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Minecraft gamer Capp00 set out to recreate his real-world home inside the block virtuality of Minecraft. More »
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Maxim and Sega are teaming up to find a real-world Bayonetta. More »
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Gamescom has a lot going for it but, with a few admirable exceptions, cosplay and booth babes shouldn't be included in that list. More »
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With Tomb Raider: Underworld on the horizon, it's time to roll-over that lease into a newer model for series heroine Lara Croft. Meet 23-year-old Alison Carroll, a professional display gymnast from the Croydon area of London, England, who has performed in front of Prince Charles himself. Miss Carroll beat out hundreds of applicants for the role of Lara Croft, the new position allowing her to quit her day job as a receptionist. She's now undergoing a rigorous daily training schedule to make sure she is ready to pose next to red-faced fans, far too nervous to notice what seems to be a scar on her left knee or the well-placed mole, not that I was paying attention. More »
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It's been a while since our last papercraft and given the slow post GDC weekend I figured it would be a good time to pull out some cardstock and get our craft on. This week's offering comes from that bastion of papercraftery, Paperkraft.net. The model is of a Mimic chest from Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. These feisty little guys like to disguise themselves as treasure chests and when you go to open them, they launch their attack. This is a fairly simple model for those of you just getting started in the fine art papercraft. For our more experienced crafters, you might try these Chromehound models. More »
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Lacoste, the tiny alligator obsessed clothier, has officially lost its mind... for Second Life. More »
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It seems that the Lego made Halo weapons and character craze has spread to the point that it now has it's own website. Webmaster and Lego wrangler, Saber Scorpion, has gathered the finest Lego Halo toy makers from around the world and cataloged them all on the Lego Halo Portal. You can peruse the works over over 30 different masters in the art of the little connecting blocks. There are vehicles, weapons, mini figures and some of the craftsmen provide instructions on how to build your own. More »
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With Tomb Raider: Legend soon being released in China, Sina.com, the massive Chinese-language entertainment news site, decided to search for the Chinese Lara Croft. Apparently Karima Adebibe wasn't good enough for them. The contest is featured on a section of their site called, oddly enough, PlayGirl, which is now one of my Firefox bookmarks. The winner receives a cash prize and a photo extra included in the game. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=218305&view=rss&microfeed=true A Circuit City source tells me that, company wide, their shipments of Playstation 3 20GBs have been completely canceled. The rumor is that this is something happening nationwide. More »
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She's Japan's biggest model and trendsetter. Her name is Yuri Ebihara, affectionately dubbed "Ebi-chan" by all ("ebi" also means "shrimp" in Japanese). She's hocked McDonalds shrimp burgers, digital cameras, turned out flat performances in TV dramas and has appeared in countless women's fashion mags. Next up, Ebi-chan will be starring in ads to promote the Puyo Puyo DS game. Some gripe against her for always having the exact same expression. EVERY TIME. But, who cares? It's Ebi-chan. And there's Sega logo kissing involved. Brian Ashcraft More »
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We were shocked by this unprecedented flaunting of the E3 dress code. At least Wonder Woman had the decency to put on a pair of star-spangled hot pants. In all seriousness, Monty here is the property of Freedom of Teach, a company that provides models and tutorials to help developers make their game models more realistic. Oddly enough, not everything at E3 is designed to make gamers rush to EB Games and lay down a preorder. More »
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Luscious sometimes Kotaku lass Alice pointed our attention to this amazing Quake paper doll. Don't bother trying to buy it: old as the hills, me bonny lads. But we desperately want one anyway. More »
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The BBC has a short but interesting story up about the latest actress to play Lara Croft. Karima Adebibe is the first Croft actress who is allowed to actually talk as Croft. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=167633&view=rss&microfeed=true Eidos has a lot riding on the success of the next Tomb Raider game, so it's no suprise to see them drumming up publicity with the appointment of the latest (read: seventh!) Tomb Raider model: 20 year old London sales clerk Karima Adebibe. More »
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Somehow I missed the 178 pictures of Antonia-clad women over at IGN last week. The babe-obsessed site managed to capture nearly 200 images of attractive brunette women wearing similarly ugly purple bikinis as they attempted to win the right to play the part of Everquest's Antonia at events. The 178 images show enough purple swimsuits and cheap gold high heels to last a thousand stripper-lifetimes. More »
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