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One Piece of Classical Mass Effect Fan Art is Worth 1,000 Words [Update}
This was once Édouard Manet’s controversial work “Olympia”. Now it’s this. So how does this work, do you folks choose the 1,000 words, or do I throw out a few to get you started, like “What” or “The” or maybe “Fudge”. It’s probably best if you just choose your own. Discovered via a NSFW website…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 -
CultureChocolate Creme Twinkies: The Snacktaku Review
Consider, if you will, the Twinkie—that classic combination of golden sponge cake and creamy filling. It’s a solid, dependable snack cake. You always know what you’re getting when you sink your teeth into one of Hostess’ legendary creations. But what if you don’t? What if, in the throes of an uncontrollable snack attack, you reach…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Dorkly Weekly: Wait, Dazzler is One of the X-Men?
Konami’s 1992 arcade game X-Men featured five of the most popular mutants to ever wear the X: Cyclops, Colossus, Wolverine, Storm and Nightcrawler. Oh yeah, and that roller-skating disco singer. Now I’ve got nothing but love for Alison Blaire, AKA The Dazzler, with her ability to convert sound into light, a power I suspect was…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedGreat Moments in Gaming Humor: There, It’s In All the Way
In Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia, young knight Lyner Barsett must insert his life-extending crystal into the back of Aurica Nestmile, an artificially-created being known as a Reyvateil. It’s his first time but don’t worry, he’ll be gentle. Another triumph of localization, the North America version of Ar Tonelico and its two sequels were just…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedPigeon Pioneers: How Flying Rats Made it to Mass Effect‘s Citadel
With all of this focus on Mass Effect 3‘s more human failings, it’s easy to overlook the true heroes of this epic space adventure: the pigeons that traveled to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, spreading their universal message of “give us food or we’ll poop on you”. How did these brave birds make it…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
Hey Kids, It’s the Kotaku Off-Kilter Arrow
In a world where a popular gaming website is taken over for an hour and a half of somewhat funny programming, only one arrow can indicate when that off-kilter block is suppose to start. This is that arrow.
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
eBay Seller Thinks His Video Game Collection Is Worth $35,000
Would you spend $35,000 on a case full of video games? On one hand, this eBay seller is pawning off an impressive collection of games that includes rare gems like Suikoden II, Earthbound, Snatcher, and a whole lot of other titles for Super Nintendo, Sega CD, Game Boy Advance, and several other consoles. On the…
By Jason Schreier Published March 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
10 Tips For Mastering The Fine Art of Draw Something
Draw Something is not a game that hinges on artistic talents, but there are definitely some useful tips to drawing better. This doesn’t always mean coloring within the lines. You can be a pro at the game without being a pro artist. All you need is a comprehensible image, but you’d be surprised at how…
By Tina Amini Published March 19, 2012 -
ReviewsThe FP: The Kotaku Movie Review
Gamers have yet to have our own equivalent to Bull Durham, which is one of the most celebrated sports movies of all time, due to its portrayal of baseball, its players, and its fans, for those not familiar. And while The FP, the debut new film by the Trost Bros, is hardly perfect, it’s the…
Matt Hawkins Published March 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedMega Man Pro is A Bogus Mega Man Game and -shock- It’s On the App Store
No Rock Man. No Guts Man. No Cut Man. And yet the unlicensed bootleg Mega Man Pro app that popped up on Apple’s download store recently has notched 150 five-star recommendations from various users. It doesn’t deserve them. Watch the video above to get a short tour of the bogus Blue Bomber game available for…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
I Played Myst at the Museum: Visiting The Art of Video Games
This weekend, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC opened the long-awaited exhibit The Art of Video Games Walking into the museum, one immediately feels the whispered air that says: this is the home of Serious Art. Museums like the Smithsonian take much from our everyday lives and set it aside, defining it as…
By Kate Cox Published March 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedWTPT: Blades of Time Heroine Just Won’t Shut Up
Konami’s hack and slash, Blades of Time, might not win this year’s best in the genre award, but you would at least expect the narration to be less obnoxious. Protagonist Ayumi has a penchant for not. shutting. up. I’m all for a sense of company while I play a game. Narration and idle dialogue (or…
By Tina Amini Published March 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedAcid, Leeches, Quicksand, Magic, Black Holes, And Other Ways Mario Can Die
Try your hardest to stay calm as you watch Mario die over and over and over again. I know, I know. It’s tough. But you can get through this. The video, which includes clips from almost every Mario-helmed game, from Super Mario Bros. to Paper Mario to Mario Pinball Land, is a journey through the…
By Jason Schreier Published March 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedStar Warfare is Fighting Against Awful iPhone Controls
Look, for the most part, there’s nothing terribly remarkable about iPhone shooter Star Warfare. Its visuals are nice, if hardly top-shelf in this post-Infinity Blade world. Its structure, while taking enough cues from Horde mode games to be enjoyable, isn’t pushing the idea anywhere new. You essentially spend a lot of time running around shooting…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedWho Wants to Tell the Metal-Etching Laser It’s Singing Portal‘s “Still Alive” Off-Key?
If Portal taught me anything, it’s that any machine possessing even the most rudimentary degree of artificial intelligence is a potential threat, so I think I’ll just sit back and quietly enjoy the Automated Laser Corporation 20 watt fiber laser’s rendition of Jonathan Coulton’s “Still Alive”. Reader Chris DePrisco had the incredibly irresponsible yet somewhat…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Lady Version of World of Warcraft‘s New Panda Race is Kind of Ridiculous
Last October, Blizzard announced their newest World of Warcraft expansion, The Mists of Pandaria. One of the major selling points for the expansion is a new player character race: panda-bear people called Pandaren. And yet in the five months until now, all screenshots and trailers featuring the Pandaren have shown exclusively male characters. Today, Blizzard…
By Kate Cox Published March 19, 2012