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    Salen: What? No review on how slow the elevators are in the hospital? Every time I've had to wait for an elevator, there's this huge rush of folks (with horr... more »
    Billkwando: The headline and blurb were written so incoherently I had to click the jump (after reading them 3 times) to see what you were talking about. I guess... more »
    RyuuzakiBjorn: Pills Here! #pranks more »
    Komrade Kayce: I think Kotaku just ruined it, sadly. Theres some pretty dumb ones on there now, misspelled words and really-not-funny. However whoever gave the Gab... more »
    Gossy... Fortune and Glory: Ha! Cheers Owen and Ryuji, this made my morning. Has the hospital passed comment? #pranks more »
    Heartless leveled up!: A zombie: Braaaaaiiinnnnnn.... braaaaaiainnnnnn!!!!! Mercy Hospital's Zombie: Thheeeeee paaaaiinnnnnnnnnn.... theeee paaaaaiinnnnnnnnn Mercy Hospita... more »
    CJtehBaker: if you enjoyed that I highly suggest looking at this [local.yahoo.com] #pranks more »
    CJtehBaker: if you enjoyed that I highly suggest looking at this [local.yahoo.com] #pranks more »
    (Starman) NONAME: And, now that Kotaku has posted about this hospital, expect the flood of impatient & impotent patients to come in. :P #pranks more »
    Wolfgeist: I don't care if it is a prank. Not everyone is a gamer and not everyone understands those "jokes". Way to go to the L4D retards who posted those for g... more »
    Ad-hominem: Well, you have to realize it wouldn't be any different if the L4D pranksters didn't post anything. If you look at all the ratings, the 5-star rating a... more »
    Namrepus: Speaking as a someone who is from the Pittsburgh area, and has been to Mercy Hospital before... this disgusts me. I mean I'm all for a joke, but peopl... more »
    Tiller: I was born in the real Mercy Hospital... Oh well. At least I know where to go for some pills. #pranks more »
    MegaMetaTurtle: There's also a Gordon Freeman dentist who has reviews on Google Maps, I think. And of course, that's been pranked too :) #pranks more »
    Does Not Equal: Not surprising about the hospital's name when you look at the other clues. Aside from the small town of Riverside (located in mid-Eastern PA) and All... more »
    fdisk: That's hilarious; I feel bad for the hospital though. You might not lookup Hospital reviews online when you are going in for an emergency, but you do... more »
    Atomsk88: All in good fun, because honestly, if you are in a state of emergency, I really hope you wouldn't first decide to find hospital ratings on the Interne... more »
    WhiteMåge is in fact a boy, damnit: Would that I were cool enough to make a joke at the actual expense of others! ;-; #pranks more »
    Sobersean: aka Doctor Aquafresh: How damn bizzare. I just got out of playing that level, then turned off the game and came to the internet and I see this soon after. /shivers #pranks more »
    maraxusofk: Only response epic enough is #pranks more »
  • #left4dead

    No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"

    Mercy. The hospital in Left 4 Dead's "No Mercy" campaign, and the name of a real one in Pittsburgh. And Louis, Zoey, Francis and Bill are sowing panic about its conditions, the access to medication, and patients you'll find there. More »
  • #sega

    Sega's Office Prank Doesn't Think Too Much of Game Informer

    Jen Groeling went off on a two-week vacation and came back to find her cube at Sega cordoned with plastic wrap and filled with about a zillion pages from Game Informer magazines. See for yourself in this video. More »
  • #craigslist

    Game Characters Looking for Love in All the Creepy Places

    Game characters putting ads on Craigslist personals? Why, that idea sounds familiar. Asylum wrote ads from Solid Snake, GLaDOS and others, trolling for replies. Wait til you see what someone wrote to the Little Sister. More »
  • #csigamestop

    Prank Rated A for Blood, Comic Mischief, Cop Involvement

    Cops at an Atlanta shopping center recently found a box of clothes covered in fake blood - and "Grand Theft Auto in China" promo material. A GameStop employee contacted Kotaku to claim responsibility. More »
  • #pranks

    w4m? m4w? ... L4D ...


    After a lonely Valentine's Day, let's head over to the infamous Craigslist Casual Encounters, see if we can find some zombies to join some hot w4mmm action. I'm clean and real, you be too. More »
  • #zombies

    Sage Advice, but Not Viral Marketing

    Lots of you have pointed us to this — a highway roadside sign in Austin, Texas, warning of ZOMBIES AHEAD. Is this viral marketing for Resident Evil 5? I checked with a source at Capcom. More »
  • #notnews

    Drawn To Life Devs Punk Vacationing Staffer With Drawn To Life Desk

    This will teach Matt Cox to take a vacation. Two of the more sadistic employees from Drawn to Life and Lock's Quest developer 5TH Cell cruelly, but amusingly, gave their lead designer something to tear through upon his return from recent down time. They encased every bit of the 5TH Cell team member's desk in sturdy-looking brown packing paper, then drew to life everything contained within. More »
  • #specialdelivery

    Spaniards Ship Poo To Sony Europe

  • #1up

    The 1UP Show's Wii Prank