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UncategorizedHow Bad is the Nintendo 3DS “Depth Zone”? Let Us Show You.
Nintendo’s 3DS, their new handheld console, can show images with depth—it’s real 3D. But because you don’t have to wear glasses to play, you have to hold the 3DS somewhat precisely. But how precisely? Turns out the distance you hold the 3DS from your eyes matters very little. On a table? At arm’s length? Nearly…
By Joel Johnson - Uncategorized
Turbo Grannies Proves The Swedish Have Iffy Taste In Mobile Games
I’ll admit, the biggest hook Turbo Grannies had for me was when their PR guy mentioned that it was about to beat Angry Birds in the Swedish iTunes App Store. I wasn’t exactly champing at the bit to play another Excitebite clone. It’s basically an Excitebike clone, complete with the Newtonian-incomplete ability to rock back…
By Joel Johnson - Uncategorized
Get A Taste Of The High Life In L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire’s 1947 Los Angeles setting isn’t all about dead bodies in dirty back alleys. Above that seedy underbelly is the seedy upperbelly, where the idle class while away the days in high-end mansions and exclusive restaurants. Money is power, and with great power comes great responsibility. Those that can’t handle the power and prestige…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Melbourne Gunman Felt Like A Computer Game Hero During Two-Day Crime Spree
Last June 19-year-old David Rowntree grabbed a sawed-off shotgun and went on a two-day criminal rampage, stealing two cars and committing multiple burglaries. Now Rowntree tells a Melbourne, Australia, court that he felt like a computer game hero. Rowntree’s 2010 rampage was impressive, to say the least. The young man forced a lockdown around the…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
What Classic Gaming Achievements Have You Unlocked?
Today in a very special episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenterQuiddity looks back on the achievements he would have unlocked had their been achievements when Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country 3, and Final Fantasy VII came out. Do you ever wish achievements were implemented in the earlier generations? To have all the accomplishments of your…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Final Mass Effect 2 Mission Arrives On March 29
Commander Shepard travels to the edge of the galaxy to rescue an undercover operative that could have evidence about an impending Reaper invasion in Mass Effect 2’s Arrival downloadable content, coming March 29 to the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. This final batch of downloadable content for Mass Effect will set the stage for…
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UncategorizedFantastic Pets Grants You The Flying Unicorn You So Richly Deserve
Forget Homefront, Fantastic Pets for the Xbox 360 and Kinect is where THQ is going to make the big bucks. What other game projects a flying unicorn or robot cat into your living room? Before we begin, no, that’s not a pegasus. A pegasus only has wings. This mother here has wings and a horn,…
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UncategorizedRecord Holder Says “I’m Playing Donkey Kong So I Can Get Laid”
Hank Chien, the plastic surgeon who is the two-time (and current) world high score champion in Donkey Kong, is the subject of a documentary getting its second screening tomorrow. In “Doctor Kong,” Chien, who took the high score in Donkey Kong about a year ago, then won it back from “The King of Kong” villain…
By Owen Good
