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Angry Birds Land Coming to a China Near You
It looks like the creators of Angry Birds, Rovio, isn’t satisfied with only one nest for their avian children. Not only are they planning on building an Angry Birds theme park in Finland, they are working on multiple roosts in China. Reported by the China Daily in Shanghai, Rovio’s Mighty Eagle Peter Vesterbacka says that…
By Eric Jou Published May 21, 2012 -
First Trailer for Skyfall, the New James Bond Flick
007 is back. This fall, Daniel Craig James returns as James Bond, along with Judi Dench, Albert Finney, and Ralph Fiennes. Dubbed Skyfall, the movie takes James from overcast England to the glitz and neon of China. Skyfall hits theaters this fall. The Bond theme starts in your head right now. BOND PLAYS WORD GAMES…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2012 -
The Video Game That’s Also a Rap Album That’s Also a Comic Book
Raheem Jarbo, aka Mega Ran, aka Random, is one of the more noted video game musicians out there. For his latest album, though, he went a little further than just rapping about video games. With financial help from fans, he’s been able to put together a concept album that includes not just the music, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2012 -
Happy 25th Birthday, Animated GIF
Scourge of internet comments sections and saviour of countless rainy days, the humble animated GIF file turns 25 this year, Compuserve having first introduced the file format back in 1987. To celebrate, here’s a ton of the things compiled in a mildly nauseating video. Note: only celebrate if you call it a “giff”. If you…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2012 -
Hot Cosplay From Tekken to Warhammer 40K, and Everywhere in Between
This week’s cosplay roundup here on Kotaku is mercifully short on Final Fantasy and/or Kingdom Hearts, two series that are a little, let’s say, over-represented in the field. In their place, we’ve got some costumes that are way more interesting, including some stuff from Warhammer, Tekken, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Lord of the Rings and even…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2012 -
Adventure Game Fans, You’ll Probably Want to Play Journey Down
Indie adventure game The Journey Down, which has actually been available in various versions for a while now, but today sees the release of a “HD” version which turns the formerly low-fi experience into something a little shinier. If you’ve never played it, but love adventure games, you should see about fixing that. Of all…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2012 -
Diablo III Can Be Played Outside, On a Laptop, On a Freakin’ Mountain
For all the concern over Diablo III’s requirement to always be online – and it’s a very legitimate concern, given many people’s twitchy connections – let’s not forget the trivial flip side to that situation: the gamers trying to push the limits of just how connected they can be while playing. Reddit user puttputt has…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2012 -
40,000 Orthodox Jews Fill New York Stadium For Internet Rally
Sunday afternoon at New York’s Citi Field, and the stands are full to capacity. They’re packed not with New York Mets fans, though. They’re packed with 40,000 Ultra Orthodox Jews, there to attend a rally against the more nefarious aspects of the internet. These amazing images, snapped by Getty photographer Mario Tama, capture the rally…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2012 -
Here’s Three People Coming Back For Mass Effect 3’s Extended Ending
BioWare’s extended ending sequences for Mass Effect 3, which are looking to give players a little more closure on the series, will feature lines from at least three of the franchise’s main voice actors. Lance Henrisken (Admiral Hackett), Tricia Helfer (EDI) and Raphael Sbarge (Kaidan) have all confirmed they’ve been back in the recording booth,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2012 -
A Few More Beyond Good & Evil 2 Screenshots
Over the weekend, some supposed new screenshots of Beyond Good & Evil 2 – or at least BG&E2’s tech demo – look to have turned up. Interestingly, while they share the same setting as the last screens (and the tech demo video), these actually have star Jade front and centre, and show sequences not depicted…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2012 -
These Avengers Action Figures Look so Real You’ll Think They’re Tiny Actors
Bar none, Hong Kong outfit Hot Toys make the most realistic action figures on the planet. So it’s nice to know that, with The Avengers destroying box office records all over the planet, Hot Toys has the license to produce large, expensive and very fancy figures based on the movie. Nearly every major character in…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2012 -
GameStop Becomes…a Mobile Phone Provider
You buy games at GameStop. You buy games hardware at GameStop. You may sometimes even buy a magazine or action figure. Very soon, though, you’ll be able to add something a little unexpected to the list: mobile phone plans The multinational games powerhouse will soon, in the US at least, turn itself into a telecommunications…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2012 -
Drive Yourself Nuts Trying to Guess the “3 to 4” Undiscovered Secrets Still Left in Arkham City
If you thought you had discovered everything in Batman: Arkham City or, if not, it could be found on GameFAQs or in some other corner of the web, well, that’s not so, says the game’s studio. There are still “three or four” secrets in the game that no one has yet found, the game’s director…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2012 -
The Shrinking Numbers of the Games That Put Up Video Game Numbers
It drives me nuts every time I hear it. A professional athlete delivers a gobsmacking statistical performance, whether for a single game or a longer span, and a commentator or a columnist inevitably describes him as “putting up video game numbers.” When the Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton unloaded nine home runs and 15 RBI in…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2012 -
They’re Just Trademarking the Hell Out of Everything in Skyrim
If you’ve got any Dragonborn T-shirts, bumper stickers or other crap up on Cafe Press or Etsy, now might be the time to hold a clearance sale. ZeniMax Media just submitted a trademark application for that term, joining the recent filing it made for “Fus Ro Dah,” presumably for the same purposes. They’re not screwing…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2012 -
Back From Hell: The First Seven Days of Diablo III
Diablo III‘s long-awaited release this week—and its unfortunate launch-day server problems—demonstrated that PC-only titles have not lost the ability to dominate all of video gaming’s conversation. And this was in a week that saw the release of Max Payne 3, another title that fans had been looking to for a very long time. For better…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2012 -
Madden NFL 13 will Feature “Tebowing”
This is sure to rankle a ton of axe-grinders, which makes it remarkable the development team for Madden NFL 13 chose to poke this snake. But there will be a “Tebowing” celebration animation in the game this year, according to Mike Young, the game’s creative director. When one Tebows, he drops to a knee and…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2012 -
Spider-Man’s in a Rush in his Newest Gameplay Trailer
Not sure how I feel about “web rush” having seen this latest trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man. I’m sure everyone’s going to call this a quicktime event mechanic, and that sequence where Spidey taps the stooge on the shoulder and then wraps him up does look scripted. But as the game’s executive producer explains, “web…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2012 -
Shoppin’ Cats and Dogs
Pancake, the Official Weiner Dog of Borderlands 2, meet Cosplay Cat from Journey. You two look so adorable, we know you’re going to have a great time together in this week’s edition of the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. So, to recap, on Wednesday, thatgamecompany discovered someone in Japan had not only created cat cosplay for Journey,…
By Owen Good Published May 20, 2012
