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team fortress

Valve Trolls Valentine’s Day With $100 Team Fortress 2 DLC

February 14, 2012 – Team Fortress 2 developers Valve have put together "the most accurate simulation of an actual Valentine's Day gift ever made available to the public", and today made it available as an in-game item to owners of the multiplayer shooter. That simulation comes in the form of a $100 diamond engagement... More »

I don't care whether they're right or not, but Reddit's behaviour there was, as it usually is, deplorable. #speakup

twisted metal

Hollywood is Making a Twisted Metal Movie

February 14, 2012 – The co-director of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Brian Taylor, will be both writing and directing a Twisted Metal movie. It's being produced by super nerds Avi and Ari Arad. The movie's setting will stick to that of the game's, namely by being about a bunch of psychos who stick weapons on... More »

Be very cautious.

Remember Halo 2.

That and it's been running for two days now and there are people commenting in here like it hasn't started yet. The sky hasn't fallen in (yet!)

A blog isn't a standard, it's a method of delivery. A format. One that doesn't really fit the new design.

Unless you use the blog view :)

Fine Art? Oh no. It's sticking around!

"they support these so-called "artists" who dress up like sex objects and perpetuate the stereotype"

If that's what you think of cosplay then I can't help you.

um...thanks?

Because I'm looking at that picture and, having met Kojima and knowing how big Gosling is, I'm finding it very hard to believe it'd fit like that :)

soundtrack

Kyuss: Whitewater

February 14, 2012 – Warning: things are about to get a little personal. This is my favourite song of all time. No, really. It's my favourite song on my favourite album from my favourite band, ever. It's Kyuss at their best. More »

Can't update you when there's nothing to update. Besides, with the game out in Japan any Ni No Kuni updates from here on in will be REGULAR news! #speakup

Actually, you can't buy THE jacket from the movie. There are replicas for sale or, if he was feeling particularly rich, he could have bought a signed replica as part of a SAG awards charity bash. Neither are THE jacket, though.

The Very Best In Cosplay: Lindze

February 14, 2012 – Kotaku's journey around the very best cosplayers in the world continues this week with a look at American costume builder, model and make-up artist Lindze. A make-up artist by trade, Lindze is an example of quality over quantity: More »

metal gear

Hideo Kojima Thinks He’s Ryan Gosling Now

February 14, 2012 – 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? [Twitter] More »

Got it.

GO.

Winner gets...a smug sense of satisfaction.

Oh, I forgot to mention. I am never going to say. Some days, it will be obvious. Other days, it will not be obvious.

The Gamer's Guide

open thread 10:30 PM 644 Purity Bear Says "Happy Valentine’s Day!"
dota 10:00 PM 10,181 DOTA 2’s Idea of Valentine’s Day is New Character Art
team fortress 9:40 PM 8,267 Valve Trolls Valentine’s Day With $100 Team Fortress 2 DLC
memes 9:30 PM 16,041 What People Think Gamers Do
mario 9:00 PM 5,130 Forget Ryan Gosling in Drive. Check out Mario in Kart
pullquote 8:30 PM 8,773 Sony’s Old Position on Touch Screen Gaming Is Incompatible With The PlayStation Vita
Mission U.S. 8:00 PM 10,564 They Made a Video Game About Slavery, And It’s Actually Good
lumines 7:30 PM 4,686 Lumines On The Vita Is Cool, Except for the… Tapping Parts
twisted metal 7:22 PM 4,747 Hollywood is Making a Twisted Metal Movie
star wars 6:00 PM 8,555 Kill a Room Full of People With Your Brain (For Fun)
tales 5:30 PM 11,827 The Cut-Scenes in Tales of the Abyss Sure Are Abysmal
blip 5:15 PM 5,738 A Fabulously Flirty Video Game to Play With Your Valentine
mass effect 4:42 PM 18,240 Watch a Mean Ol’ Reaper Blot A Little Girl’s Sunshine in This Mass Effect 3 Teaser
impressions 4:30 PM 5,926 Video Proof That Touch My Katamari Is, At Last, A Good Portable Katamari Damacy
blip 4:15 PM 2,424 Zynga Raked In More Than A Billion Dollars Last Year