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Last night Panasonic's dubious new gaming console, the Jungle, made a guest appearance on Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory. More »
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Let the Kinect product placement commence! Or let it continue, as in addition to making a none-too-subtle cameo on HBO's Entourage this week, the Xbox 360 motion controller has been featured prominently during Justin Bieber's current world tour. More »
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While we won't be seeing Microsoft's Kinect until November, the family in science-fiction made-for-TV movie The Jensen Project already has it all set up, though they might want to do something about that errant Xbox 360 logo in the corner. More »
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Behold the glory of purposefully obvious fake product placement, as everyone's favorite obnoxious little fat-ass betrays the savior for a copy of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. More »
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Guitar Hero World Tour will allow gamers to score in-game sponsorship and gear from a slew of real world equipment manufacturers as they play through the game, Activision announced. The game will also feature digital recreations of Amoeba Music and Live Nation's House of Blues Sunset Strip for digital bands to jam on. More »
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I just finished watching Tropic Thunder, not a laugh out loud movie but packed full of giggles. Robert Downey Jr. totally steals the show. He's quickly becoming my favorite actor. But on to my point. I couldn't help but notice two fairly large nods to gaming and one relatively sly one in the movie. More »
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This hits close to home, because home is a shithole (that's what $1500 rents you in Silicon Valley) and I'll soon be paying IKEA plenty to make it look less so, because it's right around the corner in the East P.A. and I can't afford Ethan Allen. And if you want to trick out your Sims pad with BJARNUM or HENSVIK or DIKTAD or whatever fake words the Swedes come up with next, that expansion pack has now dropped (as of Thursday). This is the trailer showing all the shit you'll be throwing in your Sim dumpster in three years. More »
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The saga of Ant Man and his Wii continues this month, as his friend and sometimes player two The Black Fox, in a show of dire concern for his compatriot during a Hulk-mandated evacuation, breaks into his house and steals his Wii. See, this is exactly why I don't have people over or fight crime. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=274324&view=rss&microfeed=true Viewers of tonight's episode of the NBC hit Heroes ("Like Any Parasite") will have one more reason to geek out, as brand new footage of the upcoming PLAYSTATION 3 game Heavenly Sword will be shown. More »
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If I asked you how you felt about seeing product placement of real world products in your games or movies, you'd probably get all pissy about it. But what about the reverse? Would seeing items that first appeared in-game be available for purchase at your corner store something you're interested in? My guess is that you'd be cool with that—depending on the property. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=218803&view=rss&microfeed=true Automaker Nissan has teamed up with animation studio Production I.G. to remake Ghost in the Shell: Stand Lone Complex-Solid State Society. The post-cyberpunk flik will be packed to the gills with Nissan concept cars. Well, if you consider two concept cars packed. Both the Sports Concept ad Infiniti Kuraza will be in the movie, according to our very own Jalopnik. Brian Crecente More »
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