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Community Kudos

Mark Serrels — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:15 +1000

This Community Kudos is coming at you from the cool, happening suburb of Parramatta, NSW as I am on babysitting duty. More »
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This Guy Put A Sword In The Oculus Rift

Mark Serrels — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:45:39 +1000

Perhaps the most exciting thing about the Oculus Rift is that the device is in the hands of thousands of creative human beings intent on doing interesting things with it. This cool little simulation is one of those things. Using Leap Motion Johnathan Selstad has created ‘sword’ support, meaning that he can attempt to use a ‘real’ object and use it to interact in a virtual space. Pretty cool. More »
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App Deals: iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone

Chris Jager — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:30:23 +1000

Today’s best app deals for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Prices go back up without warning, so be quick! More »
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It’s Real Life Mario Kart, In Brisbane

Mark Serrels — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:15:53 +1000

I don’t remember the Princess waving in flags in Mario Kart, if I remember correctly she was always the one red shelling my arse as Yoshi, but apart from that one little misconception, this Mario Kart tribute video, shot in Brisbane, is on the money. More »
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ScribbleTaku

Mark Serrels — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:25 +1000

You won’t believe this Decoy. But you were right. YOU WERE RIGHT! It was Biker Mice From Mars! Argh, I was hoping to catch you out, but you beat me! You win this round Decoy. ARGH… [melts into puddle of water] More »
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Nintendo To Announce The Wii U’s Winter Line-Up Tonight On Nintendo Direct

Mark Serrels — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:45:19 +1000

Who knows what we’re going to get. Hype train anyone? More »
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Mark Serrels — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:15:09 +1000

I must sound like a broken record by this point but, yes. I will be playing Luigi’s Mansion 2. Again. I’m almost done, I promise! What are you playing this weekend? More »
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There Is A Batman: Arkham Origins Trailer And It Features A New Villain…

Mark Serrels — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:17 +1000

As good as the ‘Arkham’ series of Batman games have been — and they’ve been so, so good — I’m still a little cynical about Batman: Arkham Origins. The name screams spin-off, as does the fact that the main development team behind the first two games is stepping aside to let Warner Bros Games Montreal take over. The first teaser trailer for the game has been released, and features Batman duking it out against Deathstroke. More »
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Sim City Officially Getting Theme Park DLC

Mark Serrels — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:45:39 +1000

Yay? It’s hard to be positive about Sim City in the wake of its disastrous launch, but I’m going to be fair — the new theme park DLC that’s just been announced looks pretty cool. More »
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While You Were Sleeping

Mark Serrels — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:30:17 +1000

Morning everyone! Time for the last news round up up of the week. What happened while you were sleeping? More »
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Tomorrow You Can Buy One Of The Best Games Ever Made For 30 Cents

Mark Serrels — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:15:11 +1000

Super Metroid is already on sale for 30 cents in the US, but the deal kicks off in Australia tomorrow. If you have a Wii U, oh man. Why would you not get on this. More »
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App Deals: iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone

Chris Jager — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:15:24 +1000

Today’s best app deals for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Prices go back up without warning, so be quick! More »
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Watch This Australian Magician Walk Backwards Through Every Board Game Ever

Mark Serrels — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:15:53 +1000

Beat the Cheat is a magic show about games. All kinds of games: board games, old games, card games, video games. The tagline goes “[i]f you’ve ever stolen money from the bank in Monopoly, bumped the table in Jenga or peaked at your nanna’s cards while playing Go Fish, this is the show for you.” This promotional video for the show is brilliant. As a complete idiot, I’m still trying to work out how they pulled it off. More »
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What’s Wrong With The One I’ve Already Got?

Mark Serrels — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:49 +1000

It was a friend who helped put it in perspective. His parents had an old CRT. They’d had it for over 20 years. It had books for legs. He vividly remembers the day it broke down. He trembled with excitement. He knew what that meant. Within a week a brand new 68cm Toshiba had been delivered to the family living room, complete with remote control. His parents set it up as he stared, eyes all googly. He’d longed for this moment. More »
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ScribbleTaku

Mark Serrels — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:29 +1000

Gemini, well done. Truly well done. I think yesterday’s ScribbleTaku may have been one of the most difficult scribbles I’ve ever done, but you pulled it off! You did it! The answer was Navy Seals on the original Game Boy. More »
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Tell Us Dammit: Comic Books And Manga. I Want Recommendations!

Mark Serrels — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:15:23 +1000

Yesterday we ran an article about the top 5 new anime you should check out. When we published it I wasn’t sure if people would care or not, but it turns out a lot of you enjoy anime. Me too! But I’m really more into reading manga. Always have been. I figured a massive amount of you guys and girls would be in the same boat so I thought, why don’t we recommend each other some good stuff to read? More »
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The Study Dispelling The Myths Of Video Game Piracy

Mark Serrels — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:45:25 +1000

Most studies regarding video game piracy are funded by companies attempting to prove how widespread piracy is and how much money everyone is losing. There is actually very little objective information on precisely how widespread piracy is and what kind of behaviours lead consumers to pirate one title over the other. This new study by Anders Drachen set out to provide a more accurate snapshot and ended up dispelling some of the widespread myths of video game piracy. More »
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The Last Of Us Has Been Rated R18+ In Australia

Mark Serrels — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:15:07 +1000

The Last of Us has just received an R18+ rating from the Australian Classification Board. More »
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While You Were Sleeping

Mark Serrels — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:00:02 +1000

Morning! It’s Thursday. Thursday is the fourth day of the week. Crazy, huh? Welcome to While You Were Sleeping! More »
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Talk Amongst Yourselves

Mark Serrels — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:30:02 +1000

This is where Kotaku readers go to talk about the stuff we’re not already posting about. Think of it as the official unofficial Kotaku community forum. More »
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