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Bobbyball
We’re still searching for the connection, but Activision has confirmed that its president, Bobby Kotick, will cameo in the upcoming flick Moneyball, informing Brad Pitt that he, of course, can’t have any money. You didn’t have to be a bloodhound to smell this ‘Shop Contest cooking. Simple premise: Kotick in Brad Pitt’s flicks, or Pitt…
By Owen Good Published June 19, 2011 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Happy Father’s Day everyone, and if you’re not a father, Happy Father’s Day to your dad and your granddads. And of course, some of us were raised by single parents, so if your mom pulled that double duty, Happy Father’s Day to her, too. Have we covered all the folks who deserve breakfast in bed…
By Owen Good Published June 19, 2011 - Culture
Sunday Comics
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 June 13. – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published June 13. – Read more of Nerf…
By Owen Good Published June 19, 2011 - CultureShop Contest
Shield Posing Winners
Last week we asked you to consider the Wii U controller as a window to a new world. We’ll go through the looking glass with the 20 best ‘shops, but first, a public service announcement from your local Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. I want to apologize to everyone for the image uploading problem last week. Whether…
By Owen Good Published June 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Shield Posing Winners
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By Owen Good Published June 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bob Hoskins has One Regret. Guess What It Is.
From a Q&A with the actor published in today’s Guardian What is the worst job you’ve done? Super Mario Brothers. What has been your biggest disappointment? Super Mario Brothers. If you could edit your past, what would you change? I wouldn’t do Super Mario Brothers. Q&A: Bob Hoskins [The Guardian]
By Owen Good Published June 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sports at E3: A Postgame Report
Gameplay impressions are difficult to form under the lights, sights and cacophony of E3 in full swing, where you never have enough time to see all of what you want, and there’s always an appointment five minutes from now. It’s even more difficult to get a good read on a sports game. Usually what they…
By Owen Good Published June 18, 2011 -
UncategorizedMother Calls EA ‘Motherfuckers’
The gaming provocateur (and World of Warcraft power user) Athene says his mom wanted him to post this. It sounds like it came from the man himself, except for the part where she stutters over the pronunciation of the company’s name at the beginning. This is apparently a reaction to the twin fiascoes of Crysis…
By Owen Good Published June 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Crytek Says It Has No ‘Xbox 720’ and Doesn’t Know What You’re Talking About
Crytek officially denied it has any “Xbox 720” or any kind of next-generation hardware from Microsoft, putting the kibosh on a rumor that, for the second time in as many months, said the 360’s successor was coming soon. The studio, alleged to be building another TimeSplitters with the unit, sent this statement to IGN: Relating…
By Owen Good Published June 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Swan Song for the Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers are no more. By this time next year, the franchise will be in Winnipeg, perhaps playing in the colors and logo of the Peggers’ beloved Jets, and Canada will at last have more NHL teams than the Confederacy. Kotaku reader
By Owen Good Published June 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Best Videos of the Week
Maybe you’re taking a break from Father’s Day gift shopping to see what you missed on your favorite Gawker Media sites this week. Or maybe you two just argued politics and you’re now looking for a little distraction. Well, whatever the case, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the most amusing and entertaining…
By Matt Cherette Published June 18, 2011 - Reviews
Two Weeks and One E3 in Betabrand Couch Commando Cargo Pants
I’ve never worn a pair of prototype pants before. But Betabrand, the San Francisco-based company who makes sweatshirts designed using DARPA technology or pants designed to let you eat a lot of food, decided to send me the very first pair of their new “Couch Commando” cargo pants. I wouldn’t go far as to say…
By Joel Johnson Published June 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Someone is Selling THQ’s E3 Debris for $2,000
This year, I came home from E3 with a Kinect Sports shirt, a Jurassic Park-inspired fake Barbasol shaving cream can to hide stuff and a Cooking Mama 4 oven mitt. Everything else I chucked, including my press pass and lanyard. Maybe I should have considered selling it on eBay. On Monday, Luke noticed a lot…
By Owen Good Published June 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
Greetings, Starfighter!
You’re walking away from history! History, Alex! Did Chris Columbus stay home? Nooooo. What if the Wright Brothers thought that only birds should fly? And did Galoka think that the Ulus were too ugly to save? Yeah, wait a minute, who is Galoka? Forget it, let’s see some deals. Hardware • Creative Fatal1ty Pro HS-980…
By Owen Good Published June 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Top Talent Departs as Madden Nears Its Release
The executive producer of Madden NFL quietly stepped down this week after less than a year on the job. He is the third senior-level Madden developer to leave the title in the past two months. But Phil Frazier and his former bosses say it is an amicable separation, one that won’t affect the video game…
By Owen Good Published June 18, 2011 - Uncategorized
So Long, Friday, and Thanks for All the GIFs
Kotaku readers, let’s start the weekend off officially with some off topic conversation, whether it be about music, movies, video games, personal affairs or some other subject. Perhaps the most devastating off topic news of the week is the removal of Rebecca Black’s “Friday” from YouTube, a cultural touchstone seemingly gone for good. Or for…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2011 - Uncategorized
What’s Team Fortress 2 Teasing Now? ‘Meet The Medic’?
There’s some shit going down at the official Team Fortress 2 web site right now. Bird shit, more specifically, is all over the game’s blog, as are a few defecating doves. Team Fortress 2 players are also reporting the appearance of doves in-game. What does it all mean? Well, it may mean the impending arrival…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Man Who Brought Duke Nukem Forever Back To Life Likens It To A Greasy Hamburger
Who cares if Duke Nukem Forever is “good” or not? It is at least as satisfying as a greasy burger, as catchy as a Ke$ha song or maybe as enjoyable as a performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark in which no one suffers a debilitating injury. (Or does. Which would make that superhero musical…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2011 -
UncategorizedHalo‘s Towering Feat, Accomplished At Last
Seven years ago, in uncertain times fraught with peril, the president challenged this great nation to, by the end of 2011, rocket-jump and safely land a Spartan from one tower to the second on the Halo: Combat Evolved level “Halo.” The nation’s greatest minds set about to solving and answering this urgent national priority. And,…
By Owen Good Published June 17, 2011 - Uncategorized
‘Is Navi Annoying?’ and Other Questions We Asked the Creators of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Kotaku recently asked eight questions of the chief creatives responsible for the Nintendo 3DS remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, questions like “Why does Link auto-jump?” and “Do you think Navi is annoying?” Longtime Zelda lead and co-director of Ocarina of Time Eiji Aonuma offered sometimes fascinating answers to our sometimes silly…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 17, 2011