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Tentacles Can Invade My Pleasure Centres Anytime

See those adorable little pink blobs floating on the right side of the screenshot above? They’re about to have their eyeballs torn out and eaten. Just one of the many reasons Tentacles is the best Windows Phone 7 game I’ve played so far.


D.C. Universe MMO Log Part Two: Won’t Let Them Grind Me Down

DC Universe Online is meant to be grind-free; players will advance by completing missions, not menial tasks. So what’s an MMO novice to do when he hits a tough mission and can’t simply level up to overwhelm it?


Battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder With A Virtual Suicide Bombing

The Humvee drives down a crowded street in a foreign land. A child waves. Merchants display their wares. Suddenly soldiers raise their rifles as a suicide bomber runs into the street, detonating his lethal package. This is virtual PTSD therapy.


Giggling My Way Through The Bloody Bulletstorm Demo

Epic’s demo of its upcoming over-the-top first-person shooter Bulletstorm urges players to kill with skill. Lacking any real skill myself, fits of childish giggling will have to do.


Kosmo Spin Is A Heroic Tale Of Breakfast And Balls

If you want to protect your breakfast from aliens, you’re going to have to take a few balls to the head. Kosmo Spin is much cuter than I’m making it sound, trust me.


1000 Spikes Is More Than Enough To Kill You

Rarely has playing through a game for Kotaku’s Xbox Live Indie Clips hurt quite as badly as playing through Aban Hawkins & the 1000 Spikes hurt me.


Let’s All Play This Adventure Game Together

Kaptain Brawe is a delightful little adventure game from Cateia Games. I played it earlier today, so why don’t you join me.


Wordsnap Contraption Is A Snap

Like puzzles? No, that isn’t a puzzle, it’s a question.


This Is A 14-Year-Old’s Blockbuster Game

We already told you that 14-year-old Robert Nay’s free Bubble Ball is more popular than Angry Birds on iTunes right now. Let’s see how the game runs and let’s laugh together when it stumps me.


One Dead Sackboy, The Rest Of LittleBigPlanet 2 Collector’s Edition

This might be the most dramatic opening of a video game collector’s edition ever committed to video, though probably not. It’s the LittleBigPlanet 2 Collector’s Edition! Let’s open it.


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