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A Pixel Cookie How-To

Fondant make your blood run cold? Like something a little less labor intensive for cute desserts? Screw the game cakes, say hello to pixel cookies made using a Play-Doh Fun Factory. A photo how-to shows you how to take extruded dough sticks and turn them into the lovely creations above. Next up on the original baker's to-do list? Mario cookies using the same method.

Pixel Cookies [SeattleJonman's Flickr photostream via Wonderland]

1:30 PM on Sat May 3 2008
By Maggie Greene
3,896 views, 31 comments

Latest by Dauragon C. Mikado: @Mactheridon: they are cookies......... more »

oh hai

This Is How You Play the Engineer

Someone stuck this on reddit an hour ago — can't find the source, but love the filename: OH HAI. Indeed. That looks like at least half-a-dozen sentinel guns, and Engineer's enjoying his beer.

Good ole Engie. And just to justify this so-win picture, Machinima has an excellent video on how to play him in Team Fortress 2, including a sequence on playing him offensively. I mean, on offense. He's definitely playing offensively in that shot above.

How to Play the Engineer [Machinima.com, by EvilDaedalus]

Update: Reader Andrew "Duderman" Macintosh (commenter dudenextdoor00) claims responsibility for this picture. Nice job! Original is here.

10:00 AM on Sun Apr 13 2008
By ogood
11,200 views, 63 comments

Latest by phor11: I'm assuming this was made in gmod? more »

how to

HD DVD Exclusive Transformers Running on PS3

Haven't tried this, but apparently a Japanese gamer was able to rip HD DVD exclusive, burn it on Blu-ray and get it running on a PS3. What was used:
• HD DVD drive
• Copy of Transformers HD DVD
• Drive for Blu-ray disc writing
• BD-R/RE disc
• HD DVD rip shareware "AnyDVD HD"
• EVO file demu freeware software "EVOdemus"
• TS file demux/remux freeware software "TSremux"
• BD lighting software "Ulead Burn.Now" (BD drive bundle)

Hit the jump for the four step procedure:

More »

6:40 AM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
19,745 views, 92 comments

Latest by n/a: Does anyone know the exact step-by-step procedure? I'm not exactly knowledgable in this area, but I really want to try it out. I already have the Transformers HD-DVD on my computer. But I'm lost on the "step 2: EVOdemux" and "step more »

education

Hey Old People, These Are Video Games

It's not old people's fault they are old. Blame their parents! AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, has some gaming tips for those who have never played before or just arrived from the past via time machine. Game site Joystiq has pulled these choice quotes from the video (don't trust the transcript!):

• "First you need to understand that there's boxes." (Referring to the consoles.)
• "The controller actually controls it."
• "Most games just use one or two buttons."
• "It's as easy as hooking up a CD player to your TV."

Got it? Good. Thanks for the masterclass, AARP!
How to Play Video Games [AARP via Joystiq]

1:00 AM on Fri Nov 2 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
2,995 views, 39 comments

Latest by n/a: Don't laugh too loud - all of us will be just like that one day - bewildered by the grandkids holodeck, afraid to use the quantum teleporter, intimidated by the cyborg maid, confused by the direct cerebral interface on the more »

how to rock hard

The Rock Band FAQ

You've read the impressions and seen the video, now take a gander at the official Rock Band fact sheet complete with a short list of some of the included songs in the game, break-down of the four types of gameplay and description of the game modes. More »

11:00 AM on Thu Jul 5 2007
By Brian Crecente
20,351 views, 64 comments

how to make a fun game boring

Clip: How To Beat Donkey Kong

Game walkthroughs have been around since time immemorial. This clip comes from a 1982 video entitled How To Beat Home Video Games - Vol. 3 Arcade Quality for The Home by Vestron. Donkey Kong isn't a game I would think about needing a walkthrough for, but I suppose some people were really uncoordinated in the eighties. The description of the ColecoVision is hilarious, but the announcer manages to suck all the fun out of DK by his montone droning of instructions. And be sure to look for the invaluable tip at the end, I'm sure it's something you never thought of... Flynn De Marco

10:00 AM on Sun Jun 10 2007
By fdemarco
3,913 views, 43 comments

Latest by ablemancain: Hammers, prizes, and fireballs? I'm sold! more »

ps3

PS3 Info For Noobs

Over at the Evil Avatar game forums, there is a handy thread on how to get the most bang for your PS3 buck. Everything from saving money and choosing cables to starting up the machine and creating a Hong Kong PlayStation store account. A simple, solid guide. Think of it as Cliffs Notes for your PS3. Brian Ashcraft More »

8:22 AM on Thu Jan 4 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
327 views, 6 comments

tekken 5 dark resurrection

How To: Buy Tekken 5 From Japanese PS3 Store

Got a PS3? Wanna snag Tekken 5? Don't live in Hong Kong or Japan? Game site GamersReports has a workarround for North Americans who are itching to get the 850 MB Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection. From GR: More »

9:22 AM on Tue Jan 2 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
4,156 views, 25 comments

nintendo

How To Play The Wii At A Movie Theater

How hard is it to play the Wii on a 344" screen? If you want to play Wii Sports at Wii-diculous sizes, it's not that hard really. With some soldering skills and off-the-shelf Radio Shack parts, you can do it, too. More »

4:40 PM on Tue Dec 26 2006
By Michael McWhertor
221 views, 6 comments

wii

Mii Celebrity How To: Part Two







The guys at Game Videos are back with part two of their celebrity Mii creation video. This time around we get such illustrious personalities as Osama Bin Laden, Hulk Hogan, Charlie Brown, Satan, Ugly Betty, Chuck Norris, The Beatles and even Sony superstars Parappa the Rappa and Un-Jammer Lammy. More »

12:00 PM on Sat Dec 16 2006
By fdemarco
17,089 views, 15 comments

nintendo

Clips: Mii Celebrity How-To

The cool kids at GameVideos put together a handy compilation of their attempts at famous Mii characters, featuring the likes of everyone's favorite Nintendo character Adolf Hitler, smirking veep Dick Cheney, main man J. Christ, grief capitalizer Jack Thompson, funnyman Conan O'Brien, Nintendo prez Satoru Iwata and so many more. The dashing Mark MacDonald also gives you a quick rundown of how each one was created, for your copying or perfecting pleasure. Enjoy! Michael McWhertor

5:00 PM on Thu Nov 23 2006
By Michael McWhertor
29,396 views, 35 comments

annoying

Take Apart Your DS Lite In An Irritating Fashion

Maybe four months ago we would've thought this cool—and THAT'S pushing it! But someone decided to provide tutorial on how to take it apart a DS Lite. Not sure which is more annoying: That they filmed this (and stupid me posted it), that the Lite is grimy or that I'm forced to stare at the bloody site's URL during the entire thing. For that offense alone, I did not visit it. The guy's voice too is unnerving as well. But, here it is, in case you like to take shit apart you can't put back together. Brian Ashcraft

11:22 AM on Thu Nov 2 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
5,749 views, 17 comments

Latest by reecord2: Taking apart a Nintendo DS as narrated by Egon from Ghostbusters. more »

sony

Take Apart A PSP In Minutes

While we don't recommend you try this at home, this video demonstration shows how to take apart your PSP bolt-by-bolt and put it back together. (Some modder is actually showing how to install a PSP mod called PSPTV.) It reminds us of scenes in movies where soldiers take apart their rifles blindfolded but with added irritating music. Brian Ashcraft

More Here [Aeropause]

12:24 PM on Tue Oct 3 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
4,120 views, 21 comments

nintendo

Let's Draw Satoru Iwata

For anyone who's ever had to the burning urge to fill notebooks with Nintendo President Satoru doodles, game site Go Nintendo points out how. Neat, but does anyone know how to draw Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Ken Kutaragi? Brian Ashcraft More »

4:22 AM on Tue Sep 5 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
385 views, 8 comments

pac-man

Delicious Indian Food Shaped Like Pac-Man

Food in honor Pac-Man making his Xbox Live debut! This eatable Pac-Man and ghost were made from papadums (also known as papadam, pappadam, pappadom, pappadum, popadam, poppadam, poppadom, papad, pappad, appalum, appalam or those giant roundy crackery things they give out at Indian restaurants). How-to site Instructables guides readers through step-by-step the process of making Pac-Man papadums. And yes, scissors are involved. What's Hindi for "yum"? Brian Ashcraft More »

4:22 AM on Thu Aug 10 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
471 views, 4 comments

woody allen

Want to Import? Here's How

One of the cheap bastards at Cheap Ass Gamer has compiled an amazingly informative guide to importing. CAG forum member Chacranajxy originally wrote this how to for Gamespot, but has dumbed it down for all of us! He gives us the lowdown on how to mod consoles, a full list of import recommendations, which games are actually import friendly and how to buy them. Think of it as "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Importing (But Were Too Afraid to Ask)." Brian Ashcraft More »

9:22 AM on Tue Aug 1 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
367 views, 5 comments

Latest by Nick Kostalas: (sleeper) more »

japan

Get an English Demo Off Japanese Xbox Live

Word has it that there is an English language Chromehounds demo available on the Japanese Xbox Live Marketplace. For those interested in downloading, here's how: More »

2:21 PM on Thu Jul 20 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
3,491 views, 12 comments

pac-man

Get Better at Pac-Man

We've heard musings from those joystick-jigging arcade gods that there is a zen to Pac-Man. There's a clear, cold logic to making that yellow half-moon gobble dots and obliterate ghosts, but not all men can see it. Billy Mitchell, World Pac-Man Champion, was just a regular shmoe like me, until a bullet passed through his head in the Gulf War, leaving him miraculously unharmed but triggering a strange cerebral hemorrhage that gave him an uncanny intuition in labyrinth weaving and ghost dodging. More »

7:40 AM on Mon Jul 17 2006
By brownlee
232 views, 1 comment

Latest by n/a: Stick to the News, idiots! I only come to Kotaku for the latest in hard-hitting investigative video game reporting! If you guys don't shape up, I'll threaten to stop reading your website! That'll fix your little red more »

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