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Nerd King Stabs Link And Steals Zelda Away

So, here’s Nathan Fillion stabbing Link and stealing Zelda away. Because he is Nerd King.


This Was In Lord British’s Backpack

Richard Garriott, aka Lord British, was carrying a backpack full of fascinating things, when he stopped by Kotaku‘s offices last week to talk about his next game, Shroud of the Avatar.


First-Graders Are Learning How To Write Video Game Reviews Now

My friend John found this hanging in a first-grade classroom in New York City. It’s for the kids’ writing workshop. I think we’re going to start using it as the Official Kotaku Review Guide from now on.


Brutal… Brilliant… And Coming Out Who Knows When

The moody, gritty PC/PS3/Xbox 360 shooter Metro: Last Light was supposed to come out in early 2013. Then Metro‘s publisher, THQ fell apart.


Two Quotes That Help Warren Spector Assess Where He’s At Right Now

Legendary game designer Warren Spector was talking at the DICE convention in Las Vegas today, but didn’t want to talk about his departure from Disney and the shuttering of his studio. He wanted to talk about the “greying of gaming” or at least about his journey though gaming. But the elephant is in the room, he said.


Forget Powerpoint. They Have Rayman.

At the DICE convention in Las Vegas, Ubisoft’s Xavier Poix illustrates his talk about Ubisoft’s creation of launch games for new platforms using the Rayman Origins UbiArt game engine to essentially make an interactive slide-show. It’s a side-scroller as Powerpoint, steered with an Xbox 360 controller.


Say Happy Valve-entine’s With This Delightful Card Series

Portal is a natural theme for Valentine’s Day, as we saw with these cards Valve released in 2011 before Portal 2‘s arrival. This one is the best of a Valve-themed series done by Tumblr user applenail.


This Snake Is Really Not All That Solid

Because he is made out of balloons, by Bruce Carr. And he looks like he is begging you to kill him.


Let’s Take A Tour Through Far Cry 3′s Rook Islands In 35 Gorgeous Shots

Just cause Jason Brody’s holiday didn’t go exactly according to plan doesn’t mean he’s not going to take advantage of the opportunity to take some quality photographs of his travels.



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