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Which Game of Thrones Character Would Mitt Romney Be? How About Sarah Palin?
Doesn’t matter where you are, Westeros or America—Politics are dangerous business, full of sex and lies and betrayal. And sometimes murder! This hilarious image depicts the parallels between the cast of Game of Thrones and the cast of current American politics. I laughed hardest at the last one. “The truth of the matter is that…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Game’s Trailer Is Too Pretty To Be Real
This is the debut trailer for Reset, an upcoming PC puzzle game. It’s gorgeous. Almost too gorgeous. Seems like one of those annoying computer-generated teasers that winds up looking absolutely nothing like the real thing. But believe it or not, development studio Theory Interactive says everything in this trailer was rendered with their in-game engine.…
By Jason Schreier Published April 26, 2012 -
Uncategorized30 Years Late, A Supposedly Impossible Atari Feat Puts Arcade Classic Onto a 2600 Cartridge
Howard Warshaw—the man who created the beloved best-selling Yar’s Revenge for the Atari 2600—said that a decent version of arcade hit Star Castle couldn’t possibly be stuffed into a game cartridge for the iconic home console. Scott Williamson never believed that. Three decades after the commercial death of the faux wood-grain game box that started…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Jay-Z’s Life Story, Told as a Facebook Game
Jay-Z is one of the world’s most famous rappers. He has a fashion line, a chain of upscale sports bars, and a share of the New Jersey (soon to be Brooklyn) Nets. He has sold millions upon millions of albums and married Beyoncé, with whom he now has a daughter. What was left for the…
By Kate Cox Published April 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedAvenger Controller Creator Tries To Put Ocean Marketing Debacle in the Past
It’s tough to recover from a PR gaffe. Even tougher: when it’s the biggest PR gaffe of 2011, a customer service firestorm that set the Internet into Complete And Utter Outrage Mode late last year. But David Kotkin, who took a ride on the rollercoaster of Internet infamy along with outspoken marketer Paul Christoforo last…
By Jason Schreier Published April 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Portal 2 Level Creator Hitting PC And Mac This May
Valve will release free Portal 2 downloadable content titled “Perpetual Testing Initiative” for PC and Mac on May 8, the publisher said today. Valve says you’ll be able to “easily create, share, and play Portal 2 puzzles” with the new DLC, which lets you publish maps directly to Steam. Other players will be able to…
By Jason Schreier Published April 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Classic PlayStation Title Appears in Vita Store, But Isn’t Playable Yet
A classic PlayStation title appeared in the PS Vita store overnight, kindling hopes that players would now be able to enjoy their classic games on the go. Alas, the game is not actually playable, but its appearance does indicate that perhaps the anticipated feature is nearly ready for prime time. NeoGAF users spotted the game,…
By Kate Cox Published April 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedIll-Fitting Kitana Cosplay Meets Gravel-Walking Mileena In Live-Action Mortal Kombat
Remember the ill-fitting costume that the Kitana model wore to promote Mortal Kombat on the Vita? And the model who had to brave fields of gravel in heels as Mileena? The two have finally met for the latest advertisement featuring Mortal Kombat on the Vita. Their in-game personas fight to the death while their real-life…
By Tina Amini Published April 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedYouTube Just Made My Childhood Gaming Memories Feel Super Dramatic
When I think about all the games featured in this video, I remember the fun (and sometimes the anguish) I had while playing them. I never thought about their memories in such a dramatic way until YouTube user RockyPlanetesimal made a montage of the games to the music of “A Wild And Distant Shore” by…
By Tina Amini Published April 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou Had Me At ‘Shooting Astronauts With Cheeseburgers’
My favorite mobile games are those that pull me in so quickly that a week passes by before I notice I’m spending every idle moment with my iPad gripped in my hands playing the damn thing. Games like Draw Something and Scramble With Friends have been my mobile game drugs for the past few weeks.…
By Tina Amini Published April 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe New Way You Should Be Dealing With Skyrim‘s Frost Trolls
Man, these guys make me laugh every time they make one of these “Things To Do” videos. This week it’s Skyrim. And while there are many, many things to do in Skyrim as it is, taunting and tricking your enemies is definitely up there for one of the more fun things to do. Being that…
By Tina Amini Published April 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedSouth Park‘s Mr. Garrison Teaches Us The History of Game of Thrones
In this amazing clip from last night’s South Park, schoolteacher Mr. Garrison tries to explain the complex history behind the world of Westeros. You can watch the full episode, “Cartman Finds Love,” on South Park’s official website Cartman Finds Love [South Park Studios]
By Jason Schreier Published April 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Woman Caught Stealing Video Games After Selling Them Back to Store She Stole Them From
Stealing is wrong. That’s pretty much universally understood. But going back to the store you just stole from, to sell them the goods you took? Well, that takes a certain kind of chutzpah. And it also gets you caught. Police in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, report that a woman went into a video game store (called, appropriately,…
By Kate Cox Published April 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Screens Show Off Father-on-Son Violence
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be making a September debut, marking the current-gen debut of co-op martial arts brawls for Namco’s fighting game series. This new batch of screens highlights various tag moves, the new Fight Lab mode and new looks for several characters. Young Heihachi still looks little creepy to me, honestly. Tekken Tag…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! Characters from a plethora of fighting games have…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 26, 2012 -
Uncategorized18 Things About Dishonored That You Should Know
Earlier this week, I received a wood-framed clock in the mail. It was a promotional tchotchke from the people making Dishonored, the kind of thing a big video game company sends a gaming reporter to make sure they remember their game exists—and perhaps to cultivate some favorable emotions about the game. It is, of course,…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talking Games Media at the East Coast Games Conference
Video game professionals and professional hopefuls attending the East Coast Games Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina this morning have a unique opportunity to watch me and several other members of the games media talk about balancing our love of games with our love of talking about journalism. The East Coast Games Conference is an annual…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedWatch Adam Sessler’s Best Video Game Rants Right Here
It’s not an exaggeration to say that an era ended yesterday. G4 aired its last episode of X-Play with popular commentator Adam Sessler as co-host on Wednesday, just hours after Kotaku reported that Adam Sessler would no longer be working at the network While Sessler was best known for review and interview segments on X-Play,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 26, 2012