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The Xperia Play Does Horrible Things To One Amazing Lady
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play is more than just a mobile phone. It’s a gaming device powerful enough make loveable actress and comedienne Kristen Schaal transform into a dwarf, get possessed by the devil, and play with herself. You might know Kristen Schaal from her role as Mel on Flight of the Conchords, the voice of…
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Now Is A Good Time For Sony To Remind Us How Good The PlayStation 3 Is At 3D
With the North American release of the Nintendo 3DS right around the corner, Sony releases a sexy infographic declaring it The Year of 3D on the PlayStation 3 System. I’d say there’s room for both the 3DS and the PlayStation 3 when it comes to 3D gaming in 2011. They really are two different animals.…
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The LEGO Star Wars III: Clone Wars Spill Over Into San Francisco
As thousands of copies of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars begin appearing at retail locations across the country, LucasArts PR takes the opportunity to take pictures of tiny Star Wars figures in big San Francisco locations. As a toy collector, I find taking pictures of bits of my collection in real-world locations a…
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“Boxer” Makes Playing Old PC Games on Macs a Snap
Retro PC game players are surely familiar with Dosbox, the top-shelf emulator that makes playing games from the ‘80s and ‘90s possible on modern machines. Boxer is Dosbox shined up for Apple computers. (Some call them “Macs.”) And from what I can tell from my dabbling with Boxer here on my work machine, it’s a…
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The Great Checkpoints Versus Saving Anywhere, Anytime Debate
Commenter MtlAngelus doesn’t like checkpoints in video games, preferring a system that allows players to save anywhere at any time. Which is better? You decide in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. I hate checkpoints. I love being able to save whenever I want. If there’s a point of the game that I really like, I want…
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How The “Heroes” Of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Come Together
Bringing together four leading characters from the Ratchet & Clank series together and making them cooperate to survive is an excellent idea, as long as you’ve got a strong story to back it up. Let’s see how Insomniac does it. Ratchet and his robot buddy Clank are pretty much inseparable, unless the plot calls for…
By Mike Fahey