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Is It Possible To Play Games Without Being a Total Shut-In?
For this week’s Burning Questions, Jason and Kirk look at how gaming impacts their everyday life. Why is it so hard to maintain a social life and play games? Is there something about some games that is simply incompatible with being social? What games do we like to share with people, and what games do…
Kirk Hamilton & Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2012 -
The Explosive Cuteness of a Real Life Pikachu-Kitten
Kittens are cute. They yowl and meow, they wander around and fall off of things and are tiny and fun to pet. Sometimes though, they are yellow, and weird, and they talk. When they talk, they say things like “Pik-a-chu!” And then maybe they blast you with explosive energy. Maybe! Not necessarily. This video from…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 8, 2012 -
Here, Have a Gif of Tyrion Slapping The Crap Out Of Joffrey on Game of Thrones (Again)
You know you want it. Everyone it. Every soul on earth loves nothing more than seeing that obnoxious tow-headed psychopath Joffrey get smacked around. And who better to do it than his Uncle Tyrion? It’s even an ancient proverb: Every time someone slaps Joff in the face/ the world becomes a healthier place. And hey,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 8, 2012 -
Ex-Bioshock Developers Announce Their Mysterious Exploration Game, Gone Home
The Fullbright Company, a new indie outfit that consists of three developers who among other high-profile games worked together on the fantastic Bioshock 2 add-on Minerva’s Den, has announced its first game. It’s called Gone Home, and it’s a first-person game that revolves around exploration and discovery, rather than action or scares. The video above…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 8, 2012 -
Metalocalypse and Aeon Flux Makers Team Up On This Official Diablo III Animated Short
Well before the events depicted in Blizzard’s forthcoming Diablo III, there was a great war between archangels and demons. This short film by Aeon Flux‘s Peter Chung and Metalocalypse animation house Titmouse, depicts “a fundamental moment in the battle between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells.” Basically, it shows Diablo coming face to face…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 8, 2012 -
Mojang Not ‘Boycotting’ E3, They’re Just Not Going
Yesterday, the website MCV reported that Mojang was boycotting E3 due to the ESA’s support of SOPA, the Stop Online Patriot Act In the MCV article, Mojang’s Carl Manneh is quoted saying, “The organization behind the convention support the SOPA initiative in the US. We are against it, and have no wish to support those…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 8, 2012 -
This Sure Looks Like an In-Game Screenshot from Beyond Good & Evil 2
We’ve already heard that Michel Ancel’s Beyond Good & Evil 2 is in development, though it sounds like it might have to wait until the next generation of consoles for release. Here is an image posted to allgamesbeta described as an in-engine screenshot of the game. It matches enough with the look of that demo…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 8, 2012 -
Is That a Bomb in Your Underpants, Or Are You Just Happy to Be a Terrorist
Hello there, Kotaku. It’s a new week, and with a new week comes a whole bunch of new stuff to chat about in the Open Thread. Here as always, are some things for you to chat about. These guys have make “frequent flyer” seem like a huge understatement – They also make Clooney’s character in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
Play Minecraft in Minecraft, Thanks to Mineception
People have made all sorts of things in Minecraft. Just recently, we’ve seen cities from both Game of Thrones and Final Fantasy VII But no one has made Minecraft in Minecraft… until now. Welcome to Mineception Created by Codecrafted, Mineception is a game-within-a-game where players hold a “screen” that shows their in-game game of Minecraft.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
A Peek Inside the Grinding Gears of an Awesome Angry Birds Clock
Here’s an entirely made-up figure for you: Every five seconds, 700 people launch an Angry Bird at a hog-lined structure. Sounds pretty good, right? And while that number may not be “accurate” or “factual,” surely there are a good number of people wasting time with playing the game at any given moment. And so, an…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
Will The Next Star Wars Video Game Star Boba Fett?
It’s not exactly news that there’s a new Star Wars game coming. (Guess what: There is!) But the name for which Lucasfilm has filed for a trademark actually is kinda interesting, in a speculation-y way. The company has applied for a trademark on the name “Star Wars 1313” for an upcoming video game. This was…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
Dance, Dance, Dance, All Over Skyrim
From High Hrothgar to the Guardian Stones! From Dragonsreach to Wolfskull Cave! Where the hell is Dovahkiin? This video by Projectrooster, done in the style of that great Where the hell is Matt? video, asks the same question of our dragon-blooded Skyrim protgaonist. And the answer is pretty much the same: Why, the Dovahkiin is…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
This Game About Making Coffee is Actually About Making Sweet Love
Coffee is pretty sexy. Especially home-ground, French-press coffee. You heat the water, you grind the beans, you push the plunger. Yes! Yes! Oh, God! Video game-maker of our hearts Pippin Barr, whose last game was based on the oh-so-dreamy Epic Sax Guy, has now crafted a new flash game about coffee, and also about sex.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
Three Cheers for Joss Whedon: King of the Geeks, King of the World
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Joss Whedon rules. This truth is celebrated across many disparate swaths of the internet, from Buffytown to Fireflyville to Dr. Horribleopolis. As a writer and director, Whedon has mastered the art of twisting and reimagining bits of genre junk that we love—Cowboys! Vampires and witches! Supervillains! Horror movies!—and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 7, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Moment When Max Payne Realized He Was In a Video Game
It’s not that common that a video game character realizes that he’s actually in a video game. And like any fourth-wall breaking shenanigans, it can be a tricky maneuver to pull off. Leave it to Remedy, the guys running the Max Payne franchise before Rockstar took over, to put their own paranoid protagonist through the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 5, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Forgotten TV Debut of the Original Star Wars Game
Happy Star Wars day! There have been, to date, one jillion Star Wars video games. (That figure is approximate). But in many ways, there was only one—the 1983 Atari game Star Wars. I played this game when I was barely old enough to understand the films, much less do well at any of the levels,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 4, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallCut a Rug to All of the Greatest Video Game Dance Routines
You know what the world needs more of? Choreographed dance routines. You know what I’m talking about. This is what I’m talking about. In the storied history of video games, there have been a surprising number of amazing dance numbers. Just for you, Chris edited together this video of… pretty much all of them. Sit…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 4, 2012 -
Listen All Y’all
Hi there, Kotaku. It’s the end of a long week. It’s spring! It’s warm! Let’s go out and have a good time. Before that, maybe you want to engage in some commenting. Being the commentry. Leaving comments. Here is an open thread for you. And here, from the internet, are some things to talk about.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 4, 2012 -
Black Ops II Gets an Emotional Dubstep Makeover
When we say “Dubstep” most people think of hard drops and grinding wubs. But there is a lot more to the genre than that. When people think Call of Duty, they think of hard explosions and grinding machine guns. But… perhaps there’s more to the genre than that? YouTuber TomahawkTrix thinks so, anyway, with this…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 4, 2012 -
The First Screenshot of The Elder Scrolls Online Sure Looks Like World of Warcraft
Game Informer has posted the first screenshot from The Elder Scrolls Online. Sure looks like a fantasy MMO to me! I have to say, the more we learn, the less excited I am about this game. Frowny-face. The first screen and details surrounding the The Elder Scrolls Online [Game Informer]
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 4, 2012
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