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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Watermelon Warriors
Yeah, I know we’re gonna get about thirty-leb’m-million-thousand Skyrim entries with this, but let’s go for it anyway, because watermelon armor is awesome, and even more awesome when you ‘shop it into a video game. Earlier this week, Bash informed us of the craze, in China, of dressing children in the rind of delicious summertime…
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Esports
Catch All the Action of the Pokémon World Championships, Right Here
We’re back for the second day of “Worlds”—the Pokémon World Championships—in Vancouver, B.C. and six champions will be crowned in three divisions across Pokémon’s video game and trading card game. You can watch it all live right here. Final matches are beginning right now. In the video game world championships, junior division, Brendan Zheng (U.S.)…
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Xbox Live Family Subscriptions Convert to Individual Accounts Aug. 27
In preparation for how Xbox Live will function once Xbox One gets here, Microsoft will convert Gold family subscriptions to individual accounts beginning on Aug. 27. Since everyone in the house will now have to pay for a subscription, Microsoft is adding another three months of Gold to anyone affected. It’s all in a notice…
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Culture
Sunday Comics: The Shape of Things
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics, chosen by our readership. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published Aug. 9. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published Aug.…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Karting Dead: The Winners
OK, maybe Kenny’s better off driving a train, and putting him in a go-kart was a bad idea and it got him killed. It was the best we could do! And Clementine, when you’re older, maybe you’ll understand. So just … just look at these ‘Shops, OK. And try to laugh. Especially at EllieRyan’s, our…
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Guy Suing Subway Over Sandwich Length Sues GameStop Over DLC
Electronic Arts may have ended its odious online pass policy, but GameStop still is on the hook. A judge will allow a lawsuit to go forward with allegations GameStop didn’t disclose the hidden cost of downloadable content. The plaintiff has also sued Subway for making 11-inch sandwiches and selling them as footlongs. The Philadelphia Inquirer…
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Ouya’s Latest Scheme Tries to Crowdsource Its Console Exclusives
It hasn’t been a great first month for Ouya. The best reviews of the console have been mild in their praise. Lots of day-one backers (mostly overseas) didn’t get their unit until after it was commercially available. Ouya offered store credit as a make-good, but no one is buying anything online Maybe Ouya can turn…
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Golden Tee 2014 ‘s Big News: We Got Cigars
Alongside fighting games, longtime dive bar staple Golden Tee is one of the last viable arcade cabinets. Arcade titles aren’t rated by the ESRB, so if Golden Tee wants to put a big ol’ telephone pole cigar in its players’ mouths, it can without being called out for “tobacco use.” And it will, because Golden…
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EsportsFirst ‘Internationally Recognized’ Athlete Visa Awarded to Pro Gamer
A month ago, Riot Games said it had gotten the U.S. government to include eSports contestants under the visa policy that allows professional athletes from other countries to visit for purposes of competition. The first such visa has been awarded, to a Canadian League of Legends star. Danny “Shiphtur” Le, of Edmonton, got the visa,…
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Why Wait for Saints Row IV? Get Your Dubstep Gun in Grand Theft Auto
Saints Row has taken a good share of crap for supposedly copying Grand Theft Auto, but at long last, the tables have turned. Saints Row IV isn’t even out yet and modders have already put the game’s infamous Dubstep Gun into GTA IV This script is by JulioNIB, he of the awesome Incredible Hulk mod.…
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Esports
There’s going to be a lot of eSports action today: the Pokémon World Championships at 1 p.m. EDT, the International (Dota‘s largest tournament) resumes at 3 p.m., and the StarCraft World Championship Series (America region) at 4 p.m. (Europe region is already underway here). We’ll be carrying livestreams of them all.
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Watch This Guy Dance Like He’s a Character in a Video Game
America’s Got Talent is NBC’s crowdsourced variety show, designed to get the network from the end of May sweeps to the new fall lineup as cheaply as possible. It still delivers some eye-popping acts, such as Kenichi Ebina, who found the perfect interpretation for his signature reverse-time dance move: a video game. Earlier in the…
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Nintendo Sues Modding Business Over Sale of Game-Copying Devices
Nintendo today sued a Miami-based modding business saying its operation “blatantly promotes and sells unauthorized Nintendo games” along with flash cards and other devices to copy them. HackYourConsole.com is named in the complaint, filed in federal court for the Southern District of Florida. Its website lists five varieties of R4 flashcards for sale, plus has…
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Madden‘s Demo Arrives Tuesday with a Super Bowl Rematch
The demo for Madden NFL 25 comes to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Aug. 13, two weeks before the game’s release date. Two matchups will be offered: a replay of the Super Bowl between San Francisco and Baltimore, and Seattle at Green Bay. That second pairing showcases Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, of course, but…
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The Cheapest Way to Watch the NFL This Year
The cheapest way to watch a buttload of NFL games this year—all of them live—is with a copy of Madden. You don’t need an Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or satellite dish to do it, either. Maybe the people behind the deal can’t tell you, but I can: This will work. It bears repeating as the…
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Grand Theft Auto V‘s Gameplay Heritage Spans Manhunt and Midnight Club
Last week we saw a side-by-side comparison showing how the combat in Grand Theft Auto V compares to Max Payne 3. Another YouTube video examines other components and finds the DNA of titles ranging from Midnight Club to Manhunt. The video, by FunWithGuru, points out the obvious similarities with Max Payne 3, but goes on…
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A-Rod’s Already Serving a Suspension—in a Video Game
You may be following the saga of Alex Rodriguez, who was suspended today by Major League Baseball for more than 200 games but kinda not really, because Rodriguez may continue to play as he appeals the penalty. He’s expected to join the Yankees tonight in Chicago. Know where A-Rod isn’t playing, though? MLB 13 The…
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Taiwan Animators Come Up With Better Gamertags Than Xbox Live Trolls
Next Media Animation has made a good living offering allegorical reenactments of controversies—many of them in video gaming—and setting them to the sonorous tones of a Mandarin voice-over. I wasn’t expecting them to do something on Xbox Live’s new Enforcement United Project so soon, however. Well, hey, it’s Monday in Taiwan, too, I suppose. In…
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