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: Portal 2's Robots Are Trying To Escape Its Box Art

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Jan 05 2011 05:00 GMT in Portal 2

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#coverstory The first Portal's marketing and art design was all about minimalism. Cold, stark science. Portal 2's box art, on the other hand, says "we spent a lot more time and money on this game". More »

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: 1991-2010

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Jan 05 2011 14:30 GMT in Gaming News

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#gameface Brett Favre may have actually retired this week. For good. To give you an idea of just how long this guy has been playing football, check out what he was doing on draft day back in 1991. More »

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>football
>on video game news
dommit kotaku

: Review: Back To The Future Episode 1 Barely Hits 44mph

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Jan 04 2011 05:00 GMT in Back to the Future: The Game

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#review When Doc Brown enthuses that we're "going to see some serious shit" in this game's intro, he may have been exaggerating just a touch. More »

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: Get A Good Look At The Nintendo Inspired Toyota In Motion

gamesetwatch.com posted by Kotaku Jan 04 2011 01:00 GMT in Gaming News

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#clips You may have already seen the Nintendo Famicom-inspired Scion xB in stills, but you'll be missing out if you don't see the other sights and sounds this customized ride has to offer. More »

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Cool, until it goes 120+ miles per hour and crashes.

: David Bowie's Son Is Excited About The World Of Warcraft Movie

zimbio.com posted by Kotaku Dec 31 2010 14:00 GMT in World of Warcraft

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#film Okay, that's not fair. Duncan Jones is more than just David Bowie's son. He's also the son of fashion model Angela Bowie. More »

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Did his mom give birth to an abortion?

: ESRB Lists Xenogears, Three Other PS1 Classics

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 30 2010 02:30 GMT in Gaming News

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#esrb Four classic titles from Squaresoft (now Square Enix) have been rated by the ESRB for release on the PSP and PS3, indicating an imminent release to the North American PlayStation Store. More »

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: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Was My Most Played iPhone Game of the Holidays

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 29 2010 22:00 GMT in Battlefield: Bad Company 2

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#igameoftheday On sale right now for just four bucks, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is the iPhone game I'm spending the most time playing these days. More »

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: LittleBigPlanet 2 Does Windows XP

playstationlifestyle.net posted by Kotaku Dec 30 2010 19:00 GMT in LittleBigPlanet 2

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#clips For a game that's not even officially out yet, LittleBigPlanet 2 has already impressed us with its game-making capabilities. User ingenuity, as seen in this "Windows LBP" creation, is just as impressive. More »

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: Anime Has Changed

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 30 2010 11:30 GMT in Gaming News

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#screengrab This isn't a real project. But Metal Gear fans, feel free to dream that it is. By E-Mann. More »

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: Finally, Some Realistic Video Game Hair

pcgamer.com posted by Kotaku Dec 25 2010 03:00 GMT in EVE Online

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#clips You know how EVE Online has an amazing new character creation utility? The cutting-edge technology doesn't end there. It extends past the face, to flowing locks and beyond to...pretty dresses. More »

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NOW MERIOH CAN FINALLY RUN WITHOUT A HAT
BRICKS WERE SHAT BRO. BRICKS WERE SHAT.

: Funcom Wishes You A Merry Cthulhu

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 24 2010 20:30 GMT in The Secret World

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#holidaycards Christmas in Funcom's upcoming paranormoal MMO The Secret World is just as festive and terrifying as it is in the real world. More »

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: Thank You Sandwiches, Thank You!

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 24 2010 14:30 GMT in Gaming News

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#note More »

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wtf does this have to do with anything related to digibutter in any way. Or even kotaku for that matter?

: Oh, Great, QWOP Just Got 4000 Percent More Impossible

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 24 2010 02:00 GMT in Gaming News

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#iphone QWOP's staggering, shambling sprinters have entertained and infuriated us in a flash game for two years. How can we make this game even more frustratingly difficult? Why, let's use the iPhone's multitouch and accelerometer controls in concert! More »

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why does it look a lot easier

: Shoot Up Any Web Page, Asteroids Style

erkie.github.com posted by Kotaku Dec 19 2010 18:00 GMT in Gaming News

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#hotflashes This nifty timewaster's been around since early October; someone just brought it to my attention, so now I'll bring it to yours. By bookmarking this link, you can play Asteroids on any page. Watch me shoot up Crecente's bio! More »

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Somebody fluent in web design should make a webpage that specifically interacts with this.

: Your Illustrated Guide To ESRB Ratings

nerfnow.com posted by Kotaku Dec 18 2010 03:30 GMT in Gaming News

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#screengrab Sunday Comics mainstay Nerf Now!! explains - in stark terms - the differences in the ESRB ratings. Artist Josué Pereira felt this was maybe a little risqué for his site, so he's allowing us to publish it exclusively. More »

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wait this is made by nerfnow

nvm it's not funny anymore

: WikiLeaks' Next Scandal Is...A Halo 2 Collaboration

uptownalmanac.com posted by Kotaku Dec 17 2010 05:00 GMT in Halo 2

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#art It seems like an age ago, but the whole WikiLeaks furore kicked off earlier this year with footage of American forces shooting Iraqi civilians. The offending chopper pilots were accused, appropriately, of behaving like they were playing a video game. More »

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"WikiLeaks' Next Scandal Is...A Halo 3 Collaboration"

which one do i trust.

: Force Unleashed II Has A Poor Interpretation Of "Han Shot First"

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 15 2010 13:00 GMT in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

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#clips Lucasarts' Force Unleashed action games always played a little loose with established Star Wars canon, and that's been tolerable, but this? This is not cool. More »

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You can play as Admiral Ackbar.

: The 20 Most-Loved Wii Games, For The Last Time

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 14 2010 15:40 GMT in Nintendo News

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#wii After more than three years of tracking Nintendo stats, I'm done. Monster Hunter wins. Smash Bros. comes in second. Mario squeaks in at the last minute. More »

: Madden The Man On Madden The Game

usatoday.com posted by Kotaku Dec 10 2010 23:00 GMT in Madden NFL 11

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#easports John Madden does not fly. So when EA Sports convened with the namesake of their NFL title, they went to him, in Pleasanton, Calif. The studio invited USA Today for a look at what was discussed and next year's priorities. More »

: It's Like Super Mario Bros, But With A Condom

letstalktp.org.uk posted by Kotaku Dec 07 2010 22:00 GMT in Gaming News

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#clips I always figured practicing safe sex in 8-bit was as easy as defeating Condom Man and stealing his powers. Not so says the Leicestershire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership. There's also jumping involved. More »

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Oh I forgot

derp

: Super Meat Boy's PC Version Has A Box, And It Is Well Done

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 07 2010 13:00 GMT in Super Meat Boy

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#pc Super Meat Boy is getting a limited run of actual, physical boxed copies for the PC. To mark the occasion, artist Dave Rapoza handled the cover illustration, and made it appropriately epic. More »

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: And Now A Man With A Camera Implanted In His Head

dailymail.co.uk posted by Kotaku Dec 03 2010 19:30 GMT in Science

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#science New York University professor Wafaa Bilal had art on his mind when he had a camera mounted to the back of his head, but I'm claiming having electronics surgically attached to your body in the name of science. More »

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Thats silly

: Twisted Pixel's Ms. Splosion Man Coming Fall 2011

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 03 2010 06:22 GMT in Gaming News

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#twistedpixelgames The next game from the makers of indie hits The Maw and 'Splosion Man is pink and wears a bow in her... hair? More »

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This is cool and all, but I somehow feel that this may have been a reaction to poor sales with Comic Jumper.

: Turning A Nintendo Console Into A Skate Park

tips.super-meteor.com posted by Kotaku Dec 01 2010 12:30 GMT in Gaming News

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#nes Settle in for nearly five minutes of some guy using an old Famicom (Japan's take on the NES) and its game cartridges as a skate park for his fingerboard antics. It's great stuff. More »

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Those japanazis are always making shoddy knock-offs!

: One Man's One-Word Dead Space 2 Review

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Nov 30 2010 22:00 GMT in Dead Space 2

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#ea John Riccitiello runs EA, the company that makes the Dead Space sci-fi horror games, so he's biased. Nevertheless, he just finished playing through Dead Space 2. I don't even have it yet. More »

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oooooooooooooooooooh jump scares!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

: Can You Guess Who This Is In 16 Pixels?

4x4pixels.blogspot.com posted by Kotaku Nov 27 2010 06:00 GMT in Gaming News

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#screengrab "An experimental pixel art project by David Stoll," 4x4 Pixels has 23 entries so far, some of video game characters, some not. Stoll promises a new entry every day. Above, Sonic the Hedgehog. [via 4x4 Pixels] More »

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: This Thanksgiving Day, Pikachu Won't Be Alone

msnbc.msn.com posted by Kotaku Nov 24 2010 09:00 GMT in Gaming News

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#pokemon Thanksgiving means family. But for Pikachu, it means being dragged through Manhattan as an inflatable balloon. And this year he'll be accompanied by some Pocket Monster cohorts. More »

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I didn't see any other than Pikachu, there was a giant Pokeball but that was about it

: Stop-Motion NES Video Will Make You Nostalgic (And Hungry)

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku May 27 2010 07:30 GMT in Gaming News

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#clips With 120 hours of spare time up his sleeve, YouTube user bornforthis43 set up a camera, got some crap from his garden and fridge, and made this delightful stop-motion homage to the games of the Nintendo Entertainment System. More »