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Why I Will Never Sell My Gaming Swag (Again)
Isn't that beautiful, ladies and gentlemen? That is a relic from E3 1998, given away to members of the online and offline press who participated in a tournament of Working Design's RPG light gun shooter Elemental Gearbolt for the PlayStation. A brushed metal assassin's case embossed with the game's logo, opening the case reveals a shiny gold-painted Guncon, a memory card, and of course the game itself, nestled snugly in molded foam. Less than 50 of these babies were ever made, and those that were took a full year to get to the recipients. Why is this important? If you look at the list of participants on the Game Rave web page detailing this rarity, you'll see. Yep, I had one of these in my hands. And I sold it.
Granted I sold it for over $500 to help finance a move across the country, but it seems that every time I marvel at some of the cool swag game companies create, someone points me to this page to remind me exactly how young and stupid I once was.
Elemental Gearbolt: Assassin's Case [Game Rave]
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Hello Kitty Online Detects No Sarcasm
Hello Kitty Online hopes to transport its players into a world of sweetness and light. A world without hate. A world without fear. A world, apparently, without a sense of sarcasm. This morning I was pointed towards the main page for Hello Kitty Online, which features a quote I swear I've read before.
"Only one MMO could possibly release World of Warcraft's death grip on the massively multiplayer gaming market - Hello Kitty Online"
*rubs his temples and sighs* I wish I could say it was taken out of context, but to someone who isn't a regular reader of the site my quote does indeed sound like I am Captain Hello Kitty, Champion of the Kittyverse. And while I might secretly relish having such a title on my business cards, I feel I have to offer an explanation lest I start receiving Hello Kitty merchandise from all of my relatives on my birthday and Christmas - other than the toaster I already own, of course. Hello Kitty Online will probably not topple WoW, though 30,000 subscribed beta testers isn't too shabby. If it does end up beating out Blizzard, ignore this post so I can say I called it.
Thank you for the overwhelming response! [Hello Kitty Online - Thanks Brian]9:20 AM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Mike Fahey
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Hellgate London Beta Signups Are Go
Being the only one writing during the day yesterday means I was bound to miss something important in my quest to do the work of four men all at once. I remember seeing something about the Hellgate: London beta signups yesterday, but then my gaming-information drunk mind carried me off in some other direction, leaving a few Kotaku readers without the necessary knowledge needed to know how to get signed up for a chance at the beta. What I am trying to say here is I deserve a spanking for not pointing you to the Hellgate Beta Signup Page and telling you to enter your email address. Luckily Kotakuite Barry was there to guide me back on the path of righteousness. If you guys run into Barry, give him a hug for me.6:30 PM on Tue Sep 18 2007
By Mike Fahey
2,336 views, 9 commentsLatest by 0starter0: @Draconis: That's because of the pricing system. While I believe it's actually a pretty decent system, people like to more »
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halo 3
Post AGDC Slurpee Run
My love for all things Slurpee is a well documented fact. I've loved them since I was a small child, and when they took the 7-Eleven stores out of Georgia a few years after my family moved there, I was crushed. Since then it has been my mission to get a Slurpee any time I was in a town where the stores still existed, so after a post GDC dinner with Ziff Davis's Darren Gladstone and Kotaku contributor N. Evan Van Zelfden, a trip to a 7-Eleven was required. When the store we found was fully stocked with Halo 3 cups and Game Fuel flavored Slurpee goodness, I knew I had to document the occasion. There were three of us and three cups, so I bought, under the condition that I get to keep the souvenirs. My obsession with the Slurpee and my obsession with video games, together as one. *wipes away a tear* Thank you, Bungie. Thank you. -
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Taken To Naruto School
As much as I make fun of Naruto-mania, I still contend that some of the best fighting games of this decade have sprung forth from the series, particularly the import-only Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 for the GameCube, so when my bleary, glasses-craving eyes (my glasses were lost in a taxi Wednesday night) saw the versus mode of Naruto: Rise of the Ninja for the 360 running on a large flat panel in the main exhibit hall at E3, I had to stop and give it a try. Manning the controls was a pretty blonde PR woman, or at least I know she was pretty now having seen the picture I took. I like to save the eyestrain headache for when I am looking at actual games. She invited me to play a few rounds, and I did so, expecting to wow her with my mad Naruto skills. I beat her one out of three rounds the first match, and only then because she stopped to give me some pointers while I kept attacking. Two more matches went by, two more losses for me. Either she was a big Naruto fan or - I let my eyes focus on what she was wearing... More »9:40 AM on Mon Jul 16 2007
By Mike Fahey
13,299 views, 52 commentsLatest by CrimemasterGogo: Naruto fandom despises you. more »
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golden poo snake
Legend of the Dragon Wii Impressions
Generally when a game shows up on store shelves and absolutely no one has a review up for it, that's a bad sign. It means either the publisher forgot to send out review copies, or purposefully withheld them to get people to buy before the bad word hit the streets. Legend of the Dragon for the Wii had no reviews, but I told myself that maybe everyone was just too busy with other stuff to review the new fighting game. Everyone in the gaming press. More » -
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Second Life Claims Another Victim
Several times over the past six months I've taken the opportunity to make fun of Second Life, mainly for the fact that the first several times I tried it I kept losing my money accidentally to strippers. While the sex is still there...my god is the sex still there *shudders*...I tried out the life sim sensation one last time, and discovered that Second Life isn't just a den of temptation and debauchery. Second Life has the power to make us into what we fear the most. More »2:20 PM on Thu May 3 2007
By Mike Fahey
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Elebits Renamed Eledees for Europe
Konami has officially announced Elebits for Europe, due out this spring, but mysteriously renamed Eledees. Not quite sure of the significance there. Is it a play on the word melodies, perhaps? Some European thing that I, as an uncultured American gamer am missing? Eurogamer seems to have some sort of idea.
Konami's Nintendo Wii debut Elebits will launch in Europe this spring, but you won't be able to find it under that name - instead the game you'll be looking for is "Eledees".
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Miiyamoto Revisited
A couple weeks ago I told you all about a Miyamoto mii painting that had been put up on eBay, mainly because for some inexplicable reason the auction included a picture of Crecente. I even put down a bid in order to get the auction started off right for the hopeful young artist.
Yeah, so that didn't work out, as this arrived the other day at my secret mail headquarters. Note the ever tasteful "I Love Kotaku" on the envelope. I've learned my lesson, and luckily it only cost me $20 or so after shipping. I asked Crecente if maybe we could use it for a contest, to which he replied, "Uhhh. No thanks." Not a problem. My girlfriend has assured me I can hang it anywhere in the apartment as long as no one can see it, and I am never allowed on eBay again.
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