Here's Why You Should Never Trust Spider-Man
Dammit, Spider-Man. We can't rely on you at all any more, can we?
I Can't Stop Watching These Cyclists Missing A Perilous Turn
One by one they ride. One by one they fall.
Tomb Raider Bus Ad, You Had One Job ...
This botched-up bus advert was spied by Crystal Dynamics' Karl Stewart, the global brand director for the Tomb Raider franchise. Oops.
Friendship Was Tragic for This My Little Pony Player
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When My Little Pony for iOS and Android launched earlier this month I could count my Gameloft Live friends on two hands. Now I have 500. They say you can never have too many friends. In my case, too many friends destroyed Ponyville.
Well, I'd Say This Stupid Error Message About Sums It Up, Diablo III…
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Hey, I know that server errors are to be expected when an online game launches. That doesn't make it any less annoying that I've been trying (quite diligently!) to log in to Diablo III for the last half-hour to no avail.
Here's a Dagger. Which Game Franchise Will You Kill?
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Perhaps riffing on a Speak Up on Kotaku topic from last week, commenter Gusi A. Rincon wants to know which franchise you would obliterate if you possessed that awesome power?
If you were given the option to choose any franchise, and end it, either because you think its last game gave it a proper ending, because you…
An Elegant Video Hate Letter To The Makers Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops
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Kotaku commenter Goldwings is having problems connecting to mutliplayer games in Call of Duty: Black Ops for the PlayStation 3, so he voices his displeasure in video form in today's Speak-Up on Kotaku.
Scientists Can Predict Your Gaming Skills By Scanning Your Head
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Do you suck at StarCraft II? Do the intricate combo moves of Street Fighter escape you? Maybe you need an MRI. Researchers have found a method for scanning the brain that could predict how well you play video games.
Three Gaming Products Make Time's 50 Worst Inventions List
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I poke fun at the Virtual Boy as much as the next guy, but does it belong on the same list as New Coke, Clippy the helpful paper clip, the Segway, and Agent Orange?
Two of 1995's Biggest Flops Join Forces
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Adapting a bomb of a movie for a bomb of a games platform ... the result is probably twice of a bomb. Posted to Twitpic by Mike Drucker, seen via Reddit.
Argentine TV Warns World of Monkey Island's Grog Recipe
Skepticism takes a holiday in Argentina, where three TV personalities - one of them a doctor - break the news that kids are mixing an alcoholic drink recipe that includes kerosene and axle grease - aka Grog from Monkey Island.
Tomorrow Is Your Last Day To Not Get BlizzCon Tickets
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In case you missed out on the first round of BlizzCon 2009 tickets, make sure you make it to the BlizzCon website tomorrow morning to miss out on that batch as well.
Stargate Producer On Stargate Worlds: "It's A Terrible Shame"
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Stargate executive producer Brad Wright echoes the feelings of thousands of fans, calling the delay of Cheyenne Mountain's massively multiplayer Stargate Worlds "a terrible shame."
Wii Music? Total Sales Bust
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Suicide Bombing Game Too Dull To Be Truly Offensive
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