Mortal Kombat Battles .. the Ukrainian Parliament?

If I understood Ukrainian or Ukrainian politics, who knows what I would think of this video. But operating on the principle that everything’s zanier in a foreign language, I’m gonna call Mortal Kombat vs. the Ukranian Parliament a laugh riot. Especially when one of the fatalities involves turning punching Raiden in the balls, then turning…

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She’s Got World 1-1 Nailed

I see I should have posted these sooner. A friend of “Kaci,” whose nails are presented here, sent us some pics of her awesome Super Mario Bros. manicure. These have now gone viral. Congrats to Kaci on her newfound fame, and our compliments on the artwork.

It’s in the Game, Unless It’s Outside the Lines

Without fail, every time I bring up this job and its subject, usually with folks outside the business, the topical jokes start rolling. Whatever the latest controversy or embarrassment is in sports, people ask if that’s going to be simulated in the next edition of Madden, Tiger Woods or NBA 2K Sometimes someone comes up…

Michael J. Fox Returns for Back to the Future‘s Final Episode

A.J. LoCasio’s virtuoso Marty McFly has anchored Telltale Games’ Back to the Future through its first four episodes, and will do so again in the fifth. That doesn’t mean there’s no room for the character’s original actor. Michael J. Fox is featured in the series’ conclusion, “Outatime,” due for the PC and Mac on June…

DUST 514 Screens

Will EVE Online‘s Console Shooter be PS3-Exclusive?

DUST 514, the FPS console counterpart to CCP’s sci-fi MMO EVE Online, is due for a big announcement at E3 2011 if this countdown clock is any indication. One fan went poking around through the site shortly after it went live and found some interesting things, since removed. First would be these seven screenshots (gallery…

These are the Big Games of E3 2011

Guns. Swords. Balls. The video games of E3 2011 will have all these and much more when the industry’s annual conclave kicks off this week in Los Angeles. There will be a staggering number of titles shown on E3’s vast floorspace. Many will release this year, some will release next year. Some are brand new…

The Best Videos of the Week

Maybe you want to see what you missed on your favorite Gawker Media sites this week. Or maybe you’re just exhausted after playing post-holiday catch-up at work and you’re in need of a visual escape. Well, whatever the case, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the most amusing and entertaining videos we watched…

Paris Match

Grand Slam tennis is known for matches of epic length, frequently spanning four hours or more. In video games, more than an hour on the sticks is enough to conjure memories of Borg-McEnroe at Wimbledon 1980. Kotaku reader Frequenter and apal decided to pick up Top Spin 4 and play Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic…

Rumor has Microsoft Announcing TV Service at E3

I love the weekends before E3. I’ve worked four. You get everything in the tips jar—yesterday we got one that said Half-Life 2: Episode 3 would be a Wii 2 launch title. It was too earnest to be a troll. Anyway, this one is in heavy circulation and Microsoft has issued a no comment, so…

The Doctor Doesn’t Pay

You know, I hate to come down from Wayne County. I have businesses in Lansing. I have muffler shops, chicken chains. I got slums to collect the rent from. I have a chiropractic practice. I make adjustments to the human spine! And this little trip has cut far too much into my professional time! Dan…

Five Years Later, Mom in Warcraft Neglect Death Goes to Prison

It took five years, but a woman who played World of Warcraft day after day as her three-year-old daughter wasted away, dying of malnutrition and dehydration, is headed to prison. Rebecca Colleen Christie of Las Cruces, New Mexico was sentenced to 25 years in prison yesterday. Christie’s case was at the vanguard of the horrifying…

Tetris Hits the 3DS in October

Tetris, which skyrocketed to all-time popularity on Nintendo’s first handheld, will be adapted for its latest. In a statement released today The Tetris Company said Tetris for the 3DS will be shown at E3 and will arrive on shelves in October. The news release also boasted of 132 million paid mobile downloads of the game,…

A Distant Thunder

Everybody’s stressed out about E3. Not me! I’m ready for it, partly because, hey, it’s just down the street. And while some may be dreading it, you may be excited for it. You can talk about that here, in this open thread. Or you can talk about anything else that is on your mind as…

Pandora’s Tower Opens Strong in Japan With One Piece of Good News for 3DS

It was a better week for games for Nintendo hardware in Japan, as two new releases, One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP for Nintendo 3DS and Pandora’s Tower for Wii, charted high in the land where those platforms are now doing so-so sales. The new One Piece game opened strongly, moving more than 80,000 3DS carts…

Papo & Yo is a Bittersweet Allegory of Growing Up With an Drug User

Imaginary childhood friends can be adorable in any form, even as a giant pink rhino. It’s the rhino’s craving for poisonous frogs that makes him a monstrous threat, and the center of a poignant tale that deals with one developer’s troubled childhood. This is Papo & Yo by the Montreal studio Minority, touted today on…

What’s Battlefield 3 Bringing to E3? Multiplayer, But No Subscription Fees

We’ve seen a good chunk of Battlefield 3‘s single-player campaign—at least 12 minutes’ worth of it—but what about multiplayer? Isn’t that why people play Battlefield games? Well, good thing E3 2011’s right around the corner. That’s where developer DICE says we’ll see at least one multiplayer map, “Operation Métro,” which they say combines “intense close-quarter…

Activision on Call of Duty Elite: ‘Even Haters Can Play for Free’

That is a direct quote from the FAQ Activision just released [.doc] for Call of Duty Elite, a final plea for you to not hate the shooter’s paid subscription service, and an argument that needs, oh, just six pages to summarize. That’s not to say they beat around the bush. The first set of bullet…

“This is essentially Night Trap, this game.”

Is L.A. Noire—despite its running, gunning and vehicular cruising—essentially an elaboration on the point-and-click adventure game? Some critics and commenators have suggested that the title has more in common with Monkey Island than Grand Theft Auto IV, with the crucial difference being that L.A. Noire (unlike the adventure games of yesteryear) allows you to advance…