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UncategorizedThey Found the Cluckshot, Gears of War 3‘s Awesome Easter Egg [Spoilers]
Some who have been playing Gears of War 3 noticed the name of an unlockable weapon called the “Cluckshot” but had no idea what it was or how to find it. Well, GameFront has, and supplies this step-by-step video tutorial showing you how to obtain it. The tag I put in the headline isn’t for…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Donks, Hoopties and Shitmobiles
Oh hell yeah. The badass Sonic donk (and its truck nutz) that graced an Illinois Walmart, and our front page, on Friday is hands-down our ‘Shop Contest subject of the week. What’s my advice? Res ipsa loquitor that’s my advice, which is Latin for “This picture practically ‘shops itself into something funnier.” Seriously, I’m not…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves: Autumnal Equifax Edition
How appropriate that that satellite burnt up somewhere over Canada, or maybe it was the Pacific, on the first day of fall. Get it? Because it fell … out of orbit … a lot of people thought it was gonna fall … never mind. A tip of the TAY top hat to first-timer TetraGenesis for…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2011 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Elitism Isn’t Free
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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Sept. 19.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Sept. 24.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2011 - Uncategorized
BioWare Bosses Say They’ve Not Forgotten Jade Empire
Jade Empire, the Xbox-exclusive RPG BioWare released in 2005, is “a franchise that’s near and dear to us,” BioWare’s founders said at Eurogamer Expo today. ” It’s a setting that we’re really passionate about, and we still are.” But Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk don’t have immediate plans to bring back the series. “We’re just…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Extras and Add-Ons Winners
Extras, extras, see all about ’em! What else can we slap on to the 3DS, besides the second slide pad introduced two weeks ago? We’ve got 19 award-winning examples of industrial design, plus drsopa’s winning concept, inside! Leading off, dummysystem (3) goes for a ‘Shop Contest callback and delivers a message to Nintendo. a.seivewright (1)…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedMinecraft‘s Little Brother Learns a Hard Lesson About Silverfish
It’s impossible to watch this and not think of Randy Parker, Ralphie’s brother from A Christmas Story. C’mon guys! C’mon! Hey! That’s not funny! Guys! One Minecraft enthusiast’s little brother just became acquainted with silverfish, the mob introduced with the 1.8 release. Attacking them, as you can see, is quite counterproductive as it just invites…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Damned If You Demo, Damned If You Don’t
As of this writing, there are at least seven YouTube videos, all with more than 100,000 views, tracking pratfalls and slapstick glitches found in FIFA 12—the latest entry in the most acclaimed and respected sports video game series of the past three years. All of these come from regular users playing a demo version that…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedEvidently, Dead Island‘s Xian Does Not Wear Panties [NSFW]
Intrepid videographer HazardHeresy noticed that when leggy survivor Xian struggles to her feet in Dead Island, you can get a glimpse of her landing strip. No, really, she’s going commando. Fast forward that video past the stupid-long preamble to 1:53 and you’ll see what he’s talking about—helpfully zoomed in close-up. As grateful as I am…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Divorce-Happy MMO Providing Help to Troubled Couples
About 10 days ago, Nexon, the publisher of MapleStory found three out of four marriages initiated in-game end in divorce. So MapleStory‘s next content update will include features that emphasize couples sticking together. Ascension, the next big update, will include special quests for couples. “Shower your partner with devotion in new quests to renew your…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
U.K. Culture Minister Wants a Games Room in Parliament
The Houses of the British Parliament are known to have bars. One MP, the minister for culture in fact, wishes to put in a video game room. Ed Vaizey thinks it would do some good in educating his fellow MPs on the industry that he has forcefully supported in the past. In an interview with…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Game That Created a Legion of Authors
MUDs and MUSHes, remember those? These were the first multiplayer online role-playing games, popular in the 1990s, largely text-based. In the case of a MUSH, playing involved writing thousands of words, a skill that’s proven useful later in life for some enthusiasts. One of them is Jim Butcher, mentioned (among other authors) today in The…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedPlastic Coathangers are Also Lethal in this Real-Life Dead Island Film
There are awesome ways to start your morning, but they probably aren’t jampacked into just three minutes, like this Dead Island re-enactment from Chris Cropper‘s Going Nowhere Show It gets everything right about the zombie survival game, from the HUD to quest-giving to—wait, can you really blow up an exploding barrel with a plastic coat…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Get Some Beer and Some Cleaning Products
Hi, how are you. My name’s Elliot, and I’m with the Cub Scouts of America. We’re selling uncut cocaine to get to the jamboree. Hardware • Best value ever on the Kinect Sensor w/ Kinect Adventures bundle: $139.10 w/ a $25 bonus credit at Amazon. Previous best deal was $150 w/ $30 bonus, and the…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Star Wars: The Old Republic Ships on Dec. 20, Subscriptions Detailed
Star Wars: The Old Republic launches on Dec. 20 in North America and Dec. 22 in European territories, Bioware and LucasArts said this morning. “This is an incredible moment for everyone at BioWare and our partners at LucasArts who have dedicated their lives to build this extraordinary game.,” Ray Muzyka said during the 2011 Eurogamer…
By Brian Crecente Published September 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedEnormous Tetris Stop-Motion Animation Created in Minecraft
The merry band behind the Bomberman mod for Minecraft have struck again, creating a colossal in-game stop-motion animation of Tetris—complete with a Game Boy surround (and startup screen!). “I had to play bad or it would have take even more screenshots,” says the creator. Probably also why he ramped up the difficulty to level 9,…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dashboard Beta Testers Get Free Digital Halo: Reach to Replace Borked Disc
The recent title update to Halo: Reach has rendered unplayable the free disc version of the game given to Xbox Live dashboard beta participants earlier this year. Rather than say tough luck, Microsoft is giving all of them a free digital copy of the game. An email to dashboard beta participants today advised them of…
By Owen Good Published September 24, 2011 -
UncategorizedRemain In Light
Greetings, Kotaku readers. I won’t bore you with all the details, but this is our final nightly open thread of the week. So let’s spend some quality time talking about, you know, whatever as we head into the weekend. I’m gonna go play more Dark Souls. Please discuss whatever strikes your fancy in the comments…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 23, 2011 -
UncategorizedWant to Make Dark Souls Harder? Let Your Fists Do the Talking
Dark Souls players looking for a more… unique challenge may want to follow the lead of a Japanese player who opted to punch his way through the game’s first boss, the massive Asylum Demon. No weapons, no spells, just bare knuckle brawling. This herculean feat of the hands looks like it took the better part…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 23, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Time a Fan of Sonic the Hedgehog and Truck Nuts Drove to Walmart
It was captured on film—OK, cell phone—by one of the many contributors to People of Walmart, archive of discount store shoppers with questionable fashion and lifestyle choices. And here it is. So, to sum up: a Sonic blue Crown Vic, an airbrushed Knuckles the Echidna and Miles “Tails” Prower, Metal Sonic’s junk and a Walmart…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 23, 2011