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Oh Sure, Now Eli Manning Wants to Do an Appearance for Madden NFL
The biggest irony in this Saturday Night Live sketch from last night featuring Eli Manning is the idea of him working this closely with Madden NFL on anything. Widely believed to be too expensive even for EA Sports, if the two-time Super Bowl champion, or his brother, had any intention of making a signature appearance…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Suspects of the Old Republic
We had an open-ended theme last week and, I’ll take the rap, it kinda thudded. So we’re going back to bread-and-butter subjects with source images, and mugshots have been reliable comedy inspiration in the past. The tale of a guy actually named Obiwan Kenobi getting arrested in California and charged with hit-and-run, is too good…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
The Kentucky Derby yesterday freaked me out because I realized it was already the first Saturday in May. Which means Mother’s Day is next Sunday, and I don’t have a clue for a gift to give. Do you? Good morning and welcome to Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves, the official Kotaku forum for any games-related subject.…
By Owen Good - Culture
Sunday Comics: Crowded Source
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik published May 4.—Read more of Penny Arcade Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published April 30.—Read more of Awkward Zombie…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Get Your GOTY: the Winners
I’ll take the blame for this. We have only 10 finalists this week because my ‘Shop Contest idea was so narrowly drawn, and invited many entries that didn’t take a lot of effort other than just slapping text on something. I think I may have outkicked my mental coverage in trying to design a contest…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
inFamous Actor Gets Back in the Mo-Cap Suit, Tips off Battle Royale Appearance
If Cole McGrath, the hero of inFamous, isn’t in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale I’d really like to see what Sony-exclusive character pushes him out. So it’s not a shocker when Cole’s mo-cap actor says that he was back in a suit filming sequences recently. In a couple of Tweets yesterday, spied by VividGamer, Eric Ladin…
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Maybe There will be an Avengers Video Game After All
Thursday, the day before The Avengers was released in U.S. cinemas, an Ubisoft contractor registered the domain “avengersbattleforearth.com,” reports the domain registry watchdog Fusible. There is, of course, no retail adaptation of the superhero film. Those who want to play an Avengers video game must wait until Zen Studios The Avengers table set arrives for…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Xbox Live Listing Outs the South Park RPG’s Name: The Stick of Truth
Though there has yet to be an announcement from developer Obsidian Entertainment or publisher THQ, the upcoming role-playing game set in the South Park continuity appears to have a name, according to an early listing on the Xbox Live Marketplace. It’s “The Stick of Truth.” You can see its provisional cover art at the link…
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A Kotaku Reader has Big Plans, and Sees a Big Future, for the ‘Sixth Grade MMO’ He Built
If you ever complained about homework increasing as the days got longer and the weather warmer, well, the tables have been turned. Ben Bertoli is up late doing a lot of it himself as the school year ends. Bertoli, affectionately known here as the commenter GiantBoyDetective, revealed ClassRealm—described as a “sixth-grade MMO”—to the general public…
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See, Video Game Covers in the U.K. are Like This and in Australia They’re Like ƨiʜT
Because of the size and position of the Australian ratings classification for video games (CTC here is a placeholder), Ubisoft had to mirror the image of the Far Cry 3 box art, in order for us to see that poor bastard buried up to his nostrils by that psychopath, posing like a dual-wielding Le Penseur…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Sony Survey Suggests New Games, Call of Duty: Elite May Be in PlayStation Plus’ Future
A marketing survey conducted by Sony suggests it’s pondering content changes to PlayStation Plus, potentially including free, full-size Blu Ray games on the day they release, and a free Call of Duty: Elite subscription, reports IGN. PlayStation Plus, the premium content service Sony launched in 2010, currently offers annual subscriptions for $49.99, or three-month subscriptions…
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UncategorizedWhat Does the Military Think of ‘Militainment’?
There couldn’t have been a better time for this panel. Tuesday brought the eyebrow-arching news that Lt. Col. Oliver North was a special guest celebrity consultant of the next Call of Duty. And Friday, former Kotaku editor-in-chief Brian Crecente was on a panel with a Navy captain at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Crecente, now…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
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 Ghost for the Least
Still scratching your head over what to get Mom for Mother’s Day? Tell her you love her with Ghost Recon: Future Soldier! And flowers. And breakfast in bed. And a picnic lunch. And another Mother’s Day present. You should be able to afford one with all of the savings we’ve got in this week’s edition…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
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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