Gears Of War Meets…Political Satire

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, he don’t like video games. But the editors of Peruvian newspaper Peru21 didn’t let that stop them using a recent arms deal to engage Chavez in a little involuntary Gears of War cosplay. Chavez recently signed a $5 billion arms deal with Russia to buy a whole ton of tanks, submarines…

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Metal Gear Solid? More Like Metal Gear Solid Advertising, Your Billboard Here Comment by: surft Nominated by: Takara_Kitsune Very Old Snake: War has changed. It’s no longer about nations, ideologies or ethnicity. It’s an endless series of commercials, advertised by mercenaries and machines. War, and the consumption of in-game Doritos, have become a well-oiled business.…

For All The Farmville Haters Out There

Farmville is a craze that is sweeping the internet, but its simplistic premise and Facebook residence won’t please everyone. For you who are displeased, then, there is this t-shirt. You can get them for around USD$25 from shirt retailer MySoti. A steep price for a surly statement, maybe, but sometimes surly statements are the ones…

This King of Fighter XIII Intro Clip Is Mai Free

Jiggly fighter Mai Shiranui was not in The King of Fighters XII. She is in upcoming arcade game The King of Fighters XIII. However, she is not in this intro movie, which focuses largely on fighter Ash Crimson. The King of Fighters XIII claims to be the “climax” of the Ash saga. The King of…

They Grow Up So Fast: EA’s Website, Circa 1997

Some of you would have been very young in 1995. Some of you may not even have been born. Point is, it was a while ago, but even back then, in the mists of time, Electronic Arts had a website. And this is what it looked like. Well, it’s what it looked like in 1997,…

This Guy Is Really Stiff. His Pin-Up Model Lady Friend Isn’t.

Like, really stiff. The girl isn’t, though. She’s into aerobics. To bring everyone up to speed, one time cosplaying Ikki Tousen ladies swung by to play video games, another time a mistress spanked ASCII staffers and, of course, the time the gladiator girl helped with office work. If anyone ever asks you what is the…

Even Lara Croft Deserves A Snow Day

Toy company Sideshow will be releasing this Lara Croft statue later this year, which is unique for the fact that the emphasis is on her face and equipment, not her…equipment. The design of the statue is inspired by Lara’s look in Tomb Raider: Underworld, which is probably my favourite of the lot. I just think…

Why We Call Him Dude Huge

It’s a question Kotaku gets a lot: Why do you refer to Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski as “Dude Huge”. There is a reason. This is it. For years, Cliff Bleszinski had been known by the moniker “CliffyB”. And then suddenly, during the promotions for Gears of War II, either he or Microsoft had…

Why Would Sony Want To Know What You Eat?

Reader zachstr just took part in a survey for Sony, about the company’s PlayStation Network. For some reason, amidst all the gaming stuff, were these questions about fast food. Now, Sony could just be asking for marketing purposes. Arrange something in terms of advertising, or sponsorship, with the outlets that prove most popular. But it…

This Jacket Is No Longer Two-Of-A-Kind

Thought this was a two-of-a-kind jacket? It’s not really. The jacket s worn by Chuck Greene, the protagonist of zombie game Dead Rising 2. The form-fitting black and yellow jacket was designed by Dead Rising creator Keiji Inafune and produced by famed Japanese leather works company Kadoya Leather Wear. At last year’s Tokyo Game Show,…

Games Can Help Prevent Military Massacres, Too

The parallels between video games and the 2007 death of over a dozen Iraqis are clear. Not so clear, but just as important, is the potential games have to prevent such tragedies. A nice counter-piece to the accusatory tone you may have seen surrounding the story earlier in the week can be found on Slate,…

Do Not Modify Computers Or Consoles In Canada, Don’t!

Last month, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police searched residence in Roberval, Quebec, which culminated in one arrest of one suspect who advertised selling pirated games through the internet and the seizure of hundreds of counterfeit games. But wait, there’s more. According to a news release by the Mounted Police, items to modify video game consoles…

Video Games Destroy New York City

Watch, as classic video games come to life and wreak havoc on New York City. It’s a little bit Ghostbusters, a little bit Godzilla, and all kinds of great. You’ve got Patrick Jean to thank for the clip, with music provided by Naïve New Beaters. PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN [DailyMotion]

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Maybe The Greatest Music Video About An Arcade Cabinet…Ever

Not that there are a ton of music videos about arcade cabinets. There should be, however. That’s retro game lover Keith Apicary singing an ode to the red Neo-Geo Multi Video System cabinet. This video is so right: No one quite did 2D fighters or runnin-and-gunnin’ like the MVS. Music by FantomenK, lyrics by Nathan…

What Happened To David’s Junk?

Since Mass Effect 2’s newest piece of downloadable content, Kasumi – Stolen Memory, deals with crime in the art world, we’re left wondering who was behind this, surely the galaxy’s most well-endowed art heist? After the Mona Lisa’s dour face, art’s most memorable piece of human anatomy is probably the junk found on Michelangelo’s David.…

Metal Gear Creator Dreaming Of A Console-Free Future

A console-less future. It’s a topic that rears its head from time to time, and what do you know, today it rears its head again, courtesy of Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima. “In the near future, we’ll have games that don’t depend on any platform,” he said at yesterday’s Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker press…

Star Trek Online Console Port Cools Its Nacelles

Like the console version(s) of Cryptic’s superhero MMO Champions Online, Star Trek Online is having a hard time making the leap from PCs to consoles, as if it were caught in some sort of temporal distortion field, Captain. According to Videogamer, Cryptic’s massively multiplayer online take on the Star Trek universe is “on the back…

Kotaku Off Topic: Humps

Music, comedy, jobs, cats, gadgets—these are just a few of the things you may want to talk about in tonight’s Kotaku Off Topic, but we won’t put limitations on you. Consider this post a sandbox-style entry! Me? I want to talk about Star Wars. After having relived some of the horror that is Star Wars:…

Nintendo Boss Says Capcom’s Visuals Puts Zelda Devs Under ‘Pressure’

Monster Hunter Tri, due for a North American release this month, won critical acclaim and commercial success in Japan last year with a strong assist from its visuals. Nintendo’s chief even thinks Capcom’s outdoing his company, on its own hardware. In a roundtable conducted last year with two Monster Hunter developers (translated and posted now),…