Every week, we will be compiling the best of Kotaku. From our reviews and feature articles to comments from you, the community members.
Highlighted first is our favorite image that we’ve found this week. The bronze, scholarly gentleman take on our favorite companion cube was a no-brainer. Want it for your wallpaper? We don’t blame you. Head over to Risachantag’s deviant art page to grab it.
Since this is the first of our weekly round-ups, we’d like to pass the ball into your court, readers. We want to feature the best comments from our community right here. Like, right where this text is.
Beyond your comments, we’ve got our favorite stories of the week below. Enjoy, and happy weekend!
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The Best Launch-Day Xbox 360 Survival Stories
https://kotaku.com/how-five-xbox-360-owners-kept-their-launch-day-consoles-5889458
Jason Schreier shares stories from readers of still-kicking launch-day Xbox 360s. More »
The Best Letter Between Famous Developers
https://kotaku.com/a-wonderful-old-letter-from-one-gaming-legend-to-anothe-5889709
John Romero sends an adorable and thoughtful letter to Jordan Mechner. More »
The Best Wild PS4 Theory
https://kotaku.com/playstation-4-ditching-the-cell-processor-sources-say-5889410
Stephen Totilo leads us through what the future PlayStation 4 might be like. More »
The Best Legal SNAFU
https://kotaku.com/early-mass-effect-3-winners-may-have-jumped-into-legal-5888619
Good intentions turn to a dark corner when lucky Mass Effect 3 finders find out that raffling off the game is actually a legal infringement. More »
The Best (Trickiest) Hacker Scam Against Taco Bell
https://kotaku.com/hacker-claims-he-tricked-taco-bell-into-sending-him-a-p-5889309
Taco Bell has been promising a Vita through their “Unlock the Box” contest, but hackers are not inclined to wait for luck. More »
The Best Case Made For Open Sexuality
https://kotaku.com/why-a-video-game-blockbuster-will-finally-allow-you-to-5888909
With the third installment of Mass Effect 3 comes the ability to romance men as a male Shepard. More »
The Best (Worst) Case of Sexual Harassment
https://kotaku.com/competitive-gamers-inflammatory-comments-spark-sexual-h-5889066
Kirk Hamilton explains how competitive fighting turned into sexual harassment in an episode of Capcom’s “Cross Assault.” More »
The Best Response to Sexual Harassment from the Fighting Game Community
https://kotaku.com/fighting-game-communitys-leading-voice-calls-for-accoun-5889848
Owen Good shares Shoryuken‘s call for the fighting game community to consider a change. More »
https://kotaku.com/fighting-game-communitys-leading-voice-calls-for-accoun-5889848
The Best Case Made For The New Assassin’s Creed Game
https://kotaku.com/why-a-colonial-assassins-creed-makes-complete-sense-an-5889507
Luke Plunkett lists out why a colonial Assassin’s Creed makes perfect, and awesome, sense. More »
The Best Nostalgic Music from Leigh Alexander
https://kotaku.com/the-beautifully-melancholy-chrono-cross-was-unfairly-ov-5889433
Leigh Alexander takes us through one of her favorite game and music experiences. More »
The Best Video on the Konami Code
https://kotaku.com/the-konami-code-shows-up-in-the-strangest-places-5888679
Lisa Foiles investigates the myriad uses of the famous Konami Code. More »
The Best Review About Scarves
https://kotaku.com/journey-the-kotaku-review-5889425
This review isn’t actually about a scarf, but that’s the comparison Kirk makes in his review of Journey. More »
The Best Review to Perform Awesome Tricks With
https://kotaku.com/ssx-the-kotaku-review-5888858
Evan Narcisse reviews the latest SSX game at the expense of a few virtual broken bones. More »
The Best Japanese Tattoos
https://kotaku.com/the-hardcore-world-of-japanese-tattoos-will-make-you-st-5889890/
Brian Ashcraft interviews a hardcore Japanese tattoo artist. More »
