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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves! Whatever game you’ve been thinking about, it’s time to let everybody know. Special thanks to Prof.Gast for today’s image. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
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An A Capella Group Pays Homage to the Portal 2 Turrets
This is an A Capella version of Cara Mia, the “turret opera” from late in Portal 2. I don’t really know why you’d sing this, but vocalizing music as beeps and boops is a big part of A Capella, so it works just fine. If you want to see the original, you can watch it…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is a forum open to any video game-related subject. Enjoy! P.S. Thank you Cleesox for today’s Mario Kart-themed image. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
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Oddworld Creator: “EA Sabotaged Stranger’s Wrath“
Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning accused EA of “Sabotaging” his studio’s game, Stranger’s Wrath, in a conversation with Eurogamer. Lanning says that the publisher, by not marketing the game properly, condemned it to failure. “It was sabotaged. When you see a big game coming out, just ask what the marketing budget is. If you decide as…
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Bungie May Also Have A Mobile Game On The Way
Bungie “Aerospace” filed a trademark for a new phone-based game called “Crimson” last week. The trademark is described as a “Computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones.” and “Computer game software downloadable from a global computer network.” [UPSTO.GOV]
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Five New Mass Effect 3 Details You Might Want to Hear
Mass Effect 3 executive producer Casey Hudson spoke with UK magazine Xbox World, divulging some mid-production intel about Shepard and company. The info is scattershot; little pieces of unconnected details about many different aspects of the game. Still, they help to create a larger picture of BioWare’s vision for the game. For those of you…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hello again everybody! Welcome to a new day of Talk Amongst Yourselves, the forum where people get together to talk about whatever video games are on their minds. Props to ShinLord for today’s image. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a…
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Guess what? It’s time to Talk Amongst Yourselves. Feel free to bring up whatever game-related thoughts pop into your head. Special thanks to Hisilarn for our image of the day. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
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Xbox Live Update Will Add Paypal on May 19th
Microsoft plans to release an Xbox Live update beginning in less than two weeks, according to Joystiq. The update will add support for Microsoft’s new disc format and add Paypal as a payment option for Xbox Live. Meanwhile, Microsoft will also be launching Avatar Kinect on May 27th as a separate download. [Joystiq]
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Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s that time again, folks. Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves, a special place dedicated to talking about whatever games are on your mind. Special thanks goes out to ShinLord for today’s image. Wanna get your TAYpic on Kotaku? Submit your pic to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
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A Quick Look at the Visual Evolution of Motorstorm, From Concept to Apocalypse
Since its origins as a PlayStation 3 concept video, Motorstorm has always been known as a series with great visuals. Six years and three console games later, the Motorstorm series still looks damn good. We put three of the PS3 games side-by-side to get a closer look at how the game’s graphics have changed over…
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The Smithsonian Has Picked the Games of Its Art of Video Games Exhibit
The Smithsonian American Art Museum revealed the winners of its public vote to decide what games will be featured in their exhibit, The Art of Video Games, today. The exhibit creates a visual history of the evolution of gaming from its humble beginnings through the present. The vote, which took place between February and April,…
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MIT Just Built a Better Nintendo 3DS Screen
A group of researchers from MIT have developed a new version of the parallax barrier technology used by Nintendo to give the 3DS its signature 3D visuals. The new version of the screen, called HR3D (“High Rank 3D”), can produce the same glasses-free 3D images as the 3DS, but does so while generating a brighter…
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The Darkness 2 Will Get the Blood Flowing on October 4th
The Darkness 2, sequel to the cult-hit, will be available in the US and Canada on October 4th, with a global release coming on October 7th. I never played the original Darkness but I saw this game back at PAX East and was impressed by the game’s surprisingly intuitive Quad-Wielding system, which lets players quickly…
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The 10 Game Deaths of Osama bin Laden
The world was informed the Osama bin Laden was killed on Sunday evening. Now that the story of his life has come to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back how Osama influenced the world of video games. As you might’ve guessed, he mostly got shot and killed. Well, actually that’s all he…
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President Obama and Staff Watching Osama bin Laden Mission in Real-Time
The line between gaming and reality blurs as the President and members of his security team watch the hunt for Osama reach its long-awaited conclusion. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room…
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