Time To Crack Open The Mad Catz Xbox One Racing WheelMike Fahey9/07/14 7:15pm1057EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkI'm not a big fan of unboxings these days. There's a lot of cardboard involved, and if shot incorrectly my hideous feet might get in the frame. But in the case of Mad Catz' $400 Force Feedback Racing Wheel for the Xbox One, unboxing it on video was a necessity.
Why Unboxing Videos Are So PopularTina Amini2/13/14 10:40am773EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkI think it's safe to say that everyone enjoys personally unboxing a brand new item. You've been waiting days for your new package and you can't help but get more and more excited as you uncoil wires and discover pamphlets of welcome messages and instructions you'll never touch again.
Killzone: Shadow Fall Is Out, And All We Can Do Is Sit And StareMike Fahey10/29/13 7:10pm2283EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkExcited soon-to-be PS4 owners are getting their hands on early copies of Killzone: Shadow Fall. With nothing to play the game on for another two weeks and change, all they can do is sit and stare, discovering all the intricacies, massive hard disk requirements and misspellings the next-generation PlayStation has to…
You're Just In Time For A Game Boy Micro UnboxingMike Fahey5/06/13 8:30am101EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink In 2005, Nintendo shut the door on the original Game Boy with the miniscule Game Boy Micro, a brilliantly-engineered two-by-four-inch rectangle of compromise. It wouldn't run original Game Boy or Game Boy Color titles — just Game Boy Advance games — but boy was it pretty. Many people hated it. I just bought a new…
Unboxing Videos Become Strange And Unsettling If You Really Think About ThemPatricia Hernandez1/21/13 1:45pm107EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink If you've hung around YouTube or tech-oriented sites long enough, chances are you've stumbled across an unboxing video. These are exactly what they sound like: videos where someone removes the packaging from a new product.
A Mystical Journey Inside the Box of the Mists of Pandaria Collector's EditionMike Fahey9/21/12 12:30pm70EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink How many pandas can you count inside the box to World of Warcraft's next expansion? If you answered "all the pandas", you'd be on the right track.
Let's Take a Look at the Cool New Limbo Special EditionKirk Hamilton7/02/12 2:45pm43EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Limbo was one of my favorite games of 2010—a game that combined atmospherics, smart puzzle design and a wicked sense of humor into something dark, harrowing and distinctive.
Check Out All The Loot In The Diablo III Collector's EditionKirk Hamilton5/14/12 10:20pm133EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Blizzard certainly didn't skimp on the Diablo III collector's edition. It's a big honkin box, filled with an amount of loot appropriate for a game that is all about, well, loot.
Mass Effect 3 Cover Art Has Decidedly Feminine SideMike Fahey2/22/12 12:50pm326EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink The Femshep love-fest spreads from trailer to box art, as BioWare's official unboxing of the two-disc Xbox 360 version of Mass Effect 3 reveals reversible cover art for fans of Shepard's female form.
Razer's Game-Changing Blade Gaming Laptop in My Hot Little HandsMike Fahey2/04/12 2:00pm3921EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Last summer PC peripheral maker Razer introduced the world to the Razer Blade, a device CEO Min-Liang Tan boldly described as "the world's first gaming laptop." Well now the world's first gaming laptop is in my dining room. Let's open this baby up, shall we?
Everything You Need to Know about Japan's PlayStation VitaMike Fahey12/19/11 1:20pm461EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Over the weekend Sony unleashed the next evolution of portable gaming on Japan, and Kotaku was there. Here's our complete coverage of the Japanese PlayStation Vita launch, from queuing up to booting up and beyond.
Halo Anniversary Edition Pizza Unboxed, Eaten, and UnappreciatedMike Fahey11/09/11 3:20pm160EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Why thank you, internet, for bridging the gap between two countries and giving those of us confined to the states a delicious look at the UK-exclusive Halo Anniversary Edition pizza from Pizza Hut.
An Epic Adventure Inside the Box of the Gigantic Skyrim Collector's EditionMike Fahey10/31/11 10:00pm2141EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Unleash the dragon! The collector's edition of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has arrived, and I'm taking you inside a box so epic it takes two generations of Faheys to get the job done.
This Isn't the Collector's Edition of Batman: Arkham CityEvan Narcisse10/11/11 3:20pm38EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink I had a real-life Riddle Me This moment when a Batman-festooned box came to Kotaku HQ today. Take a look at what probably won't be in the Arkham City collector's edition when the game hits next week.
The $400 Gears of War 3 CaseBrian Crecente9/14/11 11:00am52EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink OK, not really. It's the special edition Gears of War 3 Xbox 360 console, which happens to include the upcoming shooter. But really, it's like a really, really expensive, game-playing case for the game. Right?
Watch As Ice-T Unboxes Gears of War 3 Xbox 360 and One Big-Ass LancerMichael McWhertor9/08/11 5:20pm140EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Ice-T, rapper, actor, original gangster, Gears of War fan and occasional unboxer, directs his taking things out of boxes talents at the limited edition Gears of War 3 Xbox 360 and one "big-ass Lancer." Yeah. Real talk.
A Peek Inside Catherine's Deluxe Love is Over BoxMike Fahey7/18/11 6:30pm314EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink No doubt taunting me for not preordering the special edition of the game, here's Atlus' Aram Jabbari sticking his hands inside Catherine's box. To think I once let him buy me pizza.
Making a Point About the Pointlessness of Unboxing VideosOwen Good4/08/11 8:30pm170EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Having done only one unboxing - and it was of fried chicken - I feel I may post this video without it being an overt display of my hypocrisy. Unboxing videos have always struck me like childbirth videos, albeit without the blood, umbilical cord, placenta, etc. As YouTube's Cool Gear Reviews notes, they're exciting…
The North American 3DS Arrives On Kotaku SoilMike Fahey3/15/11 1:30pm207EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Just moments ago Crecente opened his front door to be greeted by a gleaming silver package containing the future of handheld Nintendo gaming. Let's see what's inside!
A Very Close Look At the Playstation 3 Move's SharpshooterBrian Crecente2/08/11 2:30pm1801EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkDue out later this month for $40, here's a closer look at the PS3 Move Sharpshooter.