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Zombies, Run! Will Force You To Care About Exercise
I play a lot of video games. But I don’t play a lot of video games that force me to go outside and run around my neighborhood. That’s the appeal of Zombies, Run! a game for iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android that’s more of a podcast than any sort of interactive entertainment. It’s a game…
By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2012 -
The Cutest Street Fighter Tournament Ever
Forget all the competitive, professional tournaments. This is the tournament I want to watch. NeoGAF user TheFightingFish uploaded this picture of his two adorable children, dressed up as Chun-Li and Ryu and fighting as Chun-Li versus Ryu. Although he didn’t win the arcade stick photo contest the photo originally appeared in, they win the day…
By Tina Amini Published April 17, 2012 -
Halo 4 Will Be Out On Election Day
Halo 4 will be out on November 6, 2012, publisher Microsoft said today. That’s also the day Americans will vote for the next President. My money’s on Cortana. The upcoming Xbox 360-exclusive first-person shooter will mark “the first chapter of a brand new Halo saga,” the company said. This will be the first entry in…
By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
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? Knock yourselves out! This TAYpic comes courtesy of kaploy9 channels the…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 17, 2012 -
There’s a Space Shuttle Riding On The Back Of a Jumbo Jet This Morning
The Space Shuttle Discovery got flown to Washington, D.C. today, on the back of a 747 jumbo jet. Regular folks are snapping some terrific photos as Discovery makes its way to the Smithsonian. Here’s a sampling from various online sources. Follow the #spottheshuttle tag on Twitter for tons more amazing photos. Add your own in…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 17, 2012 -
See a Twisted Dystopia In The Awesome First Trailer For Bethesda’s Dishonored
Here’s the first trailer for Bethesda’s Dishonored, a first-person stealth action game that the publisher will release this year for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. We get to meet the main character, Corvo, who is apparently framed for an assassination he didn’t commit. And we get to see the steampunk-inspired open world, which is…
By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2012 -
I’m Pretty Sure This Star Trek Video Game Trailer Breaks the Prime Directive
The number one rule in Star Trek fiction states that the Federation can’t mess with the development of other planets. Looks to me like that whatever planet Kirk and Spock are on is freakin’ crumbling. Surely, that counts as messing with development, right? Nevertheless, Starfleet’s most famous officers are finally coming back to video games…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 17, 2012 -
Wasteland 2 Has Now Made $3 Million From People Like You
The grassroots initiative to generate a sequel to old-school CRPG Wasteland wrapped up last night by getting more than triple the amount that InXile Entertainment was asking for. In addition to the $2,933,147 raised on Kickstarter, $108,803 has donated through PayPal. Passing $3,000,000 means that a mod kit will be made available for the in-development…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 17, 2012 -
I Sunk 40 Extra Hours Into Mass Effect 2 To Salvage My Relationship With Thane
I haven’t played Mass Effect 3 yet. As a big fan of the franchise, I’ve been meaning to. But I had a very important task at hand before tackling the last game in the trilogy. I needed to replay Mass Effect 2 (Mass Effect 2 spoilers ahead.) In my first playthrough of the sequel, I…
By Tina Amini Published April 17, 2012 -
Red Pandaren Males Don’t Get Fluffy Tails? World of Warcraft is Dead to Me
What kind of World of Warcraft does Blizzard expect us to live in when the red male Pandaren doesn’t have a long floofy tail? It just doesn’t make sense. I was cautiously optimistic that the Mists of Pandaria expansion would feature enough new content to keep the game interesting for another couple of years. Now…
By Mike Fahey Published April 17, 2012 -
Iwata Asks…For Some Brilliant Sword & Sworcery Wallpaper
To celebrate the PC release of iOS smash Sword & Sworcery, there’s an “Iwata Asks” (oknotreally) about the game over on its official site. Once you’re done reading that, you may well notice the astonishing new wallpaper featured on the site. Above is a 1920×1080 version. If you want the 2048×1536 original, head to the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2012 -
The Legend of Zelda: The Movie (Posters)
Mercifully, The Legend of Zelda series has never the opportunity to be ruined by Hollywood. Perhaps in celebration of this (or maybe just because he thought it would look cool), artist Marinko Milosevski has drawn these posters. There’s one for Ocarina, one for Majora’s Mask and one for Wind Waker. And at the site below,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2012 -
Hey Mean Cop, Don’t Choke the Dude in the Anime Shirt!
Don’t choke anybody actually. Snapped by photographer Paul Weiskel, this photo was taken at a, deep breath, pseudo-Occupy protest against an anti-LGBT Tea Party rally. An individual wearing a Neon Genesis Evangelion shirt. Are police allowed to chokehold unarmed protestors? That purple wig is no weapon. Photo [Flickr via Albotas] (Top photo: Paul Weiskel |…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2012 -
Now This is How a Mass Effect Action Figure Should Look
DC’s line of Mass Effect figures were fine, I guess, but this upcoming batch of three toys from Square Enix, all of them based on Mass Effect 3, look much better. Available in August, the three available will be Commander Shepard (Male), Garrus (duh) and Ashley. Interestingly, Ashley’s face sculpt from the front makes her…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2012 -
Two Dudes Try and Sing a Final Fantasy Song (That Doesn’t Have Words)
Your Final Fantasy VII experience begins with its haunting score, and your Tuesday is about to begin with this A cappella cover of Nobuo Uematsu’s The Shinra Corporation It should be less intimidating since it’s being performed by two dudes and not an evil corporation, but somehow, it ends up being just as oppressive. Maybe…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2012 -
Bet You Never Imagined the Guy From Journey Taking a Dump
Part of the beauty of PSN game Journey is the fact there’s nothing to the world. There’s you, another person, some flying carpets and…something else. And that’s it! No back-story, no expanded universe, no codex Let’s imagine, though, just for a moment, that Journey was indeed weighed down with things like that. With the mundane.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2012 -
The Joy and Sadness of Nintendo’s Life-Destroyer, Captured in Comic Form
True story: in 2003, I very nearly failed a whole bunch of university courses, which in Australia is a very difficult thing to do. It wasn’t because I was drinking too much, or partying too hard. It was because of Animal Crossing The GameCube original destroyed me. Housemates would come back from a day’s hard…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2012 -
The Amazing Portal-Themed Mini-Golf Hole (With Bonus Minecraft)
Internet superstar Tom Scott (who we were only talking about a few weeks back) wanted to play some mini-golf for his birthday. So he had a course built. One incorporating elements of Minecraft, Portal and…Wheel of Fortune? There’s even one where you control a labyrinth with a Wii Remote’s nunchuk. The Portal hole is a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2012 -
Bethesda’s Lawyers Threaten Guy Giving Away Free Fallout Posters
Late last year, artist Erling Løken Andersen thought it would be a nice idea to set up a website for his Fallout fan art. It was lovely art, coming in the form of posters based on those found on the walls in Fallout games, and in a nice touch, Andersen even uploaded incredibly high-resolution (and…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2012