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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

Ingenious Man Uses Bicycle To Turn Baltimore Into Angry Birds Art

All it takes is one bike ride to transform Baltimore into a screenshot from the ubiquitous game Angry Birds Using his pedals and a GPS, the brilliant Twitter user @WallyGPX spends his time plotting geoglyphic drawings across the Maryland city (and others). He’s made Angry Birds, Donkey Kong, and a host of other awesome illustrations.…

By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2012

Your Favorite Video Games, Damaged by Porn

World of Warcraft, Left 4 Dead, Tomb Raider… Avid Kotaku readers (and/or consumers of adult entertainment) know that actual porn parody movies exist for these video game franchises. But what if your tastes run to Ezio, Samus or, um, Rayman? These characters don’t have films but one digital artist has made up fake DVDs covers…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 16, 2012

I’m Sick of the Disturbingly Neat Lives Video Games Expect Us To Enjoy

Following the rules and doing what I’m ‘supposed’ to do in life are troublesome ideas to me. I’m supposed to acquire a comfortable career path that lands me a nice house with a white picket fence, a husband and a couple of kids? [jump] Pursuing that manicured lifestyle requires certain drone-like beliefs. For instance, there…

Patricia Hernandez Published April 16, 2012

Check Out What’s New On PC Gaming Lives, Our Very Own PC Section

Brought to you every Wednesday, from 2-4pm (EST), Kotaku discusses PC gaming. The most recent batch of stories include: Tips and Tricks for the Newly Free-to-Play Aion This Curvy Beauty Sprang From a Solid Chunk of Aluminium Everything You Need to Know About Intel’s Ivy Bridge The Secret World Reveals Deep Mysteries, Intuitive Play, and…

By Tina Amini Published April 16, 2012

Check Out What’s New On Off-Kilter, Our Very Own Comedy Section

Brought to you every Monday, from 3:30pm-5pm (EST), Kotaku ventures to lighten your spirits in Off Kilter. The most recent batch of stories include: Unlikely Fan Fiction Crossover Battle: Link Encounters Resistance Let’s Hope This Wedding Had a More Satisfying Ending Not-So-Great Moments in Video Game Humor: How Much Dana Gould is Too Much? The…

By Tina Amini Published April 16, 2012

Tupac Lives On In This Holographic Performance

Raise your hand if you miss Tupac. I certainly do. Fortunately the West Coast genius lives on in more than just memories and conspiracy theories of him still being alive. Proving just how iconic a rapper he was, the popular California-based music festival—Coachella—featured this hologram version of Tupac performing one of my favorites, “Hail Mary,”…

By Tina Amini Published April 16, 2012

Pokémon Mod For Borderlands Is Actually a Great Idea

I love animal companions that fight on your side. The mabari you get in Dragon Age is a great example of why; they’re adorable, loyal, and not too shabby as fighters. Borderlands could also benefit from this concept. After all, skags are such a huge part of the universe that you might as well give…

By Tina Amini Published April 16, 2012

The New iPad was Made for Board Games Like This

A few weeks ago I took a look at the iPhone version of classic board game Ticket to Ride. It was great, albeit practical only for a single user. The fancy new iPad edition is much better. Recently enhanced to take advantage of the latest iPad’s retina display, Ticket to Ride now uses the same…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2012

This Zelda Musical Is So Good It Should Be On Broadway

Shame this Zelda musical is only four minutes long. It’s so well-done, I wish it was a full-fledged theatrical production. Hope you’re watching, Broadway. Zelda: The Musical (Original) [YouTube — thanks, Mitchell!]

By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2012

Minecraft‘s Enderman and Creeper are Exponentially More Terrifying in Real Life

Folks that don’t play Minecraft often laugh at fans of Mojang’s blocky building game, wondering how they can be terrified of primitive constructs like the Creeper or the Enderman. This live-action short film series by Benjamin Combes captures that terror in a way non-players can understand. There are the screenshots you see while browsing the…

By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2012

Watch This, Play This Begins Now

Stuff to play, stuff to see, here comes Watch This, Play This. Confused? Read this

By Tina Amini Published April 16, 2012

Monday Watch This, Play This

Watch! Borderlands and Pokémon make a great couple. Watch! Minecraft in real life. Play! Luke enjoys an iPad-enhanced Ticket to Ride. Watch! A musical just for Link. Watch! Tupac never really died.

By Tina Amini Published April 16, 2012

Dragon’s Dogma Demo Debuts Next Week

You will be able to download and play a demo of Dragon’s Dogma on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 on April 24 if you live in North America, Capcom revealed today. Wait one day longer if you’re in Europe.

By Stephen Totilo Published April 16, 2012

That Sleek Red PlayStation 3 Is Finally Leaving Japan

The super-hot red PlayStation 3, which came out in Japan last year, is making its way to the U.K. soon, Sony said over the weekend. Amazon has it listed for April 27 I’ve reached out to Sony to see if it’ll come here too. We’ll update if we hear back. PlayStation 3 320Gb Model –…

By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2012

Pro-Hitler Video is a Call of Duty Elite ‘Staff Pick’

You’d expect to see videos showcasing epic killstreaks and particularly inventive death-dealing chosen to be highlighted as staff picks on Call of Duty Elite‘s Theater pages. You might not expect to find Adolf Hitler there, though. And yet, there he is. Alongside how-to videos where players show other players how best to wield certain weapons,…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 16, 2012

Resident Evil‘s Biggest Fan Is Mostly Optimistic About Resident Evil 6

Editor’s Note: Alex Aniel is a huge Resident Evil fan. He’s even pre-ordered the $1300 special edition of Resident Evil 6 But he is not a man who loves all RE games. What does he think of the next big one? I asked. In this guest editorial, he answers: From the point of view of…

Alex (CVXFreak) Aniel Published April 16, 2012

Talk Amongst Yourselves

It’s Monday. Bleah. Also, the Americans among you have one more day to get your taxes filed and sent away. Double bleah. Nevertheless, there are video games. They will comfort you. If you want to talk about that comfort, you’re in the right place. Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves.…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 16, 2012

Guy Teams Up With His Mother To Defend Video Games

A Canadian gamer has partnered with his mom, a psychology professor at Grant MacEwan University, to self-publish a book in defense of gaming. The 27-year-old Teace Snyder teamed up with his 65-year-old mother, Jayne Gackenbach, to write Play Reality, a book that examines the positive effects of video games and attempts to combat some of…

By Jason Schreier Published April 16, 2012

Celebrate Five Years of Lord of the Rings Online with Free Stuff

Has it really been five years since Turbine took the world’s most beloved fantasy world and transformed it into a massively multiplayer online game adored by a handful of players until it went free-to-play? Well I sure hope so; otherwise this post is pretty pointless. Lord of the Rings Online launched on April 24, 2007,…

By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2012