<![CDATA[Kotaku: Not News]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Not News]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/not news http://kotaku.com/tag/not news <![CDATA[If Life Were a Video Game We Could All Do This]]> Seen here is not a single piece of animation or visual trickery. Instead it's five minutes of people doing things that you'd only expect to see happen in a video game... probably with a video game hack. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5673593&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Japanese News: Online Game Addict's Pee Bottle Appears?]]> If someone asks, "Is this news?" The answer is, well, this is Japanese TV news. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5447071&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[McSweeney's Outs Samus Aran, Fanfics Gay Marriage Rant]]> Normally, we'd recommend just about any piece of fan fiction that begins with Metroid bounty hunter Samus Aran coming out of the closet. But McSweeney's satirical rant from the Zebes native isn't even remotely sexy. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5329965&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Too Much Information About Matthew Perry's Klonoa Habits]]> Regular followers of the works of actor Matthew Perry, of Friends fame, know that the man is deadly serious about Fallout 3. He claims to have played it so much, that he required medical attention. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5264961&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Who's Hand Modeling For Boom Blox Bash Party?]]> Oscar winning filmmaker and budding game designer Steven Spielberg is! The idea man behind Boom Blox and the newly released sequel Boom Blox Bash Party shows what a lifetime of directing does to one's extremities. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5261459&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Broken Window Theory: Invaders Reckless Abandon]]> As seen on Abandoned Places. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5256916&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ghostbusters Game Upfront About Its Differing Art Styles]]> Atari's Ghostbusters: The Video Game is coming to every platform it possibly can. Obviously those various ports are going to be very different. The Nintendo DS experience isn't going to match the PlayStation 3 experience. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5213838&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Who Watches the Watchmen?]]> So this isn't really a gaming post, but with the Watchmen movie out this weekend and the downloadable game already reviewed, I thought it was relevant enough. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5166113&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Man Arrested For Choking Girlfriend With Wii Controller]]> Daniel Alvarez of Austin, Texas has been arrested on charges of aggravated assault after he attempted to strangle his girlfriend with a Wii controller cord, according to police. He's also suspected of eating her cookies. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5146637&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Megan Fox Also Plays Guitar Hero Outside Of Your Dreams]]> 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 »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5141392&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Xbox 360 Helps Japan's Greatest Sumo Stay Fat]]> Mongolian-born Asashoryu is sumo's most successful yokozuna. When not injured or playing soccer in Mongolia, he keeps his 300 pound plus sumo weight by eating chankonabe, sleeping and, apparently, playing Xbox 360. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5128067&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gears Of War: The Unofficial Christmas Card]]> Reader Adam had some Christmas cheer to spare this year, whipping up an adorable little "Season's Beatings" card for us, something we felt we had to share with the color printer-enabled readership. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5116513&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[When EVE Online Textures Go Wrong]]> Hey, making massively multiplayer online games is difficult. Sometimes things slip through the cracks. But that doesn't mean we can't poke fun at EVE Online when it accidentally snatches the totally wrong texture from the hard-drive. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5100560&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pokemon To Cover Your Hacking Cough]]> Pikachu to the rescue! Just got back from the doctor's — the morning was spent at the doctor's office. Both the kid and I are a tad under the weather. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5099047&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Playing With Yourself Feels Good, Doesn't It?]]> Are you the type of gamer who thrives on the rich worlds of EVE Online or World of Warcraft, worlds made more realistic by the semi-real interactions with other flesh and blood gamers? 'Cause, man, I am so not. And neither is Wired's Clive Thompson, who writes today about the joys of playing solo, even in games that simulate, in a fashion, big open worlds filled with personalities like Fable II. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5075486&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Drawn To Life Devs Punk Vacationing Staffer With Drawn To Life Desk]]> This will teach Matt Cox to take a vacation. Two of the more sadistic employees from Drawn to Life and Lock's Quest developer 5TH Cell cruelly, but amusingly, gave their lead designer something to tear through upon his return from recent down time. They encased every bit of the 5TH Cell team member's desk in sturdy-looking brown packing paper, then drew to life everything contained within. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5069406&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Announcement: Kotaku Condemns "Attacks" On Blogger]]> According to a report from blog Joystick Division, one of their staffers was allegedly viciously attacked by a man claiming to be a Kotaku reader. The writer, Gary Hodges, claims that after being assaulted and told "I’m gunna teach you to be a Kotaku reader," a crude "K" was scrawled into his right cheek with a "a toothpick or toenail, I couldn’t tell.” More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5068649&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Namco Bandai Pre-TGS Press Conference: The Choicest Quotes]]> Sometimes, things read better on paper than they do said out loud. That's especially true when the script your emcee is working with sounds like it had been written by the "funniest" top-level Namco Bandai executive, the one who's always quick with the puns. Josh Keller, who performed his duties admirably and annunciated with panache, delivered a few duds in between presentations. To be fair, some were delivered by PowerPoint slides. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5059898&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Really Fake Pikachu For Really Big Bucks]]> HOLY SHIT. THAT LOOKS SO REAL. A while back, a Japanese Yahoo! seller put 20 "limited edition" Pikachus on the auction block with the crazy closing price of ¥99,000,002,805,760 (over US$900 million). According to the seller:
Captured one-by-one only after you order to ensure its good health!
Fantastic! These Pikachus were straight from the Pikachu forest, and the seller wrote that a 60-minute video showing how to raise and care for the Pikachu would be included as well. While we're guessing the seller didn't successfully unload any of this "limited edition" for US$900 million. Man, some people are so cheap. Pika Auction [Yahoo Auction Watch Thanks, Matt!] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5046559&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[David Jaffe: I Am Not Sexist Because I Want To Bone Sarah Palin]]> You know David Jaffe, right? He might've made some video games — we have some vague recollection of that — but he's mainly known now for his mouthing off. Apparently, Jaffe's public online assessment of one of our nation's vice presidential candidates got some attention, mainly from site GamePolitics.com, who gave Jaffe a bit of a hypertext-lashing. Jaffe's back, not making video games again, and defending his assessment of Alaska governor Sarah Palin's fuckability. Too bad we'll likely never see Jaffe's Homeland, because it's clear the man is passionate about his politics. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5046237&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Samba de Amigo: The Truck Spotted On Unspecified Freeway]]> Reader John E writes in to give us a heavy dose of not news. "I was driving on the freeway with some friends and we saw a Samba De Amigo truck driving around," according to his e-mail. "I haven't seen anything on this anywhere else on the web, so I'm not sure what it's for." (OMG, does that mean we have an exclusive?!) More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5045208&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid 4 on the Wii — or...]]> Metal Gear Solid 4 on the Wii — or so says Sam's Club. Reader Stephen writes:
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=397405&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Drugs Are Bad, May Lead To Urine-Soaked Consoles]]> There's nothing that will make one feel more confident about one's life choices than combing through the police blotter. As a gamer and roommate myself, the Seattle Post Intelligencer's "Seattle 911" blog — which does the police report harvesting for you — makes me feel like one of the world's finest human beings. In a recent story about a scuffle between a pot head and his live-in gamer buddy, we learn not resolve our differences as these two do. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5019740&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ladies And Gentlemen, Master Chief As Balloons]]> We'll admit to not following advancements in balloon animal technology, so we were understandably blown away to see this nearly life-sized Master Chief inflatable construction—clearly not an animal. This is the stuff of dreams and nightmares, the work of a balloonsmith known as Balloon Guy, a master of the latex folding arts. Based out of Provo, Utah, Balloon Guy says he'll make almost anything "as long as it's family friendly." He's also in possession of a rather dapper vest! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5012416&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[London Boy Has Copy Of Donkey Konga Signed By Amy Winehouse For Some Reason]]> Look, I don't get what's going on here either—and, yes, this is clearly not news—but apparently singer and controlled substance enthusiast Amy Winehouse will autograph whatever is handed to her when someone visits her London residence. A perfect example is that someone, a boy named Laurence we're told, knocked on Ms. Winehouse's door, offered up a copy of Donkey Konga for the Gamecube and a set of bongo controllers, upon which she scrawled something. I assume she then went off to pick fresh scabs while googly-eyed. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5012357&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[University of British Columbia Victim Of Katamari Roll-Up]]> Kotaku reader Henry passed on what may be considered a clever homage or a the work of a lazy graphic designer, as the Alma Mater Society's handbook for the coming school year at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver sports some strinkingly familiar imagery. We can only hope that no one was hurt during the tragic rolling up of the school and that someone issues a zombie army against these dogs of the AMS in retaliation for their swipe. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=296876&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Transformer Handheld]]> Not all transforming robots can have cool names like Starscream or Megatron and turn into things like gi-normous scorpions or kick-ass 60s race cars. The Transformers and Decepticons need their support staff too, the bots that deal with communications, with video and with data. Meet POWER UP VT6, by day a handheld gaming system, by night a data hacker and mind-scrambler. Cool abilities, really bad name. Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=265650&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nintendo's Frosty Schwag]]> While I was away in Texas Nintendo mailed me this nifty bit of schwag. It's a Wendy's Frosty Float cup filled with shredded paper, a press release and a little gift card for a free float. Looks pretty convincing from a distance, which probably explains my recent Frosty cravings. Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=264141&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sweet Pirate Swag]]> Yesterday I received a box in the mail. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=251747&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Super Paper Mario in the House]]> I just had a Pavlovian response to opening up a FedEx box, inside was a pair of 3D glasses, some 3D-ish press release and a copy of Super Paper Mario for the Wii. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=248927&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pirate v Ninja Makes The Paper]]> Yes, it made the newspaper because I put it there and no, it's not game related, not really. But I thought perhaps you'd still want to read it, that and I mentioned it last night in my Night Note. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=248628&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Life-Sized Mario You Can't Buy]]> No,. not the guy who does Mario's voice, though I'm sure that, much to Fahey's disappointment, he isn't for sale either. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=247259&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Now That's a Driving Game]]> Game artist extraordinaire Pavel Dolgov found this great reminder of what a driving game used to be all about. Screw physics, damage and real-time terrain deformation, give me a dinky plastic car slapped onto a pizza-sized course any day. I think I actually had one of these when I was like 5. Did you own any pre-game games when you were a child? Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=246985&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Puzzle Quest Not On PC... Yet]]> After reading a bunch of impressions about the Puzzle Quest download on the PC, I just assumed that the game was going to be released on the PC as well. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=246584&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GameStop Invades Grocery Store]]> I was surprised to see this selection of Gamer Gift Cards at my local grocery store while standing in line to check out. I'd say it's a good sign that gaming has become so prevalent that a grocery story would put it right next to the likes of Build-A-Bear and Border's gift cards. And what's with the PS2 controller? Or do my eyes deceive me? Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=245642&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Free Rockstar Games]]> I had no idea that Rockstar was giving stuff away. How cool is that? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=238399&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toronto's Religious "Sold Out" Mario Sign]]> Reader Partick sends along this, writing: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=229505&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Clips: Boobs in a Box]]> Yes the singing is horrendous and the connection to gaming tangential, but the look on that guy's face when he opens the box is friggin priceless. Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=224372&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[UPS Taunts Me With PS3]]> On Wednesday, the eve of one of the biggest blizzards to hit Denver, a UPS truck drove up to the house with a few packages. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=223828&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Kirby Plays Billiards]]> One of the great things about writing for Kotaku is all of the strange, completely unsolicited stuff we get sent to us via email. Take for instance these two photos. Someone, I have no clue who, decided to send them to me via their cellphone with no explanation. So of course, I can't help but post them with the same amount of explanation. I can't help it, it's like a Pavlovian response. Brian Crecente More »
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