Kotaku 'Shop Contest: Tetris The Movie
After years of near-misses, classic puzzle game Tetris is threatening to become a movie. Maybe if we show them how badly Tetris works with existing movies they will stop.
Teens Agree: The Internet Was Pretty Stupid In The '90s
To be fair to the teens in The Fine Bros. latest video, the internet was pretty stupid in the '90s — slow, stunted and subject to one of the worst instructional videos ever made.
Idiot Throws Firecrackers into Starbucks, Streams It Online
This man might be the stupidest person to use the internet. Ever. Or, at least, one of them.
Argument Over Video Game Martial Arts Turned into a Real Fist Fight
The Chinese "Golden Week" is normally a very quiet week. For the many Chinese, it's a week off work to relax. For others, it's a vacation nightmare because all the tourist destinations are packed with people. Well during this "Golden Week", two young men from Deyang, Sichuan province thought it was a good idea to duke…
Brilliant Video Game Thieves Butt-Dial 911 and Brag
On December 13 a pair of shoplifters made off with a load of DVDs and video games from a Wisconsin Target store. Then they spent an hour boasting about how easy it was, making fun of other criminals for getting caught. I'm sure the 911 operator listening in on the conversation found it highly amusing.
How To Turn a PlayStation 3 Theft Into a Drug Bust
17-year-old Bobby Lee Huffman of Hickory, North Carolina, called the police to his home on Monday after he discovered his PlayStation 3, controllers, and games had apparently been stolen. Then Bobby Lee did something incredibly stupid.
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Permanent Save Debacle Likely Won't Happen Twice
The uproar over Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D's permanent on cartridge save files has caused Capcom to reconsider doing something quite that stupid in the future.
Man Arrested Allegedly Trying To Steal Early Copy of Game At Convention
Atomic Games' Xbox Live Arcade shooter Breach impressed one PAX East visitor so much he apparently attempted to steal the code, and he might have succeeded too, if not for one fatal mistake - telling the developers he was stealing it.
Gold, Diamond-Covered PS3 Needs A Price Cut
Let's say the world's most expensive Wii doesn't appeal to you. You figure, "If I'm paying $300,000 for a console, the least it can do is play Blu-Ray". So you instead focus on the world's most expensive PS3.
Finally, A Shaving Razor For Gamers
Unshaven gamers rejoice, as relief is finally here. Gillette has recently introduced the new Fusion Gamer, finally bringing the science of facial hair removal to our scruffy industry.
The "Secret Language" of World of Warcraft
There are certain subjects the mainstream media should leave to the professionals, and this news report on the secret language of World of Warcraft players demonstrates every reason why.
This Is How Game Misinformation Spreads
Wandering through the news this morning, I came across a blog post on The Republican American titled "PlayStation 3 game offends Muslims, creationists". Creationists? Did I miss the part in the bible in which god created sack puppets? Oh no, it's just blogger Tracy Simmons, eschewing the search engine in favor of…
Video Games Aren't Real Life, Even For NASCAR Drivers
Most of us out there who have played a racing game for any period time have fantasized about being in the game while we're driving real cars, but the important thing is that we don't act on such fantasies. Tell that to NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, who attempted to defeat rival and two-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie…
Video Games Blamed in Fiery Motorcycle Crash
Some idiot in Utah wrecked his so-called "bullet bike" into an SUV carrying a family of four. Everyone's alive, including the no-shirt, no-helmet cyclist, but of course vidja games are the cause. I swear, there must be a check-block for it on police investigation forms:
