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Rebellion Has Sniper Elite V2 In Its Sights For 2012
It’s been six years since the last time Rebellion took us to the high perches of World War II Europe in Sniper Elite. I’d say it’s high time for another, wouldn’t you? 2005’s Sniper Elite for the PlayStation 2, original Xbox, Windows PC, and (eventually) Wii was a mouthful of tightly held fresh air for…
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Man Pleads Guilty To Killing His Cousin Over Scarface: The World Is Yours
22-year-old Alejandro Garcia of Corpus Christi, Texas, will spend the next 15 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the 2007 shooting death of his younger cousin over whose turn it was to play Scarface: The World is Yours. Garcia and his then 17-year-old cousin George Flores were taking turns playing Scarface: The…
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U.S. Border Patrol Spends $1 Million Making a Videogame Simulating Their Job
Researchers at a government-funded laboratory have built a giant touchscreen video game that simulates the capture of illegal aliens. In a statement made to Kotaku by an official spokesman, the entire project and underlying systems cost “in the ballpark of $10 million [worth] of internal investments,” with the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border…
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What’s The Hardest You’ve Worked To Obtain A Video Game?
In today’s hard-working edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Kadin regales us with his epic quest to purchase an imported copy of Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and challenges you to top his tale. What’s the most work you’ve gone through to obtain a game? I’m going to date myself here but…
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 Brings Plenty of Touch to Its Golf Game
Golf, with an emphasis on precision, and players always initiating rather than reacting to the action, is a natural for the mobile platform. That doesn’t mean any offering – even one with the weight of Tiger Woods and EA Sports’ names behind it – is automatically on the green in two. Following up last year’s…
By Owen Good
