• fallout 3

    Stolen Pixels Perks Up Fallout 3


    Twice this week I have nearly missed my posting slots because I fired up Fallout 3 for just one quick go and got sucked in to the Capital Wasteland. So yeah, good game.

    But not a game without its flaws, as "videogame nitpicker" Shamus Young is quick to point out. Shamus writes/photoshops Stolen Pixels - a webcomic made from tweaked screen grabs of games that Shaun uses to poke holes in gaming clichés and the niggling details that annoy him.

    Fallout 3 is the latest target of his steely gaze and this week saw a collection of new and improved Perks for the game which had us LOLing about the place in our secret Kotaku chat bunker. The Ron Perlman is a serious candidate for 'Fallout Perk I would love to have in real life' - somewhere between Bloody Mess and Mysterious Stranger. More »

    3:20 PM on Fri Nov 28 2008
    By Stuart Houghton
    22,069 views, 40 comments

  • word of warcraft

    Target - No Warcraft? Here, Try This Poorly Kitten

    Gamers - the next time the game you want is sold out, rest assured that Target has got your back.

    With their highly experienced games experts in combination with a multi-million dollar expert system derived from US Military AI tech, the retail giant is able to calculate the exact alternative to scratch your gaming itch.

    Or not. It seems that at least one store is convinced that if you can't partake of massively multiplayer online action roleplaying in darkest Azeroth via the World of Warcraft Battlechest then the next best things is.. er, looking after sick virtual pets in Paws & Claws Pet Vet 2: Healing Hands.

    Sure, its funny this way around, but wait until you see what happens when an old lady goes in to buy Animal Crossing for her six year old granddaughter and ends up coming home with Dead Space...

    [Thanks to: Bobby the Best Buy Guy]

    6:40 PM on Tue Aug 26 2008
    By Stuart Houghton
    21,029 views, 49 comments

  • madden 09

    A Gallery of Madden Glitch Goodness


    Ah, football and August — fresh cut grass, training camp, two-a-days, puking, pre-season football, the release of Madden and, about 3 seconds after that, the reports of the first Madden glitches. Unlike last year's bugfest, it's been reasonably quiet so far. But paging through YouTube on Friday I found a plethora of classic, often hilarious Madden glitches, plus one of him perhaps subconsciously drawing a wiener on the telestrator in real life.

    We lead off with the Madden Ambulance Montage (love that title card) above. You can watch the health care professionals (oath: "First, do harm.") in John Madden Football '92 cut a path of destruction through the uninjured players on their way to pick up the crumpled halfback — with slo-mo replay, too. Many more clips after the jump. More »

    10:00 AM on Sat Aug 16 2008
    By Owen Good
    18,081 views, 64 comments

    Latest by sandwiches: @sandwiches: '92, dumb shit... try watching the video. more »

  • humor

    Liberty City Citizens Demand Tougher Law Enforcement

    The Onion has been having a complete field day with Grand Theft Auto IV, producing some of the best material they've written in years since the game's release in late April. Today they report on Liberty City citizens' growing dissatisfaction with local law enforcement, citing not only their ineffectiveness in dealing with the recent crime wave, but also difficulties in keeping their priorities straight

    "I was buying a hot dog from a street vendor in Hove Beach yesterday when I saw someone run a red light, barrel down the sidewalk, careen into a garbage truck, exit his vehicle, steal a nearby convertible, and drive away," one Broker resident reported. "A nearby police car didn't even react. But when the car behind him nicked his fender, the officer shot the driver through the windshield and walked away."

    "That is not the kind of law enforcement we want for our community," he added.

    Speaking as a recent immigrant to Liberty City, I have to disagree. This is exactly the type of law enforcement we need. Someone go run over that resident for me.

    Liberty City Police Face Allegations Of Incompetence, Brutality [The Onion - Thanks Daria!]

    10:20 AM on Wed Jun 4 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    4,988 views, 44 comments

    Latest by Artdeux: According to that article, almost 2 million innocent people have been murdered in the past month. Geeze, never moving there. more »

  • gta: dui

    Grand Theft Auto: DUI

    If you listen to the brayings of uninformed crisis-mongers like CNN's Glenn Beck, you'd get the idea that Grand Theft Auto IV not only requires drunk driving in the game, but also is training people to do it in real life, and convincing them they can get away with it. Seems plausible. After all, Guitar Hero has also convinced millions they too can play a guitar and get away with it in real life.

    This NSFW long-awaited (and teased) Kotaku original video, conceived with a lot of suffering (and you'll see it in the end) explores how easy, and hard, it is to do things drunk in GTA IV. And yes, we're carrying it to a logical — and inappropriate — extreme. There's more discussion (and spoilers? I feel stupid typing that) after the jump. So watch it on the front page — probably not around polite company either — and then go looking for more. More »

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    2:00 PM on Tue May 27 2008
    By Owen Good
    225,473 views, 382 comments

    Latest by roflwaffles: is it here? no? DAMN! more »

  • clips

    WoW MMOvie Featuring Indiana Pwns

    Witness the first 10 minutes of MMOvie, a planned feature-length, HD quality machinima film created by Nate Taylor and produced by Full Stealth Films. The movie will be released in increments, and if this first ten minute chunk is any indication it's going to be hilarious. It features the adventurous trio of Indiana Pwns, his adopted Night Elf sister Bridget Pwns, and their Draenei pal Harnold, who can only talk in Arnold Schwarzenegger movie quotes. Witness a bloody rain of murlocs, a wand that for some reason summons giant dinosaurs, and Bridget trying to get a bit-too familiar with her brother as they try to outrace zone deletion. Probably no safe for work. Audio definitely not safe for work.

    MMOvie: Installment 1 [Voig.com]

    9:40 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    9,501 views, 48 comments

    Latest by meltphace: So sweet!! I cant wait to see more! more »

  • crime

    Game Success Leads To Arrest

    You couldn't make this stuff up. A Dehli Louisiana man found himself under arrest early Monday morning after calling his friend to brag about winning an unidentified Xbox game. 29-year-old Thomas Ballard rang up his pal in the middle of the night to proudly exclaim, "I have killed them all!" Unfortunately he dialed the wrong number, and the woman on the other end called the police. While they of course found no sign of foul play Ballard's residence, they did, in the process of their investigation, discover a 5-year-old warrant from Baton Rouge on a failure to appear in court following a possession of cocaine charge. Police took Ballard into custody, where he is awaiting extradition to Baton Rouge.

    "It was weird the way this all came down," (Sgt. Julie) Lewis said Tuesday. "This isn't something you could just make up."
    See!?

    Video Gamer's 'I Have Killed Them All' Call Leads to Arrest [FOXNews - Thanks Kite!]

    10:20 AM on Wed Feb 20 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    5,576 views, 76 comments

    Latest by Nintenboy01: @mcderek3000: Wahahaha! more »

  • clips

    What If Halo Had More Blood?

    Fledgling machinima studio Darkspire Films is a far cry from Rooster Teeth of Red VS. Blue fame, but they try their best, with varied results. In the latest episode of their Halo 3 series Matchmaking, they take a moment to ponder the question, "What if Halo 3 had more blood?" Then they ask a couple more questions before getting to the punchline. Might want to plug in some headphones if you're at work, as the language gets a bit strong. "Arg my fucking other leg!" Beautiful.

    10:20 AM on Tue Feb 12 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    5,870 views, 85 comments

    Latest by WK016: I know of one the guys who made this video. He sent it to me on Monday and I had more »

  • companion cube

    Weebl Gleams The Cube

    The weighted companion cube is quickly becoming one of the most popular characters in gaming. I fully expect for it to start showing up somewhere between Mario and Sonic in those greatest characters of all time lists websites like to post when they've got nothing better to do. Even Weebl, master of web animation and pie consumption, is not immune to the charm of the cube, creating a nifty little flash cartoon in which the cartoon Weebl tries to woo the cube with jewels and a sammich. It almost makes up for that month of my life I spent listening watching Magical Trevor over and over and over. More »

    8:20 AM on Wed Oct 31 2007
    By Mike Fahey
    7,995 views, 32 comments

    Latest by kratos1010: This was great, I cant stop laughing :D more »

  • clips

    Street Fighter: The Later Years Returns

    It's been 8 months since the last episode of College Humor's Street Fighter: The Later Years, and we have missed it terribly. Now the series returns on September 7th for the first of 7 monthly episodes that will finish off the 10 episode series. Here is a trailer of things to come. "What's a kick?" Comedy gold. If you missed episodes 1-3 be sure to check them out. So very worth it.

    11:00 AM on Thu Aug 30 2007
    By Mike Fahey
    6,703 views, 28 comments

    Latest by AroundTheFur: it's been 8 months?! more »