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Maingear F131 Gaming PC: The Kotaku Review
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Old Is New: This Year's Best Games Are All About The Classics
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Forza Horizon: The Kotaku Review
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World Of Warcraft: Mists Of Pandaria Log Three: I May Be Broke, But At Least I Can Ride
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Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett And Her Pirate's Booty: The Kotaku Review
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Here's The Newest Trailer For Call Of Duty: Black Ops II
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It’s The Best Time To Be A Gamer, And Here’s How That Happened
As a gamer, you’ve probably noticed a bunch of really interesting stuff happening in the games industry over the last few years. It seems like only a while back, we were stuck in a situation where, as gamers, our options were limited and frankly, boring. Pretty much the only games of note were big-budget console-based sequels created by large publishers and bought from stores. Game design was conservative, graphics were photorealistic and every game was full price.
We Can Thank Skrillex For Far Cry 3′s Best Musical Moment
There’s a mission in Far Cry 3 that… well, it’s kind of “That Mission.” Every time someone new plays the game, I see them on Twitter or wherever, raving about the pot-burning mission.
What Dishonored’s Corvo Looked Like Before He Got That Fancy Mask
As you’d know if you were reading Fine Art last week, Dishonored was originally intended to be a game set in 17th century London, rather than the whalepunk fictional universe it ended up creating for itself.
There’s Five Spots We Get THIS Close To Seeing Master Chief’s Face In The New Halo 4 Trailer
The Halo 4 launch trailer was predictably big budget, but what I found most interesting was how human they made Master Chief look. We usually just see him as a giant hulking killing machine, all armour and visor, but Tim Miller and David Fincher’s clip literally takes the mask off the hero.
It’s Like Dungeon Keeper, But Uglier
Okay, I have mixed feelings about A Game of Dwarves, a new strategy-sim game that the folks at Paradox will release on Steam next week.
Star Citizen Pledge Drive Adds Kickstarter Support
Game designer Chris Roberts, known for the Wing Commander games of yore, made a big splash last week when he announced Star Citizen, a return to the spaceflight genre.
