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9:00AM David Wildgoose | Welcome to your Sunday reservoir of interesting writing about video games. Grab your reading jacket, a cup of coffee and get ready to exercise the brain.
EDGE: Brütal Legend: A Love Story
Chris Dahlen examines Double Fine’s deft characterisation of Ophelia as the emotional fulcrum of Brütal Legend.
Fidgit: Tim Schafer on the finer points of nudity, heavy metal, and Brütal Legend
Tom Chick chats in-depth with Tim Schafer. ‘Nuff said.
Flash of Steel: Decade Feature: 2000 – Sacrifice
Troy Goodfellow revisits the strange and uncomfortable strategy of Shiny’s excellent Sacrifice.
GameCritics: Sans ethics and damn fun? Sega’s Madworld and House of the Dead Overkill
Matthew Kaplan debates whether the “stupefying satisfaction” of a dumb action game can be as valuable as one that is worthy and enlightens.
Vorpal Bunny Ranch: Raydians: Persons of Color
Denis Farr reveals a parable of race relations at the heart of bright and breezy de Blob.
Sunday Supplement: “a game about nothing, signifying nothing”
9:00AM David Wildgoose | Welcome to your Sunday reservoir of interesting writing about video games. Grab your reading jacket, a cup of coffee and get ready to exercise the brain.
EDGE: Brütal Legend: A Love Story
Chris Dahlen examines Double Fine’s deft characterisation of Ophelia as the emotional fulcrum of Brütal Legend.
Fidgit: Tim Schafer on the finer points of nudity, heavy metal, and Brütal Legend
Tom Chick chats in-depth with Tim Schafer. ‘Nuff said.
Flash of Steel: Decade Feature: 2000 – Sacrifice
Troy Goodfellow revisits the strange and uncomfortable strategy of Shiny’s excellent Sacrifice.
GameCritics: Sans ethics and damn fun? Sega’s Madworld and House of the Dead Overkill
Matthew Kaplan debates whether the “stupefying satisfaction” of a dumb action game can be as valuable as one that is worthy and enlightens.
Vorpal Bunny Ranch: Raydians: Persons of Color
Denis Farr reveals a parable of race relations at the heart of bright and breezy de Blob.
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8:30AM David Wildgoose | 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 »
Talk Amongst Yourselves
8:30AM David Wildgoose | 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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Saturday Timewaster: Bloktonik
8:00AM Owen Good | Tipster BulletProof found this Tetrisesque block puzzle with an entrancing soundtrack and passes it along. But more curiously, “Bloktonik” seems to be in development for WiiWare (and for mobile), with a release date TBA. More »
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9:00AM David Wildgoose | It’s just about getting to that time of year where I start looking back at all the games I missed out on playing. And then I start trying to catch up. This weekend is catching up time. More »
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
9:00AM David Wildgoose | It’s just about getting to that time of year where I start looking back at all the games I missed out on playing. And then I start trying to catch up. This weekend is catching up time. More »
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Review Round-Up: Dragon Age, Drawn To Life, NBA And More
9:00AM Stephen Totilo | We reviewed the following games this week. None is called Demon’s Souls (Please be patient?). None of them even rhymes with Demon’s Souls. But one does star pro wrestlers… like Demon’s Souls, right? More »
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5:00PM David Wildgoose | I have a download code here for the Ballad of Gay Tony, the second Liberty City episode for GTA IV. If you’d like to win it, read on. More »
AU Diary: Get Some Gay Tony
5:00PM David Wildgoose | I have a download code here for the Ballad of Gay Tony, the second Liberty City episode for GTA IV. If you’d like to win it, read on. More »
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12:30PM David Wildgoose | Dammit, we want you to tell us stuff! Stuff like your favourite game of this decade. More »
Tell Us Dammit
12:30PM David Wildgoose | Dammit, we want you to tell us stuff! Stuff like your favourite game of this decade. More »
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12:00PM David Wildgoose | Some old school, side-scrolling shooty action for you this Friday lunchtime. It only requires pressing two keys, so you can even play while you eat! More »
LunchTimeWaster: Jetpac Retooled
12:00PM David Wildgoose | Some old school, side-scrolling shooty action for you this Friday lunchtime. It only requires pressing two keys, so you can even play while you eat! More »
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9:30AM David Wildgoose | Can you guess this old game from just one screenshot? More »
Remember This?
9:30AM David Wildgoose | Can you guess this old game from just one screenshot? More »
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