Create Your Own Mortal Kombat Cosplay With This One Weird Trick
You may know the old trick to turn a t-shirt into a ninja mask, but throw in some pants and a lampshade, and you can have a pretty sweet Raiden costume.
Oculus Addresses Some Of The Internet's Biggest Concerns
Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus, has been known to show up on Reddit to respond to fans since the virtual reality's Kickstarter first showed up two years ago. Yesterday, he took to Reddit again to reply to many angry fans about their concerns.
Reddit's Gaming Site Hacked For Half-Life 3 Lulz
One of the biggest subreddits on the site, r/gaming, was hacked earlier today. I mention this because, instead of just bringing it down, the whole thing was replaced with a single notice.
As promised, Valve boss Gabe Newell is going to do a Reddit AMA (ask me anything). He says it'll be today at 1pm Pacific (4pm Eastern). Stay tuned!
Idiots Fight To Keep A Medieval Game White
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Combine race, history, an upcoming PC game and some angry Reddit users and you've got a recipe for disappointment in your fellow man.
Quick, How Do You Pronounce Imgur, the Site With All the .Gifs?
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Well here's something. I've been mentally mispronouncing Imgur, the ubiquitous home to image macros, rage comics, memes and that other thing I've been mispronouncing forever, .gifs.
If Mortal Kombat Were More Realistic
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The image is old, but I can't stop giggling, both at the absurdity of a harpoon to the chest and how Reddit has turned this Mortal Kombat musing into an ad for classic one-hit-kill fighter Bushido Blade.
I'd Play This
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With the right mods, you can turn Skyrim into almost anything. Even, it seems, a Legend of Zelda game.
AGDQ 2014: Easy Links to Watch Every Single Run!
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If you're like me, you might have missed a few of the many great runs during Awesome Games Done Quick 2014. Which is why, with assistance from many fine Redditors, here is a list of links for watching every single speedrun! (Now with Bonus Stream!)
You've gotta check out the 'Behind The Gifs' subreddit: it's where people make up backstories with Microsoft Paint for all the popular GIFs you see floating around web, and it's kind of hilarious. A quick example: the real story behind the Hamburglar.
Fallout 4 Hoaxer Just Wanted "To Watch The World Burn"
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"I'm one of these 'selfish bastards with a lot of money,'" he says.
BioShock Creator: Please Stop Making Elizabeth Porn
Look here, you nasty pervert horndogs. Ken Levine has seen all that filthy porn people are making with Elizabeth, from BioShock Infinite, and he wants you to know That's Not Cool. "It's like coming across a picture of your daughter," he says.
This Guy Proposed On Reddit Using Memes. She Actually Said Yes.
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Nerdy proposals are often creative, but they don't usually happen on Reddit—nor do they typically involve memes. For some people, those might not be the most romantic, memorable things. But for this couple? It's perfect.
If Real Life Was An MMO...
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Ever heard of "Outside," a free-to-play MMORPG developed by Deity Games? No? Huh, that's weird. It's the most popular game out there, with over 7 billion active players! Hey, wait a minute...
A Redditor Has Been Leaking WWE Outcomes [Update: WWE Response]
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In February on r/SquaredCircle, Reddit's pro wrestling forum, one poster kicked off a "prediction series," asking users to pick who they expected to win at that week's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event. The winner was a user named "Dolphins1925," who posted just minutes before the start of the event, and nailed the…
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The World of Warcraft Theme Park in China Features a "Happiness Index"…
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This weekend Redditor FrancescaO_O paid a visit to Joyland, the World of Warcraft-themed park in China, and reported back with this amusing picture. Each ride comes with a five-star happiness rating!
Assassin's Creed III Developers Defend Their Game
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Here at Kotaku, we're of two minds on Assassin's Creed III. But whether we think the game is a success or a disappointment, we're all interested in how it came to be the way it is.
It appears that Eastern European copies of Dishonored are restricted in several ways. Buyer beware.
Cliff Bleszinski Was A Drama Geek In High School (And Other Fun Facts…
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Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski did a cool Q&A on Reddit today. It's a great read!