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To: Luke From: Owen Re: Demon Hunter! Alright, well, I am outta here for the next week. That means no Owen until Nov. 3, the day after both Election Day and the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association. I should be in an awesome mood. What’s gonna happen until then? Well,…

Space Excreters

The Space Invaders alien shows you where to dump on a public toilet in Germany. Don’t they also have houseflies stamped on the urinals to direct your aim? Seen by reader Thorsten W.

The Week In Games

The last Tuesday in October does a number on your wallet with seven big releases, including Fable III, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Rock Band 3. Sunday (Oct. 24) Shaun White Skateboarding (PS3, Wii, 360) Monday (Oct. 25) Bit.Trip Fate (Wii) Dragon Age: Origins – Ultimate Edition (PC, PS3, 360) Tuesday (Oct. 26)…

BlizzCon 2010 Cosplay Blowout Part Two: Trolling For Chicks

See, they’re trolls, and they are female, get it? No? Just check out the second and final BlizzCon 2010 cosplay gallery, packed with the three W’s: Wizards, warriors, and Waldo. Since the costume contest is on Friday, most folks use that day for costumes, reverting to street clothes for day two. That’s why we’ve only…

Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists

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 10 Games To Play When You’re Depressed [Calm Down Tom] Note, this is not the advice of a professional therapist. That accounts for Dead…

Diablo III Arena Battles Will Devour Your Soul

Last night I had a chance to sit down for 15 minutes of Diablo III multiplayer arena battles. Forty-five minutes later I finally made good on my “just one more round” promise. The wait for this game just got harder. It’s such a simple concept. Three players on each team enter a relatively simple little…

See Guybrush Threepwood In Action; Learn How To Unlock Him

Spoiler Alert. On the next page you’ll see video of the location of the Guybrush Threepwood costume holocron in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. You’ll also get detailed instructions on finding it, and see Threepkiller in action. In this video, Kotaku reader Matt B. has already unlocked the costume, so the holocron no longer…

BlizzCon 2010 Ends With A D

It doesn’t matter how you spell it; last night BlizzCon 2010 ended with a D. The main hall of BlizzCon has a press area, specifically positioned to keep members of the media close to the stage, but there was no getting close to the stage last night. Well before Jack Black and Kyle Gass took…

The Golden Tee At The End Of The World

The message to Incredible Technologies carried a desperate plea – from Antarctica. Need help. Urgent. Golden Tee machine is broken. That’s paraphrasing, but the researchers and staff at McMurdo Station, Antarctica – the United States’ research facility on the frozen continent – were very serious about getting their Golden Tee 2005 arcade machine repaired. A…

Well, He’s Certainly Got The Koopa Vote

Campaign sign for Jeff Bowser, candidate for the Pleasanton, Calif. School Board, defaced by gamer graffiti. Seen by reader Josh P.

Meet The New Marty McFly, Sounds Like The Old Marty McFly

And that’s a good thing. GameTrailers has put up a couple behind-the-scenes vids of Telltale Games’ upcoming Back to the Future game, and the guy they got to voice Marty McFly does a virtuoso Michael J. Fox. It’s one thing to do an impersonation, it’s another to apply that voice to real acting. It’s just…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Politics As Usual

The United States’ general election campaign enters its final week, and if we’ve learned anything about the state of our country, it’s this: The one absolutely recession-proof business is political advertising. We’re going open-ended this week, gang, but I think you can handle this. Your assignment: Mash up the political campaigns with video games. How…

Sunday Comics

Kotaku will be soon redesigning Sunday Comics, adding some new features and keeping a few old ones. Be sure to vote for your favorites! Sunday Comics Deathmatch: The Incumbents Sunday Comics Deathmatch: The Newcomers Penny Arcade published Oct. 22 PvPonline published Oct. 22 ActionTrip published Oct. 18 EXTRALIFE published Oct. 19 Dueling Analogs published Oct.…

Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves

Fleeing from the Cylon tyranny, the last battlestar, Kotaktica, leads a ragtag, fugitive fleet, on a lonely quest – a shining open thread known as TAY. MrMrScott is the weekend winner of the #taypics derby. There are six chances each week to get your handiwork featured. Just shop up this image and submit it to…

Review: EA Sports MMA

“Fastest-growing sport” is often faint praise applied to niche competitions, but with mixed martial arts, it’s no joke. Relentless violence and blink-of-an-eye knockout potential make MMA fight night for the video game generation. Can a video game do that justice? EA Sports MMA is the first mixed martial arts offering from EA Sports, which faces…

EA Sports MMA

Jay Mohr Grants BlizzCon His Wisdom

Actor and comedian Jay Mohr returned to BlizzCon this year to host the costume and dance contest. We captured a few of his words of wisdom and share them with you. Jay Mohr on… …Noobs …Non-Gamers …The Language Barrier …Fatherhood …Politics …Rock Band 3 …Christopher Walken’s Final Fantasy

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Mine Rescue Winners

The rescue of 33 miners trapped underground in Chile for more than two months captivated the world. It also provided grist for our latest ‘Shop Contest. Wrackune (16) and Kobun (11) were both inspired by E.T., Wrackune placing the infamously landfilled game at the bottom of the shaft with the miners, Kobun putting the miners…

Sunday Comics Deathmatch: The Newcomers

Last week we mentioned that Sunday Comics would be getting a redesign in the coming weeks. You’re already voting on which ones we should keep. Now we want to hear which new ones are worth adding. From your comments – more than 500 – we’ve assembled 13 candidates worthy of your consideration. Below you will…

Sunday Comics Deathmatch: The Incumbents

Last week we mentioned that Sunday Comics would be getting a redesign in the coming weeks. We’re going to bring some new strips to the feature. But first, we want to hear which of the old ones are worth saving. Here it is: The Incumbent portion of Kotaku’s Sunday Comics Deathmatch. Tell us, if you…