Yes, you can also win Mario Party: Island Tour by doing nothing. Like Mario Party 9 and Super Smash Bros. Melee—and Global Thermonuclear War in Wargames—the only winning move is not to play. [Video by StreetPass Princeton, N.J.]
Meet BaneDad—the Inevitable Arch-Nemesis of BatDad
Surely you have heard of BatDad by now. He's had a Today Show appearance. He's had a 'Shop Contest. He even has an agent, or so we've heard (from said agent). But every superhero needs an archnemesis. That's why we now have BaneDad.
Someone on Twitter is reenacting Back to the Future—"in real time"—creating nearly 50 accounts for all of the characters (and the DeLorean). If you like the movie, you'll love The Hill Valley Project. Seven hours ago, Marty saved George from getting run over, and he should wake up in Lorraine's bedroom any minute now.
Every Single Hat in Team Fortress 2, Worn by a Single Character: This is only a tiny snapshot of all forty-lebem-sebemty-thirteen TF2 hats that Spy has equipped, all at once, in a drawing by DeviantArt's AshleyLange. Trust me, the stack goes up way, way, higher than this. Can you identify them all? This guy tried.
Here's One Super-Realistic Feature in Madden NFL 25
Madden NFL has a "fantasy draft" option—which disperses all of the players and has every team draft a new roster before beginning your career mode. If you pick that, here's how the game's fake Twitter stream
Potato Girl Loves Their Hash Browns: Who knew that Denny's were such big fans of Attack on Titan? After someone sent the diner chain a picture of "Potato Girl," calling her "your mascot," Denny's Twitter account sent out this scrumptious mash-up. [CrunchyRoll, h/t mr_raccoon]
LEGO Figures Not as Happy as They Were 25 Years Ago, Says Research
Years ago, all LEGO minifigures had a placid, happy expression and a pointedly non-ethnic skintone that fit their role in the larger LEGO universe: They were props, the same as a tree or a fire hydrant. But as LEGO has made more movie tie-ins—and video games—its minifigs have become more brooding. Darker. Angrier.
Either Hip-Hop Gamer's an official greeter at Los Angeles International Airport, or he was waiting patiently for Kotaku to touch down there today, as he was the first guy the gang saw after getting off the flight. Here, editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo models HHG's state-of-the-art, platform-agnostic pants holder-upper.
Joining last year's miracle Half-Life 3 onion ring
It's Memorial Day weekend, and today also is the 36th anniversary of Star Wars' release. This is a perfect time to remember all of the pilots from Gold and Red squadrons who didn't make it back. Stay on target!
A Real Man Knows How to Turn on the N64 and Push Its Buttons (NSFW)
Well, now. This .gif series gets a big ole George Takei "Oh my ..." It's just someone doing suggestive things to a Nintendo 64 controller, is that NSFW? Well, yeah, because I'd probably get arrested for showing it to a minor.
What If Sony Hired Leonard Nimoy to Pitch the PlayStation 4—in 1981?
Hats off to IGN for making the past into a prologue with this PlayStation 4 hype video demake starring a pornstached Leonard Nimoy from 30 years ago. My God, I think the last time I heard that opening synthesizer anthem was in a Raycom highlight show before Maryland and Duke played in the 1984 ACC Tournament final.
Atari's Founder Goes Digging in the Desert, but not for E.T.
Everyone's familiar with the great video game burial of 1983, a disposal of Atari 2600 cartridges so bizarre it's often taken to be urban myth. No, that's really how they got rid of colossal flops like E.T. and the Pac-Man port, 30 years ago this September.
Say Happy Valve-entine's With This Delightful Card Series
Portal is a natural theme for Valentine's Day, as we saw with these cards Valve released
Let's Go Apartment Hunting in Gotham City with DC Universe Online
In July I moved back to my hometown to buy a house. After nearly 20 years of renting, I was grateful to never again worry about noisy upstairs neighbors, proximity to a laundromat, rent increases, security deposits or apartment hunting.
Tim Schafer, Creator of Psychonauts, Shaves His Beard
Tim Schafer, founder and CEO of Double Fine Productions, today shaved off his beard. This event was shown live to more than 700 viewers.
Stop, Ni No Kuni, You're Charming My Trousers Off
Anyone within earshot of me in the last week and a half will attest that I'm absolutely loving the PS3 RPG Ni No Kuni
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CBS Sports Remaps College Football's Buttons With Its Own Controller
Say this for CBS, in extending the "video game sport" cliché to different levels of illustration, they managed to come up with a twin-analog controller whose D-pad looks even worse, if possible, than the Xbox 360's.
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Here's Shigeru Miyamoto Doing Gangnam Style
Via TinyCartridge. Head over there for a few more gifs from Miyamoto's trip to Spain.
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