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Raise A Glass To The Father Of High Fantasy
Today we celebrate the birthday of J. R. R. Tolkien, the English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor whose contributions to English literature forever changed the way we imagine fantasy worlds. Born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State (now a part of South Africa), J. R. R. Tolkien took his…
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Unlock Black And White’s Star Pokémon Before The Games Come Out
The illusion fox Pokémon Zoroark, star of the Zoroark: Master of Illusions movie, won’t be available through normal gameplay in Pokémon Black and White, but you can get him two months in advance by visiting GameStop. Want to know how? Not only will Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver, Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum players be able to score…
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Bulletstorm Gives Us One Epic Shower Scene
I don’t know how you should feel about seeing Epic Games president Mike Capps in the shower. I’m still trying to figure out how I should feel about a game that urges me to preorder by calling me “dick tits.” This is the first in a series of promotional videos for Bulletstorm known as “Bulletpoints,”…
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Don’t Skip Your First Shower Of 2011
Since the mid 1820’s stargazers have been watching the skies in early January to catch a glimpse of the annual Quadrantids meteor shower. Are you going to miss out on witnessing a potential 65 to 160 meteors per hour? I know night time is generally gaming time, but you’ll be missing out on a great…
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There’s A Trick To Playing R.U.S.E. With Kinect
You won’t be able to play Ubisoft’s strategy game R.U.S.E. using Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect anytime soon, but the PC version is another matter entirely. Here we see multitouch and gesture computing company Evoluce boss Wolfgang Herfurtner navigating the opening battle from Eugen System’s R.U.S.E. using a combination of his company’s software and Microsoft’s motion-sensing…
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In Search Of Serious Science Fiction Gaming Epics
In the first installment of the daily Speak-Up on Kotaku for the year 2011, commenter Murkurial wonders why game developers aren’t spending more time exploring the deeply detailed worlds created by science fiction’s greatest authors. What has anyone heard (or what are your thoughts) about a company like Bethesda making a game in the mold…
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The Most Disgusting Version Of Doom You’ll Ever See
This stop-motion video starts off innocently enough, but soon the cute Street Fighter homage and sneaker-based racing give way to a version of id Software’s classic Doom made entirely out of raw meat. Warning: Not safe for stomach. I just saved a whole lot of money on lunch by watching this video. It’s the creation…
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What If Fallout 3 Was A Japanese RPG From 1987?
Bethesda beats any potential fan-made Fallout 3demakes to the punch by creating its own for the Japanese Fallout website. It’s all in Japanese, but old school role-playing is the universal language. Or not. I can’t understand a thing that’s going on over at the Japanese game site. I can make out a couple of yes…
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Minecraft And Amnesia Vie For Top Honors At The 2011 IGF Awards
The Independent Games Festival has released its list of finalists for its 2011 awards, with Mojang’s world-building Minecraft and Frictional’s Amnesia: The Dark Descent duking it out with three other competitors for the $20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize. It’s a testament to the growing power and prestige of the independent development scene that this year’s…
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