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Fallout: New Vegas’ Old World Blues Isn’t Exactly Brain Surgery
Due out July 19, the Old World Blues downloadable content for Fallout: New Vegas isn’t exactly brain surgery, but it’s pretty damn close. Does removing the entire brain count? After the inevitable apocalypse comes and goes, I plan on avoiding science altogether. The post-apocalypse and the powers of science simply do not mix in a…
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Lend a Helping Hadouken
Can’t get enough Street Fighter? Love making a positive impact in the world? Then today’s your lucky day. To celebrate the release of Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, Capcom commissioned a group of artists to create these one of a kind, Street Fighter skate decks. Now, Music for Relief is auctioning off these beautiful boards…
By Max Abrams - Uncategorized
The Terrible Secret of Nick Denton’s Playlist
I joined Spotify this week. It’s great! And because it links up with my Facebook account, I get to see what all my friends—like my boss Nick Denton—are listening to. Oh, Nick. I’m so embarrassed for you. Spotify is coming to the U.S. at last—and soon. And unlike Amazon or Google or Apple, it’s not…
By Mat Honan - Uncategorized
Professor Genki Wants You to Preorder the Platinum Edition of Saints Row: The Third
The host of Saints Row’s top-rated reality show makes killing time fun with Professor Genki’s Hyper Ordinary Preorder Pack, the perfect octopus-shooting, pedestrian-catapulting compliment to the Saints Row: The Third Platinum Edition. Professor Genki’s Super Ethical Reality Climax is a show that places contestants in shiny, happy, life-or-death contests, where winning is half the battle!…
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Nintendo Actually Delivers on European 3DS Video Service
Nintendo’s 3D video service for the 3DS goes live in Europe on July 13 joining Japan with region specific content. Meanwhile, there is still no solid release date for America, though it is scheduled for this summer.
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Green Lantern’s Light Comes at a Price in DC Universe Online
To become a member of DC Comic’s Green Lantern Corps, a being must be willful beyond imagining and fearless to a fault. Should they meet that criteria and the time be right, one of the fabled power rings may just find its way to them. In DC Universe Online, Sony Online Entertainment’s super-powered massively multiplayer…
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How Steam Brought a Console Convert Back to the PC Gaming Fold
In this Monday morning episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Cobaltios tells the story of how he drifted away from PC gaming, only to have Valve’s downloadable PC game service drag him right back in. Well, if it wasn’t official before, I’d say it is now… Steam has officially re-converted me to a PC…
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Let’s Give a Big Hand to This New Set of Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens
This latest set of screenshots for Final Fantasy XIII-2 are more than just the selection of character faces and random battle scene we’ve grown accustomed too. There’s also a giant metal hand. Hello, giant metal hand. I am assuming that giant metal hand is connected to a giant metal body that at some point animates…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s another hot summer day, but there are plenty of ways to keep cool. For instance today is free Slurpee day! But don’t let that distract you. Everybody knows the best way to keep cool in the summer is to talk about video games. So have at it! A very special thanks to Mythos for…
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PipClock Has You Duck-and-Covered in Case of Apocalypse
With the exception, maybe, of VATS calling out your headshots, our modern mobile devices are shades more useful than the Pip Boy. Nonetheless, the Fallout universe’s wrist-borne computer seems so much more essential and dramatic, probably because its analog hum, scanlines and fluttering screen make it all seem so close to a breakdown. In steps…
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