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This GameStop Employee Turns Duct Tape Into Art
Working retail can get dull, even when you sell video games. Luckily for one GameStop employee, his bordedom led to creativity and it got the better of him. Luckily he’s so damn talented that even his boss approves! Redditor ShortYetAwesome has been turning the floor of his GameStop into a canvas for duct tape game…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
You Asked a Game Developer Anything. Here Are His Answers.
Hey, Kotaku readers! I’m currently wrapping up development on our Summer of Arcade game Hybrid as we speak! If all goes well it should be out the door early next week and then it’s on to finishing up our other game, Scribblenauts Unlimited for the Wii U (and other platforms), which we debuted at E3.…
by Jeremiah Slaczka Published June 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedHoard Your ISK and Dock Your Ships. EvE Players Are Going To War Like Never Before
First off you should know that everything you see in an EvE gameplay video looks roughly 9000x cooler than it does in real life. The video you’ve just seen above is in regard to a war that’s a-brewin between some 50,000 players in the EvE universe in the star system of Delve. I’m not going…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Playstation Move Steering Wheel Must Be Seen To Be Believed
If I were to ask you what the one thing was that it would take to get you to dust off your Playstation Move, my guess is that you wouldn’t say a steering wheel attachment. Well, too bad! The fine folks over at Sony will be rolling out this bad boy in the hopes that…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
New Character, Story DLC Planned For Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition
The upcoming rerelease of Baldur’s Gate will get its own paid DLC. Director Trent Oster tweeted the news last night, specifying that the team will sell new quests and NPCs as part of future content for the Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, which will be released on PC, Mac, and iPad later this summer. “DLC=Downloadable Content,…
By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2012 - Culture
This Week in the Business: ‘We might see an Xbox 720 for $99’
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We might see an Xbox 720 for $99” – Analyst Michael Pachter, talking about how the Xbox 720 might sell for as little as $99 if you buy a two-year cable TV subscription QUOTE | “They have a major issue with…
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UncategorizedSOG Teams Up With Medal of Honor to Create Bad Ass Blades for Charity
SOG makes knives, Danger Close makes video games featuring men who use knives. Seems like a perfect fit, no? SOG’s latest line is both inspired by and featured in Medal of Honor: Warfighter. It features a knife, multitool and a tomahawk designed specifically for the game – the Voodoo Hawk. All proceeds from sales of…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Brotaku West Starts Now!
Just kidding. Well, kinda. Dave Oshry here. You may remember me from when I filled in for Owen back in January or you may have seen me hanging around the likes of VG24/7, PC Gamer, Gameranx or my old homestead, RipTen. Perhaps you know me from Twitter? Or maybe you have absolutely no idea who…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedMonster Hunter 4 Gets New Trailer, Release Window
First revealed last fall with a concept trailer, 3DS title Monster Hunter 4 is roaring out spring 2013 in Japan. The above trailer provides a look at what 3DS owners can expect (hint: hunting monsters). Remember to bring those extra Circle Pad Pros—large and regular sized! 3DS「モンスターハンター4（フォー）」は2013年春に発売。カプコンサマージャムのステージイベントで明らかに【写真追加】 [4Gamer]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Best of Kotaku, This Week
Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. First up is the image above, which was drawn just a few hours after the Pyro trailer was released. You can find more of Kovah’s work over on the dedicated deviantART page Moving on to our Best Of content…
By Tina Amini Published June 30, 2012 - CultureTotal Recall
Let’s Settle This Once and For All: Genesis Aladdin or Super NES Aladdin?
It’s time. It’s time to settle this. A while back, I got into a HEATED EXCHANGE with Kotaku columnist Lisa Foiles about her flagrant proclamation that the Super Nintendo version of Aladdin was superior to the Genesis version of Aladdin I did not remember this to be the case—from my recollection, the Genesis version was…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 30, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallThings Sure Got Steamy (And Sandy) in This Insanely Cheesy Atari Commercial
Oh, where to begin with this bit of gaming nostalgia. This commercial for the Atari 5200 is just all kinds of amazing, featuring the beach, surfing, hot girls in bikinis, and some hot! Joystick! Action! Seriously, I kind of wish video game commercials were still this joyfully dorky. I ALSO wish I could play video…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 29, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallGet a Load of This Super-Hot Game of Thrones NES Game Cartridge
Last week, I wrote about the 72 Pins collection of amazing custom NES art, done in a classic style and affixed to real NES cartridges. They looked plenty cool in pictures on the 72 Pins site, but I didn’t anticipate that they’d be so cool-looking in real life. The people behind 72 Pins were kind…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Not-So-Legendary Legend of Korra
Greetings, Kotaku, and welcome to Friday night’s off-topic thread. You know what I want to talk about for the off-topic? I want to talk for just a second about The Legend of Korra I’m a serious fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender. I think it’s one of the best TV shows I’ve ever seen, and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 29, 2012 -
UncategorizedWarning: Dating A Jedi Might Lead To Him Force Choking Your Teddy Bear
Note: the language here is a bit NSFW, so proceed with caution. Personally I think dating a Jedi would be pretty damn cool. I’d tell my Jedi boyfriend to play pranks on people all day. But we’re through if he ever force chokes a teddy bear. There are some lines people just should not cross.…
By Tina Amini Published June 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Collection of Mass Effect Prints Makes For Fancy Wallpaper
I’m always on the hunt for awesome new desktop and/or phone wallpaper (until recently when I settled on forever having it be of my cat). And I imagine you all find yourselves in a similar position, too. If you fit that description and are also a Mass Effect fan, I believe I have some wallpaper…
By Tina Amini Published June 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
No DLC Can Ever ‘Nerf’ This Awesome Mass Effect Nerf Gun
This won’t help you take out Reapers. And it’s probably not such a good choice against Cerberus, either. At least, not if you want them to stay dead after you shoot them. Because this? Is the best Nerf gun ever. It’s Commander Shepard’s favorite Nerf gun on the Citadel. It’s a Nerf gun painstakingly handmade…
By Kate Cox Published June 29, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhy Don’t Video Game Characters Get More Excited About The Amazing Stuff They Do?
I’ve seen it far too many times. A video game character leaps from the top of a staircase, flying through the air, guns blazing. One enemy drops to the ground, then two, then three! Behind him, a grenade explodes, laying waste to the spot where he was just standing. Bullets whizz through the air, metal-jacketed…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 29, 2012