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Will Wright’s Business Cards Are Money
I’ve seen some cool business cards in my time—I remember that at my first GDC, I practically had a Patrick Bateman-style existential crisis over how inferior my own cards were at the time. But Sim City and Spore creator Will Wright’s got us all beat—he puts his personal information on actual printed money. Sure, it’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Special Message for Battlefield 3 Campers
Tom Antos, the man behind the crossbow-laden Skyrim fan film we featured last month, teams up with rap artist DeStorm to deliver a special message to folks that are considering finding a nice quite spot to camp on when Battlefield 3 launches next week. You know the people they’re talking about here. The ones that…
By Mike Fahey Published October 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedMario Kart, Duck Hunt and Angry Birds Get Turned into Horror Flicks
Next week G4TV.com will begin streaming dark takes on a trio of video game classics. The three film shorts are part of G4 Films Epictober Film Festival, an online event that seeks to blend the aesthetic of cinema with the worlds and characters of classic video games to create a Halloween mash-ups. In this first…
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Buy Your Very Own Official, 1:1 Mass Effect Assault Rifle
Good news, Mass Effect fans. You can stop building your own replica weapons based on the series, because starting today, you’ll be able to buy your own from EA’s online store. This replica M8 Avenger Assault Rifle is 1:1 in scale, meaning it’s exactly the same size it’s designed to be in the game universe.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedNew York Comic-Con In Three Minutes
New York Comic-Con is a wrap, but only after delivering four days packed with movies, video games, comics and cosplay. Comic Con for me this year was a lot of running around. If I wasn’t filming something, I was trying working the Frankenstylin booth. If I wasn’t working the booth? I was eating all of…
By Chris Carolan Published October 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedLet’s See Your Nerd Weddings, Kotaku
A few days back, I did a story on this not-a-wedding picture whose title riffed on the iconic special move from Street Fighter. That got me thinking about geek wedding, geek proposals and geek romance. And, as if the internet were reading my mind, messages and pictures about all of the above have been floating…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
More Than 300 Tiny Indie Games in One Free Pirate Kart Bundle
More than 100 independent developers gather together more than 300 games they deemed not “big” or “polished” or “real” enough to be worth the entry fee for the 2012 Independent Games Festival awards into one massive bundle, and you can download and play it for free. Everybody wins! At least I hope everybody wins. The…
By Mike Fahey Published October 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham City‘s Weird “Bitch” Fixation
Batman: Arkham City is a mature game. I know it’s rated “T for Teen,” but that doesn’t mean it’s not for grown-ups—it features some really dark content. Torture, serial murder of innocent people, gleefully sadistic violence, lots of sexual and rape innuendo, and some surprisingly salty language. Arkham Asylum went to some dark places, but…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
How That Mario Bathroom Got That Way
Want to know how reader Liatte–-a lawyer and aspiring Lego artist—made her room of necessity themed around Nintendo’s iconic plumber? She’s been kind enough to answer a few questions about her Mario tribute bathroom and how she got it that way. “The bathroom’s looked like this for about 8 months. I did it entirely myself,…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Epic Rock Paper Scissors Game With a Batman Twist
From developer Massive Joe and The Batman cartoon producer / creative director Jeff Matsuda comes the most epic round of paper rock scissors ever committed to iOS — Age of Monsters Available today in the iTunes App Store, Age of Monsters — Rock Paper Scissors combines the simple game / decision-making process with the gorgeous…
By Mike Fahey Published October 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedHow To Get Arkham City‘s One-Year Calendar Man Achievement In One Hour (Probably)
There’s an Xbox 360 Achievement (and PlayStation 3 Trophy) in Batman: Arkham City called “Storyteller”. The description: “Have 12 murderous dates with Calendar Man.” To earn it, you have to talk to the incarcerated villain on 12 holidays, from New Year’s to Christmas. Your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 needs to be running the game…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dig the Warp Pipes in This Super Mario Bathroom
Reader Liatte sent in pics of her Mario-adorned throne room and while I want to make all kinds of scatological jokes—King Poopa, Going to World 1-2; go ahead, make up your own—but I’m really just jealous. My happy place [IMGUR] You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Explosive Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Launch Trailer Launches Early
Though the third chapter in the Uncharted saga isn’t due out until November 1, Naughty Dog just couldn’t wait to show us the full trailer for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. After watching it yourself you’ll see why. This is movie quality stuff right here, ladies and gentlemen. After watching this two-and-a-half minute masterpiece I’m fully…
By Mike Fahey Published October 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony’s Two-Player 3D Display Drops November 13
Shaped like a PSP Go and featuring the innovative SimulView feature that gives two players each their own picture, Sony’s 3D display hits retailers on November 13 for $499.99. Check out the PlayStation Blog for all the details. [PlayStation Blog]
By Mike Fahey Published October 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
An Owner’s Guide To Surviving Dark Souls
Some of the fun of playing Dark Souls, and Demon’s Souls before it, is the spectacle of the game and the sheer confusion you might feel when you first drop into the unforgiving world created by From Software. But that’s not for everybody. Some people don’t like to play their way through a game trial…
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe World’s Best Donkey Kong Players Throw Down in The Kong Off
The Kong Off from Scott Cramer on Vimeo Has any game has as much celluloid devoted to it as Donkey Kong? First we had Seth Gordon’s brilliant The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Then we got the feature short Dr. Kong about Hank Chien, the guy who unseated Steve Wiebe to become the…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedNVIDIA Shows Off a PC Batman: Arkham City Well Worth Waiting For
! While console players are busy exploring everything Batman: Arkham City has to offer, PC gamers have to wait until November 15 to don the cape and cowl. NVIDIA gives them something to look forward to with a video showing off how PhysX makes with the dust and clutter. The video shows off a more…
By Mike Fahey Published October 19, 2011 -
UncategorizedLets Watch The Counter-Strike Global Offensive America Vs. Europe Throw Down
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive had its first official tournament over the weekend at the New York Comic-Con. While I showed you a few minutes of play, here’s the full one-hour, blow-by-blow brought to you by the guys over at ESL TV. The tourney took place as part of the Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge New York.…
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Eve Online Developers CCP Laying Off 120 People
Best known for the massive online game Eve Online, Icelandic company CCP has been steadily ascending its profile over the last few years, as they moved from that ambitious sci-fi virtual world to other projects like Dust 514, the in-development, PS3-exclusive shooter that ties into their MMO and new franchise World of Darkness But, just…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 19, 2011