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Drop The Chalupa
I’ve been obsessed with this XXL Chalupa, getting a lot of airplay in Taco Bell ads during the playoffs. But it looks like it would decompose about as naturally as a Happy Meal. Especially with that nuclear orange cheese sauce. So today I had a great idea. I would make my own. I’d do it…
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Monday Night Combat’s Title Update Rolls Out
“Rolls on,” more like, as the big update hit early yesterday for Monday Night Combat, the class-based shooter on Xbox Live Arcade. For those who don’t have it, the demo time trial has been extended to 60 minutes from 30. The title update delivers a ton of fixes – some esoteric, some critical depending on…
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What Do You Want To Know About Super Scribblenauts?
The sequel to Scribblenauts, last year’s quirky, creative hit for the DS, is in our hands and we’re playing it for review. You can help out by letting us know what you want to know about Super Scribblenauts. In an effort to ensure that Kotaku’s reviews are better informing you about the content, the gameplay,…
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Someone’s Not Having Fun Here
Playing FIFA 11 in a pool in a stretch Hummer driving through LA? Hell of a home-console advantage for the Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash, sure. But is that really cause for Landon Donovan to call him a bleeping bleep? This is part two of a series being produced and directed by Nash and Ezra Holland,…
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Mafia Wars Offers President Obama Masks In Time For Halloween
Fresh off cameos in NBA Jam and NBA 2K11, President Obama and his two predecessors are appearing in Mafia Wars. As novelty masks, anyway. A bank heist weekend offers the chance to get them, and a badass machine gun. If you play the game, you know how this Zynga stuff runs – bug everyone in…
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FF4HoL
The Hat System Combat This guy is a real game-saver. The concept art looks nearly as beautiful in-game. Guest characters join your party from time to time, like Torte, the pink mouse. Combat, which you watch after pressing buttons. Here’s the character status page! It’s a light-hearted romp. Mini-games like this shopping challenge can earn…
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Graphics Transform 600-Year-Old Clock Tower Into A Virtual Masterpiece
Using a technique called video mapping, the Macula project takes the 600-year-old Astronomical Clock on Old Town Square in Prague and transforms it into one of the most impressive things we’ve ever seen. See for yourself. The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo We stumbled across this video earlier today and each one of…
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Dragon Age II Preorders Score A Free Signature Edition Upgrade
BioWare is upgrading copies of Dragon Age II preordered before January 11 to the Signature Edition, packed with $20 worth of downloadable content, a soundtrack, and an in-game armory. It’s like a preorder bonus, only…okay, it’s a preorder bonus. BioWare is calling it a free upgrade to a collector’s edition, but let’s call a spade…
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One Of These Splatterhouse Screens Is Actually Quite Pleasant
Splatterhouse protagonist Rick doesn’t spend all his time tearing terrible monstrosities limb-from-limb, bathing in their blood as horrific gaping wounds appear on his body. Just most of the time. I’m incredibly fond of the first screenshot in this gallery. Every time new Splatterhouse assets drop, I prepare myself for the inevitable gore fest Namco Bandai…
By Mike Fahey
