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UncategorizedVirtual Boy-Carrying Champion Gatecrashes Pop Star Dance Audition
Keith Apicary, who in the absence of anything neater I’m just going call a video game comedian, is my new hero. We’ve featured Apicary’s work before, but this takes things to a whole new level of laugh your ass off, as he visits a backup dancer audition for a role in a Kimberly Cole music…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Porn Site Wants to Sponsor Fighting Game Events [Update]
Brazzers, a media network that specialises in internet porn movies, wants to get into the video game scene. But not by making a game. They want to sponsor fighting game players and fighting game events. Over on the Twitter feed of Brazzer’s director of special events, Rob Steele, some fighting game fans are going bananas.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2012 - CultureTotal Recall
Gotta Catch ‘Em All!
Not the Pokémons. There’s too many of them, and just when you think you’ve got them all, Nintendo goes and creates more. Catching all (or most) of the coloured variations of the Nintendo 64 control pad, though, that’s probably easier. And more impressive. And practical! [via is it real]
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallNothing Says Steroids, or Awesome Box Art, Like Two Crude Dudes
Two Crude Dudes is a terrible game. Just terrible. I remember trying to play it as a kid, on a number of occasions, and every time I picked up a controller I’d be floored by how poor it was. So, uh, why did I keep picking up a controller? Because I so badly wanted it…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Katniss Everbean, The Beanie Baby Who Was On Fire
Hello there, Kotaku! Welcome to another week of open threading. I hope you had as relaxing a weekend as I did. Here, gathered from the corners of the internet, are some things to delight and entertain you. Seems like there were a lot of good trailers released today. The Onion has launched a gaming-centric website…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedSword & Sworcery is Officially Coming to the PC
Good news, everyone! Confirming earlier rumours, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, one of the best games out there on the iPad and iPhone, is officially coming to the PC and Mac via Steam. It’ll be out on April 16 (on PC, the Mac is coming a little later), and for the most part will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
A Real Shooting Range for Call of Duty Fans
Machine Guns Vegas, a company in…Las Vegas which lets you shoot…machine guns, likes to entice customers with themed package deals. One of those is called the “COD”, and lets fans of Activision’s Call of Duty series squeeze off rounds from some of the series’ most prominent firearms. For $170 per person, you get 25 rounds…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Skyrim Tower-Defense Mod Looks Surprisingly Great
I’ve been having a lot of fun with Skyrim mods lately, from subtle graphical enhancements to complete texture and gameplay overhauls. But as much as, say, the “Warzones” mod changes the shape of the game, the upcoming “Ultimate Tower Defense Mod” looks like an even more radical overhaul. In it, players will be tasked with…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Why Mass Effect 2 Was My Favorite Mass Effect
When all is said and done, I’d say that Mass Effect 2 wound up being my favorite of the three Mass Effect games. It wasn’t so much the story, the characters, or the gameplay that put it over the top—it was the TV show-like structure. More than the games that preceded and followed it, Mass…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Rich Game Developer Didn’t Notice That Magician Robbed Him of Half a Million Dollars
Richard Garriott, shown above brushing his teeth in zero gravity, helped birth the world-conquering MMO genre. The success of his early Ultima games make him enough money to essentially rent a rocket to go into outer space. But, smart and rich as he is, the man known as Lord British can still get oodles of…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
EA Makes The Final Round of ‘Worst Company in America’ Contest
March Madness has reached its finale, and so has The Consumerist’s tournament to determine the worst company in America Game publisher Electronic Arts has officially made it to the Finals, where it will face off against Bank of America in a reader vote to determine which company is the worst forever and ever. The winner…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Gets Two Shiny New Chrome Control Pads
Complementing the limited edition chrome controller released previously (the one with the improved d-pad), Microsoft will be releasing two more of the model next month. There’ll be a red one and a blue one, to go with the existing silver model. All three will feature a chrome finish and the better d-pad, and all three…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedHey, They Got Splinter Cell In My Justified!
You guys watch Justfied, right? You should. It’s an awesome show. I was catching up on last week’s episode when I heard a familiar voice—a gun thug from Detroit showed up to menace the series’ hero, Raylan Givens. The minute he opened his mouth, I thought, “Hey! I know that voice. That’s Sam Fisher!” In…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Capcom is Proud to Charge You Extra For Game Content That’s on the Disc You Already Paid For
Earlier this month, Capcom drew controversy when Street Fighter X Tekken, released in the US on March 6 and in other regions later that week, proved to have locked, future “DLC” content on the retail launch disc Capcom claimed there were benefits to the disc-based DLC, saying the content on the disc would ensure “compatibility,”…
By Kate Cox Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Deadmau5 Represents Aperture Science At An Awards Show
This year’s Juno Awards, Canada’s ceremony that honors Canadian musicians, kicked off yesterday with a ton of musicians you might not recognize. And then there was Toronto-based electro/house DJ Deadmau5. Of all the more recognizable artists that were mentioned at the show, Deadmau5 gets a highlight from us for his awesome fashion sense. The famed…
By Tina Amini Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Game Offers Discounts to Men Who Play As Men
The Nival-helmed strategy game Prime World will encourage you to stick with your own gender by giving discounts to men who buy male characters and women who buy female characters. “Basically we have discounts for some of starter characters depending on gender of a player,” Nival president Sergey Orlovskiy said in an e-mail to Kotaku.…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
We’re Not Buying New Fast-Spreading Wii U Launch Date Rumor [UPDATE]
You might have read rumors swirling around the Internet today that suggest the Wii U will be out on November 18. Multiple gaming websites, such as GameSpot and Eurogamer, have reported on the rumor, which originated at the website Wii U Daily. Wii U Daily says it obtained an e-mail from a Japanese retailer that…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Don’t Like The New Face of Assassin’s Creed? It Could Have Been Worse.
“The Revolutionary War is boring!” “We wanted Japan!” “I don’t like Assassin’s Creed but I love complaining!” There’s no escaping the setting and main character for Assassin’s Creed III now. The best you can do is grin, bear it, and take comfort in the fact that none of these fan-imagined crossovers came to pass. Fan…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Mmmmm, Piping-Hot Wall Turkey, Just Like Konami Used to Make
Any gaming gourmet can whip together a piece of cake or a burger. Only the most dedicated have what it takes to make Castlevania-style Wall Turkey. First step, grab a sledgehammer. We’ve featured recipes from Daniella Zelli’s Gourmet Gaming before, showing readers how to craft their own real-life version of video game treats, but they’ve…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012