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Earthworm Jim artist collects his best sketches for you
Characters don’t spring fully-formed from the pen of an artist. For a while, their designs are malleable; their expressions half-formed. It’s why early comics usually look a little different from the final designs. For some mediums, these in-between forms never see the light of day. Doug TenNapel, t
Activision pulls Modern Warfare 2 map due to objections from Muslim community
There is a painting in a COD map that reads “Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty”, and predictably, some Muslim gamers are upset. They aren’t offended by the unusual presence of Allah-worshippers in a favela, but rather because the words hung above a toilet. Activision released an apology: We apo
The trailer for Wing Commander creator’s new game features world’s longest crescendo
If you loved Wing Commander as a kid, you’re in for a treat. The franchise’s creator Chris Roberts teased his new project Space Citizen, a space sim that will apparently reinvigorate the genre and restore its place alongside democracy as mankind’s greatest achievement. He is, of course, crowd-fundi
Boulder Dash meets Bejeweled?
Pushcat raises the stakes on match-3 games by including enemies and side-scrolling levels. The chiptunes Mussorgsky is, additionally, completely rad in a classical music nerd way.
PETA creates Pokémon satire, extends cause to virtual "animals"
Driven by the fear that Pokémon Black and White 2 may condone “exploiting and abusing those who are defenseless”, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released a game which encourages the liberation of Pocket Monsters en masse. While failing, again, to make the soundest critique of the real w
The Walking Dead is still breaking hearts
Telltale’s zombie adventure game The Walking Dead requires players to make tough decisions, like when to kill an infected human. The fourth episode in the five-part series drove Kotaku’s Tina Amini to her limits. What a powerful, emotionally evocative game The Walking Dead is. When I play games I ty
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