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This Acid-Trip Game Looks Amazing, Even When I’m Playing It Wrong
I’ve never experimented acid or done any kind of psychedelics. People say it’s great, except for all the flashbacks and stuff. From my never-tripped point-of-view, Dyad looks like it simulates an chemically altered mindstate pretty damn well. It’s got a lot more going for it than just that, though. Shawn McGrath is making Dyad and,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 16, 2012 -
Minecraft Creator Likes My Little Pony, But Not Like That
Len Peralta just has a way of bringing out the pony fan in today’s most respected video game developers. After outing Valve’s Gabe Newell as a certified brony, Minecraft‘s Markus “Notch” Persson admits his My Little Pony Admiration on the latest Geek a Week podcast. Now Notch wouldn’t call himself a brony per se, but…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2012 -
Report: Apple Working on a New Games Console?
A report on website Cult of Mac claims that, in addition to Apple’s widely-expected foray into the world of TV sets later this year, the company will also be trying its hand (again) at the video game console market. The site’s sources say that “Apple is working on a television set with an iTunes-integrated touch…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2012 -
From Space Combat to Build-and-Battle in a Single Starhawk Mission
How does Starhawk for the PlayStation 3 seamlessly transition between twitchy spaceship shooter to strategic ground-based build-and-battle gameplay? Lightbox Interactive’s Dylan Jobe talks us through an entire single-player mission. I might need to hire a friend to help me play Starhawk. When it comes to space sims, I am at the top of my game,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2012 -
Guy Wants $26k To Build All Of Mario Level 1-1 In Legos
A crazy maniac budding entrepreneur is looking to Kickstarter to raise $26,400 so he can buy a whole bunch of Lego bricks With those Lego bricks, the Portland, Oregon-based Zachary Pollock hopes to recreate level 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. in its entirety. The whole thing. Pollock estimates that the whole project will take “780,000…
By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2012 -
Deadmaus Contributes Happy, Blippy Audio to Sound Shapes
Deadmaus loves video games. He’s got giant helmets and tattoos—including one of Shigeru Miyamoto’s signature—to testify to that fact. But the world-famous DJ’s gamer cred will reach an all-new level when PS Vita game Sound Shapes comes out this summer The official PlayStation blog revealed glimpses of the Sound Shapes levels that will feature audio…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 16, 2012 -
Now You Can Even Play DotA In Minecraft
Sick of waiting for the final version of Valve’s upcoming Dota 2? You can play a totally unique version of the popular strategy game in this ridiculously detailed Minecraft map, inspired by League of Legends and chock full of towers, upgrades, shops, and other goodies. The best part? You don’t even need to mod your…
By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2012 -
Who Wants to Get Drunk League of Legends Style?
When League of Legends characters aren’t flinging crackling balls of energy at one another on the battlefield you’ll probably find them working on their bartending license. Those energy balls can also be turned into a lovely looking drink, proved by the images up top—taken from Nimhain’s blog AlcoLol As an obvious fan of LoL Nimhain…
By Elyas Gorogo-Baker Published April 16, 2012 -
Nintendo’s Bringing New Wii U Pikmin and Mario to E3 [Update]
With Nintendo expected to make a big push with its next generation hardware at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June, legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto tells Spanish publication El Mundo that his plumber pal and plant lackeys will be there in full force. Fans anxiously awaiting a new entry Miyamoto’s quirky strategy series Pikmin look…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2012 -
Great Moments in Video Game Humor: Who’s John Muir?
Who’s John Muir? Do you really want to know? I could tell you, or a bunch of stuffed and mounted animal heads from the title that proved a video game based on a comic book could surpass its source material can. Hit it, Sam and Max! Steve Purcell’s Sam and Max: Freelance Police was a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2012 -
The Ultimate Video Game Accessory: The Mustache Monocle
The fancy mustache is the primary weapon in our war against those that would dismiss gaming as a barbaric hobby practiced only by children and immature adult-types, but not everyone can sport a fancy mustache, can they? The Mustache Monocle says yes they can. Hewn from the same trees that once were harvested for paper…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2012 -
Unlikely Fan Fiction Crossover Battle: The Hunger Games Versus Mario Teaches Typing?
This one was just too easy. I mean, who hasn’t imagined the characters from Suzanne Collins’ young adult novels interacting with the disembodied Mario head of Mario Teaches Typing 2? Fan fiction author Pantsamander wrote this story back in 2010, so let’s dismiss the idea that this is a shameless ploy to cash-in on two…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2012 -
The Dorkly Weekly: Toad is a Lying, Cheating Bastard
Toad was supposed to be Mario’s friend, right? Then why doesn’t he just give Mario what he needs instead of making him play his twisted games? Seriously, Mario is on a quest to rescue the princess, Toad has boxes filled with power-ups, and Mario only gets to pick one? I mean, I guess that works…
By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2012 -
Fake Gamer of the Week: Enthusiastic Guy With Incredibly Supportive Girlfriend
I can’t help but admire you, Enthusiastic Guy With Incredibly Supportive Girlfriend. You’ve really got it going on: great hair, winning smile, clearly very handsome despite your thick designer glasses, nicely chosen prep shirt. You’re loving life; you’re playing video games and having fun doing it. And your hot girlfriend supports you. Look at her…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 16, 2012 -
A Whole Lot Of People Don’t Want Dark Souls PC To Use Games for Windows Live
Close to 19,000 people have signed an Internet petition demanding that publisher Namco-Bandai release the upcoming PC version of Dark Souls without Games for Windows Live. The petition, which roughly a bazillion people have e-mailed to Kotaku since Dark Souls: Prepare to Die was revealed last week, asks Namco to replace the much-maligned Games for…
By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2012 -
Long-lost Son Uses Incredible Memory and Google Earth to Find Birth Mother 25 Years Later
It’s easy to find your way home in video games. You get mini-maps, helpful characters and the occasional glowing arrow to help you when you get lost. But when Saroo Brierly wound up 1520 km from his childhood home 25 years ago he didn’t have any of that. What he did have more than two…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 16, 2012