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The Onion Outlines GTA IV's New Features

When I say that every major news outlet had stories about Grand Theft Auto IV last week, I mean every major news outlet, including venerable parody news site and internet staple The Onion, who took some time to inform their readers of the new features in Rockstar's latest entry in the series. My personal favorite, which hits quite close to home...

Though it doesn't affect the game at all, your character is severely afraid of spiders
See, before I couldn't identify with Nico, but now it's like we were separated at birth or something. Also, great news for those of you who don't enjoy all of the violent combat...
You have the choice to stay in Liberty City or drive to the suburbs of New Jersey, where you can earn a degree or learn a trade
See? GTA IV has something for everyone!

Grand Theft Auto IV Hits Stores [The Onion via TBBPS]

7:00 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Mike Fahey
6,087 views, 27 comments

Latest by Ignorance's Enemy: @Sqwerell: Sorry!!! It effected me too!!! The Pope won't pay for my Twizzlers and Sprite at the movie theatres anymore!!!! These unlawful sins need to be rid of ASAP!!! more »

parody

The Game Pitch to End All Pitches

I really dislike PowerPoint, so I appreciated this 'game pitch' that's poking fun at games, PowerPoint, and the industry at large:

A key part of the development process, I am told, is pitching your game ideas to studios and publishers. After some practice, I believe I am starting to get good at this. For instance, I know that if you want to be taken seriously as a professional, you need to use something called "Powerpoint". In fact, I have been writing all my game proposals in Powerpoint and I am starting to see a marked improvement in the quality of my ideas.

It's funny (I laughed — a lot) and worth a couple of minutes of your time.

The Pitch [Hit Self-Destruct via GameSetWatch]

2:30 PM on Sun Apr 20 2008
By mgreene
5,769 views, 37 comments

Latest by Tei: Anyway, the 3 storylines revisiting with 3 different POV is already invented: Is called 3 factions RTS games. more »

metal gear

Metal Gear Selleck

Brian H. sent on this little gem, playing up the uncanny resemblance of Magnum P.I. star Tom Selleck and uh, Solid Snake.

Snake is instantly recognizable for a few simple features, his signature eye patch, the 80's glam rock head band and probably most importantly his manhood, that's right, his Moustache. But call me a heathen, when I hear the word moustache only one name springs to mind and that is Magnum P.I a.k.a Tom Selleck. Driving a Ferrari, courting beautiful women, for Gods sake he made Hawaiian Shirts cool. I pay him homage with a game cover should he ever decide to cash in on his mo.

Metal Gear Selleck [Geekpulp]

11:30 AM on Sun Apr 6 2008
By mgreene
7,898 views, 67 comments

Latest by Samster: If you want someone who looks like MGS4 Snake I would put my money on Harvey Keitel, check out his appearance in this Gatorade commercial. + Watch video more »

clips

Hillary's '3 AM Call of Duty: Mission Bosnia'

With Hillary Clinton's admission that she 'misspoke' about her experiences in Bosnia with snipers, you knew the game parody version wouldn't be far behind. And it wasn't — Bill Maher presents Hillary Clinton's 3 A.M. Call of Duty: Mission Bosnia. It's slightly funnier than the plethora of terrible flash games that have sprung up during these campaigns. [via GamePolitics]

4:00 PM on Sun Mar 30 2008
By mgreene
9,160 views, 98 comments

parody

The Onion Settles Gibson Vs. Guitar Hero

It's difficult to see Gibson and Harmonix/MTV fight over patents—like watching your once ice-cream-loving parents argue about the financial merits of eating in—the fun has been sucked from dessert and nothing that Bryers can say will fix it.

So does Gibson's 1990's filing entitle them to a a piece of the Guitar Hero pie? No clue. Luckily we have the Onion who ran some "man on the street" responses to the difficult situation. Our favorite was from Bruce LaSaard, Elevator Installer. "Excuse me, but after last week's championship game at Ray's Creekside Tavern, I believe it is I who owns Guitar Hero."

Well said, fictitious man-on-the-street. Well said, indeed.

Gibson Sues Over Guitar Hero [The Onion] Thanks MrPants!

12:40 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Mark Wilson
5,142 views, 15 comments

literature

Classic Literature Gets the Game Treatment

We posted a little musing on books that should be made into games a while back, which spawned plenty of discussion. Now someone's gone the extra step and added screenshots and more complex mechanic ideas for Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff's Revenge, Huckleberry Finn's Xtreme Rafting, and To Kill a Mockingbird: Furor Excessum:

The town of Maycomb, Alabama found itself the center of controversy in 1930's and now you can be a part of it with this ground breaking massively multiplayer online role playing game. Finally players will have a chance to experience social injustice any way they want. Help Atticus Finch win the trial of his life and help Boo Radley start his life anew all while avoiding rabid dogs and the Klan. The open world design of this sleepy small town provide hours of game play.

Classic Literature Video Games [FunBox, thanks Will!]

1:30 PM on Sat Mar 22 2008
By mgreene
3,001 views, 65 comments

Latest by phimuskapsi: Wow "Below the root". Talk about a blast from the past I remember playing that on an Apple IIe, I have been looking for the game in an emulator form but I have been looking for "Under the root". Thank more »

humor

Evil Acquirers Make Bid To Buy Taketooine

As an experienced Man of the Web, I was impressed with EA's quick snatching up of the URL EATake2.com, a site that highlights the numerous reasons why investors would benefit from an Electronic Arts buy-out of Take Two Interactive. But I'm doubly impressed by Lord Riccivader and the Evil Acquirers creation of EatTake2.com. It features a similarly impassioned plea to the people of "Taketooine" about the wonders that await them under new corporate rule.

Sure, comparing EA to the Galactic Empire has lost its shine, but seeing a Photoshopped John Riccitiello donning a Darth Vader helmet? That's gold, Jerry. Gold! The guest appearance from "Chatty" Mike Pachter makes it worth your page load.

EatTake2.com [via NeoGAF]

7:20 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Michael McWhertor
1,782 views, 41 comments

Latest by Tarislar: That was sheer brilliance. This made my day. more »

guitar hero iii

The Super Bowl Halftime Show We Want To See

The Serious Sports News Network has just revealed that rock superstar Tom Petty will avoid the normal, overproduced Super Bowl stage show, instead opting to take on "Through the Fire and Flames" on his Nintendo Wii.

"I just figured, why waste all that time? Why make everyone sit through an insufferable halftime show again?" said Petty, who is very excited about the game between the Giants and Patriots. "Instead, I'm just going to bitch DragonForce on 'expert,' which should be enough show for everyone."
Of course this isn't real news, but for just a brief, shining moment our collective hearts soared, our minds reeling with the heady possibilities. I actually dropped this link on several of the Kotaku staff, who were absolutely crushed when I told them it was fake. Wilson was almost in tears as he said, "Thanks for shattering our lifelong dreams that we just realized we had." *sniffle*

Petty to just play Guitar Hero III for Super Bowl halftime [Serious Sports News Network]

10:20 AM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Mike Fahey
5,850 views, 64 comments

Latest by WalletMan: Damn... I forgot to ever reply to this. Now nobody will see anything I have to say in response. Peh. The people who called me pathetic are obviously those exact mainstream people I'm talking about. You didn't get more »

parody

Box Art Goes Honest

Many of you have probably come across the Calloftheday's video game boxes gone honest, but we wanted to point them out for those of you who haven't. Not all of them are side splitters, but we enjoyed this response to Star Wars Galaxies (and really, all Star Wars games) pictured here. We also enjoyed the "Same Shit, Different Year" title for Fifa 2008 or MotoGP's "Don't Drive After Playing This Game." More »

11:40 AM on Fri Dec 21 2007
By Mark Wilson
16,398 views, 33 comments

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Jack Thompson Music Video! (Featuring Kotaku)


Everyone's favorite lawyer Jack Thompson is the focus on a new music video/parody song from the guys at Sarcastic Gamer. But most importantly Kotaku gets a mention in the first verse! Watch it fast before Jack sues them to take it down. And on a related note, I just interviewed Jack for Game Head over the weekend in Philadelphia. Stay tuned for that interview later this month!

2:30 PM on Thu Nov 8 2007
By geoff
7,959 views, 88 comments

humor

Lars And The Real Cube

I'm currently on my second link from Kotaku to YTMND, meaning I only have one possible linking opportunity left before my soul is eternally damned. But with the current fascination with Portal's Weighted Companion Cube and the abstracting of creepy from Real Doll comedy-drama Lars And The Real Girl, my hand is forced to post. Plus, that Ryan Gosling is just such a hefty slice of hunk, I can't resist an animated GIF of this dreamboat.

Please, forgive me?

Lars And The Real Cube [YTMND]

6:20 PM on Wed Oct 24 2007
By Michael McWhertor
7,929 views, 35 comments

Latest by naturcrafte: I tried to figure out if I could get away without incinerating the little guy, but all for nought. :( more »

parody

Microsoft Blames Hollywood Back

After Hollywood cried that Halo 3 ruined their box office and brought estimated revenue drops of 27%, Microsoft didn't apologize. No, not according to parody site BBspot. Instead they did an unapologetic victory lap over Hollywood's corpse. This, "from Microsoft":

We thought we'd get some good sales, but nothing like this...with escalating ticket prices and the crappy movies Hollywood has been putting out, people are just hungry for entertainment...Gee thanks, Ben Stiller, with all this business our guys haven't gotten much rest.
I guess that pretty much puts the final nail in the coffin of the Microsoft Game Studios Zoolander title. Seriously though, Microsoft should so actually say this.

Microsoft Blames Hollywood for Record Halo 3 Sales [via digitalbattle]

1:20 PM on Wed Oct 24 2007
By Mark Wilson
3,439 views, 60 comments

Latest by Amiash: ilovewatchingmoviesincinemasalone... more »

parody

Dear EA, We're Suing Your Ass

Looks like someone at the EA marketing department thought they'd have a laugh and swipe the hard work of Gawker Media's crack design team. Sorry, EA, but we have a patent (pending) on viciously nauseating color schemes. You'll be hearing from our lawyers. We're obviously willing to settle for nine complimentary copies of The Simpsons Game, including one for the Kotaku archives, but might play hardball for a tenth. More »

12:30 AM on Sat Oct 20 2007
By Michael McWhertor
32,036 views, 133 comments

Latest by AroundTheFur: omg, that is ridiculously awesome! more »

sad but true

Sarcastic Gamer Sings Shadowrun Hate

To commemorate Shadowrun somehow making it to into the top five in Xbox 360 game sales last week, Doc Adams and Lono over at Sarcastic Gamer lovingly crafted a song parody that sums up my feelings about the RPG-based FPS quite nicely. It's called "Bad Game"
"Bad Game turned out to be one of our favorite projects so far," said Sarcastic Gamer's Creative Director, Jeromy "Doc" Adams. "We got to use a cartoon voice for this song, because it seemed to fit the subject... Well, that and none of us could sing as high as Daniel Powter."
Tell me about it. "Bad Day" kicks my ass in Singstar every freaking time, and I get awesome scores at "Skater Boi" and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". Go figure. Sarcastic Gamer is also holding a contest for the best music video for the song, with the winner receiving either a copy of Shadowrun or a box of granola bars. "Given the nature of the game, our money's on Nature Valley." More »

8:20 AM on Mon Aug 27 2007
By Mike Fahey
3,154 views, 40 comments

Latest by yvrelabrosse: i like the fact that most didnt buy into the crappy prepubescent song. i have to admit i am pleasantly surprised. i played videogames most of my life which (i guess) qualifies me as hardcore .even so i ( like more »

made for a woman, strong enough for a man

Clip: Sexy64 Guy Gamer Team


The Frag Dolls scare me. They scare me because they remind me of the mall which makes me hyper-ventilate and think about high school. But I have video game pride, I want to believe in a gaming team that doesn't resemble Fallout Boy. Some one can I look up to and say, "Hey, those people are like me. I am an acceptable person." More »

11:40 AM on Tue May 29 2007
By Kim Phu
1,776 views, 32 comments

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Clip: Wii Would Like To Prey

The man behind the terrifying Miyamoto Operetta is back, and he's brought friends. This time they carry the "Wii Would Like to Play" commercials to their inevitable, gruesome conclusion.
Wii Would Like To Prey (a parody)

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As our own Kim Phu said after seeing the clip, they really should have stopped halfway. Once the fake flames kick in the whole affair loses something. If you haven't got the balls to set a fire to your house for the sake of your art, then it isn't art at all. Michael Fahey

9:20 AM on Fri Apr 27 2007
By Mike Fahey
2,453 views, 23 comments

Latest by SliceWarriorX: Lol. stupid acting, seeing as how one was racing, one was reeling in a fish? and one was casting a line out or slicing? LOL who puts a silver vase on the couch? Honestly... XD more »

humor

Parody: Dude's Cyber Girlfriend Actually a Dude

Daily Gaming has a wonderfully, though somewhat dated, Onio-esque bit of parody up on their site about the dangers of dating in World of Warcraft. More »

3:20 PM on Tue Mar 27 2007
By Brian Crecente
3,107 views, 21 comments

clips

The Ultimate Final Fantasy Fan Parody

You've seen live-action Final Fantasy spoofs before, but nothing that matches the epic scale of Mark Leung's College Saga. Clocking in at over 42 minutes long across four episodes and remaining hilarious the whole way through, this is truly the ultimate in Final Fantasy fan parody.

Chocobo rides, repetitive NPCs, vending machine store menus, and multiple battle scenes, and that's just episode 1! Follow the link below for the further adventures of Mark, Jes s, and Maria as they do battle against the evil forces of Vegetarianism. Michael Fahey More »

11:40 AM on Tue Jan 2 2007
By Mike Fahey
15,021 views, 43 comments

Latest by nerdx1000: once they joined the party Jesus and Maria should only appear when they are in battle or Mark is talking to a main character. more »