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Stuntmen Turn GTA Into Trials, Jackass
Give this compilation video a few minutes to warm up and get past the credits. Or, if you’re impatient, skip to 1:21. From then on in, these guys aren’t even playing Grand Theft Auto any more. They’re playing something else Fan-Made “GTAIV Epic Stunts” Video (Vol. 5) Is Full of Win [Rockstar]
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2012 -
What Did Obi-Wan do Between Cutting Anakin’s Legs off and Meeting Han Solo?
There are years between the time we last see Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode III and the first time we see him in Episode IV. Enough for him to transform from a strapping young Scottish man into an elderly English Academy Award winner. If you’ve ever wondered what he looked like in that time,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2012 -
This Busty Fighter’s Giant Thighs Might be Too Much For American Eyes [Update]
The upcoming, and very lovely-looking Dragon’s Crown, has two websites, one for Japan, one for the US. Both are almost identical in design except for one thing: character art. On the Japanese site, you can see nice, big pieces of art for each of the game’s playable characters. On the US site, though, two of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2012 -
The Old Republic Expands into the Middle East and Dozens of Other Countries
Some 38 additional countries now will have access to Star Wars: The Old Republic, all of them located in the Middle East or parts of Europe. EA today announced plans to extend the distribution in that hemisphere. Subscription prices will vary by country, EA said. [GamesIndustry International]
By Owen Good Published April 26, 2012 -
The Wii U Will Let You Download Brand New Games Too [Update]
It’s not just the 3DS that’s getting full-scale digital downloads this year. Nintendo’s new Wii U console will be getting the feature as well. This means that new games released at retail on the system, at least those published by Nintendo, will also be available day-and-date to download. Interestingly, games will be downloaded through the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012 -
“Blurry Photo of Three Hot Chicks You’ll Never Date”
Hello there, Kotaku. I’m glad to see you’re still alive yet another day after surviving our botched planned hump day processing festivities. And here we are at the end of another day, with nothing left to do but talk amongst ourselves. Before you get to chatting, here are some things from the internet: Magazine photographer…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 26, 2012 -
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Will be Nintendo’s First Proper Downloadable Game
The freshly-announced New Super Mario Bros. 2, for the 3DS, sees Nintendo entering the digital download age for real, as the game will be available as either a packaged product at retail or as a downloadable title (which is saved to an SD card). Other titles will follow. Strangely, the downloadable option will also be…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012 -
Nintendo Won’t be Revealing the Wii U’s Price at E3
Nintendo’s currently holding an investor’s meeting to discuss its recent financial results, and among all the grim financial talk there’s some news. Like the fact that, despite launching worldwide in 2012, Nintendo won’t be telling us how much the system costs at E3.[Twitter]
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012 -
Morrowind Really Did Have The Best Elder Scrolls Music, Didn’t It
Aah, just listen to it. It’s a theme we’ve heard many times, in many different games. These days, when I hear it, it’s chanted by a choir of (I’m assuming here) girthy Nords in horned helmets. But there was a time, back when I had my first bona fide Elder Scrolls obsession, when the theme…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 26, 2012 -
The Kotaku Mixtape Vol 7: The Golden Age of Lucasarts
There was a time, years ago, when LucasArts could do no wrong. They were unstoppable. Every time I got their catalogue, The Adventurer, in the mail I would instantly pour over every page and start saving my allowance. It was a magical time to be a gamer. On Today’s Kotaku Mix Tape, we’re listening to…
By Chris Person Published April 26, 2012 -
Michel Camilo’s Big Band Was So Caliente It Nearly Caught Fire
Here’s one for all the fans of latin music—pianist Michel Camilo is a far cry from the mellow melodies of Antonio Carlos Jobim… but that’s okay. Sometimes music just has to kick ungodly amounts of ass. Check out the above track from his album One More Once, which features a big band that was so…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 26, 2012 -
Are Sexy Musicians a Product of Evolution?
Music is one of those things that feels truly universal—it’s in every culture, and it has existed in some form or other for thousands upon thousands of years. And yet it was something that evolved, just as surely as the humans who make it did. In a very cool article at The Atlantic, scientists Geoffrey…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 26, 2012 -
The Melodic Mailbag: Missing Hip-Hop, Musical Promotion, and Mega Man
Last week, I asked you guys to submit your questions and suggestions to the Melodic Mailbag, and you came through in force. I got some great questions, and a ton of suggestions for music to write about and listen to. I checked out everything you guys sent in, and while I won’t have time to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 26, 2012 -
Because All Video Games Could Use A Little More Tabla
Are you done having the seizure induced by this video’s thumbnail? Cool. Sorry about that. Okay: I love the Tabla— the Indian hand-drums that involve a technique more complicated than anything I could hope to master (they have their own language, for god’s sake), but which sound utterly unlike any other kind of drum. Many…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 26, 2012 -
Electronic Arts to be Bought by South Korean Company?
Interesting. According to a report on Bloomberg, originating from the South Korean media, MMO publisher Nexon is interested in a takeover of Electronic Arts. While details were thin, the Bloomberg report did mention EA’s shares jumped 6% on the news. Nexon is the publisher of games like Maple Story Neither Nexon nor EA is willing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012 -
A Baylor Bear, Fighting as a Spartan
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • In the picture above, the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, widely expected to be taken second when the NFL Draft kicks off in 90 minutes, enjoys a game of Halo 4 at a Microsoft-sponsored VIP event in New York yesterday. •…
By Owen Good Published April 26, 2012
