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Could This Be Gamers’ ShamWow?
It may not effortlessly remove cola, wine and pet stains, but the Cyber Clean absolutely needs a fast-talking, hooker-beating sales guy. This slab of neon green slime is meant to be pressed firmly into the orifices of your gadgets, gaming devices and electronics to suck up dirt, dust and, as our own Luke Plunkett so…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2010 -
UncategorizedI Am Going To Stick A Song In Your Head, Watch Me
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: It’s Oh So Quiet My sons, Mini-Bash and Micro-Bash, really really really like this song and this lady. When this came on the television, they literally stopped in their tracks to stare at the flickering images rolling through on the TV. This tune is currently top of the charts in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Why Is This Johnny Cage So Familiar? He Explains to Kotaku
Not Linden Ashby, who played Johnny Cage in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film. No, the guy in the viral Mortal Kombat film that recently popped up online. The actor who was Johnny Cage in the viral clip is Matt Mullins. He’s not only an actor, but an accomplished martial artist. He’s a black belt in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid Voice Actor Not Doing MGS: Rising?
Let’s list the Metal Gear Solid games in which voice actor David Hayter has voiced Snake. Let’s! Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2010 -
UncategorizedWhen The A-Team Meets Call Of Duty
There comes a point in the new A-Team movie when, if you’ve ever played Modern Warfare, you’ll sit back in your chair a little and think “man, I’ve seen this somewhere before”. [This isn’t a massive spoiler, but if you like your movies 100% fresh, don’t read any further] It comes at around, oh, ninety…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Red Dead On PC? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Red Dead Redemption is one of the best games of the year. Heck, it’s my favourite game of the year so far. But I own a console. If you own only a PC and want in on the action, well… Look, we never like to say never, but the chances of a PC port of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Reformed Pirate Writes
Letters, we get letters. We get lots and lots of letters. Letters! It’s time to take a peek into the Kotaku mailbag. This time we’ve got a letter from a banned reader: Dear Kotaku, After having a good week or two to think about my perma ban I want to say thank you. Thank you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: E3 Floorplan Reveals Mass Effect, Dragon Age Sequels
GameSpot has posted a big interactive floor plan, showing what’s going to be on the showroom floor at E3 next week. Curiously, there are at least three new games on there. If you hover over the EA booth, you’ll see that both Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2 are listed as games that’ll be…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Most Gamers Don’t Even Know Project Natal Exists
Sometimes, it’s handy being reminded that “gamer” is a far bigger term than most of you realise. As evidenced by this Nielsen poll, which amazingly shows that most “gamers” haven’t even heard of Project Natal. They haven’t heard about PlayStation Move, either. This despite Natal being a year old, and having appeared on countless news…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Two More Natal Games Revealed, At Least Twelve More To Come
Ahead of next week’s E3 in Los Angeles, two new titles for Microsoft’s motion-control peripheral, Project Natal, have been revealed. Those hoping for a wave-your-arms version of Halo or Fable are out of luck, though, as the two games are simple party titles (ie glorifed tech demos), similar to the kind we’ve seen for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Viewtiful Joe Papercraft Is 3.5 Feet Tall
It is, dare I say, viewtiful. Artist Taras Lesko dazzles with this creation — he’s even been kind enough to post a free PDF of Viewtiful Joe’s helmet. It’s rather complex, but that’s okay. 3.5ft tall Viewtiful Joe papercraft by Taras… [Tiny Cartridge]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
New PlayStation 3 Model Numbers Spotted
The E3 gaming expo is next week. And the Federal Communication Commission has revealed that there are new PlayStation 3 models. But should we expect another redesign like the slimmed down PS3? Two new PS3 models (CECH-2501A and CECH-2501B) have been tested by the FCC and certified for both 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. What’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Homefront Is The Video Game Of The American Insurgency
You’ll fight the North Koreans in the parking lot of the Home Depot-like Lumber Liquidators store. You’ll protect your fenced suburban Colorado backyard from Korean eyes in the sky with a canopy of camouflage. Homefront is a game of American fear and American resistance, set on American soil. I saw this interactive fantasy of an…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Report: Microsoft Talking 3D Gaming “Soon”
Sony has been making a big deal about 3D. So too has Nintendo. Until now, Microsoft has been fairly silent on the subject. Looks like that’s about to change. Andrew Oliver from Blitz (Dead to Rights Retribution) has told Develop “Microsoft are going to be making an announcement about [3D] at some point soon.” Great.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Playing Rock Band 3’s New Keyboard, 102 Button Guitar Controller
The next Rock Band may actually live up to its promise and teach you how to play music—or at the very least, learn how to play selected songs from the Rock Band 3 soundtrack. Thanks to Rock Band 3’s new Pro mode for guitar, drums and, yes, keyboard, every single note on the game’s song…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
These Gun Noises Could Be Great
The upcoming Medal of Honor reboot and Battlefield Bad Company 2 might very well have the best gun noises gaming has ever seen. Err, heard. According to EA DICE audio director Stefan Strandberg, the studio and fellow studio EALA used almost one hundred microphones over the course of two days. “For two days we had…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2010 - Uncategorized
Starcraft II’s “War Is Coming” Trailer
It’s hard to believe, but after over a decade’s wait Starcraft II is finally upon us. It’s something Blizzard is only too happy to remind us of with this cinematic commercial for the game. While most – maybe even all – of this clip is comprised of footage from previous trailers, it’s still a sight…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010