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PAX Attendees Trade in Bottle Caps for an Engagement Ring At Bethesda’s Booth

Two PAX attendees in Fallout cosplay thought they might be able to trade in months’ worth of bottle caps savings for some cool swag at Bethesda’s booth in Seattle this past weekend. Little did Alisha, Trevor’s girlfriend of three years, know what was hidden inside the ammo box the Bethesda booth representative handed them. Skip…

By Tina Amini Published September 4, 2012

Adventure Time Mastermind Talks About the Differences In Making the Show Versus the Game

Adventure Time—the lovable, adventurous Cartoon Network series penned by mastermind artist and writer Pen Ward—has blown up to staggering popularity. Search for the show and its characters online and you’ll find a mess of fan-made renditions and mash-ups and even new inventions (like the currently non-existent baby product of Jake—a dog who can stretch to…

By Tina Amini Published September 4, 2012

Ken, Your Foot Looks Bigger When It’s Kicking My Face In

Even during the past twenty-five years of Street Fighter (25 years, crazy!), there are some angles I’ve never seen in Street Fighter. Until now. Artist Kobus Faber did a series of “forced perspective” SF poses. Characters include Ken, Sagat, Cammy, Chun-Li, and Makoto, among others. The result is not only spectacular, but also fresh and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2012

Report: Sony (Mobile) Hacked

Over the Labor Day weekend, some hackers were apparently hard at work. Hacktivist group NullCew announced that it has made its way into Sony Mobile’s servers, reports ZDNet. A Pastebin dump shows a list of several hundred usernames from the website Sonymobile.com as proof of the infiltration. The Pastebin dump has the following message: Sony,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2012

The More You Watch The PSYning, The Scarier It Becomes

Kubrick and King? Ha! Those jokers have nothing on the horrors that ensue when you’re snowed in and only have the beats of Park Jae-Sang to pass the time. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2012

Remembering the Video Game Work of Michael Clarke Duncan

Oscar nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan passed away earlier today. The 54 year-old died from complications from a heart attack he had earlier this summer. Duncan is best known for his roles in The Green Mile, Armageddon, and Talladega Nights—among many, many other films. The actor did more than movie work. Blessed with powerful pipes,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2012

Dark Souls Might Get An “Easy” Mode

Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki is thinking seriously about adding an “easy” mode to the game. Speaking to London’s Metro, he says of the notoriously difficult game, “I personally want my games to be described as satisfying rather than difficult. As a matter of fact, I am aiming at giving players sense of accomplishment in…