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Everyone Loves Shoryukens
I'm pretty sure I won't be checking out Aliens in the Attic when it infests theaters this summer, but this video is worth a watch. More » -
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LEGO Asteroids, LEGO Pac-Man & LEGO Frogger
Here's some LEGO. And some stop-motion animation. And some old arcade games. It's amazing stuff. Enjoy! More » -
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The Making Of Earthworm Jim: Worms, Beasties, Rocky Mountain High
During the 90's, Sega had a reputation for some fairly left-field (for the industry/time) marketing. Here's a great example: the making of Earthworm Jim. WARNING: features John Denver. More » -
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World of Warcraft Freak Out Kid: The Japanese Remix
Now, we're hardly convinced that the original is real, we are convinced that this Japanese remix is UTTERLY AMAZING. More phony freak-outs for brilliant remixes, please! More » -
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Jimmy Fallon's Got The Scoop On New Celebrity Games
Lots of hate out there for new Late Night host Jimmy Fallon. I don't get it. You say he's awkward? He is awkward. That's what makes him so damn cute. I've never smiled at so many bad jokes in my life. More » -
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The Lonely Island Plays Doubt: The Video Game
Who hasn't been eagerly awaiting the video game adaptation of Doubt, the 2008 film that cast Phillip Seymore Hoffman as a Catholic priest involved in an inappropriate relationship with an altar boy? More » -
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If Only Video Games Had Been Invented Before The 20th Century
Video games were invented in the latter half of the 20th century. Meaning that their subject matter is, more often than not, set in the 20th century (or later). But if they'd been invented earlier... More » -
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The "Game Gun" Guy As Lovable As He Is Crazy
Meet the "Game Gun" guy. He's stuck an LCD screen and some motion controls to a plastic gun, creating the PC Game Gun. He is crazy. More » -
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More Proof that Anything + TF2 Soundfile = Comedy Gold
About 30 seconds in you see the clip that probably inspired this 5 minute masterpiece: "I must stop little baby!" More » -
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Colbert Mocks Project Natal, Debuts New Xbox
Microsoft's Project Natal has been getting some of the best mainstream coverage to come out of E3, thanks to "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and, now, Stephen Colbert. He mocked the tech last night during his "Bears & Balls" schtick. More » -
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Mario Gets Played Off By The Keyboard Cat
Ah, keyboard cat. I like the guy, because unlike other pieces of internet crap, he can remain humorous indefinitely, so long as the accompanying blooper is funny enough. More » -
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Harold Ramis On Why It's Hard To Make Funny Video Games
Compared to the number of funny movies, the number of funny games is quite low. Good comedy is hard! More » -
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Lots of Bad Career Choices in Fallout
A list of the 11 worst virtual jobs in video games gives us places three from the Fallout series in the top 8, including el numero uno. More » -
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Project Natal Does Not Require Red Jump Suits to Play
When Kudo Tsunoda took to the stage on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon earlier this week he and everyone else playing the game were decked out in matching red jump suits, leading some to speculate it was because of tech issues. More » -
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Jason Sudeikis Pitches First Full-Penetration Game to Schafer
Focus Effect 4 isn't just a game, it's a seed in Jason Sudeikis' fevered mind. More » -
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TF2 Children's Book Teaches a Very Important Lesson
Even if you didn't know the Strong Bad Email that this spoofs, the Team Fortress children's book: "Every Class is Different," would still be a howler. More » -
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Bam There It Is... Kotaku REMIX
Ever wondered what the bottom of an avatar's shoe looks like? What about Dude Huge's shoe? How about Alexey Pajitnov's shoe or Bayonetta's? Don't worry we got you covered. More » -
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You Ever Wonder What The Bottom Of An Avatar Shoe Looks Like?
Well, have you? No? Well, if you ever did, Kudo Tsunoda and the technology behind Microsoft's Project Natal finally make it possible for you to uncover the fascinating mystery of Xbox 360 Avatar footwear. More » -
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E3 Activity Book: Fun With No Purpose
For those too young to attend E3 - which is to say, damn near all of us - B-Miggs and Agent B have cooked up their latest laugher: The E3 Activity Book for Kids, with its deadly accurate Nintendo presser mad libs. More » -
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I Breathe Fire and I VOTE
Bowser recently went into town to speak his mind about the dangers of unchecked power in the executive branch. Funny that a monarch would feel that way, but it's a free country, brah. More pics on the jump. More » -
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Left 4 Dead's Francis Hates Whatever You Hate
Zombie apocalypse survivor Francis hates everything—vans, woods, boomers, kittens, sunshine. Now, in yet another Twitter/Left 4 Dead mash up, he can hate whatever you and the tweeting public hate. More » -
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Bend Over for Bionic Proctologist
Anyone with a dad over 50 has gotten the proctologist story, which strives to make the most florid description of ass pain imaginable while bragging that he's still a tough bastard and survived it. More » -
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Making Ghostbusters Game As Funny As The Movie Is "Next To Impossible"
Giant Bomb's biggest Ghostbusters fans have played the new Ghostbusters game, only to be reminded that video game humor has its limits. More » -
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The Sims 3 Boldly Goes Where Many Have Gone Before
What better way to market the latest version of EA's life simulation series than to tap into one of the biggest movies of the year? More » -
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Team Fortress 2 Characters Actually Respond To Customer Correspondence
When TF2's Scout received his update, the ad on the game's blog was done in the style of an old-school mail-away. And you know, some people actually responded. What's more, Valve responded back. More » -
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Heads Roll At Valve Over "Leaked" Team Fortress 2 Vid
There has been speculation that the "leaked" Team Fortress 2 video from the weekend was not leaked at all. Speculation that, in light of events at Valve HQ today, seems entirely without merit. More » -
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Now TF2's Heavy Is Shilling Cleaning Products
And you thought that it was only Team Fortress 2's Scout that was moonlighting as a cleaning product salesman. Nun unh. The Heavy is too. And he's just as enthusiastic. -
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Commander Shephard Is On Facebook, Pls Add As Friend
When you finished Mass Effect, did you think it was just you telling the story of the good Captain Shephard? Oh no. It wasn't just you. Commander Shephard was telling his own tale. More » -
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30 Rock Offers Parenting Tips From The Sims
30 Rock is a fantastic television show. But 30 Rock's Liz Lemon is a developmentally stunted mess of a person, in some respects. Take, for example, her knowledge of child-rearing, as learned from The Sims. More » -
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Chinese Guy Spends A Day As A World Of Warcraft Character
World of Warcraft is a social game, right? Full of goals, and interactions, and relationships. So what happens if you try and live a day of your (real) life as a WoW character? More » -
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Halo 3 Box Art De-Make
The original Mega Man must represent the widest disparity in game greatness and box art awfulness. It could only be eclipsed by, say, another groundbreaking title done in exactly the same hideous style. More » -
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SF Flowchart: All Roads Lead to Shoryuken
This incredibly deep flowchart nails the entire spectrum of decision-making Ken presents to 98.7 percent of those who play Street Fighter - especially jump backwards-Hadouken! More » -
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Scout-Chop: You're Gonna Love His Ball
YouTube user CastingOutTheSelf mined the Scout soundfile and came up with, lo and behold, a dead-ringer script for everyone's favorite hooker-beating pitchman. How the hell did we go a week before seeing this? More » -
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Capcom Offices Preparing For Viral Outbreaks
Have you heard? There's a Swine Flu about. And it's got people - including those at Capcom's Japanese offices - thinking about killer viruses, and how best to protect against them. More »






















































