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Microsoft Flight: Flight Simulator For The Masses

4:00AM January 12, 2012 | James Pikover

Microsoft’s Flight Simulator has for years been the most successful and prominent flight simulator worldwide. Microsoft Flight is a completely different take on the franchise, so much so that it isn’t part of the franchise whatsoever. More »

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The Japanese PlayStation Vita Launch From Lining Up To Stripping Down

5:20AM December 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Over the weekend Sony unleashed the next evolution of portable gaming on Japan, and Kotaku was there. Here’s our complete coverage of the Japanese PlayStation Vita launch, from queuing up to booting up and beyond. More »

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Getting ‘Whored’ In The First 17% Of Saints Row: The Third

7:00AM October 20, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

When I saw Saints Row: The Third earlier this year, developer Volition showcased a spectacular bank heist from the game, a carnage-filled showdown with Steelport’s SWAT team. It was a bizarre, comedically ultraviolent shootout that played like a major, mid-game highlight. More »

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How Assassin’s Creed Flipped My World Upside Down

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3:45PM October 6, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Assassin’s Creed is a series that has continued to reinvent genres, and expectations. Now, after an extensive hands on with Revelations’ multiplayer component, Assassin’s Creed somehow managed to flip my game world upside down — literally and figuratively! More »

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Trying Not To Swoon On My First Date With NBA 2K12

10:30AM August 25, 2011 | Owen Good

Basketball is the sport that always unmasks me as a panicky klutz, whether that is in a video game or in real life. I don’t see things very well, don’t have great anticipation, and overreact to most everything. On defence, it takes nothing to get me in the air, although such a statement implies there is actual daylight between my feet and the hardwood. More »

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Part Brawler, Part Fighter, Anarchy Reigns Shows Promise And Flaws

7:30PM August 19, 2011 | Brian Crecente

It’s a little bit Virtua Fighter, a little bit Madworld. Played in the back room of Sega’s Gamescom press booth, Anarchy Reigns is a fast-paced, action-heavy brawler that seems a bit too sloppy to have any lasting appeal. More »

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A Rip-Roaring, Rhyming Hands-On With Saints Row: The Third

11:00AM August 17, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

So that was when I took the wheel, as bullets pinged and tyres squealed, I weighed the odds and my heart sank: my street sweeper vs their armoured tank. More »

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5 Disappointing Things About My First Hours On Dead Island

4:20AM August 11, 2011 | Mike Fahey

From its bittersweet debut trailer to its brutally gore-ified combat,Dead Island has captured the attention of zombie gamer around the globe. Earlier this week it captured my attention for several hours, and I wasn’t entirely pleased. More »

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An Hour With Skyrim. It’s Amazing.

4:00AM August 9, 2011 | Joel Johnson

I mean no disrespect when I say this: I couldn’t give a dragon’s arse about the story in Skyrim. It may well be wonderful, but as the fifth instalment in The Elder Scrolls series — none of which I’ve played for more than an hour or two at most — I’ve never had any opportunity to understand, let alone grow to love, the story. More »

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The Hidden Is The Lovechild Of Face Raiders And Ghostbusters

8:40AM August 4, 2011 | Joshua Rivera

At first glance, The Hidden looks an awful lot like Face Raiders, one of the free augmented reality games pre-installed on every 3DS. Like Face Raiders, The Hiddenis a shooter that uses the 3DS’ camera to superimpose things for you to shoot in your real world environment, turning whatever room you’re in into a shooting gallery with ghosts coming in from all directions. More »