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PETA: That Whole Bloody Mario Thing, That was Just a Joke (UPDATE)
Looks like PETA bit off more Fusarium venetum then they could chew when they attacked Mario for his Tanooki-suit wearing ways. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals tell Kotaku that their bloody video game take-down of Mario was meant to be “tongue-in-cheek.” “Mario fans: Relax! PETA’s game was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, a…
By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2011 -
Finally, “Completed” Minecraft Hits on Friday
We knew Minecraft was gold and that it was meant to come out soon, but now we know when soon is: Friday. Notch posts on his Tumblr that he’s relived to finally have a finished version of the game to release to the world of Friday. Get those pickaxes ready.
By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2011 -
The Video Game Awards Nominees For 2011: Invasion of the Smartphone Games
The nominees for 2011’s Video Game Awards include a number of expected and unexpected titles. This full list doesn’t just include the nominees for game of the year, and best game for each platform, but the titles that stood out in their particular genres. Have a look, and then make your counter-arguments below. GAME OF…
By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2011 -
How To Make Your Own PETA Friendly Tanooki Suit
Don’t buy Ashcraft’s explanation about why PETA is completely missing the point in its attack on Mario’s Tanooki suit? Here’s an animal friendly way to get your own temporary fur coat. Be warned, it involves rotting food, duct tape and probably just a smidge of leptospirosis. Vice’s Kara Crabb walks you through the steps which…
By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2011 -
Skyrim Lands 50 Perfect Reviews, Will Likely Earn More than $450M at Launch
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim garnered more than 50 perfect reviews and it looks like it also sold a lot of copies, but it’s a little hard to pinpoint exactly how much money the massive fantasy role-playing game has brought in so far. The press release says that they expect that the game will generate…
By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2011 -
Call of Duty Thief Escapes in Waiting Getaway Car
Is it just me or are Call of Duty thefts starting to sound more and more like missions from the game? The latest snatch and grab of the Activision shooter happened last week when a man swiped ten copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from a display stand at a Tesco in the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 16, 2011 -
Happy Holidays From a LEGO Wampa
Ring In the New Year | The first video game holiday well-wishes arrived at my house today. It came in a giant white LEGO piece wrapped in a bow. Inside, this lovely greeting from LucasArts and an honest to goodness LEGO Wampa. Nintendo’s Skyward Sword Push Includes Penny Arcade Zelda Comic, Early Sales This Saturday…
By Brian Crecente Published November 15, 2011 -
Elite Update: Blah, Blah, Blah, It’s Still Broken
A week after the tremendously successful release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, a game that more than 6.5 million people picked up on the first day, the massive community-driven, stat-tracking element of the game remains unstable at best. Call of Duty: Elite was meant to herald a new era for the annual Activision…
By Brian Crecente Published November 15, 2011 -
Reviews
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: The Kotaku Review
Liquid fast, meticulously polished, wickedly consuming: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 doesn’t deliver stories or engender emotion in its players, but rather deals in raw adrenaline. A match of Modern Warfare 3 is punctuated by the rush of a well-placed shot, the anger at a surprise, unjust death. Infinity Ward’s latest iteration on the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 15, 2011 -
Watch Nintendo Turn Times Square into Super Mario 3D Land
Nintendo packed New York City’s Time Square with colorful platforms, warp tubes and piranha plants to celebrate the weekend’s release of Super Mario 3D Land Former Kotaku video superstar, and current FastCompany producer Adam Barenblat was on hand to capture the bizarre downtown event. Special thanks to Mark Crawford who scored the video. You can…
By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011 -
Razer Blade Prototype Theft Won’t Set Back Release of Hybrid Gaming Laptop
The theft earlier this month of two of Razer’s prototype Razer Blade gaming laptops shouldn’t impact the expected release of the device, the company tells Kotaku. Razer discovered the theft of the Razer Blade prototypes mid morning on Saturday, Nov. 5, after an alarm went off at the company, Heathcliff Hatcher, Razer’s director of global…
By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011 -
Six Little Eyes
Batwings | Dante, Sir Arthur and Morrigan hang out near a water bottle at work. They just STARE at me all day. Find Out How to Turn Your Dovahkiin’s Face Off in Skyrim Invisibility’s been a power in video games for a long, long time. But one Elder Scrolls V player managed to make his…
By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011 -
Battlefield 3’s Fabulous Flying Snipers
The Micro Air Vehicle in Battlefield 3 is meant to be used to scout the battlefield, remotely spotting enemies. But in this video it becomes a tiny, mobile flying sniper platform. As you can see in this video, the MAV is being used to carry snipers up to typically unreachable positions or even provide a…
By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011 -
Frank Miller Makes Odd Gaming Reference In Off-Kilter Anti-Occupy Rant
Famed artist, film maker and comic book writer Frank Miller is just saying when he believes everyone is thinking when he tells the Occupy movement to “go back to your mommas’ basements and play with your Lords Of Warcraft.” In a strange rant last week, that I some how missed until just now, Miller calls…
By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011 -
The Best Survival Horror Bowling Game You’ll Never Play
Fake Peter Molyneux presents a trailer for a brilliantly fake game that blends bowling and survival horror to deliver something called a “cascore” experience. Bowling your way through a zombie infestation is brilliant, but what if, the trailer asks, you could take children’s dreams and insert them into the bowling ball? OK Peter Molydeux, you’re…
By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011 -
Two Prototypes of Gaming’s “Deadliest Laptop” Stolen from Razer R&D Labs
Earlier this month someone broke into Razer’s San Francisco Bay Area research and development labs and made off with two prototypes for the peripheral maker’s sexy gaming laptop hybrid, the Razer Blade, according to the company. The break-in happened over the weekend of Nov. 4, according to a Facebook post by Razer “As you can…
By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011 -
PETA Calls Out Nintendo For Fur-Wearing Mario
The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals are blasting Nintendo and their beloved gaming plumber Mario over what they claim is a message that it’s OK to wear animal furs. In Super Mario 3D Land, which was released this weekend, one of Mario’s many power-ups is a Tanooki suit which grants him the ability…
By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011 -
Belgium Mom Wraps Up a Profanity-Laced Call of Duty Session With Some Gunfire
This charming foul-mouthed hardcore gaming mom helps to elucidate some of the problems we all stumble across while playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 online. Some weapons, she points out, are a little overpowered. The game allows you to transition to the scope view on a gun a bit too quickly and other players…
By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011 -
Getting Fit The Skyrim Way
A new fitness program that asks gamers to earn time gaming by exercising is targeting fans of one of the biggest releases of the year. Skyrim Fitness pushes players of Bethesda Softwork’s latest massive fantasy role-playing game to do 10 push-ups to earn an hour of time in a world that can take 60, 80,…
By Brian Crecente Published November 14, 2011 -
Armistice
Veterans Day | SPEAN BRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM: Veterans attend Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge to observe a two minute silence as a mark of respect for the war dead on November 11, 2011 in Spean Bridge, Scotland. Armistice Day traditionally marks the end of the WWI when Germany and the allied forces signed the armistice…
By Brian Crecente Published November 11, 2011
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