The Summer of Gaming
By Dr. Evelyn Reed | January 01, 0001 | 7 min read
Not A Summer of Gaming for Totilo – Totilo wasn’t a big fan of this summer’s gaming offers. Here’s what was sitting at the top of his desk pile. (Photo by Brian Crecente) https://kotaku.com/the-traveler-s-guide-to-quakecon-5826562 The Traveler’s Guide To Quakecon QuakeCon isn’t just a celebration of all things id Software (and a touch of Bethesda) it’s also one of the longest running bring-your-own-computer gaming events in the world. More »(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/climbing-a-neverending-tree-is-as-tough-as-a-kick-in-th-5826850 Climbing an Neverending Tree is as Tough as a Kick In the Nuts! Nuts! could have been one of two games. It could have been a crass title in which you punch dudes in the crotch, yono business sbi or it could have been about squirrels literally collecting nuts.
Sadly/fortunately, depending on your interest in 
the pummelling of the male crotch, this one’s about the latter. Nuts!… More » Sony’s Vita Can Do Some of What Nintendo’s Wii U Does We learned back in June that the PS Vita could play nice with the PS3, but how much can the two systems do together? Apparently about as much as the Wii U. More »
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If His Demands Are Met, He Guarantees Battlefield 3 Will Triumph Over Modern Warfare 3 In today’s online multiplayer shooter edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter WhoKnew? lists the tweaks he believes will lead to more people playing Battlefield 3 than Modern Warfare 3 this fall. More » https://kotaku.com/rage-is-the-id-software-comeback-ive-been-waiting-for-5826646
Rage is the id Software Comeback I’ve Been Waiting For Rage opens with a yono business glimpse of a fictional future once considered possible. Apophis, a very real 885-foot-in-diameter, planet-killing asteroid named after the Egyptian god of darkness and chaos, rumbles, like a collapsing mountain, slowly into view. More »
Left 4 Dead’s Newest Campaign is in Minecraft People make all sorts of weird stuff in Minecraft that I just don’t get, but playing Left 4 Dead inside of Minecraft, that’s something I can get into. More » https://kotaku.com/minecraft-users-build-multi-level-replica-of-penn-stati-5818252
https://kotaku.com/this-game-lets-you-bolt-a-machine-gun-to-a-shotgun-top-5826939 This Game Lets You Bolt a Machine Gun to a Shotgun, top it with a Chainsaw and 
Add Another Machine Gun In Serious Sam: Double D, you will beat a hasty retreat as scores of giant, headless Amazonian women carrying lit cartoon-style bombs over their naughty bits chase you. More » https://kotaku.com/this-is-pinball-using-live-human-bodies-5827007 This is Pinball Using Live Human Bodies In the amazing version of tilt-free pinball shown in this video, one person is the pinball. Other people are the flippers. Or sometimes fences are the flippers. More » https://kotaku.com/the-hand-that-guides-the-gears-of-war-universe-5827022 The Hand That Guides the Gears of War Universe In 2006 when science fiction author Karen Traviss’ editor asked her if she wanted rummy meet to 
do a military video game tie-in novel, it was the first she’d heard of Epic Games’ Gears of War. More »
https://kotaku.com/playstation-store-update-galagas-legions-and-warhammer-5827033 PlayStation Store Update: Galaga’s Legions and Warhammer’s Kill Team Hey, you like shooting things? Good. Because this week’s North American PlayStation Store refresh has, like, at least three different variations on the shooting things genre, including Galaga Legions DX, Warhammer 40,000: More » We like tips! Got tips for our editors? Want to show the world your latest creation? Ready to anonymously share an unannounced game? Email us at [email protected]. Or leave us an anonymous voicemail at (612) 568-2581.
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