if you’re too half-baked to feign an interest in produce and husbandry—then the Facebook game Pot Farm may be just the foray into horticulture you’ve been jonesing for. Pot Farm (which is is still currently “totally Beta or whatever”)…
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Hunted‘s Crucible Unlocks Unlimited Replayability
Finishing story mode is only the beginning of the adventure in inXile Entertainment’s Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. With the Crucible, players can spend their hard-earned gold pieces on creating and sharing endless custom dungeon romps. The Crucible is a feature in Hunted that allows players to craft their own dungeon adventures for play alone with…
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What Defines A Huge Video Game Fan?
In today’s highly collectible installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Korio8 wonders what the requirements are to be considered a “huge fan” of a video game or game series. What games do you consider yourself an above average fan of, and why? How do you consider yourself as a “huge fan” of someone or something?…
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Video Game Ratings Board Lets Computers Do The Rating
Last year the Entertainment Software Ratings Board reviewed approximately 1,600 video games prior to their U.S. release, painstakingly poring over video game footage before arriving at a final decision. Starting today, the board is passing a great deal of that responsibility on to computers. Here’s how the Entertainment Software Review Board’s process generally works. A…
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GLaDOS Is Powering Up, Is Portal 2 Imminent? [Updated]
The potatoes on the GLaDOS@Home web page are counting down, and a cryptic email from GLaDOS herself arrives. What does it mean? Is Portal 2 about to open? We’ve just received an email here at Kotaku Tower from [email protected], warning us of what could very well be our impending doom. Subject: The time has comf92xnsaielghdsm28…
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The Witcher 2 Casts A Sexy Spell On Polish Playboy
The Witcher’s fiery redheaded sorceress Triss can’t seem to pull a complete outfit together in the May issue of the Polish version of Playboy. Does she get this naked in the game? Why yes, yes she does. In the preview build I am currently playing you get to see naked Triss within moments of starting…
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Rage‘s Dead City Is Surprisingly Lively
Just because there’s an apocalyptic event doesn’t mean the world’s great cities crumble into dust. They just get a few new residents, as demonstrated in Rage’s Dead City gameplay trailer. Rolling deserts and dust bowls are good enough for smaller games, but id’s Rage is no small game. Sooner or later you’ve got to give…
By Mike Fahey
