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Lapsed Constituents of the Glorious PC Gaming Master Race
We know that consoles are just out-dated computers. Computers are the past, present and future of gaming. Give me a Core i7-2600K powered Quad SLI gaming rig that I can tinker with over an outdated hunk of sealed tech any day. We PC gamers don’t need a lot, but here are a few solid suggestions…
By Brian Crecente Published November 30, 2011 -
Boy Goes Black Friday Shopping For Batman Game, Gets Punch in Face Instead
I’ve never been a fan of Black Friday, it’s a celebration of everything terrible world: consumerism gone wild, so wild these days that it can lead to violence. Take for instance, this story out of the Chicago area: A 13-year-old boy went to a local Wal-Mart with his father in hopes of picking up a…
By Brian Crecente Published November 30, 2011 -
Four Floppy Drives Serenade You With “Still Alive”
This video has been out there for a month or so, but I’ve never seen it and I bet a few of you haven’t either. In it four floppy drives render Portal’s “Still Alive”, by Jonathan Coulton. The music was created using Arduino and Java applications. Enjoy. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 -
Hooters Opens Video Game Bar Arcade in Vegas
Hooters Casino Hotel’s newest addition is a 21-and-over video game arcade that features classic arcade games, drink-serving “gamer girls” and private video game console booths. Joystixx’s Nov. 11 opening follows the opening of Vegas arcade bar Insert Coin(s) I haven’t been able to reach anyone at Joystixx to get a better sense of their arcade…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 -
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Star Wars Christmas
GINGER LUKE | An edible AT-AT from @blackmarketbake @discoverycube as seen on Twitter via ThinkGeek Norway Mass Killer May Be Declared Legally Insane Confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was legally insane when he killed nearly 80 people, many children, during a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway in July, according to a psychiatric evaluation…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 -
This is The Most Incredible Line Up of Gaming’s Leading Ladies I’ve Ever Seen
Artist Ashley Riot created this wonderful bit of original gaming art to donate to the Child’s Play charity dinner auction She says she wanted to do a piece that features strong playable heroines who debuted in a game prior to 1995. “I tried to gather representation from every classic game with a female hero, but…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 -
Twitter Responds to Fake Peter Molyneux, Offers To Reopen His Account
Peter Molyneux satire Twitter account remains shut down, but the man behind the parody Tweets tells Kotaku he’s working with Twitter to try and get it back up and running. The Peter Molydeux account, which parodies Lionhead game developer Peter Molyneux, was shut down earlier this month with no warning. The game developer behind the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 -
Fathers with Kids Who Appear Out of Nowhere to Grab a Control Pad and Ruin Your Game
It’s hard catching a little me time when you’re a father. Especially when you’re a gamer and a father. It’s great, it’s rewarding to spend time with your children, but it’s also great to take a break. When your break happens to involve a hobby your children love things can get complicated. Here are some…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 -
Trolling Battlefield 3 Players with Some Well-Placed Explosives
There are plenty of videos out there showing just how “creative” Battlefield 3 players have gotten with the game’s many explosives. This particular video shows what lengths some people will go to do make a kill with an explosion… or a falling tower. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected].…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 -
Xbox 360 Becomes a FiOS Cable Box Next Month, Starting With 26 Channels
Starting next month with 26 channels, FioS customers will be able to start watching live cable TV through their Xbox 360s, the internet and cable provider said today. To access the service customers will need to subscribe to both FiOS TV and FiOS Internet and be Xbox LIVE Gold members. The service, will require downloading…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 -
Norway Mass Killer May Be Declared Legally Insane
Confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was legally insane when he killed nearly 80 people, many children, during a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway in July, according to a psychiatric evaluation ordered by the court, the Associated Press reports. Breivik, 32, said he claimed a modern day affliction, World of Warcraft gaming addiction, to…
By Brian Crecente Published November 29, 2011 -
Happy 10th Q-Games
Tenugui | Q-Games Dylan Cuthbert sent me this lovely tenugui to celebrate his company’s 10th anniversary this month. Thanks for the present Cuthbert and thanks for all of those wonderful PxelJunk games. It’s Okay to Pee on the UK’s Newest Game Console First, they put advertisements in front of men’s urinals, figuring dudes who have…
By Brian Crecente Published November 28, 2011 -
Mother Says World of Warcraft Turned Her Child Into Aggressive School-Skipping Hunchback
A mother writes in to Australia’s Telegraph to complain that World of Warcraft has turned her 13-year-old son into an aggressive computer addict who skips school and threatens violence if pulled away from his game. She says the boy, who is bigger than she is, missed most of his schooling this year and most of…
By Brian Crecente Published November 28, 2011 -
A Peek Inside the Home of Skyrim’s First Serial Killer
People love to collect in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim They collect loot, they collect books, horses and armor. They even collect butterflies in jars. But this guy (I’m assuming he’s a him because most serial killers are) likes to collect the bodies of decapitated female companion characters and undress and pose them. It’s just…
By Brian Crecente Published November 28, 2011 -
The Makers of Tony Hawk: Ride Want You To Fund Their Next Game
Tony Hawk: Ride developers Robomodo are kicking off a Kickstarter this week to help fund an Xbox Live Kinect game, a first they believe. While crowd-sourcing funding for indie, PC and mobile phone games has become very popular on Kickstarter, it’s unusual to see experienced developers looking for help to fund a game bound for…
By Brian Crecente Published November 28, 2011 -
Your First Look At Indiana Jones the Facebook Game
We walked you through how the next Indiana Jones experience won’t be a movie, but rather a Facebook game, earlier today. Here’s a glimpse of what Zynga’s re-tooled Adventure World looks like. And yes, Indiana Jones Adventure World even has the theme music.” You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected].…
By Brian Crecente Published November 28, 2011 -
Tunisia, Egypt and Libya Look to Computer Games To Help Stabilize The Region
Think of it as a very specialized version of SimCity; one that replaces UFOs, monster attacks and city-flattening meteors with political unrest and economic upheaval; and replaces charming tiny animated people with real-time charts and in-person advisers. The SENSE program is a U.S. developed computer game that has been helping countries prepare for national transitions…
By Brian Crecente Published November 28, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hope everybody had a Thanksgiving of epic proportions. Every year I end up going to a friends house to play Tekken 3 into the wee hours of the morning. Do you have any gaming holiday traditions? Talk Amongst Yourselves Thanks to reader Angryrider for today’s image. Take a crack at being featured atop TAY some…
By Brian Crecente Published November 28, 2011 -
Be Your Own Game Producer with Kotaku’s Kickstarter Picks
Ever want to support indie gaming with your spare cash? How bout getting a little something in return for your support? Then there’s probably a Kickstarter out there with your name on it. Kotaku will be regularly updating its new Kickstarter landing page with a selection of pitches from hopeful developers. Kickstarter is a website…
By Brian Crecente Published November 25, 2011 -
A Half Dozen People Petition White House to Round Up All Copies of Skyrim, Outlaw and Burn Them
A Tennessee man kicked off a White House petition on Thanksgiving urging the President of the United States to ban The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for “the safety of America’s youths.” So far he has five backers, and only 24,994 more digital signatures to go to meet his goal. Confused? Let me explain. The official…
By Brian Crecente Published November 25, 2011
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