This Grand Theft Auto IV Mod Would Walk A Thousand Miles For You

Remember that Vanessa Carlton song from 2002? The one where she sings about walking a thousand miles while riding a piano across the country? Matthew Jackson remembers, hence this hilarious video of ChongMcBong & Sleepy‘s Grand Theft Auto 4 mod that turns cars into pianos. Mind, the original video is by taltigolt,this song on the…

The Save Problem

This morning, when I loaded up Animal Crossing for the first time in a month or so, I found myself nose to nose with the infamously angry Mr. Resetti. Resetti, a subterranean animal who gets off on yelling at people who reset their video games without saving, was there to yell at me for just…

Amateur Surgeon 3 Keeps The Trauma Center Dream Alive… Barely.

I loved the Trauma Center series from Atlus. It was over-the-top dramatic and played fast and loose with real medical procedures, but games were amazing fun. I miss them, so much so that Mediatonic’s stupid parody, now on its third installment, feels good to me, even if kicks off with me operating on a pug…

Moneysaver: Tomb Raider $10, Haswell Laptop, HDMI Cables, Gaming Mouse

We put all our skill points into Barter. Deal Leaderboard Saints Row IV Super Dangerous Wad Wad Edition ($1000000) | GAME via Kotaku PC Section Lenovo Haswell i7 and GeForce GT750M Equipped Laptop ($799.00) | Lenovo via Deals Kinja | Use promo code USPY599808 Monoprice HDMI cables 20%, including Redmere cables | Monoprice via TechBargains…

Edge has a very cool new feature about the making of Cart Life, Richard Hofmeier’s groundbreaking, award-winning life sim.

Elizabeth Looks Way Different in BioShock Infinite’s Rapture DLC

Two weeks ago, we found out that BioShock Infinite’s Burial at Sea DLCwill be bringing protagonists Booker and Elizabeth to the undersea city of Rapture from BioShock 1. Now we’re getting a closer look at how the noir variant of Columbia’s savior child will look. She seems less… innocent. Over on the official Irrational Games…

God of War II Director Back At Sony To Make Something ‘Freaking Huge’

God of War II game director and infrequent Twitter user Cory Barlog is back at Sony Santa Monica, according to a Tweet from the southern California PlayStation studio. Barlog had left Sony following the release of that PS2 game. We’re checking with PlayStation to see if he’s back on God of War. UPDATE: In an…

What A Slow Motion Water Balloon Fight With 1,500 People Looks Like

Getting hit with over a thousand balloons? It doesn’t look like much fun, although it does look cool in slow motion. Cue theslowmoguys,who suddenly find themselves in a water war with YouTuber Freddie Wong. Seems like they crossed the wrong guy! Geek Week – Slow Motion Water Balloon Fight with 1500 people Starring Freddie Wong…

Watch Us Play Take on Mars, A Serene Look At The Life Of Robots

Mars is a wonderful place, how come you’ve never been? Well, if you want to partake in the tranquil delights of living your robotic life on the red planet, then perhaps Take on Mars might take your fancy. A fair warning: I’ve added star wipes in the video above. You know, the long condemned video…

If Simpsons Characters Starred In The Last of Us…

…it’d probably look like this. Via DeviantArt user Raqos, here’s a brilliant look at what would happen if The Last of Us took place in Springfield. And now I kind of want to play the video game version of this. Roaming around Evergreen Terrace, throwing Flaming Moes at clickers. Full version below: (h/t Andrew)

Search YouTube For “Bronies.” It’s Magic.

What happens when you search YouTube for the word “Bronies”, you ask? First you get a listing of videos about Bronies. Then something magical happens. It’s another aspect of YouTube’s Geek Week, which also brought us yesterday’s impromptu games of Missile Command. I’ve been watching it for 10 minutes now. I should probably just boot…

Watch The Wonderful 101’s Epic Nintendo Direct Right Here

By the time you watch the Nintendo Direct hypecast for the upcoming Wii U game, you will definitely know when The Wonderful 101 is coming out. Hosted by Platinum Games’ Hideki Kamiya, this morning’s extended preview gave a deep look at the moves, tactics and characters in the upcoming action/strategy title. 101 feels a bit…

Conan O’Brien Plays Atari: ‘This May Be The Worst Day Of My Life’

Yeah, okay, so Atari games haven’t exactly held up. In the latest edition of Conan O’Brien’s “Clueless Gamer” series, the red-headed comedian takes his talents to old-school gaming, and the results are not pretty. Hilarious. But not pretty. At least Space Invaders is still fun!

Very Special Edition of Saint’s Row IV Costs $1,000,000

They’re calling it the Super Dangerous Wad Wad Edition, there’s only one available, and it’s exclusive to UK’s Game. It costs a million dollars. In case you can’t read images, here’s what’s included: Saints Row IV : Commander in Chief Edition A full sized replica Dubstep Gun A full day of spy training A trip…

Here’s How Pokemon X And Y‘s New Mega Evolutions Work

Yesterday we caught wind of a new type of evolution coming in Pokemon X and Y. Today we learn how Mega Evolution works, where to learn the technique, and which Mega Pokemon will only be available through a special launch day distribution event. Oh, and there are three new Pokemon at the bottom, so if…

Flashback: Kid Had 5 Minutes To Clean Out a Toy Store; Went For Sega

Here’s a little something to make you smile. It’s a video from 1993 featuring YouTube user Firesghts, proud winner, back in the day, of the Nickelodeon Super Toy Run. The Toy Run was a contest that the kid-oriented TV channel would run, giving one lucky winner a chance to run through a toy store grabbing…

While Anomaly: Korea was lovely, it wasn’t much of a sequel to the right war game for the iPad. 11 Bit Studios delivers a proper follow-up to the reverse tower defense hit this fall, when Anomaly 2 goes mobile.

Playing Oculus Rift with Only One Eye

A few weeks back, I received an email from a reader who was blind in one eye and wanted to know how the Oculus Rift would work for him. I thought it was an interesting question but honestly didn’t know the answer, so I put it to the back of my mind. Then this last…

These Are China’s Watermelon Kids

It’s summer! It’s hot, especially in China, which is seeing record heat waves. To cool off, some people eat chilled watermelon. A few kids are even wearing it. According to Xinhua, China’s largest news agency, the trend started this past July in Wenzhou when photos of a small kid dressed in a watermelon suit (above)…

One Piece: The Japanese Water Dispenser

Look, over the years, One Piece has gotten some odd branded items. But even the One Piece jeans and luxury goods make sense, on some level at least. But what about this? You are looking at One Piece branded water servers that dispense Mt. Fuji mineral water. There are three different versions: “Cool Black” with…