http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/real life http://kotaku.com/tag/real life

Whoa there, viral marketeers! You have to be careful not to overshadow your product with the promotion, as these lovely shots of everyday people dressing up in Gotham City Impostors garb readily demonstrate. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883433&view=rss&microfeed=true

Not only did Nathan and Jen Glemboski use the lure of sweet, puffy marshmallows to lure their child into playing a real-life version of the arcade classic Pac-Man, they then sent the link into a gaming blog for our amusement. As long as you're living under my roof you'll eat those marshmallows! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5854071&view=rss&microfeed=true

The trend this year in video games, only about a decade late, is to let players repel an attack on New York City. See Crysis 2 this spring, Modern Warfare 3 this fall, and other games that put a virtual gun in their player's hands and some fantastic evil in their sights. The enemy isn't explicitly Al Qaeda, rather invading aliens or resurgent Russians. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5822042&view=rss&microfeed=true

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

If you could have any of Halo: Reach's new armor abilities in real life, would you choose armor lock? Watch this video before answering. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5646247&view=rss&microfeed=true

When more than 40 people in their 20s stalk the streets of Brooklyn with concealed water guns, that can only mean one thing; a gang war game of CounterSquirt is going down. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5569090&view=rss&microfeed=true

Behold the ultimate touchdown for fans of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, as three lingerie designs from the game become reality. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5543596&view=rss&microfeed=true

Canadian actor and videogame voice specialist Michael Rudder was among the casualties in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai yesterday. The actor was dining at the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai when militants opened fire. Rudder was hit by three bullets and rushed to hospital where he successfully underwent surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. You may recognise Rudder's voice from such games as Far Cry Instincts, Prince Of Persia: The Warrior Within (he played the Dark Prince), Jagged Alliance and - somewhat ironically - terrorist-slaying black ops game Splinter Cell. [UPDATE: to clarify, Michael Rudder did NOT play Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell - that was Michael Ironside, who to our knowledge has never been shot by terrorists of any kind. Rudder provided other voice work for the game.] Canadian actor recovering in Mumbai after being shot [CBC] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5099692&view=rss&microfeed=true

Crack open a pint of ice cream and grab the tissues. We have some very bad news. Super Mario, you know, that guy who has saved the world/Princess on multiple occasions while facing ridiculous odds? He's a plumber in Europe. Yeah, and that's the picture is his van. His van! Sure, Superior Bathrooms by SuperMario "takes bathroom projects to new heights," but it sinks our hearts to new lows. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=385174&view=rss&microfeed=true

Peacemaker, a Carnegie-Mellon University student made game that simulates the Israeli-Palestinian struggles, has been picked up for commercial sale by publisher Manifesto games. Peacemaker recently won the University of Southern California's Public Diplomacy Games Contest for it's excellent content. The game is one of many such games that have come about recently that deal with real world issues. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=256204&view=rss&microfeed=true

Stephen Totilo over at MTV news has posted an interesting column about a phenomenon that many gamers experience after a long gaming session where elements from the game begin creeping into real life, changing the way we see the world and process information. I first experienced this when I got my first Gameboy. After playing Tetris for hours on end and then going outside I started trying to stack everyday items into neat little piles in my head. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=234584&view=rss&microfeed=true