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You Have To Dismember Yourself To Solve These Puzzles
The best zombie games are those that let you play as the decaying, walking, blood-thirsty corpses rather than against them. Zombro is a special kind of zombie game, though. It’s less about a zombie apocalypse and more about the cross-country journey of one fairly tame zombie. All he wants to do is get out of…
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Ignore Hitler When You Play Draw Something With This Guy
Scottish Draw Something artist Michael has a propensity to insert Hitler into the most out of context game prompts ever. There is not a round of his that doesn’t somehow incorporate the toothbrush mustache and swastika emblem. Heck, he’s even got the walrus to sport the Hitler look. The answer to his drawing puzzles won’t…
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It Will Take More Than A Harpoon To Trip Up This Awesome AT-AT Case Mod
On second thought, shooting a harpoon at this PC casing would probably definitely absolutely tear through the plastic it’s made out of. But that doesn’t take away from just how incredible it looks sitting atop computer tables. The Imperial AT-AT is built to help fight your gaming battles. Take a look through the gallery for…
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Portal Players Are Already Flexing Their Creativity With The Level Editor
We’ve seen some ridiculous creations in games where level editors are involved. Portal‘s version of this that was released yesterday is already beginning to show some interesting level designs of its own. This Portal 2 player managed to construct a binary adder using the familiar in-game items. The DLC’s item limit forced him to end…
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This Battlefield Server Is Here To Crush Your Excitement
The only thing worse than long load times waiting for an undoubtedly fun round of multiplayer with friends is what happens in the above video. This brings me back to many disconnected rounds of Left 4 Dead, which just so happens to have excruciatingly long load times.
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Stop Motion Music Video Throws Board Games Into Meat Grinders For Your Enjoyment
I don’t know how you play board games, but this is how dubstep artists do it. Chopped up and ground like meat. I’m sure there are some gameplay rules embedded in there somehow. Delta Heavy – Get By (Official Video) [YouTube via Reddit]
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The Simpsons Are Really Psyched For Diablo III
You know the introduction theme for The Simpsons? You know how each episode begins with the weird-looking family plopping down on the couch in a new and unique way? Well, Matt Groening, please look no further than the above direction for another new and unique plopping idea. For now this awesome potential couch gag exists…
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The Tragic Mission of the Portal Space Core
You know those really cheesy songs that you’re not supposed to like, but they’re too catchy not to? Jason’s familiar with the concept. For him, it involves his obsession with “Call Me Maybe.” And he’s not even embarrassed by it Although the context is something I can totally stand by—namely, anything and everything Portal—I’m not…
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Over 30,000 Dominoes Were Harmed in the Making of this Nintendo Tribute Video
Watching a master creation of dominoes fall to their death is both exhilarating and anxiety-inducing for me. On the one hand, this is what they were made for. All that hard work and meticulous arrangement was put in for this moment. On the other hand, what about all that hard work! And look at the…
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Beat Levels of Super Mario Bros. By Hitting Tennis Balls At Them
Mario Tennis Open, due out for your 3DS later this month, has a few mini-games available for your Mario tennis ventures. But one in particular lets you traverse the Super Mario Bros. world by hitting tennis balls at Goombas and coins. Take a look at Elyas’ preview of this mini-game in the video above, featuring…
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Welcome to Sportaku
Sports are a huge segment of video gaming. Two to three titles are guaranteed to be top 10 sellers every year, and the list of most popular games being played on the Xbox 360 nearly always includes the most current versions of the major team titles. Why, then, is this genre and its devoted fans…
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The Mexican Ninja is the Chupacabra’s Most Fearsome Enemy
The chupacabra has no idea what’s coming for it, until it’s too late. The tale of the Mexican ninja in this short film is planned for a full-length feature film where we will undoubtedly see many other creepy creatures slashed and gutted.
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It’s Cinco de Mayo. Here’s How You Can Get Drunk While Playing Video Games.
Cinco de Mayo? You mean, another excuse to drinko? Ok, bad joke. I may have started the festivities without you. In celebration of today’s revolutionary accomplishments, we drink. We drink while wearing sombreros and eating guacamole. I’m still waiting to try Kirk’s apparently unmatched recipe. Although, it’s hard to go wrong when there’s avocado involved.…
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The Best of Kotaku, This Week
Another week of Kotaku stories, another compiled list of our best ones. Welcome to Best of Kotaku Starting, as always, with the image above, you will see game piracy at its most violent. First found on Reddit, artist Jacques Maes‘ work can be found for prints, iPhone and Macbook covers, and more. Moving on to…
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Post Your Comment of the Week Nominations Here
Kotaku: Lay upon me your Comment of the Week nominations here, please. I need to know who was the wittiest this week. Who was the funniest. Who was the most handsome. Tell me in the comments down below, and link to their comment. Otherwise tomorrow’s Best of Kotaku will be a lonely, lonely place for…
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