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Could You “Finish” World Of Warcraft Without Killing Anything?
Here’s an exercise in patience: a World of Warcraft player has managed to reach the maximum level 85 without killing a single thing. For a game built around the idea of, well, killing things, that’s quite the achievement! Taking advantage of a loophole of sorts, player Everbloom has spent the last five months picking herbs,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedA Warning Concerning Real Life Zelda “Potions”
In The Legend of Zelda, Link often drinks potions. That doesn’t mean you should. Watch in this video as YouTuber Joshua Pursley drinks the crap out of a Zelda potion. Consider this a public service announcement! [Thanks Takoma!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Another Rei Ayanami Figure For the Pile
Neon Genesis Evangelion’s Rei Ayanami is an iconic character. Iconic characters mean one thing in Japan. Wait. They actually mean several things, but most notable is how that soft power translates into hard, plastic figures. For anyone who’s been paying attention to the world of Japanese sculpted figures since 1995 (and if you haven’t, listen…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Dick Flashing Comedian With A Heart Of Gold
Decked out in black stretch pants, sneakers and not much else, Egashira 2:50 is one of Japan’s most loathed comedians. “Creepy” and “annoying” are the words that usually describe him, but last month, the word that summed up Egashira the best is “heroic”. Egashira’s schtick doesn’t rely on witty puns or dry quips. Rather, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Wow, There Are A LOT Of Gold Farmers Out There
Gold farming is the practice of harvesting crap in online worlds with the aim of selling it for real-world money. Most developers frown on the practice, but that’s not stopping an estimated 100,000 people from doing it. A report from the World Bank reckons that, across China and Vietnam, “up to 100,000 people” are toiling…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2011 -
UncategorizedToad’s Mortal Kombat Fatality Is A Bit Much
While it’s had its fair share of cross-franchise cameos before, one thing Mortal Kombat has always lacked has been guest appearances by classic arcade mascots. Let’s fix that. This clip by online video crew Machinima shows the finishing moves of Mario, Toad, Arthur, Pac-Man, Link and…is that James Worthy? Man, all jokes aside, James Worthy…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2011 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Video Game Console That Never Was
Some game machines are killed long before they enter production. Others at least make it to market before dying, whether of old age or lack of demand. And then there’s the Konix Multisystem. The history of console video gaming is one dominated by American (Atari, Microsoft) and Japanese (Sony, Nintendo, Sega) companies. When you think…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2011 - Uncategorized
Snooze and the Gray
Snooze and the Gray | Interestingly, South Carolina chose to observe the 150th anniversary of April 12, 1861, the first shot of the American Civil War on April 9, 2011, the 146th anniversary of the Confederates’ surrender. Here a Confederate re-enactor – hell, is there any other left? – takes a nap during South Carolina’s…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Promoter Sues Microsoft Over Kinect Launch Event
Remember the Times Square launch event for Kinect last fall? It took some begging, pleading, and cold hard cash just to happen, when the cops made the last-minute discovery a full blown concert didn’t have the requisite permits. The promoter who made all the bad stuff go away says Microsoft owes him $63,000 for it.…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Beating a Different Drum
Another tranquil week; Patapon 3 arrives for PSP; World of Tanks rumbles across the line on PCs. Outside of those two, the heavy sounds of shovels as April’s first bloom hits its stride. Sunday Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time (3DS) Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D (3DS) Monday Escape Trick: The Secret of Rock City Prison…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedLittleBigPlanet 2 Does a Good Job of Babysitting with this Game Boy Remake
Drive up the volume for this user-created level from LittleBigPlanet 2, an homage to World 1-1 from Super Mario Land on the Game Boy. Creator Junkvxxl loaded the level three days ago; it became a developer favorite two days ago; it’s been played more than 36,000 times in that span. If you have the game,…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Top 5 of 10: Bad Dog Days
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. •Top 5 Game Characters Having a Worse Day Than You [Calm Down Tom] Though No. 2 is “Kane and/or Lynch in Kane and Lynch 2,”…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
‘Honest Hearts’ Is Indeed Fallout; New Vegas‘ Next DLC
Back in January, a trademark filing hinted that “Honest Hearts” would succeed “Dead Money” as Fallout: New Vegas’ second DLC extension. A few screengrabs of a video briefly uploaded by Fallout maker Bethesda Softworks verifies that as the title and gives the briefest and tiniest of glimpses at its visuals. A Bethesda forum user who…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 2011 -
UncategorizedGuard That Nice Everything You Have With This ‘Attack Creeper’
A couple months back a Minecraft enthusiast/do-it-yourselfer figured he needed improved seccurity in his apartment. “Unfortunately for me my building does not allow dogs so a big scary animal was not an option,” he writes. Then, boom! he got this idea. A little crude, but Chris’ Arduino-powered, motion-detecting, RC-scootering, ssssss-booming Creeper from Minecraft does the…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Adventures in Babysitting — for Sony
This week, the president of Sony Computer Entertainment America gave a rather impertinent comment to Fortune magazine, dismissing Nintendo handhelds as “babysitting tools.” We think this calls for a role reversal. I don’t have a specific image for you to ‘Shop this week – we haven’t gone open-ended for a couple of months. But I…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Unfortunately, the image we have to use today is the original. Not because you guys haven’t been contributing. ShinLord, Squizzy, you guys both put in worthy submissions. But a screwup in our comments – I know, fancy that – prevents me from accessing the full-size images. So I’m sorry that I can’t serve you a…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 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 April 4 – Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published April 8 – Read more of Nerf…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 2011 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: First In Line Winners
Last week, we asked you to reimagine the summit of Isaiah “Triforce” Johnson and Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime at the Nintendo 3DS launch event two weeks ago in New York. As a316sob’s entry (1, above) shows, many items changed hands, and many heads swapped places. Let’s round up the winners. ARYXANDRE (3) brought…
By Owen Good Published April 9, 2011 -
UncategorizedIs This Metal Gear Solid or Lemmings?
It’s not Call of Duty multiplayer. Master filmmaker Freddie Wong has taken dead aim at the guilty pleasures and accepted norms of many video games. Here he goes after Metal Gear Solid, and the urge everyone has to endlessly replay this fish-in-a-barrel killfest. Want a good laugh? Read through the predictably dumbassed YouTube comments. It’s…
By Owen Good Published April 9, 2011