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CultureCelery with Peanut Butter: The Snacktaku Review
In the comments section of my most recent Snacktaku review, a reader accused me of (and I am paraphrasing here) “eating nothing but crap”. Perhaps this review of the healthy, wholesome combination of a vegetable no one likes and chocolate’s pale understudy will convince him otherwise. Sometimes I eat things that only look like crap…
By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
That Disturbing Photo of Owen With a Wheelbarrow has Somehow Become Even More Disturbing
This picture has become a meme here on Kotaku, and a favorite callback joke in our weekly Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. I’m pushing a wheelbarrow, wearing the Selk’Bag 4G sleep system that I reviewed for gamer lifestyle suitability back in October. But wait, is that a spooky hidden secret lurking in the background? Credit reader HerpesDerpes…
By Owen Good Published May 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedGreat Moments in Gaming Humor? The Jaxter Factor
Humor is a subjective thing, and never has video game humor been more subjective than in the case of Naughty Dog’s contribution to PlayStation platforming sidekicks, the obnoxious ottsel, Daxter. Depending on who you ask, the smaller, fuzzier half of Jak and Daxter is either a delightful character that added much-needed levity to an increasingly…
By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Does the Right Thing, Offers Full Refunds to Select Minecraft Gamers
Slammed with complaints over how it failed to warn gamers that the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft won’t run in splitscreen for all customers, Microsoft is revising its listing for the game and offering a refund to customers who paid for a game that didn’t work the way they expected it to. “We updated our…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Your Favorite Video Game Characters, Only Now They’re Undead
People often complain that there’s an overabundance of zombie-based video games, or that zombies are the new bacon, overindulged in to the point of nausea. Judging by pieces like Deviant artist Dantemustdie00’s “Sonic Zombies”, perhaps we’re just injecting the undead into the wrong titles. I mean, Call of Duty is nice and all, and war-plus-zombies…
By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Dorkly Weekly: The Third Mario Brother? Not So Super
Who runs the Mario Bros. plumbing business while Mario and Luigi are off busting ghosts, saving princesses, and teaching typing? Why it’s-a-him, Giuseppe. What, you thought they just left the business to rot? You think they subsist on nothing but pixelated gold coins and mushrooms? No, the Mario Bros. maybe (for the most part) pretty…
By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Fake Gamer of the Week: Don’t Trust the Pretty Redhead, Mr. Orange
Being an orange is hard. You grow up on a tree, surrounded by friends, only to be plucked at your ripest, crated, and shipped off to a grocery store, destined to be devoured by health-conscious shoppers. So when you found yourself in bed with a lovely redheaded woman gamer, you thought you had avoided your…
By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Ghost Recon Commander Lets You Sneak Around Facebook Today
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Ubisoft’s new third-person sneaky shooter, comes out tomorrow. But for those eager to dive into stealth shooting action, the tie-in Facebook game, Ghost Recon: Commander, is available now. The game starts out like many Facebook games, introducing the player to their base, which the player builds up over time purchasing items…
By Kate Cox Published May 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedHow To Convert Your Fingernails into a Stunning Diablo Mural
One of the coolest things about Diablo III is the amazing art direction. Evidenced in all this rockin’ original art, it’s one of the things that sets the game apart from its many imitators. This terrific Diablo III nail art by DeviantArtist Undomiele really takes the cake—it’s got recreations of two of the more famous…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedJames Bond and Dr. Goodhead Blast Their Way Through 007: Legends’ First Mission, Moonraker
It’s been a while since I was all that interested in Activision’s Bond games, but last year’s GoldenEye 007: Reloaded was a surprisingly fun roll down memory lane. That game’s developer Eurocom is behind the upcoming 007: Legends, which will merge six classic bond films into one big story centering around a drowning Bond (Craig…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Nightwing, Bizarro and Zatanna Playable With Lego Batman 2 Pre-Order DLC
With Superman, Wonder Woman and Green lantern joining the Dark Knight in Lego Batman 2, you’re pretty much going to be able to assemble a miniature Justice League in the block-happy sequel. But since when it comes to hero team-ups, four measly characters is barely an appetizer. You’ll be happy to know, then, that more…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedDiablo III Runs Fine on My MacBook Air
Owners of MacBook Airs, if you have the 13-inch that I have, you’re fine. Diablo III will run on it and be perfectly playable. Take a look at the video here to see it run on my late-2011 Air at both default settings and low settings. I ran the beta on my Air last September,…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 21, 2012 - Uncategorized
Laying Pipe with PipeRoll
When I think of iOS time killers, I think of games exactly like PipeRoll. It’s fun and easy, and it reminds me of games I’ve played before. In PipeRoll, the goal is to turn series of pipes so that they connect, and water can flow into the house’s plumbing. The pipe turning element is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Reapers Are Attacking Your Hard Work In Minecraft Now
Those Reapers really are jerks, aren’t they? First the universe, now Minecraft? At least they look a hell of a lot less threatening in their LEGO-like forms. Then again, so does the Commander.
By Tina Amini Published May 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Maneuver Would Be Illegal In a Real Car Race
The average gamer will take their sports car in Forza 4 and smash an opponent or two off the track and into a wall. The video you see here, spotlighted by the ever-entertaining folks at Game Fails, shows the driving tendencies of something other than the average gamer. This is no fender-bender and no wreck.…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 21, 2012 -
UncategorizedDumbledore Can Even Fight With A Lightsaber
Dumbledore was always the most talented wizard, as well as the most sly. Pulling out a lightsaber to calmly defend against a Stormtrooper isn’t so far fetched. But these other deleted scenes from Harry Potter might be.
By Tina Amini Published May 21, 2012