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App Review: I Want To Love This Game So Much, But I Can’t

Mike Fahey — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:00 +1000

“Hold me,” This Is Not A Ball Game begs me with her adorable French accent, tears running down her cheeks. Whimsical music plays against a backdrop of cardboad circus silhouettes, the lions and strong men and acrobats bearing witness. I hold up my hands, each finger a tiny gaming app critic, waiting to slice her to ribbons. “I can’t.” More »
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Oh My God, It’s (Probably) A New, Proper Syndicate Game

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 +1000

Don’t get me wrong. I quite enjoyed the Syndicate shooter from last year. But it wasn’t really Syndicate, was it? More »
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DOTA 2 Breaks Steam Gaming Record

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:00:00 +1000

Over the weekend, Valve’s DOTA 2 broke the record for most concurrent gamers playing on Steam. It surpassed the previous record set by…Valve’s DOTA 2. More »
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In This Year’s Bat-Stuff, Batman And The Joker Have The Same Voice

Evan Narcisse — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:00 +1000

Batman and Joker are two sides of the same crazy coin, according to some comics in the Dark Knight’s 74-year history. The thinking goes that you have to be insane to do what each character does and that their unique relationship binds them in a symbiotic way. So it makes a weird bit of sense that the same guy is going to be playing both characters, albeit in a different medium. More »
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Keep The Fans Happy — Or Break Their Hearts — As An NFL Owner In Madden 25

Owen Good — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:00 +1000

If they can live with themselves, NFL fans will be able to do some truly sick and depraved things this year with the new Madden video game. Like charge fans $30 for a beer. Like buy out the Green Bay Packers. Like drive that franchise down to Mexico in the middle of the night, and abandon it there. More »
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Demonstrates How To Play Darts In Space

Kirk Hamilton — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:30:00 +1000

It’s not all science experiments and Aerosmith songs on the International Space Station. Sometimes you’ve got downtime, and sometimes you fill that downtime by playing games. But what kinds of games to astronauts play? More »
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Disappointing Game & Wario ‘Crowdfarter’ Campaign Lacks Actual Farts

Kirk Hamilton — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:00 +1000

I’m just saying. I’M JUST SAYING. If you’re going to call the promotional campaign for your game a “Crowdfarter” and talk ceaselessly about farts, said promotional campaign had best feature some actual flatulence. In that respect, Game & Wario‘s goofy new promotional campaign is a disappointment. More »
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The Next Penny Arcade RPG Will Be Out On June 7

Jason Schreier — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:00 +1000

And the most recent one is free today. Go check it out! More »
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Police Blotter: His Face Fought The Law And The Law Won

Owen Good — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:00 +1000

Crime is a constant feature of video games writing. Somewhere, someone is doing something illicit with them — sometimes comically stupid but potentially tragic. Games and consoles are currency, objects of dispute, sometimes even weapons themselves. Kotaku‘s Police Blotter is here to round up the latest in games crime. More »
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What The Hell… There’s A Gamification World Championship?

Mark Serrels — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:05 +1000

If I drank coffee, I would probably be spitting it out right now. There is a World Championships for gamification. What is this strange planet we live on? More »
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One Person Tried To Put All Those PS4 Pictures Together

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:00 +1000

Trying to steal a little of Microsoft’s thunder ahead of the next Xbox’s reveal -and to remind us the PS4 is more than just a control pad – Sony teased the design of the PlayStation 4 with a number of small abstract images. More »
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In An Alternate Universe, These Freakish Frankenstein Pokémon Are Real

Patricia Hernandez — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 +1000

Alex Onsager created Pokemon Fusion — a website which lets you splice together the sprites of two different Pokémon, allowing you to create a fresh, possibly horrifying combination — a few years ago. The website isn’t new. This past weekend, however, Tumblr artists took it upon themselves to create artistic renditions of their favourite fusions. The results are fantastic. More »
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Call Of Duty: Ghosts Takes Video Game Marketing To A New Low (Or High — I Can’t Decide)

Mark Serrels — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:45:38 +1000

Video game marketing is heading in strange directions. Once upon a time we had trailers. Then we started getting teaser trailers. Then we started getting teaser trailers for trailers. Then we started getting countdown clocks for teaser trailers. Where will it end? Will it end here? With this insane piece of marketing for Call of Duty: Ghosts? More »
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This Wii U Game Doesn’t Seem As Polished As Its PS3 Version

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:00 +1000

The first Yakuza game debuted on the PlayStation 2. Last year, an HD version of the game hit the PlayStation 3. Later this year, it’s coming to the Wii U. How does it stack up? More »
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You Won’t Believe This Violent Video Game Theory

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:00 +1000

Professor Dong Wong Cho of Chungbuk Provincial College in South Korea has an idea about violent video games. And it’s truly bonkers. According to Professor Cho’s latest study, violent video games make graphics cards run hot and emit more radio waves. Thus, the scholar argues, this means violent video games are more harmful for the body. M’kay. More »
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The Next Batman Game Still Has A Lot To Prove

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:00 +1000
The excellent, expansive Batman: Arkham City was always going to be a tough act to follow, and Batman: Arkham Origins, the next in the series, does not immediately make a strong case that it will surpass its predecessor. That may seem like a harsh assessment of a game that was just shown to press and is still five months away from release. More »
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ScribbleTaku

Mark Serrels — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:10 +1000
It was destiny. The minute I drop my guard and start bragging about how difficult the ScribbleTaku is, the bloody thing only goes and gets guessed within seconds. Urgh. More »
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EA To Reveal Its New UFC Game Tomorrow

Mark Serrels — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:45:21 +1000
I’m a massive fan of combat sports in general, especially MMA. And while I loved what THQ did with the UFC license, I always felt like the Fight Night series was a far more polished experience. So when EA announced that it had acquired the license to produce the next UFC game, I got excited. Now, as stated on EA’s Facebook page, it’s all set to finally reveal the game tomorrow — I’m assuming at the Microsoft conference. More »
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New Star Wars TV Series Will Take Place Between Episodes III And IV

Jason Schreier — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:00 +1000
Reeling from the recent cancellation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars? You may or may not be pleased to know that Disney/Lucasfilm just announced a new animated series in the massive sci-fi universe. More »
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App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

Elly Hart — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:15:57 +1000
World of Goo reduced to 99c on Android, Chess Pro reduced to 99c on iOS, Battle of the Bulge discounted on iPad, Magnet Balls for 99c on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out! More »
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