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The Very Best In Cosplay: LJinto
Our little journey around the best of the best in cosplay continues today with a look at another photographer, one who, pound for pound, is probably the most widely-seen on the planet. That photographer is LJinto, and his work is amazing Comprising both dedicated cosplay shoots and pounding the pavement at conventions and shows, LJinto…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Report: Zynga Insider Spills his Guts, Talks Spying and Bad Math
A user over on Reddit, claiming to be a former Software Engineer at social games giant Zynga, has not only gone and posted the rather dense separation letter he received upon quitting the company (above), but done a little extra guts spilling at the same time. Among the claims user mercenary-games makes are, when asked…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Half-Life Art is Thinking With Portals
If you need a Half-Life chaser after playing (or not playing) Half-Life 2 this weekend, take a look at these. While drawn by two different artists, they both do the same thing, bringing the worlds of Half-Life and Portal a little closer than they already are. The image up top is by Jade Law, while…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2012 - CultureTotal Recall
When EA Sports Accidentally Put a Game’s Source Code on a Demo Disc
In 1997, EA Sports released a demo disc for the latest iteration of its FIFA football series. Anyone picking this disc up got a lot more than they bargained for. Late last year, Blackbird Interactive’s Yossarian King (whose studio is now working on Hardware) wrote a piece on industry blog #altDevBlogADay about building engines. Tucked…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
PSN Update Stops Users From Accessing Paid Content
A routine bit of maintenance on the PlayStation Network last week has gone a little pear-shaped, it seems, with users in Europe complaining that post-update they’ve been unable to access content they’ve already paid for. While North American users appear unaffected, the problem has struck hundreds of users in PAL territories like Britain, continental Europe…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedSkyrim’s Creation Kit Launches Tuesday
The very fancy, highly-anticipated Creation Kit for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be out this Tuesday, Bethesda’s Pete Hines has revealed. “For our Skyrim PC fans, the Creation Kit is on track for release on Tuesday”, Hines wrote on Twitter. “And, we also have a special surprise with it.” That special surprise may already have…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Street Cred
Street Cred | “In response to your latest post of the Mega Man collection, thought I’d share with you photos of my Street Fighter game collection,” says reader Clarence L. “All games are NTSC-1. Every game, version, variant, demo, cameos, even games with official Street Fighter special moves … all in original packaging.” (submitted photo)…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2012 - Culture
Reckoning and Revelations
38 Studios’ action-RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning leads the list of new titles deploying this week. Other big names include Resident Evil: Revelations and The Darkness II Tuesday • Fallout: New Vegas – Ultimate Edition (PC, PS3, 360) • Forza Motorsport 4: February American Le Mans Series Pack (XBLA) • Gotham City Impostors (PC, PSN)…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
GameStops Have PS Vita Demo Units, but Call Before You Head Over to Play One [Update]
Game Informer (owned by GameStop) this weekend announced that more than 3,300 GameStop locations in North America have demonstration units of the PS Vita available for people to come by and play. I’d advise calling first to see if your local store is letting it out for everyone to handle. [Update: Monday, 10:44 p.m.] The…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
So, How’d That Half-Life 2 Protest Go?
Earlier this week, tens of thousands of users joined a Steam group dedicated to playing Half-Life 2 on Saturday between 2 and 2:30 p.m. EST, as a demonstration calling on Valve to get its ass in gear and release, or at least officially confirm work on Half-Life 3. How’d it turn out? It was either…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Reboots on the Ground
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Five Nintendo Series That Need a 3DS Reboot [3DS Buzz] With Kid Icarus: Uprising arriving in March, all-star commenter GiantBoyDetective whips up this argument for…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedSkyrim Super Bowl Sim Says Giants Win in a Rout
Today’s Super Bowl between the Giants and the Patriots won’t be much of a contest, if 1Up’s simulation of 11 giants versus 11 Stormcloak patriots is any indication. Look for a lot of career-ending injuries late in the game. The Giants pounded the patriots with a relentless pass rush, though they were briefly stopped cold…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedSkullgirls Isn’t Just a 2D Fighter, It has a Story, Too
Skullgirls, Revenge Labs downloadable game coming sometime soon (“early 2012” is the latest word) on PSN and Xbox Live, is a 2D fighter with a heavy multiplayer component. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a story explaining who its characters are, how they acquired their skills and powers, and just what the heck “Skullgirl” means,…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Tebow Time
Our Super Bowl Sunday edition comes, astonishingly, by request. Yes, folks, you saw that picture of the Denver Broncos’ Tim Tebow at Madden Bowl XVIII and demanded it be the source image for the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. Who am I to argue with the wisdom of the crowd? If the NFL’s best and brightest are…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Today we kick off Kotaku’s eight-hour Super Bowl coverage with the Edge NFL Blitz Insider Sports Talk Amongst Yourselves Report Presented By TD Waterhouse and Driven by Bud Light. And now we’ll throw it to our analysts. What do you see here? We need you to say some falsely wise cliché-strewn bullshit with all the…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2012 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Point of Reference
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Jan. 31.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Jan. 30.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
My First PlayStation Vita Game, Courtesy of Walmart
Just because the PS Vita isn’t out for another ten days in North America doesn’t mean you can’t start picking up your launch games in advance. This poor little guy looked so out of place in Walmart’s PlayStation section I just had to take him home. I wasn’t specifically planning on picking up ModNation Racers:…
By Mike Fahey Published February 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Burnin’ Doobage: The Winners
Last week, a Nintendo 3DS owner unfortunately learned the wisdom of deleting all pictures of you smoking up before selling the thing. This made for an eminently teachable moment in the ‘Shop Contest. We’ve got 19 winners plus overall No. 1 Idono inside! First up, tonyp2121 (20) and christamofo (3) derive the origins of the…
By Owen Good Published February 4, 2012 - Uncategorized
Leak Reveals Another Five Street Fighter X Tekken Characters, Including Akuma, Jin and Ogre
A Taiwanese gaming site has posted cards detailing the movesets for characters Street Fighter X Tekken, due for release in March. The big news here is that the movesets confirm M. Bison, Xiaoyu, Akuma, Jin and Ogre for the game’s lineup. Bison and Xiaoyu were leaked out already, but not officially confirmed. Neither are any…
By Owen Good Published February 4, 2012