Kotaku: Fake

Microsoft Moves to Seize Fake Halo 4 Beta's Domain

Owen Good — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:00:00 EST

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Whether motivated by trolling or delusional wish fulfillment, some guy tossed up a page pretending to be a registration site for a Halo 4 multiplayer beta last week. 343 Industries, the game's developer, quickly branded that as a fake, and the site was taken offline. That's not good enough for Microsoft. More »

Valve on Half-Life 3 Rumors: 'This is the Community Trolling the Community'

Owen Good — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:30:00 EST

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Every popular video game has its following of wishful thinkers, wannabe designers, and straight-up trolls. None has more hard at work on the next title than Half Life 3. And they've been very busy lately. More »

The Best Survival Horror Bowling Game You'll Never Play

Brian Crecente — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:20:00 EST

Fake Peter Molyneux presents a trailer for a brilliantly fake game that blends bowling and survival horror to deliver something called a "cascore" experience. More »

Tetris Porn, or, It's Not the Size of the Line Piece but the Motion of the Squiggle

Owen Good — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:00:00 EDT

I'll kill the fun right now by saying this is a 'shop. Can you name at least one reason why it's fake? I'm sure you will. Or, just enjoy some good ole crude junior-high humor as conceived (snicker) on the Game Boy. More »

Nintendo Fakers, You Got to Do Better Than This

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 18 May 2011 04:00:00 EDT

For those who checked the internet when the Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii launched, you'll remember the fake "secret presentation" photos. They were typically either bad photoshops or bad photos showing new hardware presentations. More »

Almost as Good as the Real Thing: Bootlegged DS Lite is Disturbingly Functional

Drew Cohen — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:00:00 EDT

1UP.com's Jeremy Parish had been looking for a new DS Lite to replace a well-loved (and steadily deteriorating) Zelda-themed unit. He turned to eBay to fulfill his need for the recently-discontinued piece of tech, and found a model that appeared to fit the bill. More »

And Here Come The Flood of Fake Wii 2 Mock-Ups

Brian Crecente — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:55:00 EDT

It's always fun to see what the smarties of The Internet come up with when rumors hit of a new console. This "leaked" set of images comes straight from the folken at 4Chan's /v/. Fake? Most likely? Fun to look at and speculate, hecks yeah. Whats this? [4Chan via TechnoBuffalo thanks Joey] More »

Atlus' Fake Rock Of Ages Ripoff Gathers No Moss

Mike Fahey — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:20:00 EDT

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If a game company is going to do something silly for April Fools' Day, we might as well all get a free game out of it, right? Today Atlus accuses developer ACE Team stole the idea for action-strategy game Rock of Ages and used it to make a 2D game that you can play right now. More »

Faked Black Ops Ad Plagiarizes Obama [Corrected]

Owen Good — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:30:00 EST

If Kobe Bryant playing pretend soldier offended some, then this - said to be Call of Duty: Black Ops' next TV spot - would rile them further. Update: Treyarch says this video is not a Black Ops ad. More »

Sony Blocks Fake Controllers, Warns Of Explosions

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Fake PlayStation 3 controllers might be cheap, but that doesn't change them from being totally phony. Sony is doing what it can to render counterfeit PS3 controllers utterly useless. More »

Old Lady Modern Warfare 2 Easter Egg Is Fake And Great

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EDT

This is Modern Warfare 2, but this is not real. [via the blog of Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling] More »

Crazy Girlfriend vs. PS3: Fake or Not Fake?

Owen Good — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:00:00 EST

This is now the second When Pissed Off Girlfriends Attack Consoles video that's crossed my inbox in the past week. The first one was obviously staged. This, however, looks good. Is it legit? YOU MAKE THE CALL! More »

EA Warns Against Bogus Bad Company 2 Beta Signups

Owen Good — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Apparently there are some phishing emails going around - for what other purpose would someone fake an invitation to a sign-up for a Battlefield: Bad Company 2 beta? EA says no such thing exists. More »

[Updated] COD5 Beta Invites are Fake, Says Infinity Ward

Owen Good — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:30:00 EST

Interesting tweet went out from Infinity Ward — if you get a beta invite from COD5BETA@infinityward.com, delete it. It's B.S. Not sure if it's phishing, but the studio says it is not legit. More »

China Brings Bullshots To The Olympics

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:00:00 EDT

"Bullshots" are nothing new for gamers. Penny Arcade coined the term a few years to describe game screenshots that looked too good to be true — and are. Photoshopping and CG graphics are nothing new to the game world — hence gamers general suspicion about pretty and shiny things — but are finding use larger than game PR. Issues like governmental state PR. More »

BioShock Propaganda Goes to the Grocery Store

fdemarco — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST

Sometimes you see a Photoshop fake that is SO good you just wish it was real. Such is the case with this genius and extremely well executed pic from SomethingAwful. Having just re-played through the first few hours of BioShock again in an effort to show my friend how beautiful the game is, I got to see the whole Andrew Ryan speech on Rapture over again. It always made me laugh with its little slideshow presentation and self aggrandizing rhetoric. So I had a good laugh over this little image that a friend of mine emailed me and thought I would share it with other BioShock fans. I don't care how crappy or far away the store was, if they had this on their shopping carts I would find an excuse to shop there every day. More »

Sony Defense Force and Wii60 Share Owner

Mike Fahey — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:30:24 EDT

The folks over at PS3Tag got bored and decided to do a little digging into who exactly owned the Sony Defense Force website. Seems PS3Tag is affiliated with SonyProtectionGroup.com, and were tired of getting associated with the SDF. As it turns out Narutoboy of the SPG was emailed by one Rob Foor of the Sony Defense Force regarding a link exchange. Now if you check the WHOIS info on Wii60.com, Foor's name shows up as the registrant of that domain. Both sites share names servers, and at one point they even came out of the same IP address. What this basically means is the web site that "started in May of 2006 after Sony announced the price of the PS3 would be the now infamous '$599 U.S. Dollars'" and the web site that takes pride in pictures of Xbox 360's covered in urine are run by the same guy. Way to cover your tracks. I'd compliment the SPG guys for their detective work, but Foor just made it far too easy. Commence public flogging. More »

PSP v2 Doesn't Look Like This

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:20:23 EST

Our gadget loving brothers at Gizmodo posted the above pic earlier, but we're doing ourselves the favor of posting it to save us from the flood of tips. I'm going to side with Mr. Hudson and dub this fake. And ugly. And declare that it's not going to happen. (I pray to God!) More »

DS Rip-Off For Vain People

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:23:28 EST

Called Revolve Games, these keychain mini portables sport 25 plus games, each having 99 levels. Titles include "Pinball," its sequel "Double Pinball," "Frog Game" and "Tank Fighting." They come in 8 colors that include lime green and baby blue. While the design cribs Nintendo's DS, there is no touch screen. Plus, the top screen is a mirror so you can watch the look of satisfaction once you clear "Frog Game." Brian Ashcraft More »

Clips: The Super Mario World Laser Suit! ZOMG!

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:40:23 EST

I'm really just posting this so no one sends it in to our tips line. While I probably would've loved to discover the "Laser Suit" in Super Mario World when I was but a young boy, the current me knows this is just a finely crafted hack. Michael McWhertor More »

The Very Fake, Very Nice Looking PSPboy

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:11:02 EST

Yes, this is totally random and clearly fake, but it was so well done that I thought I'd pass it on. We have little to no backstory to go on as to the origins of this piece of work, but this portable mash up is credited to a MOD SOUL. Kudos, Mr. Soul. You can check out the full sized version here if you're so inclined. More »

Completely Fake Wii Speech Found In Reggie's Imaginary Trash

kotaku.com — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:40:26 EDT

If this was real, it'd worth getting excited about. The Wii... only $175? An October 2nd launch date? 21 launch titles? A helmet-mounted display for the Wii? A gyroscopic add-on for the DS? New Metal Gear and Metroid games coming to the DS? More »

Wii's On eBay! (Crap. They're Cardboard.)

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:01:03 EDT

Just can't wait to get your hands on the Nintendo Wii? Don't care if it actually turns on, plays games, has a single electrical component or is made merely of paper? Then have we got the eBay auction for you! More »

The Lamest Fake Halo 3 Screenshot Ever

brownlee — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:00:10 EDT

We've gotten some lame attempts to punk us in the past, but this one takes the cake. Manu writes: More »

New Fake GTAIV Screen Hits Web

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:31:52 EDT

The above screen was sent in courtesy of our fine tipsters, but I'm immediately calling fake. Why? Two things, the awkward "Rockstar North© Development Screenshot 2006." and the fact that Park Barber Shop isn't named something like "Trim Job" or "Short & Curlies". I'd source this supposed screen, but the original host, a GTA fan site, was littered with Tubgirl photos, which makes for an even more bitter Weekend Editor. More »

Shoddy PS2 Slim Rip-Off With Cool Gun

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:25:21 EDT

These knock-offs look kinda like the PS2 Slim. Complete with squares and triangles, the controllers are reminiscent of a Sony product. Heck, they're even black. More »

Beware Fake Hori DS Lite Protectors

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:24:47 EDT

With all the fake products showing up on eBay, phony Hori screen products should be the last thing one has to worry about. Not so. Hori's Japanese products are so good that they merit their own cheap knock-offs. Congrats to all at Hori! More »

Big Fake-o, Fake Fakey Halo 3 Interface Screen Fake

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 22 May 2006 11:21:40 EDT

Strike up the band, and sing along to everybody's favorite song: "Fake Halo 3 Screens." Gamer Andy turned up this polished phony menu screen that shows intriguing options like "Classic Mode." Bungie's Frankie debunked the image: More »

New Kid Icarus Art Isn't Real

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:55:06 EDT

Could it be? No. A new Kid Icarus game for Revolution?? No. Leaked concept art from an unannounced Nintendo game??? No! More »

Fake Zelda Revolution Demo

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 09:22:47 EST

Not the first pseudo Revolution demo and certainly not the last. More »

PSP Halo, PSP Metroid, PSP DoA, PSP Nintendogs

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:23:57 EST

All of them are as real as a three-dollar bill, but neat nonetheless. The very British British Gaming Blog points to a Photobucket Account that has a hodge-podge of faux PSP game boxes and UMDs. There are even a couple how-I-did-it images. Back in the day, that's what we used to call "bragging."
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Xbox Handheld Mock Round Up

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:42:07 EST

Kotaku reader Tony was kind enough to send us a buncha Xbox portable fakes that have been making the internet rounds. Some of these we've posted before, but it's nice to have them all in one place for one-stop gawking. More fancy photoshop footwork after the jump. More »

World of Warcraft Movie In Development?

Brian Crecente — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:04:10 EST

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The questionable blog The Amazing Dee and Kay has a set of pictures up on their site that they claim to be taken from the Chinese shoot of a World of Warcraft movie. (This is their only real post, so take it for what it's worth.) Please tell me this is a bunch of BS. I mean, look at that guy's hair. LOOK AT IT! More »

I.C.E. Mod Chip is M.I.A.

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:13:09 EST

Remember the I.C.E. Mod Chip? It was that supposedly "real" 360 mod, which we reported on earlier in the month. Shortly after the I.C.E. site went up, everybody this side of the Mississippi (and the other side as well) starting tearing the chip a new one. Yet, gallant as they were, the I.C.E. team claimed they would be accepting pre-orders shortly. Well, it's now shortly, and the site has vanished. Kotakuite Alejandro says the site hasn't been up for days. And, I guess, he's been checking. I assume they ran into production problems or complications, which should be announced in mangled English on their "newly launched site" after we post this. I'm just jazzed because I get to post a pic of fellow Texan, Vanilla Ice. You don't get to do that every day. Let's kick it! More »

First DS Lite Video Image Surfaces, and It's Duh Bogus

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:15:16 EST

It's computer generated, sure, but this video still should provide a good idear of what the slimmed down DS will look like. Nice fake, whoever made it. More »

Peter Jackon's King Kong Cornflakes

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:33:05 EST

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"The Official Cereal of the Game of the Movie." I only wish this was real, 'cos I'd actually buy it. And eat it. More »

Fake Xbox 360 Handheld Mock-Up

lsmith — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:40:46 EST

Playbomb made a mock-up a portable Xbox 360. The controller would be even bigger than the original Xbox's "Duke" controller. More »