Kotaku: Sponsors

Sponsors Thanks

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:40:00 MDT

Kotaku Tower was all but empty thanks to E3, but does that mean everything just ground to a halt? No. Trash had to be taken out, decks had to be scrubbed, pool filters cleaned, hamsters fed. And with everyone off at E3, who was going to do it all? Our sponsors. Bless them. So a big thank you this week to Atari, Coors Light, Sony Crackle, Eve Online, Everquest Living, Legacy, Final Fantasy, Gamestop, Mighty Leaf Tea, Starwood Hotels, Top Spin and T-Mobile.

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And The Winner Is.........

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:00:00 MDT

Our Alone in the Dark contest has drawn to a close. And we have a winner, and that winner is Scott S.! Scott was the eleventh person to send in his answers correctly. From the contest post:

After you answer it remember to send all five questions with all five correct answers (and links) to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom. You also need to put "Here's Hoping I'm 11th" in the subject line. You *must* do this, exactly as written here, with quotes for your entry to count. Make sure you just read this carefully! And remember, you don't want to be first, you want to be eleventh.

There was even added bold text just to make sure people would actually read the post! But people didn't. Lots of people didn't — instead, they sent along the right answers and links, but put things like "Alone Contest" in the email subject line or forgot the quotes for "Here's Hoping I'm 11th." Scott S. was the eleventh person to do it correctly, but probably like the 50th person to send an email. (The folks who didn't follow the instructions were disqualified as mentioned in the post.) Hit the jump for the answers and links, which I embedded.

Answer 1: Okami sushi (Note: This post is also acceptable for an answer. Scott S. sent both.)
Answer 2: “A game of chess is like a sword fight.”
Answer 3: Waffle House
Answer 4: Carefully
Answer 5: “Tyler Stay Scared George Romero”

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Sponsors Thanks

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:00:00 MDT

Packing is hard. We hate it. We hate it because we are not good at it. And since we are not good at it, we need help. Good thing our Sponsors can pitch in! (Good thing we have Sponsors.) This week, Kotaku carry-ons were stuffed full by Atari, Civilization Revolution, Coors Light, Sony Crackle, Everquest Living Legacy, Gamestop, Mighty Leaf Tea, Top Spin and T-Mobile. For that, we thank them!

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The Fifth Question

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:00 MDT

This is it, the end. Finito! Our win-an-Xbox-360-Elite contest is drawing to a close. This contest is a scavenger hunt, a fairly easy one, because this contest is cone hat/stormtropper leg free! Until now, hopefully you've answered the other four questions that we posted from Monday to Thursday of this week. Now, it's time to ask the last question. After you answer it remember to send all five questions with all five correct answers (and links) to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom. You also need to put "Here's Hoping I'm 11th" in the subject line. You *must* do this, exactly as written here, with quotes for your entry to count. Make sure you just read this carefully! And remember, you don't want to be first, you want to be eleventh.

Hit the jump for the last question and GOOD LUCK:

Question 5: What did the horror film director write on the Xbox 360 game that was influenced by one of his most famous films?

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Fourth Easy Win An Xbox 360 Question Is Late (So Sorry! Please Forgive Me!!)

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:00:00 MDT

GAH! Yes, yes we are giving away a modded Xbox 360 this week. And yes, you just might win it! And yes, everyday at 12 noon Kotaku Time, we will ask one question for a grand total of five questions at the end of week — well, save for today. Today we are VERY LATE and for that I AM VERY SORRY. Anyway, each answer will be buried somewhere in Kotaku — yes, it's a scavenger hunt. (But, this contest will be cone hat/stormtropper leg free!) So simply answer each day's question and save them for Friday. Because on Friday, July 11th, we shall ask the last question. The 11th person to send kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom all the questions this Friday (with links) and all the correct answers (with links) will win. The questions will not be hard. Remember, you are only sending us your answers this Friday, not before and not after. FRIDAY.

Tomorrow is the last question. It will go up at noon and hopefully will not be late. Also, anyone who puts answers below in the comments or elsewhere will be banned and mocked. Hit the jump for the third easy question — and the second and first ones, in case you missed 'em.

Fourth Question: How will we treat the steering wheel?

Previous: Third Question, Second Question and First Question

Win An Xbox 360 Easy Question Numero Three

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:00:00 MDT

Yes, yes we are giving away a modded Xbox 360 this week. You just might win it! Here's contest: Everyday at 12 noon Kotaku Time, we will ask one question for a grand total of five questions at the end of week. Each answer will be buried somewhere in Kotaku — yes, it's a scavenger hunt. (But, this contest will be cone hat/stormtropper leg free!) So simply answer each day's question and save them for Friday. Because on Friday, July 11th, we shall ask the last question. The 11th person to send kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom all the questions this Friday (with links) and all the correct answers (with links) will win. The questions will not be hard. Well, not that hard. First question goes up later today. Remember, you are only sending us your answers this Friday, not before and not after. FRIDAY.

Also, anyone who puts answers below in the comments or elsewhere will be banned and mocked. Hit the jump for the second easy question — and the first one, in case you missed it.

Third Question Where did Fahey meet up with two former University of Georgia students that went on to create a parody of the chidlren's books?

Here are the previous questions: Question 1 and Question 2.

Second Easy Question For Easy Win An Xbox 360 Contest

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:00:00 MDT

In case you missed our initial post, we are giving away an Xbox 360 this week. All you have to First question. Here's contest: Everyday at 12 noon Kotaku Time, we will ask one question for a grand total of five questions at the end of week. Each answer will be buried somewhere in Kotaku — yes, it's a scavenger hunt. (But, this contest will be cone hat/stormtropper leg free!) So simply answer each day's question and save them for Friday. Because on Friday, July 11th, we shall ask the last question. The 11th person to send kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom all the questions this Friday (with links) and all the correct answers (with links) will win. The questions will not be hard. Well, not that hard. First question goes up later today. Remember, you are only sending us your answers this Friday, not before and not after. FRIDAY.

Also, anyone who puts answers below in the comments or elsewhere will be banned and mocked. Hit the jump for the second easy question — and the first one, in case you missed it.

Second question: What did a well-known recording artist say a game of chess is like?

Here's the first question for those who let it pass them by.

First Easy Xbox 360 Question

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:00:00 MDT

In case you missed our initial post, we are giving away a modded Xbox 360 this week. All you have to First question. Here's contest: Everyday at 12 noon Kotaku Time, we will ask one question for a grand total of five questions at the end of week. Each answer will be buried somewhere in Kotaku — yes, it's a scavenger hunt. (But, this contest will be cone hat/stormtropper leg free!) So simply answer each day's question and save them for Friday. Because on Friday, July 11th, we shall ask the last question. The 11th person to send kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom all the questions this Friday (with links) and all the correct answers (with links) will win. The questions will not be hard. Well, not that hard. First question goes up later today. Remember, you are only sending us your answers this Friday, not before and not after. FRIDAY.

Also, anyone who puts answers below in the comments or elsewhere will be banned and mocked.

First question: What uncooked food can Weekend Editor Owen wolf down near his other job?

Answer Easy Questions, Win Xbox 360

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:00:00 MDT

Contest time! We are giving away an Xbox 360. This will be a one-week contest, and a very easy one. Here's contest: Everyday at 12 noon Kotaku Time, we will ask one question for a grand total of five questions at the end of week. Each answer will be buried somewhere in Kotaku — yes, it's a scavenger hunt. (But, this contest will be cone hat/stormtropper leg free!) So simply answer each day's question and save them for Friday. Because on Friday, July 11th, we shall ask the last question. The 11th person to send kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom all the questions this Friday (with links) and all the correct answers (with links) will win. The questions will not be hard. Well, not that hard. First question goes up later today.

Remember, you are only sending us your answers this Friday, not before and not after. FRIDAY.
Alone in the Dark [Official Site]

This Dude Won The Civilization Contest

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:00:00 MDT

We've got a winner! Reader Christopher G. is the two hundredth and thirty-second entry in our Civilization Revolution contest, bagging a copy of the game. So, Christopher G. shoot us an email at tipsATkotakuDOTdom to claim your loot. Everyone else, thank you for playing and hit the jump for Christopher G's answers:

China
Iceland
Vanuatu
Iraq
Latvia
India
Zimbabwe
Australia
Turkey
Israel
Oman
New Zeland

Russia
Egypt
Venezuela
Oman
Lebanon
United Kingdom
Tunisia
Ireland
Oman
Norway

Civilization Revolution [Official Site]

Dress Up (or Photoshop) For Topspin

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:00:00 MDT

Just a friendly reminder! We also have our Top Spin contest, which we will extend over the weekend 'cause of the three-day-weekend and wrap up early next week. Above is baconfrenzy's entry; Ben writes, "The attached file is muh entry, no laughs... well, maybe a chuckle." Here's what's going on: Wimbledon is wrapping up, and the US Open is still a few months away, but Top Spin 3 and Kotaku are bringing you the Kotaku Open. We're going to make this simple for you. Don't bother practicing your twist serve or calling up your doubles partner. All you need to do is get yourself in some tennis attire! We don't particularly care how you do it either: Steal your dad's tennis shorts from '72, Photoshop your head onto Federer's body, or maybe, just maybe you're a tennis superstar with a closet full of visors and wristbands. Send in your pictures to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom, readers will vote for their favorite, and the winner gets a free copy of Top Spin 3 (platform of your choice!), courtesy of 2k Sports. Match point!

Top Spin [Official Site]

Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution!

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:30:00 MDT

Don't forget! We've still got that copy of Civilization Revolution to give away. To you, maybe. Here's what's going on: Use each of the letters that appear in the title Civilization Revolution to spell out countries names. So, for example, "Canada", "Ireland", "Vietnam"... None of the countries can repeat — well, save for "OMAN." So put that in an email and and send it to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom. The two hundredth and thirty-second email we get, wins a copy of the game. Winner will be announced over the weekend. Good luck!

Civilization Revolution [Official Site]

Win A Copy of Civilization Revolution

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:00 MDT

By Kotaku Time, it's officially July 4th. So, happy July 4th! And to celebrate, we're giving away a copy of Civilization Revolution in a very, very easy contest. Use each of the letters that appear in the title Civilization Revolution to spell out countries names. So, for example, "Canada", "Ireland", "Vietnam"... None of the countries can repeat — well, save for "OMAN." So put that in an email and and send it to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom. The two hundredth and thirty-second email we get, wins a copy of the game. Winner will be announced over the weekend. Good luck!

Civilization Revolution [Official Site]

Baja's Sponsorship System

Brian Crecente — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:00:00 MDT

This dev diary walks us through the importance of sponsorship in the game. Kind of a neat idea. The way it works is that your vehicle is tagged with sponsor images and logos and if you happen to loose a body panel during the race that includes that promo the company won't pay you for the race. This means at some point being careful is more important than actually winning.

We also discover that Baja is apparently so awesome that the game now needs a tagline as well. I would have gone with Baja: Baja myself, but the publishers decided on Baja: Edge of Control instead. Boooooring.

Sponsors Thanks

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:00:00 MDT

We love coffee. Coffee is good! But we need sugar and milk — if only we had some. Good thing our Sponsors do. (Good thing we have Sponsors!) This week, Kotaku's coffee was sweetened by AT&T, Arkadium, Atari, Coors Light, Civilization Revolution, Sony Crackle, Gamestop, MSN Toolbar, Netgear, Top Spin and T-Mobile. For that, we thank them.

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Sponsors Thanks

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 MDT

Woah. Boy we were tired this afternoon! We took a nap on the cold stone floor of Kotaku Tower. We almost didn't wake up in time to milk the cows, but thankfully our Sponsors woke us up just in time. For that, we thank them. Thank you Sponsors! This week, Kotaku was kept up and running by Arkadium, AT&T, Atari, Civilization Revolution, Coors Light, Everquest Living Legacy, Netgear, Penny Arcade, Prizefighter, Radiohead, T-Mobile, Toshiba Gaming, Windows Live Search and Zune. Glasses of cold milk all around!

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Sponsors Thanks

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:00:00 MDT

Man, it's late. So late! Past our bedtime. We usually go to bed early, so we should be asleep, dreaming of sugarplums dancing through our little heads. But, we're awake, awake and thanking Sponsors. To, thank you Sponsors! This week, Kotaku was brought to you by Arkadium, AT&T, Atari, Civilization Revolution, Coors Light,
Everquest Living Legacy, Netgear, Penny Arcade, Prizefighter, Radiohead, T-Mobile, Toshiba Gaming, Windows Live Search and Zune.

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Sponsors Thanks

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:00:00 MDT

Our two favorite words? Ice cream. Our second two favorite words? Hot dogs. Our third two favorite words? Thank you! Yes, it's Friday, time to thank our Sponsors for their sponsorship. So, yes, thank you! This week Kotaku was brought to you by Arkadium, AT&T, Atari, Civilization Revolution, Coors Light, Everquest Living Legacy, Ninja Gaiden, Netgear, Penny Arcade, Radiohead, Slingpage, Unscrew America, Windows Live Search and Zune. Thank you!

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Sponsors Thanks

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:00:00 MDT

We love boating. Boating is great. So so so great. But the worst part about boating? The sunburns, and boy do we ever burn. If only we had some sun screen! Good thing our Sponsors do. (Good thing we have Sponsors.) This week, Kotaku was saved from sunburns by Arkadium, AT&T, Atari, Coors Light, Grand Theft Auto IV, Ninja Gaiden, Netgear, Penny Arcade, Toshiba Gaming, True Blood, Unscrew America, Windows Live Search and Zune.

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Sponsors Thanks

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 23 May 2008 07:00:00 MDT

Boy, we sure would like to watch something on television. But since we don't actually have televisions here in Kotaku Tower, we usually end up staring at the wall. Hello shadow puppets! If only we had a television. If only! Good thing our Sponsors have televisions. Good thing we have Sponsors. This week we were allowed to watch TV by Arkadium , AT&T, Atari, Coors Light, Grand Theft Auto IV, Ninja Gaiden, Netgear, Penny Arcade, R-Type Command, Toshiba Gaming, True Blood, Unscrew America and Zune. For that, we thank them!

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Sponsors Thanks

Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:00 MDT

Are you tired? Well, we are tired. It is Friday, you know. F.R.I.D.A.Y. Friday! And before we collapse in a puddle of exhaustion and drool, we need to one thing: Thank our Sponsors. So, here goes! This week, Kotaku was brought to you by AT&T, R-Type Command, Coors Light, Crispy Gamer, Grand Theft Auto IV, Netgear, TiVo, Toshiba Gaming, Unscrew America, Zune. Puddle of drool, here we come!

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Sponsor Thanks

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:00:00 MDT

Friday night! Time to party. Know what a party needs? Party hats. Know what we don't have? Party hats. Good thing our Sponsors do! (Good thing we have Sponsors.) This week, the Kotaku gaming shindig was brought to you by AT&T, R-Type Command, Coors Light, Crispy Gamer, Grand Theft Auto IV, Netgear, Sanyo, TiVo, Toshiba Gaming, Unscrew America and Zune. For that, we thank them!

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Sponsors Thanks

Fri, 02 May 2008 06:40:00 MDT

Pizza is so delicious. When you eat it, all you can think is, "Wow, this pizza is so delicious." So night! Kotaku Tower would so love to eat pizza. But we don't have pizza! What to do? Ah, yes. See if the Sponsors have pizza. This week, Kotaku was cut slices by AT&T, Coors Light, Grand Theft Auto IV, Netgear, Nexon, TiVo, Toshiba Gaming, Unscrew America, The World Ends With You and Zune. So delicious.

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Sponsors Thanks

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:30:21 MDT

The sun sets on yet another week. And next week, it will rise again! But we're not talking about next week, we're talking about this week. And this week, Kotaku was brought to you by Ace Combat, AT&T, Coors Light, Netgear, Sanyo, TiVo, Toshiba Gaming, Unscrew America, Vista, The World Ends With You.

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Sponsors Thanks

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:40:20 MDT

How do you spell Friday? F-r-i-d-a.... Hrm. Better ask our Sponsors. Hey! Sponsors!! How do you spell Friday? F-r-i-d-a-y. For that, we thank them. This week, Kotaku and spelling were brought to you by: Ace Combat, AT&T, Coors Light, Grand Theft Auto, Netgear, Toshiba Gaming, Unscrew America and Vista. That's it, see ya next Fridai!

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Coining The Coin Plane

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:00:47 MDT

Last day! Panic time! Reader painey sends long this:

My model plane is created from a 50pence piece, which is hammered flat, bent into shape and filed down. My grandfather used to make these all the time and thats how I learnt.

Amazing! Hit the jump for a shot of the plane's underbelly. For those thinking of entering, lemme bring ya up to speed: Dress up as an airplane OR make a three dimensional airplane out of anything tangible, but paper. So you can't make CGI planes! And you can't draw them either! But, you can make them out of anything else as long as it's not paper. Rocks, clay, toothpicks, whatever! And remember, that means make and not build a plastic plane model you bought in the store. Send entries to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom by this Friday at midnight PST and, like all contests, don't forget to add a "Kotaku" sign. Remember, we're giving away two copies of Ace Comabt 6 and INTERNET FAME. One copy for the best plane cosplay, the other for the best crafted plane. In short, two separate contests.

Behold! Carrot Plane Made of Carrot

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:00:07 MDT

We're speechless, so let reader filip fill us in:

Here is my plane.
This is the carrot plane,it is made of carrot.
Yumm!

We're still speechless, so allow us to copy and paste: To bring everyone up to speed: Dress up as an airplane OR make a three dimensional airplane out of anything tangible, but paper. So you can't make CGI planes! And you can't draw them either! But, you can make them out of anything else as long as it's not paper. Rocks, clay, toothpicks, whatever! And remember, that means make and not build a plastic plane model you bought in the store. Send entries to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom by this Friday at midnight PST and, like all contests, don't forget to add a "Kotaku" sign. Remember, we're giving away two copies of Ace Comabt 6 and INTERNET FAME. One copy for the best plane cosplay, the other for the best crafted plane. In short, two separate contests. Those keen on seeing a plane cosplay, hit the jump for Sean's entry. There's a bucket involved!

The Popsicle Plane

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:19 MDT

The Ace Combat 6 contest continues! Reader Jason sends along his entry. Here, look at it. He writes:

Here's my plane! It's made out of popsicle sticks! I included a nickel for scale! Cuz it's tiny! Exclamation Point!

!!! To bring everyone up to speed: Dress up as an airplane OR make a three dimensional airplane out of anything tangible, but paper. So you can't make CGI planes! And you can't draw them either! But, you can make them out of anything else as long as it's not paper. Rocks, clay, toothpicks, whatever! And remember, that means make and not build a plastic plane model you bought in the store. Send entries to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom by this Friday at midnight PST and, like all contests, don't forget to add a "Kotaku" sign. Remember, we're giving away two copies of Ace Comabt 6 and INTERNET FAME. One copy for the best plane cosplay, the other for the best crafted plane. In short, two separate contests.

A Plane Made of Kid

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:44 MDT

We're not sure if this is adorable or cruel! Kotaku commenter Purple-Penguin writes:

My son is dressed as a plane, a radio controlled plane, or you can look at it as I made a plane out of my son.

Here's what's going on: Dress up as an airplane or make a three dimensional airplane out of anything tangible, but paper. So you can't make CGI planes! And you can't draw them either! But, you can make them out of anything else as long as it's not paper. Rocks, clay, toothpicks, whatever! And remember, that means make and not build a plastic plane model you bought in the store. Send entries to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom and, like all contests, don't forget to add a "Kotaku" sign. Remember, we're giving away two copies of Ace Comabt 6 and INTERNET FAME. One copy for the best plane cosplay, the other for the best crafted plane.

Hit the jump for reader Adam's plane, which he based off the Wright Flyer and made entirely out of Q-tips!

Make Plane, Dress Up As Plane, Win Plane Game

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:00:15 MDT

And the entries are pouring in! Above, reader Daniel cosplays as an airplane. Here's what's going on: Dress up as an airplane or make a three dimensional airplane out of anything tangible, but paper. So you can't make CGI planes! And you can't draw them either! But, you can make them out of anything else as long as it's not paper. Rocks, clay, toothpicks, whatever! And remember, that means make and not build a plastic plane model you bought in the store. Send entries to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom and, like all contests, don't forget to add a "Kotaku" sign. Remember, we're giving away two copies of the game and INTERNET FAME. Haven't figured out if we'll give one out to the best cosplay and one to the best 3D plane, though...

Hit the jump for Kevin's plane, which he made out of 300 pipette tips.

We're Giving Away Two Copies of Ace Combat 6

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:00:20 MDT

Alrighty! Since none of you bastards (I repeat none) are willing to cosplay as airplanes, we're going to change up this contest. And giveaway another copy of Ace Combat 6 in the process. That's right, we're giving away two copies of Ace Combat 6 to the winner and the runner-up. New contest: Make a three dimensional airplane out of anything tangible, but paper. So you can't make CGI planes! And you can't draw them either! But, you can make them out of anything else as long as it's not paper. Rocks, clay, toothpicks, whatever! And remember, that means make and not build a plastic plane model you bought in the store. Send entries to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom. Remember, we're giving away two copies of the game and INTERNET FAME.

Dress Up Like a Plane, Win Ace Combat 6

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:00:18 MDT

New contest! This one is a cosplay contest. But not any just cosplay contest. A radical cosplay contest. Here's the deal: Dress up like an airplane. Any type of airplane is fine! Pose with a Kotaku sign. Send it to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom. THAT'S IT. Easy, huh? Bandai Namco has agreed to give away a copy of Ace Combat 6 to the winner. We'll be giving away INTERNET FAME. Contest ends wraps up April 11th at midnight PST. INTERNET FAME lasts forever.

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Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:30:37 MDT

Busy week! So busy! The busiest. Man, we need to sit down, max and relax. Anyone got some strawberry milk we can sip? Yep, our Sponsors do. And for that, we thank them. This week, Kotaku was brought to you by Ace Combat, Coors Light, Netgear, New York Times Travel, Unscrew America, and Vista. Now, back to that strawberry milk.

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Sponsors Thanks

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:00:55 MDT

Forget it! We are so full and can't eat anymore. Here at Kotaku Tower, dirty dishes fill the sink. We can't even move. If only somebody would wash the dishes for us. If only! Oh, yes, I know: Our Sponsors. This week, the Kotaku dishes were kept clean by Ace Combat, Netgear, New York Times Travel, Toshiba Gaming and Unscrew America. For that, we thank them! Squeak, squeak.

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Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:40:01 MDT

Holy cow is it early! And we are sleepy. So sleepy. So very sleepy. If only we had pillows. We don't, but our Sponsors do! Yay!! This week, Kotaku got a good night's rest thanks to Ace Combat, American Apparel, CDC Games, SciFi Channel's Battlestar Galactica, Netgear, Rockstar Games, Toshiba Gaming and Unscrew America. For that, we thank them!

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Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:00:27 MDT

Like that, another week has come to an end. We are so sad we are going to cry. Right now? We are weeping. If only we had tissues or a dry hanky. We don't! But we have Sponsors and Sponsors have shirts with sleeves that we can use to wipe our puffy eyes. For that, we thank them! This week, Kotaku's salty tears were dried by American Apparel, CDC Games, SciFi Channel's Battlestar Galactica, Insecticide, Rockstar Games, Turning Point and Unscrew America.

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Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:40:07 MST

What. A. Week. We just want to curl up in a little ball and sleep. Too bad we don't have any pillows in Kotaku Tower! It's horrible sleeping on rocks. Wait! Our Sponsors say they've got pillows. Better yet, we can use them. This week Kotaku was brought pillows by SciFi Channel's Battlestar Galactica, Insecticide, New York Times Travel, Rockstar Games, Turning Point and Unscrew America. For that, we thank them!

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GOLDEN BUG (Last Day!)

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:00:53 MST

Adriana writes:

It's a pendant I'm making for my college jewelry class inspired by the Kotaku contest. It's made of 14k gold pierce work on the front and pure silver on the back with a pearl drop. Hopefully it's not too serious for the contest. (T.T)

Not at all! In case you didn't know: We're giving away a copy of Insecticide (DS or PC, the winner decides). Here's the contest, it's a fun one: Make an insect. Like a 3D, real world one.

That's it.

You can use anything to make it EXCEPT CG. So yeah, if you want to make a bug outta newspapers, sticks, clay, whatever, DO IT. Send entries to kotakucontestATgmailDOTcom with the subject line "Insect." The contest ends March 7th at midnight PST. That's today!

The Coke Can Mantis, Pray! Pray!

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:00:20 MST

Reader Oscar writes:

I made it out of paper clips and coke cans, with the metal part of a twist-tie for the antenna.

WOW. Just... WOW. In case you didn't know: We're giving away a copy of Insecticide (DS or PC, the winner decides). Here's the contest, it's a fun one: Make an insect. Like a 3D, real world one.

That's it.

This Bug Cat Cannot Fly

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:20 MST

Adowable! According to commenter Cchrist:

Here's my entry for the contest. I made it out of organs, fur, a kitten strap and some butterfly wings!
It even moves on it's own and doesn't even use electricity OR batteries.
The only thing i haven't figured out yet is making it fly...

Yes, our cold bitter heart just melted. In case you didn't know: We're giving away a copy of Insecticide (DS or PC, the winner decides). Here's the contest, it's a fun one: Make an insect. Like a 3D, real world one.

That's it.