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No, not the lady in the scarf, but the cat in the suit. That's Korean superstar Jang Dong-gun: Actor, musician, gaming spokesperson. Starting in January, Nintendo will feature the popular actor in DS ads starting in January. The Korea Times quotes a press release in which Nintendo says: More »
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In the 1980's Philip Michael Thomas was hot. The heart throb was costarring on the biggest cop show on TV, recorded an LP and had three names. Philip Michael Thomas was on top of the world. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=193310&view=rss&microfeed=true Sweet singing Mega-Missy Elliot, side-kick Lil' Kim and rhyme dropping Da Brat escape badies in the video for Sock It 2 Me. The video dates from the Supa Dupa Fly album, when Missy worried more about music and less about waste line, Da Brat had yet to appear on VH1's The Surreal Life and Lil' Kim wasn't a convicted felon. Ah, innocence. More »
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To raise money for Habitat for Humanity, there's a faceplate signed by platinum selling R&B singer Chris Brown and Xbox 360 Premium bundle. The singer kicked off his first headline tour, which was presented by Xbox 360 and promoted by the House of Blues. That means, Chris wasn't only getting loads of groupie action, dude was also getting loads of gaming action. To sweeten the deal, there's also a PGR3 faceplate as well as an autographed tour poster and pics of Chris signing the loot. Bidding starts at US $600. Brian Ashcraft More »
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You're the bouncer of a popular nightclub, which means one thing: keep K-Fed out and throttle him good. While this flash game is truly tasteless (there's baby punching), K-Fed does actually put up a pretty good fight. Especially when he's hiding behind Britney. Brian Ashcraft More »
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Back in October, it was announced that director Steven Spielberg signed on with Electronic Arts for three games. Well, how's the creative process going? Electronic Arts LA's Neil Young sat down with Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield and dished on working with the famous filmmaker. More »
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Bust out the Adidas kicks and Kangol caps. Xbox-centric Gamertag Radio interviewed legendary rapper Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels as he checked out Gears of War at E3. D.M.C.'s not really a gamer. He talks and talks about things like being an honorary Dominican for five years. Non-sequiters abound, D.M.C. talks a lot. More »
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Last night while we were kicking it with Shiggy at the Nintendo party, Microsoft held an uber exclusive party at the Roosevelt Hotel. Invitees included rapper 50 Cent, actor Ben Affleck and a bevy of beautiful people. The soiree took place pool-side, until the wee-hours of the morning. Here's the aftermath—hung over and without make-up. More »
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Mr. Electro Boxing promoter Don King greets the masses on Hollywood Boulevard. Everything was hunky-dory until King's buzzer handshake gag went horribly, horribly wrong. More »
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Last night on The Tonight Show, Jay Leno did a bit on things sold on Ebay. The audience has to guess "sold" or "not sold." One of those listed was an Xbox 360 packaging box, going for a whopping $810. The entire audience guessed "sold." This might be old news for Kotaku and The Tonight Show audience, but apparently not for Jay Leno. More »
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US cable channel E! interviewed a buncha celebs recently to find out what games they play. Marilyn Manson said that he'd "bought a Nintendo DS a couple of weeks ago," adding that it was "pretty neat." The shock rocker went on to say he was "pretty good at Mario Kart" and that "this little Japanese lawyer game" is "fucking amazing." Just like the rich and famous to get first dibs even on out of print titles like Phoenix Wright. His outfits may suck, but at least the man's got good taste in games. More »
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