-
Kotaku Reader Fobwashed Is The Most Amazing Draw Something Artist I’ve Ever Seen
The Kotaku readers have spoken. Or, er, drawn? Gathered in the gallery above are your best Draw Something artworks. (Don’t forget to click expand to see the drawings in their full glory!) Two days ago I asked you guys to submit your best Draw Something drawings to compete with some of the best that developers…
By Tina Amini Published March 19, 2012 -
Unlikely Fan Fiction Crossover Battle: Sly Cooper Versus Yoshimitsu
When you love two things as much as fan fiction author slyfan1030 loves the Sly Cooper and SoulCalibur franchise, you can’t resist the urge to have them both at once. Like the more “romantic” version of such a conundrum, the solution is often more trouble than it’s worth. What I admire most about slyfan1030 is…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 -
One Piece of Classical Mass Effect Fan Art is Worth 1,000 Words [Update}
This was once Édouard Manet’s controversial work “Olympia”. Now it’s this. So how does this work, do you folks choose the 1,000 words, or do I throw out a few to get you started, like “What” or “The” or maybe “Fudge”. It’s probably best if you just choose your own. Discovered via a NSFW website…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 -
The Dorkly Weekly: Wait, Dazzler is One of the X-Men?
Konami’s 1992 arcade game X-Men featured five of the most popular mutants to ever wear the X: Cyclops, Colossus, Wolverine, Storm and Nightcrawler. Oh yeah, and that roller-skating disco singer. Now I’ve got nothing but love for Alison Blaire, AKA The Dazzler, with her ability to convert sound into light, a power I suspect was…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 -
Great Moments in Gaming Humor: There, It’s In All the Way
In Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia, young knight Lyner Barsett must insert his life-extending crystal into the back of Aurica Nestmile, an artificially-created being known as a Reyvateil. It’s his first time but don’t worry, he’ll be gentle. Another triumph of localization, the North America version of Ar Tonelico and its two sequels were just…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 -
Pigeon Pioneers: How Flying Rats Made it to Mass Effect‘s Citadel
With all of this focus on Mass Effect 3‘s more human failings, it’s easy to overlook the true heroes of this epic space adventure: the pigeons that traveled to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, spreading their universal message of “give us food or we’ll poop on you”. How did these brave birds make it…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 -
eBay Seller Thinks His Video Game Collection Is Worth $35,000
Would you spend $35,000 on a case full of video games? On one hand, this eBay seller is pawning off an impressive collection of games that includes rare gems like Suikoden II, Earthbound, Snatcher, and a whole lot of other titles for Super Nintendo, Sega CD, Game Boy Advance, and several other consoles. On the…
By Jason Schreier Published March 19, 2012 -
10 Tips For Mastering The Fine Art of Draw Something
Draw Something is not a game that hinges on artistic talents, but there are definitely some useful tips to drawing better. This doesn’t always mean coloring within the lines. You can be a pro at the game without being a pro artist. All you need is a comprehensible image, but you’d be surprised at how…
By Tina Amini Published March 19, 2012 -
Mega Man Pro is A Bogus Mega Man Game and -shock- It’s On the App Store
No Rock Man. No Guts Man. No Cut Man. And yet the unlicensed bootleg Mega Man Pro app that popped up on Apple’s download store recently has notched 150 five-star recommendations from various users. It doesn’t deserve them. Watch the video above to get a short tour of the bogus Blue Bomber game available for…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2012 -
I Played Myst at the Museum: Visiting The Art of Video Games
This weekend, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC opened the long-awaited exhibit The Art of Video Games Walking into the museum, one immediately feels the whispered air that says: this is the home of Serious Art. Museums like the Smithsonian take much from our everyday lives and set it aside, defining it as…
By Kate Cox Published March 19, 2012 -
WTPT: Blades of Time Heroine Just Won’t Shut Up
Konami’s hack and slash, Blades of Time, might not win this year’s best in the genre award, but you would at least expect the narration to be less obnoxious. Protagonist Ayumi has a penchant for not. shutting. up. I’m all for a sense of company while I play a game. Narration and idle dialogue (or…
By Tina Amini Published March 19, 2012 -
Acid, Leeches, Quicksand, Magic, Black Holes, And Other Ways Mario Can Die
Try your hardest to stay calm as you watch Mario die over and over and over again. I know, I know. It’s tough. But you can get through this. The video, which includes clips from almost every Mario-helmed game, from Super Mario Bros. to Paper Mario to Mario Pinball Land, is a journey through the…
By Jason Schreier Published March 19, 2012 -
Star Warfare is Fighting Against Awful iPhone Controls
Look, for the most part, there’s nothing terribly remarkable about iPhone shooter Star Warfare. Its visuals are nice, if hardly top-shelf in this post-Infinity Blade world. Its structure, while taking enough cues from Horde mode games to be enjoyable, isn’t pushing the idea anywhere new. You essentially spend a lot of time running around shooting…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2012 -
Who Wants to Tell the Metal-Etching Laser It’s Singing Portal‘s “Still Alive” Off-Key?
If Portal taught me anything, it’s that any machine possessing even the most rudimentary degree of artificial intelligence is a potential threat, so I think I’ll just sit back and quietly enjoy the Automated Laser Corporation 20 watt fiber laser’s rendition of Jonathan Coulton’s “Still Alive”. Reader Chris DePrisco had the incredibly irresponsible yet somewhat…
By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2012 -
The Lady Version of World of Warcraft‘s New Panda Race is Kind of Ridiculous
Last October, Blizzard announced their newest World of Warcraft expansion, The Mists of Pandaria. One of the major selling points for the expansion is a new player character race: panda-bear people called Pandaren. And yet in the five months until now, all screenshots and trailers featuring the Pandaren have shown exclusively male characters. Today, Blizzard…
By Kate Cox Published March 19, 2012