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The man? That's Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima. The jacket? That's a replica of Ryan Gosling's from the movie Drive. With Hollywood's big night looming, a little Oscar party cosplay, perhaps? More »
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While the gaming press was falling over itself for Jade Raymond's flowing locks in 2007, our eye had instead been caught by another Ubisoft employee. Patrice Desilets. More »
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J Allard has, tragically, been in hiding for some time now. And still is! But his name, at least, has come out of hiding. We're glad. And so, so glad that when it did resurface, it was to share the limelight with some illustrious company! More »
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That is, if you live in New York City. And if you do, lucky you. More »
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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 »
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We haven't done a Kotaku Stalku in ages. That makes us think, hey, we should do one! Good thing reader Jaime sent us this picture and note: More »
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You know Dude Huge likes the Lancers. The blood, the gravelly voices, the destroyed beauty. But do you know what he likes to listen to? What he kicks his feet up to after a hard day's puppy eating/Larry Hryb chainsawing/developing? Let's find out! The Dude's Zune profile has his favourite songs listed, and amongst the picks are Welcome to the Jungle, Paint it Black and, yes, Prince's When Doves Cry. I love that song. I love everyone who loves that song. Don't make me chase you, Dude Huge. Even doves have pride. More »
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Sources deep within the EA borders tells us that professional wrestler Ric Flair and a guy in a bear suit were spotted at the EA Los Angeles gym earlier today. According to the report, "Ric Flair and a guy in a bear suit are currently filming something in the EA Los Angeles gym." See? Exactly what we said. More »
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It's OK, everyone. Developers drink coffee too! While filming a vox pop piece in Seattle on the closure of 600 Starbucks stores across the US, local news channel KING5 inadvertently got the scoop on not only where Valve get their coffee, but who's allowed out for coffee runs and even what everyone drinks. As you can see, Gabe Newell does not fuck around, clutching what looks like a Venti Mint Mocha Chip Frappuccino. A mysterious "other guy" keeps things straight with a Grande Espresso Macchiato, while Doug Lombardi - who is surprised, but not shocked at the closures - doubles up on beverages, while lying on camera that it's for a "co-worker" to make him feel better about his cheeky afternoon "seconds". More »
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Back in late February, we brought word of a Dead Rising lawsuit. Capcom was being sued over the game by the MKR Group, which holds the rights to George Romerso's Dawn of the Dead film. MKR claimed that Dead Rising was essentially an unlicensed adaptation of the Romero film. Over the weekend, George Romero appeared at the Chicago Horror Convention, and Kotaku reader Tyler was on hand to get his copy of Dead Rising autographed by the famed horror director. According to Tyler: More »
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So the Metal Gear Solid World Tour has kicked off! And how was it? Kotaku reader Ninjax blogs: More »
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Reader Vincent took one for the team. He not only met Uwe Boll, but also saw the early sneak Postal screening. In the same night. Reader Vincent sounds like a total masochist! According to reader Vincent, the movie is a "decent homage" to the game and "decently funny." Writes reader Vincent: More »
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Super Monkey Ball. Yakuza. Brown awesomeness. Those are three things that SEGA game designer and fashion plate Toshihiro Nagoshi is best known for. His latest game Ryu Ga Gotoku KENZAN! (aka Yakuza 3) was released today in Japan. Commenter Bellamy sends this good ol' fashioned Kotaku Stalku: More »
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So Bill Gates gave his last keynote. End of an era! But what about the man? Some of you would like to know more. We've run loads of creepy KotakuStalku posts, but this has to be one of the creepier. (Oh goodie!) France's most famous blogger Loic Le Meur dishes to Shiny Shiny's Kat about the time he took a whiz next to Microsoft honcho Bill Gates at another conference. Le Meur says: More »
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Caught roaming the South Hall at this weekend's E For All expo, former Sonic Team head honcho Yuji Naka spent a good portion of his time cruising the Into The Pixel exhibition, looking for something to occupy his time. If you take a look at Naka's badge, you'll see he's there as a regular Joe, not attending under the name of his development company PROPE, nor as a guest of one of the exhibitors. So, what exactly was Naka doing there? He wouldn't say, unfortunately, and kept mum on what PROPE's plans were, simply opting to enjoy the show. More »
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Don't let the silly head gear and the goofy whip fool you. Koji "IGA" Igarashi is a serious man. He's dedicated his life to Castlevania. Just take a look at his business card! Kotakuite Torokun was in attendance and brings word that folks started lining up at around 2:00PM for a signing last night. The cover for upcoming PSP title Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles was passed at as well for IGA to sign. That after the jump. More »
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One of the big draw backs of Games Convention is that it is virtually impossible to get a direct flight here. To get to the Leipzig airport you pretty much have to fly to either Munich or Frankfurt. I flew into Frankfurt and then had a leisurely seven hour lay-over that I killed by blowing ungodly amounts of money on robotic roulette, reading and posting on the site. More »
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We were hesitant to post this, but we can now reveal that we have indeed secured Sony Worldwide Studios bald boss man Phil Harrison's minty fresh chewing gum and have it in our possession. This shot, confirmation of the gum's retrieval from a clean ashtray at our makeshift workspace at SCEE's press conference, was taken just moments after Phil deftly dropped it between our empties. We've already sent the sample to Kotaku Labs to root out traces of Phil's DNA. We plan on creating an army of miniature well-spoken, high-level Sony executives to do our bidding—i.e. updating our PLAYSTATION 3 firmware every few weeks and tending to the collected dust on its piano black finish. More »
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. Kotakuite Trencher has done us and humanity a huge favor. He met "filmmaker" Uwe Boll, so we don't have to. After getting free tickets from his local comic book shop, Trencher attended the Canadian Postal premiere. What did he think of the flick? "I definitely wouldn't put this on my 'must see' list," Trencher writes, "but it's a good movie to see with a bunch of buddies or a large 'geek' crowd." More, importantly, how was Boll? He tell you to go fuck your mom? Punch you in the chopper? Trencher writes: More »
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Live in Wisconsin? Heard of Uwe Boll? If you answered "yes" to that, then maybe, just maybe, you can help us. From October 26-28, film festival It Came From Lake Michigan 2007! Best part: Uwe Boll will be there. In person, even! That means, you could actually go up to him and talk to him. Prefect for quality Kotaku Stalku! Anyone who does happen to meet Boll, please ask chowderhead if he plans on making the following games into movies: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=287611&view=rss&microfeed=true So today, Mega Man/Dead Rising/Lost Planet dude Keiji Inafune made an appearance at the GameStop on Broadway in New York City. Kotakuite Samuel was the first in line, getting there way before anyone else and worrying about whether anyone would actually save his place should he need to take a leak. Being the first in line meant that he'd have first crack at Inafune — perhaps catch him off-guard and ask him when they're going to start making Dead Rising 2. He'd never see that one coming! Samuel writes: More »
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Uwe Boll is not a figment of your imagination or a piece of undigested pork. He is very real. If his shoddy motion pictures are not proof enough, then listen to Kotakuite Dane: More »
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There were a lot of famous people at the Activision press conference (other than me). Jamie Kennedy hosted the show, while we saw bonus appearances from Tony Hawk, Stan Lee and Slash. It was like an episode of The Surreal Life, but...no, it was just like an episode of The Surreal Life. More »
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Capcom just rang the rusty old Kotaku mailbox, sending word that there won't be one Lost Planet signings, but two! From the email: More »
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Not sure if you recall, but I was supposed to attend the Spike VGAs this weekend. What follows is the harrowing, should've-been-posted-on-Livejournal tale of my brief flirtation with a video game award show. More »
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You're in Vienna. Your big time PSP game is getting a Christmas touch-up. How do you celebrate? Deface property! And then after that, scribble on small Austrian children. Here's super nice Tsutomo Kouno inking out a scene on a display at Subotron Shop, a retro-gaming and game culture shop in Vienna. Brian Ashcraft More »
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David Jaffe is quite quickly becoming, for me, the game developer's Everyman. He's neurotic, gets drunks and spouts off and seemingly spends a disproportionate amount of time worrying over what other people think of him. And by other people I don't mean his bosses or his equals, no I mean you, the gamer. More »
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Microsoft's J Allard isn't only too cool for periods and shift keys, but also hair. Even fake hair is too cool for J. And when manly things like HONOR and PRIDE are on the line, J says "meh." More »
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God, can you imagine this being your life? Imagine that you're a vapid, stuck-up quasi-celebrity, a media whore. You have no talent except a panache for fashion, a pretty smile and the inexplicable attention of photographers and journalists, yet you some actually manage earn a living showing up parties, smiling prettily for the camera and pretending to be nice to creeps and perverts. Wouldn't you just be filled with self-loathing? More »
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The front row is still empty. More »
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Capcom has supplied game site Next Generation with a Q&A which hopefully clear up some of the confusion (and heartbreak) regarding Clover Studio's shuttering. Capcom states that the subsidiary was liquidated because it would be better to have all the R&D resources in a single company. The fifteen staff members still working in Clover Studio will be transfered to Capcom R&D. Moreover, all the Clover copyrights will revert to Capcom. More »
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Snapped and sent our way, that's producer Jade Raymond (Assassin's Creed) and game designer CliffyB (Gears of War) backstage at X06. Young and pretty, working on killer titles and proud owners of good dental hygiene. Yep, we're insanely jealous. More »
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Major Nelson was able to find some WiFi and is crouched backstage of X06. He promises to attempt a liveblog of the event, so I'll be following his comments and posting them here with my own thought(less)ful prose. Keep it here for live stuff. More »
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When Microsoft's eXtreme hipster J Allard said we were "kinda creepy," he had underestimated us. We are totally creepy. There are four of us staking out four different hotels in the greater Tokyo area, waiting for a glimpse of J's shiny noggin, searching for the scent of his pricey trainers. Mike, thought he had found Allard, only to have his heart broken. Repeatedly. Brian Ashcraft More »
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Don't let the dark sunglasses and leather jacket fool you, Tecmo's Tomonobu Itagaki has a soft spot for gaming. And what kind of games does he like? He likes fighting games. And what kind of fighting games does he like? Well, you know. Earlier today, he was spotted checking out Virtua Fighter 5 and sneering around the Sega booth audibly. Brian Ashcraft More »
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We like J ("No Period") Allard. A lot. At E3, we made sure to book the same hotel and followed him closely. For days. When he gained weight and started to look like Uncle Fester, we worried. So we were so OMG jealous when Gizmodo's Brian Lam interviewed the eXtreme dude on Microsoft's new music player. We did what anyone would and immediately scanned the interview for the part where J talked about us: More »
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Godfree from Gamertag Radio swung by a Major League Gaming dealio in Orland, Florida, where he kicked it with pro gamers and Dawn Wells, AKA Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island . Why was Mary Ann marooned at this MGA event? She's muttered something about a "three hour tour" and refused to tell how the Professor could make radios out of coconuts and where Ginger kept all her evening gowns. Brian Ashcraft More »
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Here, a Japanese gamer has assembled his collection of gaming great's signatures for all to see (gallery after the jump). Included are the likes of Mario maker Shigeru Miyamoto, Sonic creator Yuji Naka, Hudson's human mascot Takahashi Meijin, Namco founder Masaya Nakamura and Nintendo's resident odd-ball Benimaru Itoh! More »
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This must be one of the signs of the apocalypse. Wrestler Hulk Hogan hosted Pokemon Day in New York's Bryant Park. The event featured playable demos of upcoming Pokemon DS games and adults wearing funny costumes. What's next Hulk Machine, birthday parties? Brian Ashcraft More »
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