Kotaku: Celebrities

Celebrity Impersonators Flood The Virtual Spaceways

Mike Fahey — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:20:00 EST

EVE Online recently introduced an amazing new character customization tool that has the game's players seeing virtual stars at every turn. Space Conan O'Brien heads up our star-studded gallery. More »

Get A Look At NBA Jam's Pols In Hi-Def

Owen Good — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:30:00 EDT

Election Day was yesterday, but so what, none of these politicians in NBA Jam were candidates. When the game hits the Xbox 360 and PS3, it will have the same roster - and unlockables - as the Wii version. More »

The Biggest Sports Stars In The World Shill For Video Games

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:30:00 EDT

L.A. Laker Kobe Bryant shows up to a game Tuesday in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Jeep. L.A. Galaxy star (not for long) David Beckham played EA Sports Active 2.0. Only in L.A. Only if game companies pay them? More »

Snoop Blows Up Van, Then Blunders

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Snoop, part-time rapper and full-time celebrity pitch-man who seems to say no to nothing, agreed to blow up a van in Las Vegas to promote Mafia Wars. That's Mafia Wars Vegas, the free game on Facebook. A couple of problems: More »

Chad Ochocinco Gets a Head Start on Madden

Owen Good — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:00:00 EDT

When last we heard from Bengals receiver/game enthusiast Chad Ochocinco, he was offering season tickets for an early copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops. Now he's enjoying Madden NFL 11, 18 days before release. More »

Celebrity Look-Alikes of Video Game Stars

Owen Good — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:30:00 EDT

As a weekend timewaster, this idea was so good I'm kicking myself for not thinking of it first. GamesRadar plugged seven high-quality screengrabs into those find-my-celebrity-lookalike sites, and came back with some hilariously inaccurate - and surprisingly accurate - matches. More »

We Talk Video Games With Jimmy Fallon, Who Knows The Score

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:00:00 EDT

It is a cliché to say it is a cliché that a celebrity seemed like a normal person. So let's just say that, in his office today, Jimmy Fallon seemed just as concerned about the next GoldenEye as you, though maybe more excited about the next Star Fox. More »

Ice-T Says He's Gonna Be in Gears of War 3

Owen Good — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:00:00 EDT

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You may recall last April, Ice-T and Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski discussed casting opportunities for Gears of War 3, before that game was even announced. Last night, Ice let slip that he has a speaking part, but quickly retracted it. More »

High-School Farce: 360 Puts Celeb Couple on the Rocks

Owen Good — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:30:00 EST

Another celebrity couple is said to be on the road to splitsville because of a console. This time, it's "High School Musical's" Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, and the "other woman" is an Xbox 360. More »

Tabloid's Most Outrageous Claim Ever: Wii Boxing is "Dangerously Lifelike"

Owen Good — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:30:00 EST

Hey, you know what makes a domestic violence arrest funny and lighthearted? Wii Boxing. At least according to one supermarket tabloid's interpretation of what went down between Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller. More »

You Wish You Had Lil Weezy's Xbox

Owen Good — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:40:00 EDT

Calling all XBL cops, be on lookout for one rapper, Lil Wayne aka Lil Weezy, who fessed up in this clip to owning an Xbox 360 containing not just "every game ever created" but also "every porno." More »

Ice T Plays Call of Duty, Loses Stuff, Demands Snapple, Rings Cliffy B

Owen Good — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:00:00 EDT

All in a day's work for the ~~CSI~~ Law & Order: SVU star. As Jace Hall admires Coco's plastic attributes, Ice gets killed by friendly fire, beckons for a soft drink, and then discusses casting decisions with Cliff Bleszinski. More »

Lisa Kudrow Might Be Better Than A Price Drop

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:00:00 EDT

We've got more evidence that non-gaming celebrities hawking games on TV is the future. More »

Famous People Sell Games Better Than Game Reviewers

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:00:38 EDT

Publishers should recognize that the televised appearance of celebrities in their underwear hyping Guitar Hero is helping that series beat its better-reviewed competition, according to a gaming analyst. More »

Could Matthew Perry Play Any More Fallout 3?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:40:00 EDT

Celebrities—they're just like us! They shop for mundane things. They do movie promotion interviews on The View. They obsessively play video games like Fallout 3 to the point that they require medical attention. More »

Megan Fox Also Plays Guitar Hero Outside Of Your Dreams

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:20:02 EST

Why is Megan Fox playing Guitar Hero on the Wii news? It's not, you ungrateful little jerks. Here I am giving you pictures of Megan Fox and you question my posting judgment? How dare you. More »

Sigourney Weaver Declined Aliens Game, Not Offered Ghostbusters

Mike Fahey — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:40:00 EST

Sigourney Weaver talks about participating in video game film adaptations with MTV's Josh Horowitz, revealing that she once once asked to apear in an unnamed Aliens video game, but turned it down due to character innacuracy. More »

European Xbox Live Extravaganza

Mike Fahey — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:40:27 EST

Microsoft is kicking off a party this Friday over Xbox live, and we Americans and Japanese folks aren't invited. This one's for you Europe. It's a pan-European Xbox Live Party, featuring chances to test your skills against celebrities like Busta Rhymes, James Morrison, Alessandro del Piero, Martin Solveig, and Marc Gen , only one of which I've ever heard of but I am assured that this is exciting news for you folks. Be excited! Busta Rhymes will be hosting the event from a secret location from 8pm to 11pm, and "will pit his wits against the cream of UK talent." More »

Clips: Mii Celebrity How-To

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:00:55 EST

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Hollywood Midnight PS3 Launch Excess

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:00:09 EST

When you get an invite to a Hollywood party for the PlayStation 3, you prepare yourself for a host of B- and C-level celebrity spottings, massive alcohol and fried food intake, and feeling like the homeliest person in the room. Fortunately, the Best Buy Hollywood PlayStation 3 block party did not disappoint. More »

Christina Aguilera Spanks Donkey Kong

kotaku.com — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:40:43 EDT

Thanks to Gay Gamer for pointing out this quote from a magazine we could get no one to anonymously buy for us this week, The Advocate. Christina Aguilera says: More »

KotakuStalku: CliffyB Melds with Kelly Clarkson

Brian Crecente — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:00:43 EDT

Perpetually happy (and why shouldn't he be) CliffyB of Gears of War involvement got some recent cheek to forehead time with sexy-cute and equally permasmiled Kelly Clarkson. I think if they had a baby it would just be a big Smiley emoticon. More »

Kotaku Stalku: Steven Spielberg

Brian Crecente — Fri, 12 May 2006 22:15:23 EDT

I spotted Steven Spielberg at E3 on the last day. He was walking out of the Microsoft booth talking to someone from Electronic Arts. The two, with a posse in tow, made there way around the back of the South Hall and then walked through the outdoor food court area, where Spielberg didn't stop for some yummy tacos, and into a back entrance of the West Hall. I stopped following at that point, mostly because his security guards were shooting me nasty looks and looked like they could snap my scrawny backbone between their thumb and forefinger. More »