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#gallery
Four Reasons Why Hironobu Sakaguchi Is Awesome
Game designer Hironobu Sakaguchi is best known for two things: Creating role playing games like Final Fantasy and Lost Odyssey and having a mustache. Impressive, sure, but not part of our four reasons — his New Years photos are. More » -
#facebook
Satan and Jesus Fighting for Your Facebook Soul
And now we interrupt our CES 2010 programming for some new Facebook religious jibba-jabba. We will resume the gadget spam in the next post. Thank you, thank you. p.s. Satan gives free beer and he has lots of hot jacuzzis. [Gizmodo] -
#sports
MMA Fighter Recovers From Injury, Credits Modern Warfare 2 For Recovery
Around twelve months ago, mixed martial arts fighter Jamie Varner suffered a major injury, breaking the metacarpal bone in his hand. His doctor's advice? Play some video games. More » -
#clips
Cave Story Theme As Envisioned By Japanese McDonalds Ads
Cave Story, the freeware action adventure game from indie developer Daisuke Amaya, has a retro sounding soundtrack. It's perfect fodder to be recreated with Ronald McDonald ads. More » -
#gizexplains
How Do All of Those 3D TVs Actually Work?
Now that 3D is in, like, everything—say 152-inch giant plasmas and little tiny OLED screens—it's a good time to revisit how the hell 3D actually works. Surprisingly, no gnomes involved: [Giz Explains 3D Tech] [Gizmodo] -
#pc
PC Sales Charts: Oh, Hello 2010
After a Christmas break, we're back this week with some PC sales charts, outlining some of the big sellers (or at least big revenue earners) of the new year period. More » -
#ces2010
Samsung Projector Phone in Action
Here's the new Samsung Projector Phone showing off the newest Texas Instrument DLP Pico WVGA Chipset, which has a 845 x 480 resolution and a 2000:1 contrast ratio for projection sizes greater than 50 inches, depending on the ambient light. [Gizmodo] -
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#imperialhot
Square Enix Says Japanese Retail "Prejudiced" Against Western Games
As far as business execs at large Japanese companies go, Yoichi Wada seems rather forward thinking. He's been tackling discrimination in video games head on. More » -
#ces10
Take A Look At How Project Natal Actually Works
You've got questions about Project Natal, we've got questions about Project Natal. And, for once, Microsoft have some answers, providing this behind-the-scenes look at the development and technology behind their upcoming motion-sensing peripheral for the Xbox 360. More » -
#energy
Google Forms Energy Subsidiary and Requests to Buy and Sell Power on the Open Market
On December 16th, Google formed a new subsidiary in Delaware known as Google Energy. They then requested permission from federal authorities to buy and sell wholesale electricity. What could Google want to do with this? [Gizmodo] -
#art
NSFW: Is This The Sexiest Game Developer Website?
Not counting erotic game developers, Japanese game developer Vanillaware must surely must have the market for the industry's sauciest website cornered. Don't believe us? Check out its landing page. More » -
#photoshop
Dear Photoshop, Thank You for the Prettiest Woman in the Planet
What would happen if Angelina Jolie and Chalize Theron had a baby with Megan Fox, Monica Belucci, and twelve hot actresses? I don't know if this would be the result, but I'd like to watch them try. [Thanks David Keyes] [Gizmodo] -
#ces10
Xbox 360: 39 Million Consoles Sold, Only Half Are On Xbox Live
To go with their big address at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier today, Microsoft released some statistics on Xbox Live and the Xbox 360's install base. More » -
#noplanswatch
Will The Michael Jackson PS3 Bundle Get Western Release?
It currently does not look that way. The bundle, releasing on January 27 in Japan, comes with a 120GB PlayStation 3 as well as a Blu-ray copy of the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It. But is Japan it? More » -
#cameras
Olympus Stylus Tough 3000 Adds 720p Recording
Olympus' Stylus Tough 3000 camera is bascially identical to last year's Stylus Tough 6000. Same sensor (TruePic III), same ruggedness (waterproof to 10 ft, shockproof to 5 ft), same megapixel count (12mp). The difference this year? 720p video recording. [Gizmodo] -
#clips
Gran Turismo 5's Cover Star In Action
As announced earlier today, Gran Turismo 5 has got real cosy with Mercedes-Benz, and in particular the new Mercedes SLS AMG. You've seen it on the game's cover, but here's what it looks like moving. More » -
#geneva
Hands On: The Geneva Sound System Model S is Motorized
We got a chance to experience Geneva's new Model S iPod/iPhone audio system today. It's sublime. The best part? You can actually afford it (probably). [Gizmodo] -
#oled
Electronic-ID OLED is Skynet's Security System
Breaking into high-security areas is going to be a whole lot trickier in 2035, if this 2-inch electronic-ID has anything to say about it. The good news is, it's guaranteed to get your good side. [Gizmodo] -
#furniture
Hands On: Herman Miller Envelop Reclining Desk
The sister product to the amazing Herman Miller Embody chair, the Envelop desk actually slides out and down on rails to give you the correct angle for working while in incline. It's amazing. [Gizmodo] -
#hollywood
Shia LaBeouf: Video Games Will Take Over
One of Hollywood's hottest young actors Shia LaBeouf (Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) lent his likeness to the Transformer games and points out this: More » -
#microsoft
Ballmer's CES Keynote Jokes and Antics
At tonight's Microsoft Keynote, dear ol' Steve Ballmer made it a point to include plenty of lame jokes, gimmicks, and antics. Whether all of them were intentional, we'll never know, but here are our favorites. [Gizmodo] -
#solarpower
Energizer's Energi to Go Solar Charger Uses Futuristic Sun Heat Power for Your Gadgets
Energizer just announced two new portable solar chargers, the SP1000 and SP2000, both of which provide power through an AC or USB adapter. If you're into that kind of hippie "let's not destroy the earth" stuff, this looks pretty good. [Gizmodo] -
#tunebug
Tunebug Gives Your Extreme Sports A Soundtrack With Vibrations
Though nothing I do these days involves a helmet of any kind, if I was an extreme sports maven, I'd rock a Tunebug at all times. My skull wasn't the best speaker, but Tunebug kept it a safe one. [Gizmodo] -
#bayonetta
Reaping Beauty — the Video
Also on Kotaku Talk Radio today, Fahey introduced us to "Reaping Beauty," rapper MC Lars' shout-out to Bayonetta. Well, here's the accompanying music video, and it's slam full of gameplay. More »
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