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Tips For Playing The Last Of Us

Naughty Dog’s much-anticipated action/horror game The Last of Us is fairly straightforward: Keep moving and try not to die. But between the various upgrade trees, the open-ended combat and the crafting system, we thought it would be helpful to offer some tips.


Tips For Playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Few games are as relaxing and enjoyable as Animal Crossing — that much hasn’t changed with the newest iteration. Now that the latest game in the franchise is out, I figured I’d share some tips in the hopes that they’ll help you make the most of your New Leaf experience.


How To Balance Video Games With Real Life

Growing up sucks. Jungle gyms are replaced by cubicles and healthy almonds replace gobs of Gushers. Or something like that. One of the worst things about growing up is that you never seem to have any time left over for yourself. For anything. Including video games, which are sometimes the first thing to go when it’s time to make compromises.


Here Are Some Tips On Playing Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

There’s a part early on in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance where you’re going to want to give up. Please don’t. It’s not your fault that you might be stuck; It’s Platinum’s. And don’t worry, you’re not the only one. Myself and Kotaku colleagues Kirk Hamilton and Chris Person all hit the same ridiculously hard moment and had the same reaction: “What the hell, Raiden? How the eff are we supposed to get past Blade Wolf?!”


One Simple Ni No Kuni Tip To Help You Catch ‘Em All

I’m a sucker for sidequests in Ni no Kuni. I blame the stamps. In the game, each time you do a sidequest, you get a number of “merit stamps” on your stamp-card, and if you fill out a card, you can trade it in for power-ups. The tougher the sidequest, the more stamps you get.


Before You Start: Tips For Playing Ni No Kuni The Best Way

There’s a lot to love about Ni no Kuni, the wonderful PlayStation 3 role-playing game that came out last Tuesday. There’s also a lot to worry about. Between side quests, creature collecting and all sorts of tricky boss battles, it can be an overwhelming game for new players. Fortunately, new players have Kotaku. Here are some helpful tips for how to maximise your Ni no Kuni experience.


Three Developer Tips For Temple Run 2 Success

Now that Stephen Totilo has painstakingly researched the best way to control Temple Run 2,, it’s time to get down to business. You know how to jump, dodge and slide, but do you know how to truly excel? The fine folks at Imangi Studios have shared three tips for racking up a score you’ll be proud to see on the leaderboards.


The Best Video Game Tips Of 2012

It’s fun to discover a video game on your own, but every so often, you need a helping hand. We’re here to be that hand. In 2012, Kotaku made a regular habit out of publishing “Before you start” guides to give players spoiler-free tips on how to get the most out of a given video game.



Before You Start… Tips For Playing Dishonored The Best Way

Revenge ain’t easy. While playing Dishonored, an excellent new stealth-action game that’s out on October 11 for consoles and PC, you might find yourself face-to-face with a pack of pistol-brandishing guards or surrounded by a swarm of hungry, plague-infested rats. Or maybe you just don’t know where to go next.


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