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Kotaku EastHong Kong Candy Commercial Is “Surprisingly” Sexual
I bet you’ve never seen a commercial like this one for Hong Kong’s Rio Burgundy Grape Mints. Can’t get enough of these grape mints? Well, here’s almost forty seconds of outtakes. Enjoy! Rio Mints HK [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedNew Muppets Trailer Nails Stupid Internet Comments
This new trailer for the upcoming Muppets movie aired during the Golden Globes, hence the initial preoccupation with awards. A focus which swiftly shifts to some trailer producers who know their internet comment routines a little too well.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Difference Between Anime Fans And Everyone Else
If you respond to this as a furiously upset anime fan (who cannot take a joke), note that you are the unwritten sequel to this comic. If you’re laughing, Caldwell Tanner is the man to thank Critically JaPanned [loldwell, via neatorama]
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2014 - Culture
FOR LEASE: Old Castle (No Deer, Sorry)
Polish artist Mathias Zamęcki is a freelancer who has worked both for local games studios as well as board games company Fantasy Flight. You can see more of his work at his personal site and CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2014 - Uncategorized
Ladies Against Humanity Would Be The Card Game’s Perfect Expansion
You know what there’s a lot of in Cards Against Humanity? Bodily fluid jokes. Know what there aren’t many of? Jokes written by ladies (the game’s creators are all dudes). The site Ladies Against Humanity fixes this by offering up their own (and some community-submitted) options. While this could have been license for a whole…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Xbox Twitter Account Hacked By…Syrians
The Syrian Electronic Army, ostensibly a political activist group, must have had some downtime over the weekend, because instead of going after political opponents of the Syrian leadership they went and hacked one of Xbox’s Twitter accounts. The company’s Xbox Support account – which sounds like a roughplace to work– was taken over for around…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Cosplay From The End Of The World
Growing up in Russia in the 1980s and 90s, Dimitri Seizef was inspired by all kinds of dark, moody and dystopian fiction, from video games to movies to comic books. No wonder then that he’s carried that love through to his cosplay business. Nuclear Snail Studios, Seizef’s venture, doesn’t just do cosplay for fun; he’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedFans Are Making The Ultimate Tony Hawk Game
A small group of fans (thanks morten, %gone, quazz, chc, krad, demo and frost!) have taken Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 and modded the pants off it, adding a bunch of levels and getting the whole thing running in 1080p. They’ve also improved online play, added new skater customisation options and even included settings that’ll change…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedDad Has No Idea What He’s Doing in Grand Theft Auto
Video games provide a fertile field for generational gap humor. One young man just took his father for a spin with Grand Theft Auto V (and some wine), secretly recording the observations. He seems to grasp the central theme. “Take that copper! It’s society’s fault!” It helps that father and son are British, as nonplussed…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
‘Nickname Jerseys’ Do Some Strange Things to NBA Live
Want to see something weird? Boot up NBA Live and make sure to install the latest roster update. Now select either the Miami Heat or Brooklyn Nets. Go out to the court, and LeBron James’ player indicator now says “King James.” This is part of the kit-bashed way NBA Live, to its credit, added the…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 - Culture
Awesome Games Done Quick wrapped up its weeklong speedrun extravaganza yesterday, and it succeeded in raising $1 million—$1,008,320.99 exactly—for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. All of the runs are listed, with links to video, in this thread, or check out Punch-Out!! while blindfolded, and a world record in Goldeneye.
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedThor and Loki’s Stop-Motion LEGO Rumble Gets Much More than an A+
This brotherly throwdown is the work of Jordan Tseng, 17, who writes in the video’s YouTube introduction, “I’m going to have the University entrance examination [in] 2 weeks.” Yeah. Just go ahead and pass him already. That’s assuming Tseng, of Taiwan, is going to study film and/or animation, of course, because this very well done…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 - Culture
The Week in Games: With Liberation for All
We’re still in hibernation for major new releases, so our recap will again be more forward looking than focused on the present. Assassin’s Creed Liberation gets a console release this week. More to come later. Jan. 14 Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD (PSN) Broken Age Act One (PC, Ouya, for Kickstarter backers) The Banner Saga (PC)…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
It’s Hard to Make a Game When Nintendo Doesn’t Use Xbox Live, Says Dev
An unidentified developer of a third-party game that launched with the Wii U—and man, that shouldn’t be too hard to narrow down—has written for Eurogamer a thorough post-mortem of his studio’s experience developing for the console. It touches familiar themes of the console’s struggles, but in a more detailed, firsthand way. The money quote, though,…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
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…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
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.…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 - Culture
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…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
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…
By Owen Good Published January 11, 2014
