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Research proves online gaming at work is good for you – and for your boss
Are you in danger of getting fired because of too much gaming at work? If so, here’s a scientific study you need to know about (and perhaps slip into the “to-read” pile on your boss’s desk): “Games at work: the recreational use of computer games during working hours.” In this study, the European author (+1…
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Homefront Multiplayer Destroys A Perfectly Good White Castle
I don’t care which players are playing which side in this new trailer for THQ’s Homefront; when a White Castle goes up in flames, everybody loses. We don’t have White Castle here in Georgia, so I’m forced to pretend to care about video game events held in states that do house the fine establishments in…
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Keyboard-Friendly Robotic Hand Is Probably Harmless
One thing ever fledgling robotic killing machine needs is a good pair of hands, deft enough to type but strong enough to choke the life out of its victims. Virginia Tech’s DART is a good start. Robotic hands have been around since the dawn of artificial man, but they haven’t been very good. They get…
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A Role-Playing Game That Makes You Pay For Your Party Members [Update]
During my play through of role-playing game Hyperdimension Neptunia I am delighted to welcome a new character into my party, but the NIS America-inspired Nisa won’t fight with me or gain experience. She just sits there, until I pay. Nisa is one of two game developer-inspired characters (along with Gust) that join your party on…
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The Old Republic‘s Bounty Hunter Doesn’t Shoot First
Was Boba Fett a Powertech or a Mercenary? BioWare has updated its Star Wars: The Old Republic page with everything you need to know about Bounty Hunters, the class Empire players will turn to once they’re done waving lightsabers around. Star Wars: The Old Republic will allow bounty hunter hopefuls to don the distinctive armor…
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Why All The Call Of Duty Hate?
Today in Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter WhoKnew? wants to know where all of the Call of Duty hate is coming from. Is it just because it’s beautiful? So, Kotaku-ians, why all the Call of Duty hate? Sure, people don’t like Kotick and his DLC antics. Sure, the games been running on the same engine since…
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Remembering Old Man Murray, the Website That Rebooted Games Journalism
Our friends at Rock, Paper, Shotgun, the PC gaming partisans, uncovered a bit of a snarl in the Wikipedia page for now-primordeal gaming protoblog, Old Man Murray. An overzealous—or perhaps simply vindictive—Wikipedia editor had deemed the entry about OMM “unnotable” and fit for deletion. But within 24 hours, RPS had mustered such overwhelming support from…
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Oh How They Danced, The Starter Pokémon Of Stonehenge
At last night’s Pokémon Black & White premiere party in London the starters batted cleanup for vocal group One Direction, taking the stage to show off the sort of moves no trainer can teach. There’s only so much dancing one can do while stuffed inside a giant Tepig, Oshawott, or Snivy costume, but these three…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Once there was an official Kotaku forum, where gamers could talk about gaming, but only the wisest and most beautiful readers could even see posts related to it. Congratulations! Thanks to reader ARYXANDRE for today’s Marvel Vs. Saints 3 image. Submit yours to #TAYpics. (Grab this month’s source image here and feel free to present…
By Mike Fahey
