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Here’s a Clip From Community, Entirely in 16-Bit Video Game Form
Do you love NBC’s comedy show, Community? I love Community. Though the show often pokes fun at film and television tropes—typically through the dorky, yet lovable character Abed—the characters sometimes toy around with video game jokes, too. Last night’s show was more than just a few funny video game quips and references. It was 20…
By Tina Amini Published May 18, 2012 -
Borderlands 2 Loot Chest Wants to Get Players Pillaging
The team behind upcoming shooter Borderlands 2 first showed off their fancy loot chest last month at PAX East. The design came from community suggestions, made to look like the in-game loot chests, and they promised it would be filled with as-yet unannounced goodies. Well, now the goodies are announced. Nestled deeply in among the…
By Kate Cox Published May 18, 2012 -
See How Spyro The Dragon Evolved In These Early Sketches
Sure, Spryo may be the ostensible core of Activision’s hit Skylanders franchise but once upon a time, he started off as a simple pencil-on-paper drawing. The sketches above come from an archive hosted at The Animation Academy and focus on the work of artist Charles Zembillas as he tried out multiple designs for the firebreathing…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It’s Friday and the power pellets are right around the coner. Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet?…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
Let’s Take These Games And Turn Them Into Dating Sims
Examining why I play the games I do sometimes yields surprising insight. It’s become clear to me that many of the games I like…are kind of dating simulators, despite what the presentation or marketing might suggest. I don’t think I’m supposed to admit that, though. To say something like that feels like losing legitimacy as…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 18, 2012 -
There’s a Mario Kart 7 Patch in This Week’s Nintendo Download
Thanks to advances in Nintendo downloadable content distribution, 3DS like Mario Kart 7 can now be patched to eliminate exploits. Awww man, I love exploits. But apparently Nintendon’t, so the “Wuhu Loop,” “Maka Wuhu,” and “Bowser Castle 1” maps have now been patched, and those patches are required for online play. Welcome to the future.…
By Mike Fahey Published May 18, 2012 -
You’ll Always Have Time for Treasure-Hunting With This Uncharted Watch
You idolize Nathan Drake. You half-tuck your henleys in the style of the handsome adventurer and quietly mutter to yourself when solving life’s puzzles. The only thing missing from your daily tribute to the PS3 hero is a rugged manly timepiece like the one Drake wears. Well, fret no longer. Over on Etsy, accessories designer…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
There’s (Probably Not) a Full-Sized Chainsaw Wielding Cheerleader Robot in the Lollipop Chainsaw Special Edition
In fact, said special edition doesn’t actually exist, but if it did the ESRB rating would be through the roof. Blood, gore, adult situations and nudity, all before the game even makes it into your console. Completely fictional, of course. If the world could create robots that lifelike we’d be extinct within three generations. Think…
By Mike Fahey Published May 18, 2012 -
Capcom Tries to Fix Street Fighter X Tekken, Breaks it Instead
In updating the console versions of Street Fighter X Tekken to fix a few bugs, Capcom has accidentally introduced a new one, which completely breaks the game. Whoops. Anyone updating to 1.04 and using Rolento’s knife to attack a projectile will find that the results are not exactly desirable, in that it locks the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2012 -
Why Grown Men Make Things Out of LEGO
We feature a lot of LEGO here on Kotaku, for good reason: it’s awesome. But the spaceships or Star Wars dioramas we show you are rarely made by kids, or Danish engineers. They’re usually made by grown men. Why would they devote so much time and energy to expressing themselves using what for many is…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2012 -
Please, Stop Torturing us With These Metal Gear Rising Torture Videos
There’s a simple rule publishers need to adhere to when it comes to live action marketing: either do it right, or don’t do it at all. Skimp on the quality, even just a little, and what you end up with will probably be a bit shit. Ubisoft know the rule pretty well. Konami? Konami don’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2012 -
This, Ladies, is How You Cosplay Zelda
Spicy Seasoning andRikku Grape, playing Midna and Zelda respectively, are winning hearts, minds and thumbs up here with some amazing Nintendo cosplay. Photography is by Kindra Nikole and Angie Chuu Princess Zelda & Midna Cosplays [Geek Girls, via Fashionably Geek]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2012 -
Carrier Command Out In September, Also Coming to Xbox 360
Bohemia Interactive’s remake of the classic Carrier Command will be out on September 27 on both PC and Xbox 360. I’ve been messing around with the beta for a while now and, while it’s a little simple in places, have still been having a blast. The fact it has a proper “launch” sequence, where you…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2012 -
What’s Going On With That Crazy, Over-the-Top Brothers in Arms Game?
At last year’s E3, lots of people sat up and took notice at Brothers in Arms: Furious 4, Gearbox Studios’ radical reinvention of their earnest World War II first-person-shooter franchise. With bawdy humor and stylized, gratuitous violence, the Ubisoft-published project looked like it was going to be a vast departure from how games set in…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 18, 2012 -
Japanese Game Developer Apparently Harassed So Much, She Attempted Suicide
In 2009, a twenty-something female joined Osaka-based game developer Capcom. The new employee was assigned to a couple of different games before becoming a member of the team developing Dragon’s Dogma, Capcom’s upcoming big budget title. At first things were good. But by that December, things got awful—really awful. According to a recently released lawsuit,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 18, 2012 -
Blizzard Release Thrilling New Diablo III Gameplay Trailer
OK, so the joke’s a little less poignant now that things seem to be slowly entering a state of relative normalcy, but so long as people encounter lag and server errors in a singleplayer game, it’ll always be relevant. Incidentally, now that the server issues seem to be drawing to a close, is anyone else…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2012 -
Call of Duty “Hacker” Jailed for Spreading Virus, Stealing Credit Card Numbers, Being a Thug
Englishman Lewys Martin thought it would be a good idea to to offer people “hacks” for Call of Duty Games, which not only broke the rules of the game, but also included a virus. No, Lewys, it was not a good idea, especially since it’s now got you some jail time. Martin, who is only…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2012 -
What Gaming Moments Would You Want to Live Out In Real Life?
Hi there, Kotaku! Another crazy day has left me without a list of fun and random links for the open thread. So, taking the cue from another reader who’s written in, we’ll do another optional theme for tonight’s OT. Scott asks, “What memorable video game moments would you live out first-hand, if you could?” I…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 17, 2012