Making a Magazine in Two Days Is a Longshot, But We're Gonna Try
Remember last year when those guys got together and made a magazine in 48 hours? They nearly got sued. But they also made a great magazine!
Violent Video Game Foe Rod Blagojevich Convicted of Trying to Sell…
The verdict is out in the second federal corruption trial of former Illinois Governor (and supporter of failed anti-violent video game legislation) Rod Blagojevich. The jury found him guilty on 17 of the 18 counts. [Gawker]
The First of Many Updates to Kotaku.com Design is Live Right Now
This morning Kotaku pushed live a little (but very hard-won) update to our code that most folks probably won't even notice. But for more dedicated readers and those with older web browsers, these changes should help to soothe at least some of the wounds inflicted by the redesign.
Legend of the Lo Mein Sex Doll: Grossest Roommate Story Ever Told
Peter Kassel found a great, cheap sublet. "Did someone die in here or what?" he marveled. "No, nothing like that," his prospective roommate replied. "But something did happen."
How To Kill A Super-Hero Using Foursquare
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Foursquare could be more deadly than Kryptonite, according to the smartly-written — really! — 60th issue of the latest Supergirl comic. A bright Harvard guy makes a crowd-sourced Foursquare-style app that lets supervillains hunt super-heroes. Mark Zuckerberg meets Lex Luthor?
Russian TV Links Modern Warfare 2 To Russian Massacre
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 may have influenced the deadly attack on Russia's busiest airport earlier this week, state run news network Russia Today suggests.
One Does Not Simply Tunnel Into GameStop
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One does not tunnel into GameStop, unless of course they plan on robbing the place blind. Then they just need to prepare to be charged with felony burglary, just like Steven Paul Archer of Chuckey, Tennessee.
FBI Pulls Online Game Records Of Accused Tucson Shooter
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The FBI on Wednesday asked for communications logs from Earth Empires, the massively multiplayer online game played by Jared Loughner, accused of the shooting Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. that left six dead and 14 wounded, including a member of Congress.
This Video Game World Record Will Blow You Away
Yesterday Guinness awarded Jesse Moerkerk of Dutch gaming magazine N-Gamer a world record certificate for playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 for 18.52 minutes. Oh, and he did it while free-falling.
A Dozen Games That Make iPhone Gaming Worthwhile
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So you got a fancy new iPhone over the holidays, or maybe you've had one for a bit but are looking for some games to kill time at the airport, or snowed-in apartment. Don't worry, we've got your back.
Concentration Camp Game Was Meant To Be 'Fun'
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The developers of Sonderkommando Revolt, the video game set amidst a violent prisoner uprising in a Nazi concentration camp, reads like exploitative revenge fantasy. But its creator says the team behind the first-person shooter makes no political statement and has no agenda. It's "blast the Nazis fun," its maker says.
U.S. Pegs Kim Jong-Il's Second Son As A Gaming Loser
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One son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is too busy playing video games to take over the country, according to a video game surprise found among the reams of U.S. government cables disseminated by the Wikileaks organization.
Balance the Budget The Game, Now With More Defense Cuts and Health…
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With the United States' budget projected to hit a $418 billion shortfall by 2015 and a $1.3 trillion shortfall by 2030, the New York Times knows something has to be done. So they made a game.
Is This The Year's Most Liberal Video Game?
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Sure, video games let us shoot at Fidel Castro and play as former Presidents, but where's the game that attacks our favorite conservative Supreme Court Justices? If you don't mind spoilers or hate the Citizens United decision, keep reading.
Killing Castro
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My first, perhaps my only visit to Cuba came last week in a video game that asked me to kill the man responsible for taking my grandfather's property from him and who changed the country so dramatically it ensured our family would never return.
New Dick Cheney Video Game Is Weirder Than Expected
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George W. Bush has a new book out. Dick Cheney has a new video game. But the latter is not an official product and does the strangest things with its source material.
The iPad's Best Free Games Right Now
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You spent enough money on that shiny new iPad. You shouldn't have to pay for games as well. Here's a selection of the finest free gaming the iPad has to offer.
How Microsoft Plans To Put A Video Game Controller In Everything
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Microsoft is spending half a billion dollars to make sure that when you hear the word Kinect you think "the future of video games."
A Video Game That Dares To Make Americans Angry
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I have little animosity for the virtual people I shoot in video games. They are cardboard targets. The worst they can do is kill the virtual me. My "death" lasts a few seconds. I can't hate them for that.
Microsoft Says Kinect Won't Invade Your Privacy
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Microsoft's new Kinect device will put an advanced sensor array in the living room of millions of people, an Internet-connected set of machine ears and eyes capable of capturing voice, recognizing faces and tracking body movement.