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What I Learned About This Gamer Watching His Girlfriend Play ‘Left 4 Dead’

(warning: rant ahead.) Have you seen this?  It is a hilarious (and humbling!!) article on what it’s like watching your girlfriend attempt a shooter game for the first time (She doesn’t know how to aim!  Ladders confuse her!)  It talks about how watching your girlfriend flail about, “contorting her body,” and apologize profusely to online team [...]
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Holiday 2008 Gift Giving for Gamers

That’s right, it’s the time of year where you have to purchase things for OTHER people.  Weird concept, right?  Since it’s only November, you should have a decent amount of time to make arrangements before whatever gift-requiring holiday rolls around. If you have friends who enjoy video games as much as you do, holiday shopping can [...]
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VOTE, Kotowari-Style

Roy and I “Baracked” the vote today and hope that Kotowari readers have also showed their support today.  As gamers, it becomes easy to ignore the world of politics and instead be secluded in your own little world.  (Even the Daily Show scolded us last night and told us to put down our controllers!) But a [...]
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Fragile: Goodbye Ruins of the Moon: Weapons System

Fragile’s battle system is one of the elements of the game which is still somewhat of a mystery to me.  Today some details were revealed about the different weapons Seto can wield.  While this doesn’t clear everything up, it is still rather interesting.  Here are the available weapons and their attributes: Rod System Branch and Golf Club Allows for [...]
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Kizuna for Nintendo Wii: First Look

click to enlarge Jaleco, a company I am sure you have never heard of, is currently working on Kizuna, an action RPG for the Nintendo Wii. The game is scheduled to come out this Winter in Japan. The game’s story focuses on the Kingdom of Navigalia, which has had repeated run-ins with a demon king by the [...]
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