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NASA Invites Gamers To Explore Moonbase Alpha
While NASA might not be returning to the real moon any time soon, the virtual moon is anyone’s game in Moonbase Alpha, a multiplayer lunar exploration adventure game, now available for free download via Steam. Every day gamers perform feats they never could in real life via the games they play. Now NASA is doing…
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And The Game Critics Best Of E3 Award Winners Are…
The game critics have spoken, and the 2010 E3 Game Critics Awards winners have been chosen. Check out a Best of Show that isn’t a game, big wins for EA and Rage, and a little vindication for our E3 awards Now before you read this, remember that the Game Critics Awards are not chosen by…
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Archetype Isn’t Your Typical iPhone First-Person Shooter
Speaking of first-person shooters, Villain has just released Archetype for the iPhone, a quick-and-dirty online FPS that crams all the features you’d expect in a PC game into a tiny little package. Looks pretty good for an iPhone first-person shooter, doesn’t it? Developed by MunkyFun, Archetype is an attempt to bring the console and PC…
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Blizzard Forums Will Soon Display Your Real Name
How do you stem the tide of a forum flooded with flame wars, trolling, and other unpleasantness? Just do what Blizzard is about to do in the official forums for StarCraft II and World of Warcraft: Display posters’ real names. Blizzard poster Nethaera breaks the news to fans in the Battle.net forums: their internet anonymity…
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Sing Along With Leliana’s Song In Dragon Age
The latest downloadable content for Dragon Age: Origins drops today on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, allowing players to delve into the shady past of the lovely bard Leiliana. This is the Dragon Age downloadable content I’ve been waiting for. New characters are nice and all, but some of the characters that journeyed…
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A Visual Guide To The First-Person Shooter
It doesn’t matter if you’re a sniper, a camper, or a target; everyone can learn a little something from the Kotaku Genre Guide to First-Person Shooters. From the relaxing ease of role-playing games to the frantic, fast-paced action of the first-person shooter. The second in our ongoing series of genre guides takes a look at…
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Street Fighter High Enrolls Some New Students
Remember the Street Fighter meets Dawson’s Creek hilarity of Street Fighter High? There’s a sequel on the way, with a whole new cast of characters adding to the intense cosplay drama. Capcom’s Sprung64 was in Los Angeles for the filming of Jennifer Zhang’s follow-up to Street Fighter High. He took some pictures, hung out with…
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Average Reviews Mean No Second Helping Of Alpha Protocol
Fans hoping to experience the further adventures of Agent Michael Thornton will be sorely disappointed, as Sega West president Mike Hayes reveals that a sub-70 Metacritic average and slow sales rule out the chance for an Alpha Protocol sequel. Alpha Protocol was a solid action role-playing game, but its more glaring flaws brought it to…
By Mike Fahey