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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Mario Horse
Whether sad or merely embarrassed, this still is a horse dressed in a ridiculous Super Mario costume and it still could use some cheering up. I have the perfect idea: a Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. Come on, it’s a horse cosplaying Nintendo’s mascot. Leaving aside the inevitable Luigi swaps, there are dozens of other possibilities for…
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A-Rod May Not Be in MLB’s Next Video Game, but Virtual PEDs Will
Alex Rodriguez was suspended yesterday for the entire 2014 Major League Baseball season. I’ve emailed the makers of MLB the Show to ask what this means as far as the roster of the next game, which releases in March. One thing that probably won’t change, however, is The Show‘s own form of performance enhancing drugs.…
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Sunday Comics: Blinded With Science
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best video gaming webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Jan. 9. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Jan. 6. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: High Class Hookah: The Winners
Last week’s ‘Shop Contest asked for creative interpretations of game consoles as smoking paraphernalia. We’ve got 15 overall finalists in this week’s roundup, including overall No. 1 r1ggs. Thanks to everyone who participated. There will be another Shop Contest tomorrow. Barrel_Trollz Bizwax Brandon0151 BuckshotTed GiantBoyDetective Ginger Snap halfbeast Kaiochi pribian psyko-faze r1ggs SkiBum232 theonlyboom uscg_pa…
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After a “first draft” that put the brakes on most anything interesting, SimCity has published its policy on mods. It means they’ll allow some building re-skinning and creation, like this rail station. No changes to gameplay. As for an offline mode? “We are still exploring” that, which is what they said in October, too.
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CultureWatch Two Players Team Up to Run Goldeneye in World-Record Time
Awesome Games Done Quick has, no lie, delivered some absolutely compelling video game theater this weekend already. That’s a genuine roar from the audience when these runs are finished, and the cheering is richly deserved. Early this morning we got another instant classic: A world-record run of Goldeneye. Ryan White and Alex Anderson of the…
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Zombies Matriculate into Bully Thanks to Modders
Man, you think your class is full of zombies the Monday after a weekend. Modders have revisited the now eight-year old Bully to bring the undead to Bullworth. Can anyone survive the outbreak with a bottle-rocket gun and a bag of marbles? You’ll have to find out later, as there’s no timetable set for this…
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This Poster Says Call of Duty: Ghosts‘ First DLC Arrives Jan. 28
This is reportedly a GameStop promotional poster dating Call of Duty: Ghosts’ first DLC installment, Onslaught for Jan. 28. It was tweeted out yesterday and picked up by the Call of Duty enthusiast site CharlieIntel It describes four new maps—Fog, Bayview, Containment and Ignition—and two bonus weapons. Episode one of the Extinction-mode narrative announced back…
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This Baby’s Name Comes From Mass Effect, and Grandma is Thrilled
Here she is, and doesn’t she look adorable? This is Tali’Zorah, and that is indeed her entire full first name. She was born this weekend to a couple in North Carolina and yes, she is named for the Mass Effect character. BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect, tweeted out her picture as a tribute this…
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The studio that made the SOCOM series went kaput in early 2012 Its alumni re-formed into Special Operations Forces Studios and now bring you H-Hour: World’s Elite, which as this video shows, is right in their wheelhouse of third-person tactical military shooters. SOF Studios cautions this is all pre-alpha. “Nothing has been tuned yet. Really,…
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Six Things You Should Know About Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation officially made itself known yesterday. If you caught a dated-looking vibe in the game’s visuals, that’s deliberate; Creative Assembly wanted to render the Alien universe as looked in the original 1979 film. You can get a better view of it in this video—but you won’t see any of this on the Wii U.…
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He Made the ‘School Shooting’ Game the Sandy Hook Killer Played
The principal and the teachers all had it out for him, Jacob said. A likely story, but he does admit to a middle-school career of “graffiti, practical jokes and general annoyance,” all leading to multiple suspensions. One day about five years ago he and his friend were sent home yet again. They decided to start…
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You Will Believe a BMX Bike Can Fly—a Long Way—in Grand Theft Auto
Weirdo physics have been a part of BMX bicycle operation in Grand Theft Auto V since its release, but in Grand Theft Auto Online it’s taken on a new dimension lately. Not only do you soar in moon gravity off Mt. Chiliad, you can even ascend, as this video—one of dozens uploaded over the past…
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Here’s The New Game From The Left 4 Dead Creators
Evolve survived the destruction of THQ one year ago and now the game is ready for a closeup. Game Informer’s cover subject is the co-operative/competitive shooter, which sounds kinda like, yep, something from Left 4 Dead, for which Turtle Rock Studios is best known. The game will release this fall for PC, Xbox One and…
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The Biggest Alien in an Alien Game Stalks You in Isolation
The largest alien in an Alien video game is in Alien: Isolation, and it’s the only one you’ll face in the upcoming survival horror game from Creative Assembly. This looks like one of those games that will kill me about eleventy-billion times during the course of finishing it. So, get used to seeing a lot…
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Last year at this time we got surprise news that MLB 2K was returning for one more year. Don’t count on it this year. The series’ Facebook page and official forums were wiped from existence, and all PC versions are gone from Steam, notes Pasta Padre. A statement from 2K Sports confirms the series’ widely…
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NHL Team Seeking Suggestions for Chiptunes to Play During Fights
Yesterday we pointed out that the Dallas Stars of the NHL now play Street Fighter themes whenever things get a little rough on the ice. Turns out there’s more of a video game connection here than meets the eye. First off, the guy in charge of this is Michael Gruber, the first-year music director/DJ for…
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