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They Don’t Make Games Like This Any More, But They Really Should | This is a pixel art concept called Iso action rpg mock up. (Image by wuhu) The End of the World Never Looked (Or Sounded) So Beautiful https://kotaku.com/the-end-of-the-world-never-looked-or-sounded-so-beaut-5814708/(new yono business 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"); }); In the opening moments of 1999’s Homeworld, you get to see the end of the world. Watch helplessly as an entire planet, and everybody on it, is burned to a cinder. In most other games, such a cataclysmic event would be either brushed awkwardly under the rug and used as a MacGuffin to get you out… More » Crysis 2 is About to Look a Whole Lot Better https://kotaku.com/crysis-2-is-about-to-look-a-whole-lot-better-5814718 If you can handle it, that is. When first released earlier this year, Crysis 2 disappointed many hardcore PC gamers, who had hoped the game would, like the first Crysis, be something that could really make an expensive rig sing. More » Duke Nukem Forever Seems More Fun With a Friend https://kotaku.com/duke-nukem-forever-seems-more-fun-with-a-friend-5814748 I played Duke Nukem Forever by myself. Couldn’t stand it. Maybe I should have had some beers and played it with a friend instead. Seems like a lot more fun! More » Running With Rifles is Cannon Fodder for the 21st Century https://kotaku.com/running-with-rifles-is-cannon-fodder-for-the-21st-centu-5814736 Few games before, or since, have been able to capture the simple, hectic majesty of arcade combat than 1993 classic Cannon Fodder. While that series languishes in (relative) obscurity, however, a new indie game is keeping its spirits alive. More » The Towering, Mechanical Art of Killzone 3 https://kotaku.com/the-towering-mechanical-art-of-killzone-3-5814734/ The Killzone series may be mired in darkness and a convoluted storyline, but one thing that always keeps me coming back to the games is their industrial design. It has such amazing weapons, vehicles and technology. More » How Heroes of Newerth Suffered a “Catastrophic Hardware Failure” https://kotaku.com/how-heroes-of-newerth-suffered-a-catastrophic-hardware-5814759 PC game Heroes of Newerth has suffered a “a catastrophic hardware rummy meet failure”, perhaps the worst we’ve ever seen for an online title, resulting in the game being completely unplayable. More » “They grow up so fast”. It’s a clichéd saying, but my daughter took her first halting steps today. Ten months on and it feels joy rummy like she was born only yesterday. I’m slowly finding children were put on earth solely to serve as a constant reminder to their parents of how quickly we’re growing old. – Luke Plunkett 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. Want a different layout? Click here for the Speak Up or Tips forums. Want a more “blog-like” look? Click the button up top next to “Top Stories.” Get more Kotaku! Want even more Kotaku? Want to know which of your friends read us? “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter