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Man Turns Office Into Aperture Science Waiting Room
Reader Adam is rightfully very proud of his new Portal-themed room, which doesn’t just look like a part of the series’ Aperture Science, it acts like it as well. That Cave Johnson portrait? It’s not a print, it’s actually a hand-painted original. That test chamber panel? It’s not just a picture, it lights up, just…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Skyrim Valentines Day Cards Remove the Need for Bards
This Valentines Day, let that special someone in your life show them how much you really care, by giving them a card that actually shows they’ll always be #2 behind The Elder Scrolls series. Jemma Salume is the artist behind these adorable cards, which while dabbling in established memes, also go the other way and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2012 -
UncategorizedMario’s Fire Flowers are Too Dangerous for Real Humans
Internet magician Freddie Wong shows why the fire flowers of the Mushroom Kingdom are not the fire flowers of Planet Earth. We simply cannot handle that kind of power in three dimensions. Or with our highly flammable clothing.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Should Sony be Worried About the PlayStation Vita? Maybe it Already is.
Despite the fact almost every games writer I’ve ever spoken with loves the thing, the general public has, so far, not exactly warmed to Sony’s latest handheld video games console. In Japan, sales have been dire. After a strong launch weekend, the Vita now isn’t just being outsold by the 3DS, it’s being outsold by…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Fear Leads to Anger; Burgers Lead to Fries
Charbroiled Buns | Until March 1, Quick, a Benelux fast food chain, is serving sithburgers on black buns to commemorate the 3D re-release of Star Wars: Episode I. (h/t Kevin Butler.) Ace Attorney 5 Announced for Japan—Will It Go West? Capcom dropped a bomb today, announcing in Japan that Gyakuten Saiban 5 will be made.…
By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Reenactment Won’t Win Any Awards, but Neither Did Street Fighter
Bravo to 1Up for getting Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono, producer of the Street Fighter series, to reenact this gem from M. Bison’s hilariously awful dialogue in 1994’s Street Fighter: The Movie. He dropped by their offices last week to talk Street Fighter X Tekken We’ll remind you that Ono-san is not an English speaker, so this…
By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012 - Culture
Back From the Dead
The first big release week of 2012 gives us Final Fantasy XIII-2, NeverDead and SoulCalibur V. Downloadable content includes an extension for Dead Island Tuesday • Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3, 360) • NeverDead (PS3, 360) • Puddle (PS3) • SoulCalibur V (PS3, 360) Wednesday • Dead Island: Ryder White (PC, PS3, 360) • Rhythm Party…
By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012 -
UncategorizedInsomniac Makes it Official; They’re Done with Resistance
Widely expected to be the case, to the point that studio chief Ted Price was surprised it made big news, Insomniac has confirmed that it is finished with the Resistance series it started in 2006. Price wished to break the news face-to-face to fans of the series, and did so earlier this week in that…
By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
A Dish Served Cold
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. •The 7 Most Brutal Video Game Revenge Stories [Ranker] Note: They’re not talking about in-game revenge. They’re talking about beatings and killings perpetrated IRL, typically…
By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Ace Attorney 5 Announced for Japan—Will It Go West?
Capcom dropped a bomb today, announcing in Japan that Gyakuten Saiban 5 will be made. Known in the west as Ace Attorney, this is cause for joy among fans of the courtroom adventure series, but international release plans are unconfirmed. While Ace Attorney has been solidly successful in the West despite (or perhaps thanks to)…
By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Curt Schilling Faces His Own Reckoning Over Amalur‘s Pass-Protected DLC
Curt Schilling, the head of 38 Studios, has taken to his studio’s own forums (and also NeoGAF’s) to face the music regarding a buggy demo version of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and plans for day-one downloadable content. He’s as plain-spoken here as he was on sports radio when he was a Major League Baseball all-star.…
By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Burnin’ Doobage
We do take requests here at the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest, and when Mr. Smokey McBongHit there showed up yesterday, a lot of you were all about it as an exploitable, blurry face and all. In the interest of fan service, I’m down with that, too. Let’s get ‘Shoppin! Source Image: Mr. Smokey McBongHit [Original source:…
By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Have you ever watched Campus PD? I know this is supposed to be an on-topic thread, but since that’s G4 I’ll allow it and not cornfield myself. I don’t want to say the cops profile on that show or anything but, if some dude has a rear window made out of plastic grocery bags, that…
By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Better With Kinect
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. Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik published Jan. 23.—Read more of Penny Arcade Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Jan. 23.—Read more of Awkward Zombie…
By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Male Models: The Winners
To market the PlayStation Vita, Sony enlisted the cast of Zoolander to showcase the handheld’s new ability to make you look like a Miller Light spokesdude. Man up, we’ve got 20 winners inside, including JimThePea! Lemon_Nibs (8) gets everything started with an homage to everyone’s favorite male model. acidpits gets in the game twice with…
By Owen Good Published January 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
What the Video Game Vendor Selling Hot Dogs Knows About Life
Considering the source, it’s an unlikely statement. When Oregon was marching to a No. 1 ranking and a berth in the national championship game in 2010, Richard Hofmeier was running an art gallery in Eugene’s funky Whiteaker neighborhood. Where nearly every video game treats all-star status and on-field glory as the player’s birthright, Hofmeier built…
By Owen Good Published January 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Remove Those Pictures of You Smoking Weed Before You Get Rid of Your Nintendo 3DS
Earlier this week, I brought you the story of a good friend who gave me his original Xbox without wiping its contents. From the data, I was able to piece together a sentimental portrait of my friend as he and his wife started their new lives together. If there was an irony there, it’s that…
By Owen Good Published January 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Rolling Into Battle Now, the Occupy Movement’s Mobile Arcade is Fully Operational
Booted off Kickstarter for who-knows-why, Oak-U-Tron 201X, the rolling, battery-powered arcade cabinet meant to provide R&R to Occupy Oakland’s weary soldiers, is nonetheless complete. It’s scheduled to roll out during the Move-In March planned for … oh, how about nowish? Assuming Oak-U-Tron survives the invasion of Occupy Oakland’s new digs, people can “play the wonderful…
By Owen Good Published January 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Family Research Council: ‘Rebel Fleet Surrenders to Gay Empire’
Oh boy. The Family Research Council, acting in its role as wise counsel to all that goes into video games, hath finally noticedeth that BioWare intends to publish a game update to Star Wars: The Old Republic that accommodates same-sex relationships between player characters and NPCs. This didn’t go over well with them, because he’s…
By Owen Good Published January 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
‘Prankster’s’ Racial Slur Found in Minecraft Won’t Be Removed til Next Update
Minecraft‘s head developer has elaborated on how a racial slur made it into a “snapshot build” of Minecraft‘s PC version, noting that it was not pushed to all users. As such, Mojang, the game’s maker, won’t remove the offensive language until the next such update. “Snapshot builds,” as Jens Bergensten explained, ” are intended to…
By Owen Good Published January 28, 2012