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For Reals | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Minecraft creator Notch witness his work made real through the magic of Lego. (Photo: Imagur) https://kotaku.com/gameplay-and-story-are-exactly-like-music-and-lyrics-5885432 Gameplay and Story Are Exactly Like Music and Lyrics Look, okay. Let’s press “pause” on the debate. You know the debate I’m talking about, right? That endless disagreement in the video game world about gameplay versus story.(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"); }); “The two things are incompatible,” say some people. More » https://kotaku.com/ufc-undisputed-3-the-kotaku-review-5885841 UFC Undisputed 3: The Kotaku Review UFC Undisputed tried to come back too soon. Following a breakout season in 2009, it returned with a good-but-not-great sequel in 2010. Publisher THQ recognized the franchise didn’t deliver enough and shifted it to two-year production cycle. More » https://kotaku.com/from-far-cry-3-to-its-a-wonderful-life-dubstep-makes-e-5885709 From Far Cry 3 to It’s a Wonderful Life, Dubstep Makes Everything Better Far Cry fans the world over have gotten a fresh taste of Ubisoft’s coming open-world shooter via a trailer that was released yesterday. It looks… well, as a known Far Cry 2 obsessive, I’m not quite ready to say how it looks. More » https://kotaku.com/minecraft-micro-world-debuts-at-lego-world-copenhagen-5885631/ Minecraft Micro World Debuts At LEGO World Copenhagen, Shipping Summer 2012 What game would be better suited for a LEGO collaboration than Minecraft? Announced at LEGO World Copenhagen, Minecraft Micro World is now available for pre-order for $34.99. More » https://kotaku.com/twisted-metal-the-kotaku-review-5885618 Twisted Metal: The Kotaku Review As I played through the first single-player mission of the new Twisted Metal I felt oddly disconnected from the previous games in the franchise. Perhaps my appreciation for the car combat genre had waned over the decade separating the latest title from PlayStation 2 classic Twisted Metal Black. More » https://kotaku.com/gods-spies-take-center-stage-in-civilization-v-expansi-5885161 Gods, Spies Take Center Stage In Civilization V Expansion Ed Beach talks rapid-fire when he’s dishing details on Gods & Kings, the Civilization V expansion pack that rummy meet Firaxis joy rummy announced this morning. I can’t blame him. More » https://kotaku.com/new-civilization-v-expansion-brings-religion-espionage-5885016 https://kotaku.com/max-payne-3-s-road-to-revenge-starts-with-a-kidnapped-t-30791666 Max Payne 3‘s Road to Revenge Starts With A Kidnapped Trophy Wife and Lots of Booze Is it just me or does Max Payne seem really in over his head every time Rockstar shows off a piece of their upcoming noir threequel? This time, it looks like a fuck-up on Max’s part lets a Brazilian magnate’s hot young wife get nabbed by rummy new app some criminal faction. More » https://kotaku.com/prototype-2-makes-you-a-meaner-blacker-and-more-powerf-5885649/ Prototype 2 Makes You a Meaner, Blacker and More Powerful Weapon of Destruction The first Prototype made me feel ugly. Radical’s open-world action game tore through the city I love and live in, having me eat people-some of them innocent civilians-and destroy city blocks in the name of its plot. More » https://kotaku.com/zelda-just-keeps-getting-worse-but-it-isnt-beyond-savi-5885595 Zelda Just Keeps Getting Worse. But It Isn’t Beyond Saving Late in the original Zelda’s second quest, I got stuck. I couldn’t find the relocated and very well-hidden eighth dungeon. Then one night I had a dream in which I took a map of Hyrule and drew large circles around the other seven dungeons. More » https://kotaku.com/sazh-card-games-and-bikinis-all-to-be-final-fantasy-x-5885713/ Sazh, Card Games, and Bikinis All To Be Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Square Enix is continuing to keep the ball rolling on Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC. Their previous entry brought Lightning and Master Sergeant Amodar to the game; More » https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xiii-2-dlc-lets-players-fight-with-and-ag-5882972/ https://kotaku.com/here-s-why-master-chief-s-going-to-look-different-in-ha-5885765/ Here’s Why Master Chief’s Going to Look Different in Halo 4 343 Industries, you so sneaky. We’ve already noticed that the Microsoft division tasked with the future of all things Halo debuted the new look of the sci-fi shooter series’ hero at Toy Fair 2012. More » https://kotaku.com/your-first-good-look-at-halo-4s-master-chief-comes-from-5884502 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.” Want just video games? Try KotakuCore and you’ll get news and opinion about video games minus our coverage of gaming culture and the cultures with which gaming intersects. 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