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Joy Ride Gets A Dis-Kinected Sequel
Kinect Joy Ride was a casual racing game released at launch with Kinect in 2010, and it didn’t wow critics. (“Joy Ride might be the equivalent of a new word for spaghetti,” wrote Stephen Totilo. “The old one’s fine.”) Gamers especially didn’t care for standing up as they approximate the steering-wheel controls, something they felt…
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‘Never Take For Granted What You Have Played In Zombie Games’
Deadlight is a side-scrolling survival game set in a zombie-infested, ruined Cold War 1980s. It’s inspired by writer Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.” It plays a bit like Prince of Persia and Another World.
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Skullgirls Saved The Creepiest Combatant For Last
There are fighting games that seek to capitalise on the sexier aspects of girl-on-girl fighting, and then there’s Skullgirls, where characters like Double trade sexy for scary with a twist of Gradius.
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You May Sign Up For The Hybrid Beta Now, Shoot It Out In April
When game developer Jeremiah Slaczka isn’t answering your questions right here on Kotaku, he’s making a multiplayer shooter called Hybrid with his team at development studio 5TH Cell.