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Libraries Got Game

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There are, perhaps, few more disconsonant scenes than of the austere silence of the library and the boisterous play of video games, but a growing movement is starting to put the two under one roof. More »
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07/31/09
12,51712,517 views on this post, 8 new visitors
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By Brian Crecente
#videogamesummer

When A Real Band Tried Rock Band...

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It may be the Summer of Gaming here at Kotaku, but for many Brooklyn neighborhoods, the season's long, hot days mean just one thing: weeks of non-stop band shows. No, not Rock Band — real bands. Is there common ground? More »
Feature
07/27/09
30,14030,140 views on this post, 10 new visitors
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By Leigh Alexander
#videogamesummer

Fallout 3 Developer Creates More Backyard Games

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I have a thing for playing outside. There, I said it. That's why I created a half-dozen video-game inspired games for kids to play outdoors. More »
Feature
07/23/09
13,59513,595 views on this post, 9 new visitors
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By Brian Crecente
#videogamesummer

Have We Reached Exercise Game Saturation?

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Get up off your ass. Move, move, move. It's summertime! No need to go outside. Video games can help you become active and maybe even lose weight. This is hardly new, but have we reached saturation? More »
Feature
07/22/09
11,90511,905 views on this post, 26 new visitors
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By Brian Ashcraft
#videogamesummer

Get Outside... and Enjoy Video Gaming?

We've spent this month talking about the confluence of summer and gaming, from summer blockbusters to beach arcades, summer reading to video-game-inspired outdoor play. More »
Feature
07/21/09
6,6216,621 views on this post
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By Brian Crecente
#videogamesummer

Backyard Adaptations Of Video Game Classics

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Growing up meant summers spent outside for me. Long days locked outside with no hope of returning home until the sun fell and my parents called us for dinner. More »
Feature
07/20/09
51,86751,867 views on this post, 799 new visitors
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By Brian Crecente
#videogamesummer

And Now For The Games Inspired By Summer Blockbusters...

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We took a look yesterday at the games based on Summer's biggest blockbuster movies. Today, let's switch things up, and look at the games inspired by the movies. More »
Feature
07/16/09
19,49319,493 views on this post, 1 new visitors
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By Luke Plunkett
#videogamesummer

Thanks, Hollywood, For These "Summer Blockbusters"

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Summer means sun. Weeks off school, days off work, Coronas under a palm tree as a sea breeze washes over you. But it also means it's time for Hollywood's big shebang: the summer blockbusters. More »
Feature
07/15/09
46,31046,310 views on this post, 9 new visitors
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By Luke Plunkett
#videogamesummer

Turning Summer Movies Into Games: Dos and Don'ts

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The video game industry has longed enjoyed riding on the coattails of Hollywood, turning summer blockbuster films into what should be easily profitable video game adaptations. But things don't always turn out as planned. More »
Feature
07/14/09
22,20522,205 views on this post, 17 new visitors
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By Michael McWhertor
#videogamesummer

They Remember Jedi, Jaws and Indiana Jones

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07/13/09
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By Stephen Totilo
#videogamesummer

Kotaku's 2009 Summer Playing List

July is the time for snooty summer reading lists (not ours) and cocktail party chatter about reading them. The time when certain magazines and certain readers just lord their oh-so-fulfilling summer over your shiftless vacation. More »
Feature
07/08/09
23,65823,658 views on this post, 1 new visitors
122
By Owen Good
#videogamesummer

When The Best Part of The Beach Is The Arcade

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What do you think of when you imagine going to the beach on a hot summer day? Sunblock, towels, bikinis maybe? Not me. I think about Galaga. More »
Feature
07/07/09
14,02414,024 views on this post, 59 new visitors
173
By AJ Glasser
#highschool Click here to read The Video Game Yearbook

The Video Game Yearbook

When I graduated from High School I didn't do anything worthy of compliment or insult, not true of our favorite video game characters. More »
Feature
07/02/09
26,99026,990 views on this post, 7 new visitors
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By Brian Crecente
#videogamesummer

Sink Or Swim? The Game Designer's Conundrum

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Swimming is something you and I can probably do — and will do more this summer. But swimming has long been an ability less common to video game characters than running, jumping or shooting shotguns. I asked top developers why. More »
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07/02/09
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By Stephen Totilo
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Kotaku's 2009 Summer Reading List

Summertime is here, and it's time to hit the beach, splash in the waves, and bask in the sun with a little ultra-portable gaming, courtesy of Kotaku's 2009 Summer Reading List. More »
Feature
07/01/09
38,86338,863 views on this post, 46 new visitors
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By Mike Fahey
#videogamesummer

Seek 'N Spell Blends Running And Scrabble

In Seek 'n Spell you use the iPhone 3G's built in GPS to run around the real world gathering letters that you can use to score points with big words you spell out. More »
Feature
07/01/09
6,0976,097 views on this post, 4 new visitors
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By Brian Crecente
#videogamesummer

Kotaku's Summer of Gaming

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With the year half over and the northern hemisphere's summer in full swing, it's time for vacations, long-lazy days of hanging out, and the great outdoors. More »
Feature
07/01/09
9,0539,053 views on this post
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By Brian Crecente
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