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UncategorizedThe Man Who Played Luigi Recalls the Disastrous Super Mario Bros Movie
Super Mario Bros., the 1993 film, paved the way video game movies for all time to come. Namely, that everyone would expect them to be terrible. It opened 20 years ago on Tuesday, and John Leguizamo, who starred as Luigi, had the grace and good humor to record this message for a Super Mario Bros.…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Baseball’s Video Game Diehards Savor a Slow Dance on the Basepaths
Paul Goldschmidt fishes for the 1-1 slider way outside of the strike zone. He kicks dirt over the batter’s box chalk, walks in a counterclockwise semicircle, fidgets with the brim of his helmet, and digs back in. Jon Garland rolls his shoulders and sweeps his foot twice over the pitching rubber. Now I may press…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Microsoft Doesn’t Own XboxOne.com, Files Dispute Against Guy Who Does
Though it may seem ridiculous that Microsoft would name its new console without already owning the domain name for it, there are a couple of mitigating factors here. One is that the guy who owns XboxOne.com registered the name almost two years ago. That’s some good guessing! Fusible reports that Microsoft has filed a complaint…
By Owen Good - Culture
The Week in Games: Light That Fuse
No longer making shooters exclusively for PlayStation 3, Insomniac is now making … a shooter for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The former Overstrike arrives on Tuesday as the reconstituted Fuse. Other highlights include Crusader Kings II DLC and The Warriors coming to PSN. Tuesday • GRID 2 (PC) • Crusader Kings II: The…
By Dealzon - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Dog Duty
Well, we had the big Xbox One reveal. The big news:TV, sports, TV, sports and all that, and oh yeah, apparently Air Bud is gonna be in the next Call of Duty. If you saw the video and didn’t immediately think this week’s ‘Shop Contest was gonna do it doggie style, you must be new…
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UncategorizedWhat Was Inside Curiosity‘s Cube? ‘The Ability to be a Digital God’
Curiosity, a mobile game experiment that began six months ago as a collective effort to excavate a giant cube and discover a magical secret at its center, has been completed. The winner, whom creator Peter Molyneux identified as Bryan Henderson of Edinburgh, Scotland, will become the all-ruling god of Molyneux’s next game. Henderson will write…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Capcom Cancels Blood-and-Guts Stunt After Grisly London Murder
Filling a swimming pool with fake blood and body parts to promote a video game never seemed to me like a particularly tasteful idea in the first place. It’s even less so after a grisly machete killing, described as an act of terrorism, roiled anger throughout London this week. Capcom planned the stunt to promote…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics: With Friends Like These …
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. Nerd Rage by Andy Kluthe. Published May 24. Read more of Nerd Rage Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published May…
By Owen Good
