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An Idiot Was Paid $5 Million to Smuggle Cocaine Inside an Xbox
It was only a month ago we heard of a guy who tried, and failed, to hide a few bricks of coke inside an Xbox. Guyanese drug smugglers obviously don’t keep up with the news. Border authorities in Jamaica have arrested a man who, after initially clearing customs with two items of luggage, tried to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2012 - CultureTotal Recall
An Evolving History of Old Video Games For Girls
Think back to the video games of the 80s and 90s and most characters, let alone protagonists, were dudes. But not all of them. Which is where the delightfully-named Femicom comes in. It’s a website that’s looking to “collect information about 20th century electronic games and toys, especially video games and computer software, that feature…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Secrets, and Threats, Lurking Behind Pokémon Games
This is the first episode of Did You Know Gaming?, a new series close to my heart because it does exactly what I try to do here with Total Recall: not necessarily dwell on the known history of games, but the more interesting stuff hiding in the background. It’s off to a good start, with…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
What Will Become of Game of Thrones In The Long Run?
Oh hi there, Kotaku. Welcome to the Wednesday night open thread! For tonight’s open thread, a single prompt, brought on by a great article over at Pajiba. What will happen to Game of Thrones, long-term? Brian Byrd lays out a number of big challenges for the show, including the fact that “There’s no way HBO…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Medal of Honor: Warfighter is Releasing a ‘Military-Only’ Edition
Active, reserve, and retired members of the U.S. armed forces (and government employees) can buy a “Military Edition” of Medal of Honor: Warfighter when the game releases in October, Electronic Arts said today. A news release announcing the “Military Edition” said it would be available exclusively through GovX—”a privileged e-commerce Web site where qualified members…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Daenerys Targaryen Takes to America’s City Streets to Find Her Lost Dragons
Has anyone seen Daenerys’ dragons? Anyone? No? I guess there’s nothing left to do but hang up some flyers like you would with any other lost pet. What: THREE (3) MISSING BABY DRAGONS Last Seen: QARTH Reward: AN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO KING’S LANDING IN WESTEROS HA. If you’ve seen them, call Jorah. Or,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Not Worried About SmartGlass, Because You Only Have Two Hands
While E3 was occupying everyone’s attention last week, Nintendo held an analyst event for their investors. During the Q&A, one meeting participant honed in on something many of us have been wondering since Microsoft unveiled their SmartGlass, and posed the question: “Are you worried about SmartGlass? How does Nintendo intend to differentiate its hardware system?”…
By Kate Cox Published June 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
These Gifs Prove That Mad Men Would Make For a Fantastic Video Game
The fifth season of Mad Men has concluded, and now we must all sit in silence, have long conversations about symbolism… and wait for a depressingly long time for the next season to begin. Why can’t they just make a video game version of the show? Our own Patricia Hernandez was asking this same question…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Story of a Family in Turmoil After a Video Game Studio Closes its Doors
The collapse of 38 Studios has been notable not just for the scale and suddenness of the closure, but the manner in which it has affected employees. It’s easy for us to read a story about a shuttered game developer, think of the games we’ll never get to see, then move on with our lives.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedAs Promised, Here I am Looking Like a Jackass Playing NBA Baller Beats
We saved my weirdest E3 appointment for last—checking out the rhythm/sports hybrid NBA Baller Beats from Majesco and HB Games about four hours before my flight last Thursday. The teaser videos may have looked ridiculous, but some of that can be attributed to overacting and over-editing. How does this Kinect game look when someone is…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
These Guys Made a List About Sexism Against Men in Video Games. Are They Trolling? [UPDATE: Yeah, Pretty Much]
There’s been a lot of controversy lately surrounding Anita Sarkeesian’s crowdfunded documentary Tropes vs. Women in Games. Sarkeesian’s now-funded project will be a multi-part series dedicated to taking a closer look at the many problematic tropes that video games use while depicting female characters. Most of the controversy has been due to the fact that…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
What Exactly is Madden‘s New Career Mode Giving You—and What Is It Taking Away?
The debut of Madden NFL‘s new suite of career modes—called “Connected Careers”—seemed to be drowned out by the noise of E3 and by the announcement that same day of the game’s new real-time physics engine. That’s a gameplay enhancement gamers could easily understand. Connected Careers wasn’t so easily reduced, and as such, its debut sounded…
By Owen Good Published June 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Creator of ‘The Painting Obama Fears’ Is No Longer Selling Assassin’s Creed-Inspired Masterwork
Artist David Bugnon wanted to paint/Photoshop/draw a tribute to conservative muckraker Andrew Breitbart and didn’t intend to sell what was discovered to be a near-copy of Assassin’s Creed artwork. But it went on sale nonetheless. He’s yanked it and apologized
By Stephen Totilo Published June 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedAngry Birds Is Partnering With The Philadelphia Eagles To Give You Awful Cartoons
In honor of its new partnership with the Philadelphia Eagles, Angry Birds creator Rovio released this video today. It’s cute, in an awful, unfunny sort of way. Rovio will launch a new, Eagles-themed version of Angry Birds this fall. Because the Eagles are birds. Get it?
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Isn’t Scared of Apple’s Rumored TV
Nintendo isn’t worried about Apple wresting dominance in the battle for your living room. Even if the iPhone maker could announce its long-rumored television at some point this year, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata says he isn’t worried about Apple’s new device taking attention away from the Wii U. In response to a question during an…
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedTomb Raider Creators Are No Longer Referring to Game’s Attempted ‘Rape’ Scene As an Attempted Rape Scene
The creators of the new Tomb Raider have denied that their new game features an “attempted rape scene,” directly contradicting their own statements to Kotaku last week Addressing the widespread reactions to the article posted on this site Monday, Crystal Dynamics studio head Darrell Gallagher released a statement today saying that there is no rape…
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2012
